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Narcotics Control Bureau on Friday busted an international drud syndicate operating in south india and arrested a woman from uganda smuggling 995 grams of methanpethine to hubbali by train worth Rs.1.5 crore.

Amith Ghawate,Zonal director,NCB,said that the drug was sourced from Delhi to hubballi and was concealed in two cerelac baby food carton boxes.

Based on a tip off,a team track down the woman and arrested her at hubballi station as soon as she got down.

With her arrest a major drug syndicate operating in south has been neutralized,Mr.Ghawate said in a release.

The accused has been booked under NDPS act and further investigation are on to track down other members of the syndicate he added.

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Specific measures would be taken to eradicate malnutrition in Raichur, Yadgir districts and Chincholi in Kalaburagi district.

Necessary allocations would be made for the purpose in the budget,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Bommai who had an interaction with Niti Ayog(SGD),consultant Sanmukta Samaddar said that funds would be provided in the next budget for Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board to improve the education,health and standard of life in the region.

Poverty should not be defined just on the basis of income.It is decided on multiple facets like health,education and living standards,consultant to Niti Ayog explained.

Karnataka’s Sustainable Development Index which was at 66 in 2019 has risen to 72.

Karnataka needs to improve in Health Insurance, malnutrition among teenage girls and pregnant women,rural drinking water supply,hygiene, cooking gas supply.Multiple Poverty Index is useful in taking up focussed work on these aspects at district and taluk levels, the consultant said.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that initiative would be taken to accomplish it by utilising the human resources and organisations of Kalyana Karnataka.

Deputy Chairperson of State Planning Board BJ Puttaswamy, minister Muniratna and senior officials were present.

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The government will gain people’s trust when its services are taken to their doors, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said speaking after laying the foundation stone for new rooms at the KAS Officers Association building and releasing the annual calendar of the Association.

The Chief Minister called upon the officers to make Karnataka the number one state in the country.

He wanted the government services to reach the door steps of the people amid the Covid challenges.

The ‘Grama One’ and ‘Jan Sevak’ programmes to take government services to the doors of the people would be launched on January 26, he said.

He recalled the contribution of the royal families of Mysuru in giving a structured framework for the administrative system and developing the state as a model state in agriculture, industry, banking and education.

Bommai exhorted the officers to take the benefits of administration to those at the bottom of the society and bring a change in the lives of the weaker sections. 

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Highlights

*Govt mulling to issue Green passes to identify fully vaccinated citizens.

*10,000 home surgeons, nursing students to be roped in for tele-triaging.

*strict surveillance on travellers coming from other countries and states at railway stations, bus stations and airports.

*Mandatory physical or tele-triaging of infected to assess requirement of hospitalisation.

10,000 medical and nursing students to be roped in for this.

*Uniform treatment protocol, discharge policy and quarantine guidelines to be released.

*Green pass to be issued for full vaccinated.

*Celebrities to be roped in for awareness campaign on vaccination and covid appropriate behaviour.

Govt is ensuring preparedness in very aspect to mitigate third wave, said health and medical education minister Dr.K.Sudhakar.

Speaking to media after charing a high level meeting at Vidhanasoudha,Dr.Sudhakar said that responsibilities have been allocated to officials and instructions have been given to ensure coordination between other departments.

The experience of past two waves will help us anticipate and plan accordingly.

WHO alert

WHO has said that omicron is the fastest speeding variant. Although omicron is not as severe as Delta,it cannot be said to be mild.

Those who are fully vaccinated with two doses may not get severe infection. So everyone should get two doses, said minister.

More than 29 crore are infected with covid across the world. From December 27 to January 2 the infection has increased by 79%. About 109 countries have not vaccinated even 70%. 36 countries have not even vaccinated 10%. 80% of the cases in ICU are not vaccinated.

WHO has requested India to export vaccines to other countries.No country is safe until every country is safe.

Strict rules in state

More than 99% people in the state are vaccinated with first dose.80% are vaccinated with two doses.India has today achieved another milestone by crossing 150 crore doses.This is testimony of centre and state government’s good work.

