Parmesh S Jain

Chief Executive Officers(CEOs) of Zilla Panchayats should develop public contact.Rural populace live with problems.It is one thing to discuss about the problems, but living with the problems is a different aspect.

Officials need hit the ground to understand the problems and redress them, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said after the ZP CEOs’ conference.

Officials should visit the villages atleast 3 days in a week. Surprise visits should be made to inspect the progress of welfare projects and devise solutions to public problems with humane perspective. “

You should show the will power to solve the problems and the responsibility of bettering their lives rests on you,” he said.

Targets set on projects like Jalajeevan Mission, repair of residential school buildings should be finished within the time frame fixed.

He wanted the officials to give top priority for projects related to education, health and employment generation.

Work 10 hours a day, visit the villages 3 days a week and redress the grievances of the people by taking local people’s representatives into confidence, Bommai said.

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Newspapers need to trail the truth and work for the good of the people, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking after the launch of ‘News Trail’,an English national news daily he said.media is needed to communicate with the people.

It is the fourth pillar of the democratic system. Politicians need the media to communicate their thoughts and programmes to the masses.

Competition in the media has compelled the electronic and print media to pick up the issues which trail in social media.

Print media has retained its credibility and importance even amid this competition.

He wished all the success to ‘News Trail’ which has been launched in the challenging times of Covid effect on the society and economy.

The challenging venture is an adventure.those who have taken up this challenge would gain big if they surmount the challenge, he said.

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Pro-Kannada outfits have withdrawn their call for December 31 Karnataka Bundh after discussing various issues associated with the Bundh call, Chief Minister,Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons after holding talks with a delegation of various pro-Kannada organisations led by Vatal Nagaraj,Praveen Shetty,Sa Ra Govindu,KR Kumar,Shivarame Gowdru and others who had given the Bundh call, Bommai said,as Kannadigas you and me are united in the fight to protect Kannada and the borders of Karnataka.

Leaders of pro-Kannada organisations have decided to withdraw their Bundh call honouring the request from the government.

I congratulate them for that.There will be no Karnataka Bundh tomorrow(Dec 31).They have assured that there will be no problem for normal life and businesses,Bommai said.

Replying to a question about banning MES, the Chief Minister said, it is being examined under the legal provisions.It has been conveyed to the delegation he added.

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As Many as 12 people injured and around 10 vehicles damaged in a serial accident occurred on National highway 4 in Nelamangala due to heavy fog and poor visibility in the early hours of Thursday.

Traffic movement on the NH 4 was disrupted for over two hours as hundreds of vehicles stranded on either side of the roads.

The Nelamangala traffic police struggled hard to restore normalcy and used cranes to pull out the damaged vehicle to clear the road.

Senior officer said,the incident occurred in the early hours when few vehicles including a KSRTC bus,a private bus and few goods vehicles heading towards the city from Tumakuru,collided with each other after the driver lost visibility due to heavy fog near T Begur near Nelamangala .

A truck carrying vegetable and onion loads broke down and the onions spilled on the road,leading to more chaos.

Driver of the private bus sustained fracture injuries on his legs and several other passengers traveling in two buses were also injured.

The injured have been taken to Nelamangala government hospital for treatment.The injured are said to be out of danger .

The traffic police barricaded the area and summoned cranes to pull out the damaged vehicles which were stranded due to serial accidents.

Meanwhile hundreds of vehicles passing on the road were stopped due to traffic jams .

The police later struggled hard to clear the traffic to allow the vehicles to pass through .

The Nelamangala traffic police have taken up a case and are probing the accident.

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The JP Nagar police on Wednesday arrested two persons and recovered two pelts and four horns of blackbuck from them.

The accused has been identified as,Lokesh Narayanappa and 45 and Yarriswamy, 37 from Jalahalli were caught red handed near Sarakki market while they were waiting for the customers to sell trophies.

Senior officer told reporters,the JP Nagar police inspector,Shyam M and his crime team were on rounds in the area and while on the rounds the team noticed a person standing near Sarakki market.

Based on which the crime staff surrounded the area and kept a watch on him when they got some suspecion the inspector approached him to question him why he is standing when the inspector approached the duo got shocked and which made inspector more suspecion on them and the crime team rounded them and when checked they found blackbuck skin in their possession the team secured them.

During investigation the duo confessed the cricme and further the crime team grilled the accused Yarriswamy and said that he had hunted the two blackbucks from his native Palur forest area in Anantapur district and smuggled it in a goods van to the city to sell it with the help of his associate Lokesh to earn easy money.

