Mysuru: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday directed the police to stop the trafficking of cows and their illegal sale.

The minister also instructed the police to step up vigilance at the check posts bordering Kerala to prevent the trafficking of cows.

During a review meeting with the police officials here, Jnanendra said he has received complaints that the trafficking and illegal trade of cattle is rampant in certain places of Mysuru, said a statement issued by his office.

“I have information about the illegal transportation of cows and their trade, which has to be stopped immediately. Also, the check-posts bordering Kerala have to be strengthened,” the minister was quoted as saying in the statement.

He also told them to check gambling, bootlegging, online gaming and cricket betting in the district.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday registered a jump in daily infections, as the state reported 20,505 new cases of COVID-19 and 81 fatalities, taking the tally to 38,44,338 and death toll to 39,137.

The state on Tuesday had reported 14,366 fresh infections.

There were 40,903 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries to 36,27,925, a health bulletin said.

Of the new cases, 8,850 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 21,493 people being discharged and 13 virus-related deaths.

The total number of active cases across the state is now at 1,77,244.

While the positivity rate for the day stood at 12.55 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 0.39 per cent.

Of the 81 deaths, 13 are from Bengaluru Urban, Dakshina Kannada (10), Mandya and Mysuru (6), Shivamogga and Tumakuru (5), Ballari, Bidar, Kalaburagi and Kolar (4), Udupi and Uttara Kannada (3), followed by others.

After Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru recorded the second highest number of cases with 1,209, Belagavi 1,060, Tumakuru 762, Shivamogga 715, and Dharwad 633.

Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,36,425 cases, Mysuru 2,23,956 and Tumakuru 1,55,904.

According to the bulletin, Bengaluru Urban tops the list among discharges with 16,27,340, followed by Mysuru 2,13,313 and Tumakuru 1,47,494.

Cumulatively, a total of 6,21,59,532 samples have been tested, of which 1,63,320 were on Wednesday alone.

New Delhi:: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government alleging that two Indias, one for the rich and one for the poor, have been created and the gap between them was widening.

Speaking first from the Opposition side in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address, he said the address to a joint sitting of Parliament didn’t touch the central challenges facing the country and was a “list of bureaucratic ideas” instead of a strategic vision.

The presidential address made no mention of unemployment, the Congress leader claimed.

There are two Indias — one for the rich, one for the poor — and the gap between the two was widening, Gandhi alleged and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to start working towards bringing the two Indias, created by this government, together.

He claimed that 40 per cent of India’s wealth has gone to a chosen few.

Today, the earnings of 84 per cent of Indians have dwindled, pushing them towards poverty, Gandhi said.

‘Make in India’ cannot happen as the unorganised sector has been completely destroyed, he alleged.

New Delhi: The Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised as India’s nomination for World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023, the Union Culture Ministry said on Monday.

The ‘Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala’ are on UNESCO’s Tentative list since April 15, 2014, and stand testimony to the rich historical and cultural heritage of this country.

On Monday, Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO Vishal V Sharma formally submitted the nomination of Hoysala Temples to UNESCO Director of World Heritage Lazare Eloundou.

Following the submission of the dossier, technical scrutiny will be carried out.

In a tweet, Sharma said, “India is proud to nominate The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas for UNESCO’s World Heritage List! Art historians recognize the exceptional sculptural artistry of the ensembles to be among the masterpieces of Asian art.”

The site evaluation will happen in September/October this year and the dossier will be taken up for consideration in July/August next year.

G Kishan Reddy, the Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of Northeastern Region, said, “This is a great moment for India to see the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas temples being submitted for inscription in the World Heritage List.”

“The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to both ‘vikas’ and ‘virasat’ (heritage).

“Our efforts in protecting our heritage is evident from the work the government has been putting in inscribing both our tangible and intangible heritage and also repatriating the cultural heritage that was stolen or taken away from India,” the Minister added.

All the three Hoysala temples are protected monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India and therefore their conservation and maintenance will be done by its, culture ministry said.