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Enforcement Directorate has arrested Anand Balakrishna Appugol, Chairman of Krantiveer Sangolli Rayanna Urban Co-operative Credit Society, Belagavi City on 05.01.2022 under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 in a case of cheating public money to the tune of Rs. 250 Crore.

ED initiated money laundering investigation on the basis of FIR registered by Khadebazar Police Station, Belagavi City vide u/s 406, 408 & 420 of IPC, 1860 against Anand Balakrishna Appugol and 15 others.

Prima facie, investigation revealed that the Society had collected around Rs.250 Crore of deposits till March 2017 from more than 26,000 public depositors by promising them that their money will be returned along with high rate of interest.

However, the society failed to return the money to the public depositors in time and committed breach of trust and cheated the public at large.

Funds of the society were siphoned off in the form of immovable and movable properties. As a result, the public depositors have suffered huge losses.

The accused was produced before the Hon’ble City Civil & Sessions Judge and Special Judge for PMLA Cases at Bengaluru on 06.01.2022 and remanded to ED custody for 7 days says a release by Enforcement Directorate.

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Armed gang hacked a 42-year-old realtor to death after intercepting his vehicle in Anekal on Wednesday night .The police have formed special teams to nab the assailants.

The deceased has been identified as Rajashekhar Reddy (42). A native of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, Reddy was settled in Bengaluru for the last few years and was staying in BTM Layout.

Senior officers with FSL and dog squad were pressed into action,after inspecting the spot and collecting stock of the situation,he said, Reddy had gone to Anekal on some work and was returning home in his SUV. 

At around, 7.45 pm,a gang of armed assailants waylaid his vehicle,smashed the window glass of the vehicle before dragging him out of the vehicle.

The gang hacked him to death in full public view before fleeing the scene a few people rushed Reddy to a nearby hospital but the doctors declared him brought dead.

The incident took place close to the residence of union minister A Narayana Swamy near Shivaji Circle.

The police have formed special teams to trace the assailants.We are investigating the case from all angles.

Though the motive is not yet clear, it is suspected that Reddy was murdered over a financial row  or land dispute,” a senior police officer said.

The Anekal police have registered a murder case and are further investigating and the assailants will be nabbed soon said a senior officer.

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Instruction to reserve beds for covid treatment:

BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta has instructed the Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes association(PHANA),Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust(SAST),and the private hospitals to keep the beds reserved (in accordance to the government order) for covid treatment immediately in the major hospitals in the city.

As the covid cases are increasing in BBMP limits, addressing a virtual meeting with regard to bed reservation for covid treatment, he said that, covid cases are increasing day by day in the city.

Hence, according to government order, all the private hospitals should keep ready and reserve 30% beds under each category, i.e. ICU, ICU with ventilator, HDU/ Oxygenated and general beds for treatment of covid 19 patients.

Covid care center and step down hospitals at hotels :

The BBMP chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta instructed the hotel association to make preparations to set up covid care centers and step down hospitals at hotels in order to contain covid spread in BBMP limits.

Addressing a virtual meeting regarding the same(setting up/reopening of Covid care center and step down hospitals at hotels), the chief commissioner instructed the hotel association to tie up with private hospitals to reopen covid care centers and step down hospitals which were opened earlier in hotels.

Take needful measures for that and work towards controlling the spread of covid 19, he added.

Special Commissioner (Health) Dr. Trilok Chandra, Chief Health Officer Dr. Balasundar, covid war room personnel and other officers were present.

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As the Covid 19 cases are increasing rapidly in the city, BBMP Chief Commissioner,Gaurav Gupta has instructed the officials to take up necessary measures regarding the bed reservation for covid 19 patients at private hospitals- in accordance to the government’s order immediately.

Addressing a virtual meeting to discuss Covid Hospital Bed Management System(CHBMS) in BBMP limits, today, the chief commissioner said that, the rise in the number of covid 19 cases in the city might form fear in general public; but the fear is unnecessary.

With the proper arrangements of beds at hospitals (govt & private), in accordance to the government’s order, the conditions would be tackled efficiently.