The accused have been booked under various sections of Wildlife act and further investigation to ascertain their criminal background he said.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Soumendhu Mukherjee,DCP South,Harish Pandey,ACP,KV Srinivas,PI,Shyam M,PSIs,as,Aravind Kumar,Asha KB,with crime staff has been appreciated for the exemplary work done by them and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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The Electronic city police on Thursday arrested a gang of seven including the second husband who along with his associates hacked his wife to death on Hosa road on Monday.

The police also  arrested the daughter of the deceased for abetting the murder.

The accused have been identified as Naveen Kumar,second husband of Archana Reddy,his associates Santosh,Anoop,Anand,Narendra and Deepak along with the daughter (Yuvika Reddy).

Senior officer told media persons,on Monday night a Murder case was reported in Electronic City in which a group of assailants murdered a woman in front of her minor in the Hosa road signal while she was returning home.

The assailants followed her and when the signal was red the assailants dragged her out of SUV and hacked her to death with lethal weapons and escaped from the scene.

Senior officers as,Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP Southeast Srinath Mahadev Joshi ACP Pawan Kumar PI,Anil kumar and his team rushed to spot and cordoned off the area.

After inspecting the spot and collecting stock of the situation senior officer said a special teams has been formed by DCP Southeast Srinath Mahadev Joshi under the supervision of ACP Pawan Kumar to nab the assailants.

A team headed by PI,Anil Kumar HD,and crime team swung into action and based on complaint by vicitm son the team took up the investigation and with the technology skill and with police investigation skills the team picked Naveen the second husband of vicitm Archana Reddy and during investigation he confessed the crime and revealed how they murdered Archana Reddy to take over her property and lead lavish life.

The team grilled him further who spilled the beans and said that they took help of Archana’s daughter who passed on the information to him about Archana movements.

Based on which on Monday night the accused Naveen Kumar,followed the SUV of Archana Reddy,42,while she was returning home with son and other family members on Hosa road junction.

The accused intercepted the car,dragged her out and hacked her to death in front of her minor son.

The police later track down Naveen and his associate Santosh and based on their information,arrested others.

Investigations so far revealed that Naveen and Archana used to have frequent fights over financial related issues and the couple approached Jigani police twice and counseled .

Naveen decided to eliminate Archana to take over her property and took the help of daughter Yuvika Reddy.

It is even found that Victim daughter Yuvika Reddy was in relationship with Naveen husband of Archana Reddy and to lead a happy life they decided to kill her and take all her property and lead a lavish life.

The Electronic city police have seized the car,bikes and the lethal weapons used by the accused for the murder and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP Southeast,Srinath Mahadev Joshi,ACP, Pavan N,PI,Anil Kumar HD,PSIs,as,Mahesh, Mallaiahanavar,Eshwar Vannur,and crime staff as,Nagesh M,Raghu NS,Santhosh Kumar, Nagaraj,Manjunath,Vittal,Basangowda Rajpur, Basavaraj Shelikari and others has been appreciated for the exemplary and meticulous investigation done by them a suitable reward will be given to the team he added and further investigation in the case will be carried out by PI, Electronic City Anil Kumar HD.

BENGALURU: After a 37.10 per cent increase in the day’s Covid-19 cases from Tuesday to Wednesday, cases once again jumped from 566 to 707 on Thursday. The last time cases crossed the 700-mark was towards the end of September. The state tally stands at 30,06,505.

Active Covid-19 cases in the state crossed the 8,000-mark on Thursday, increasing from 7,771 to 8,223. Since November 25, active cases have been fluctuating, but have been on an upward graph. In Bengaluru, the day’s cases crossed the 500-mark, with 565 new cases. The last time the city recorded over 500 cases was towards the end of July.

As per BBMP war room data, the 6-day positivity rate in Bengaluru has been increasing. Between December 16 and December 22, it was at 0.45 per cent, but between December 23 and December 29, it increased to 0.74 per cent. Active cases in the capital too have been increasing since November 25, and now stand at 6,846. With three deaths, the state toll rose to 38,327.

HUBBALLI: Even as several MLAs, who won polls 2-3 times, continue to hope for ministerial berths during the remaining term of the BJP dispensation in the state, Chief Minister’s political secretary M P Renukacharya has demanded that a cabinet reshuffle take place akin to the Gujarat model. 