The state government will ensure the conservation of state-protected monuments which are around these three monuments since it would add to the visual integrity of the place, it said.

Former Member of Parliament from Mandya L R Shivarame Gowda

Bengaluru: The JD(S) on Monday expelled former Member of Parliament from Mandya L R Shivarame Gowda for indulging in anti-party activities.

Karnataka JD(S) President H K Kumaraswamy has issued his expulsion order, with immediate effect.

Earlier in the day, JD(S) Legislature Party leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy had instructed the state president to expel Shivarame Gowda for allegedly making derogatory remarks against former Mandya MP from Congress party and senior leader from Vokkaliga community, late G Madegowda.

Speaking to reporters, he had said, permission has been taken from JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda regarding expelling Shivarame Gowda.

Stating that an audio recording has surfaced, where Shivarame Gowda can be allegedly heard speaking unnecessary things, Kumaraswamy said, “continuing a person, who has spoken lightly about a tall leader from Vokkaliga community like late Madegowda, in our party, will not be right.”

Vokkaligas, a dominant community in the old Mysuru region, to which Deve Gowda family belongs to, is considered as the strong vote base of the JD(S).

Hitting out at Shivarame Gowda, Kumaraswamy further said, “His repeated such wrong conduct and statements have caused embarrassment to the party…..he has also claimed (in the audio) about spending crores of money during parliament elections, not sure whom he gave that money.”

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Tension prevailed on Byadarahalli main road when members of AAP staged a protest condemning the death of a 38 year old school teacher who was run over by a speeding truck while her husband also a teacher riding the scooter and trying to negotiate a bad patch of road on sunday morning.

Police detained protestors after they tried to block the road.

Speaking at the accident site,AAP president Prithvi Reddy said,This is not the first time motorists are hit by potholes.

Such events would continue to recur.State government, local legislators,BBMP and BWSSB should be held responsible for the accident.

AAP senior leader and former MLA HD Basavaraju said,Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai has failed to protect the lives of civilians.

The money released for the repair of the road is being dumped into the pocket and is being administered on the shroud of motorists.

The Aam Aadmi Party has lodged a complaint at the Byadarahalli police station against MLA ST Somashekhar,BBMP Chief commissioner and BWSSB MD.A case has been filed on charges of negligence causing death of people.

A part of road was dig by BWSSB to lay pipes and it was not asphalted and the strech of road become uneven.

The couple heading to their relatives house and the rider identified as Prakash slow down the scooter,a speeding goods vehicle knock the scooter while sharmila slipped from scooter ans came under the wheels and killed on the spot.

Mohammed Haris Nalapad (Photo: Facebook)

Bengaluru: Mohammed Haris Nalapad reportedly accepted the position of the state Youth Congress president on Monday. 

The term of the previous Youth Congress President Raksha Ramaiah came to an end on Monday, January 31. In the background of this, Muhammed Nalapad formally assumed the position of the state youth congress president. However the official program in this regard will be conducted on February 10 at the KPCC Office, it is learned. Reportedly, Mohammed Nalapad is scheduled to take oath along with all the district youth congress committee members on that day. 

On Monday morning, Mohammed Haris Nalapad accepted the leadership position at the Youth Congress office in the presence of his father N. A. Haris, KPCC Minority Division’s President Abdul Jabbar. Maulana Maqsood Imran performed dua during the occasion. 

Mohammed Haris Nalapad had received maximum votes during last year’s elections for the Youth Congress State President with a whopping 64,203 votes, despite this the election board had disqualified him citing the existence of criminal cases against him. In the background of this, Raksha Ramaiah, who had received 56,271 votes was announced as the winner. This had reportedly created certain controversies and confusion. 

In the days following this, Raksha Ramaiah’s presidential term was set until January 31, 2022. That term reportedly came to an end today (Monday), in this background, Mohammed Haris Nalapad formally accepted the leadership position.