There are around 60,000 covid tests are being taken up daily in the city.

Daily admission rate (number of people getting admitted) at hospitals has seen an increase from 20 to 60 admissions per day.

But, the infected persons need not be worried. BBMP’s tele triaging team and mobile triaging team of concerned ward will check the health conditions of the infected.

Only the infected-to whom hospitalization is necessary, will be admitted to hospital. other may continue with home isolation, the chief commissioner said.

Most of the covid 19 cases will be asymptomatic and such persons can be get cured at their home itself. Citizens should be aware of it.

With proper triaging, only the patients who are in need of medical attention should be sent to hospitals and others to their home.

Zone wise personnel should be deployed to ensure proper triaging. Zonal coordinators should monitor the system, chief commissioner said.

In the city, CV Raman nagar General hospital, KC General hospital, Jayanagar hospital and Bowring hospitals are declared as covid hospitals and reserved for covid treatment.

Enough beds are available at private hospitals too. Need not to be panicked, said the chief commissioner.

With the active operations by covid war rooms and PHCs at each wards, everything must be alright, he added.

People rushing for bed,oxygen,ICU in private hospitals should not be happened. No scarcity of bed should happen. Bed allotment should be in a transparent way, he ordered the officers.

Ensure 10,000 to 12,000 beds:

According to government order, 10,000 to 12,000 beds should be made available in private hospitals by January 16 in BBMP limits.

With regard, nodal officers should visit and inspect the hospitals and should instruct them (hospitals) to keep the beds reserved for covid treatment, the chief commissioner said.

He also instructed the officials to collect exact data on the number of beds in hospitals, occupied and unoccupied beds.

Helpdesk at 100+ bedded hospitals:

Helpdesk should be opened at the hospitals which are with more than 100 beds. They should provide necessary information to the general public visiting hospital.

Deploy needed personnel for that.Ensure Arogya Mithras at all the hospitals,the chief commissioner said.

Nodal Officer for CHBMS Sri Kumar Pushkar, members of CHBMS Sri Bishwajit Mishra,BBMP Special Commissioner (Health) Dr Trilok Chandra, all the Zonal Commissioners, Zonal Coordinators, Hospital Nodal officers,Chief Health Officer, Zonal Health Officers,Health Officers,Covid war room personnel and other officers were present.

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The NIA Special Court, Bengaluru on Thursday convicted Shahnoyaj Kasuri alias Shahnawaz alias Shanu alias Khan alia Ishak Shaikh under Sections 120B,489 (B) and 489 (C) of IPC and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment along with fine of Rs 5000 in Chikodi Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case of 2018.

The case was originally registered as FIR No. 104/2018 on March 12, 2018 pertaining to recovery of 41 FICNs having face value of Rs 82,000. The NIA had re-registered the case on April 14.

The agency has filed three charge sheets in the case on June 7, December 10, 2018 and on September 15, 2021.

The trial against the remaining accused persons is continuing,the NIA stated.

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Those in the cooperative institutions should strive for the welfare of farmers by functioning as cooperatives.They should function with efficiency and transparency. They should not try to become capitalists,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai suggested.

Participating in a function organised by Kalaburagi and Yadagiri District Cooperative Central Bank he said,my government will extend full cooperation for the growth of the cooperative sector.Cooperative sector should enter all the domains.”

Cooperative sector has become an integral part of people’s life in Gujarat and Maharashtra. It should happen in our state too.

The kind of loans and other facilities offered by cooperative banks to common man is not available in scheduled banks. It is an entirely special sector.

Prime Minister Modi has made Home Minister Amit Shah the Cooperative minister at the centre with an objective to see the cooperative sector growing in all the domains. Cooperative sector would see a revolution in the country soon,” Bommai said.

Lauding the performance of DCC Bank, Bommai said, it has shown wonderful dynamism. In the last one year it has disbursed loans to 1.26 lakh farmers with a total amount of Rs500cr. It is commendable that the bank intends to disburse another Rs500cr to 1 lakh more farmers by the end of March.