He said that those who were ministers in the last three terms should voluntarily step down and get involved in strengthening the party, and provide a chance to other MLAs to work as ministers. Claiming that he is not aspiring for a ministerial berth himself, he mentioned that he is only speaking for others. 

Renukacharya said that fresh faces would bring fresh ideas, which were necessary for the party and the government. “Several legislators expect the Cabinet in Karnataka to be rejigged on the lines of the Gujarat model,” he said on the sidelines of the party’s state executive committee meeting here. He, however, confirmed that Basavaraj Bommai will continue as CM.

In September, the BJP completely overhauled the Council of Ministers in Gujarat by selecting new faces for the Bhupendra Patel-led government. Meanwhile, RDPR Minister K S Eshwarappa said he is ready to sacrifice his position for newcomers, provided the central leadership asks him to step down. He is keen on organising and strengthening the party, he added. Replying to Renukacharya’s comment, Eshwarappa stated that one could comment easily, but it is difficult to play the role. 

Meanwhile, the BJP is expected to enter the 2023 Assembly fray with a Hindutva agenda, with the same being discussed at the meeting. BJP Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh asked members to “expose the bad governance of the earlier Siddaramaiah-led Congress government”. 

With the BJP eyeing 150 seats, the party plans to approach people with its development work, and “highlight the bad governance of the Siddaramaiah government”.  Singh alleged that during Siddaramaiah’s rule, many pro-Hindu activists were killed and corruption was rampant. As a result many officials were suspended. 

Parmesh S Jain

All amenities needed by laborers would be made available under one roof at Karmika Bhavans, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said speaking to media persons at his residence in Hubballi.

Appreciating the functioning of the Labour department he said, “Labour department is functioning commendably.

Karmika Bhavans have been built in such a way that they could render all the facilities needed by the laborers under one roof.

Already 8 Karmika Bhavans have been built in the state.Karmika Bhavans would be built in all the remaining districts in the coming days.

Mobile Clinic Units have been launched to provide medical care. Labour minister’s efforts to provide relief to workers during the Covid pandemic deserves appreciation.”

BJP Executive meet is being held under the leadership of BJP State President,Nalin Kumar Katil.

We would strive to realise expectations of party senior leadership to help the party grow strong, foster coordination between the party and government and face the elections unitedly,” Bommai said.

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Yelahanka Health Officer Dr. Bhagyalakshmi has visited the Manipal Hospital who had charged more bill than the state government stipulated charges; she looked into the issue and also instructed the hospital managers to refund to the covid-19 patient immediately.

As per BBMP Special Commissioner’s (Health) directions,Yelahanka zone health officer’s team had visited the Manipal Hospital yesterday(on December 28, 2021) and it was then confirmed that the hospital had received more amount(bill) than the state government stipulated charges(regarding covid-19 treatment).

So, the team instructed the hospital managers to refund to the concerned and the hospital has agreed to do so(refund).

The state government has already stipulated covid-19 treatment charges and the BBMP has already brought this in to the notice of general public.

Accordingly, it is against to law to demand more money than the government stipulated charges. Hospitals also have been acknowledged about this.

Hospitals needs to keep the covid patients informed about the government stipulated charges. It is informed the general public to inform BBMP if any such unlawful incidents found.

As per Government of Karnataka Order No: HFW-228/ACS 2020 (Dated: 23-6-2020), the rates of Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals is as below:

General ward: 10,000 Rs.
HDU: 12,000 Rs.
Isolation ICU (without Ventilator) : 15,000 Rs.
Isolation ICU (with Ventilator) : 25,000 Rs.

The said rates heve been decided by the state government and if private hospitals violate it, action will be initiated under Karnataka Infectious Diseases (Prevention and Control) Act, Section (4), Registration of Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act 2017 Section (11) & (11A) Rules and Disaster Management Act 2005 Section 24 (F) & 24 (I).

If the violation of this rules found, public can directly contact office of Chief Health Officer (Public Health) , Ph: 080-22975516 or Helpline Number 080-22660000 / Whatsapp Number 9480685700.

Visit the hospitals immediately if complaints received :

Private hospitals in BBMP limits should receive only the government stipulated charges. Good work started in one zone.

If any complaints regarding demands for additional charges are received, visit the place immediately and inspect to take necessary measures:

BBMP Special Commissioner (Health) Dr. Trilok Chandra has instructed all the Health Officers and MOHs he added.