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A 38-year-old teacher was killed on the spot and her husband had escaped narrowly with minor injuries when a spedding goods truck knock their scooter before running over the pillion rider on Anjana Nagar main road near Magadi on Sunday morning.

The victim has been identified as Sharmila,a resident of Kottigepalya was riding pillion while her husband Prakash,46, .

Senior officer visited the spot and after inspecting the spot said,The couple were going to Tavarekere to meet their relative.

Rider Prakash was reportedly trying to negotiate a bad patch of road when the truck driven in rash and negligent manner knock down the scooter.

Due to the impact Sharmila slipped and came under the wheels and crushed to death.

The Byadarahalli police immediately rushed to spot and arrested the driver Madesha,32 on the charges of death due to negligence driving and Sharmila’s husband Prakash who is also a teacher is recovering at the hospital.

The BWSSB laid Cauvery pipeline under the road and left without asphalting .The police are awaiting Prakash to recover to record his statement.

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The Siddapura police are on the lookout for the driver of a white colored audi car who ran over pack of stray dogs which were sleeping on the footpath on 10th cross Jayanagar .

Though the incident occurred on last Wednesday, animal right activists filed a complaint with the Siddapura police on Saturday.

The incident was recorded on the CCTV cameras where the accused driver deliberately ran over the stray dogs following which one of it sustained serious injuries.

The injured dog was missing since due to fear and efforts are on to trace the injured dog to get him treatment,Arun Prasad, animal activist , said .

Based on the complaint by Badri Prasad MS, another animal right activist who submitted a CCTV video clip of the act along with the details of the vehicle, the police have registered an FIR charging the driver under prevention of cruelty to animal act and are investigating.

The car owned by a person called Vishnu and the police are trying to find him,Rashmi Dsouza, member state animal welfare board,supervising the case,said.

Condemning the act demanding strict action against the accused.

On Sunday a group of animal rights activists gathered at the spot where the dog was run over and protested for sometime demanding strict action against the perpetrator of the crime .

The police also conduct spot inspection of the scene of crime for further investigation.A case has been registered in Siddapura police station and efforts are on to trace the accused said a senior officer.

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Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals are pillars of Independent and Republic India,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons after paying floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue on the Martyrs’ Day,he said,we are commemorating the day Gandhi laid down his life as the Martyrs’ Day. Mahatma Gandhi is a world leader. 

A strong proponent of truth and non violence. Despite suffering imprisonment,lathi blows and other hardship he resolved to attain freedom for the country through the principles of non violence, peace and truth.He never gave up his ideal of non violence, Bommai said.

“My life is my message,Mahatma had said.One needs immense moral strength to admit things that Gandhi has shared in his biography ‘My Experiments with Truth.That is why he became the father of nation,Mahatma Gandhi,Bommai said.

Gandhi’s ideals and principles are beacons of light for us. Thousands attained martyrdom apart from Gandhi.

Subhash Chandra Bose,Bhagat Singh,Lala Lajpat Rai are prominent among them.I am paying tributes to all the martyrs today,Bommai said.

Significant progress has been made in the last 75 years after independence. But we could have achieved more.

That is why Prime Minister Modi has launched programmes like Atma Nirbhar Bharat, Sab Ka Sath Sab Ka Vikas, revolutionary changes are being brought in rural development, urban development, energy, education and health sectors.

This is a day to make a resolve to strive for development of the state and make it a prosperous state,” Bommai said.

Help for Janeesh’s treatment

Reacting to appeal for aid to ailing Janeesh, a kid who needs Rs16cr for treatment,Bommai said, there are many such kids who need help.necessary help would be rendered after getting all the details about the ailment and treatment. He also appealed to people to contribute their mite. 

Seating system in Cinema Halls

Replying to a question about film industry representatives expressing their displeasure about Covid restrictions on cinema halls, Bommai said, as a Home Minister and Chief Minister I have provided many facilities for the.

A suitable decision would be taken after seeking suggestions from the expert committee on their demands.