BENGALURU: On her second day in office as Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje seems to have hit the ground running when she termed the ongoing farmers’ protest at Delhi’s borders as “politically motivated”.

Although Karandlaje has made similar comments in the past, her remarks as MoS for farmer welfare has not gone down well with the farming community. “Her comments expose her ignorance about the issue. As a minister, she should be working towards holding talks with farmers and arriving at a solution instead of taunting and ridiculing us,” warned Kodihalli Chandrasekhar, president, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene. 

BENGALURU: The department of Pre University Education has given second PUC students an opportunity to view their first PUC and SSLC marks (or class 10 marks) on the Student Tracking System (STS) portal. 

In case of any discrepancies, the students must inform their college principals by July 12 and get it rectified.

The marks documented by the principal will be considered as final.

Students can view their marks by registering on the portal with their SATS (Students Achievement Tracking System) number or their student number or enrollment number.

Students can find their SATS number on the SSLC marks card or their transfer certificate.

Bengaluru: Tech entrepreneur Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Dalit leader A Narayanaswamy and Shobha Karandlaje,

Bidar MP Bhagwanth Khuba, all from Karnataka, Wednesday found place in the Union ministry.

RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a tech entrepreneur and a BJP Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, has worked on areas such as urban governance and armed forces issues.

Serving his third term in the Upper House, the 57-year-old son of a former Air Force officer, entered politics in 2006. In the previous two terms, he was an independent.

Chandrasekhar founded BPL Mobile in 1994. He, however, exited the cellular sector in 2005, with BPL valuing at USD 1.1 billion at the time. In 2005, he founded Jupiter Capital, an investment and financial services firm.

Jupiter Capital, which was established with an initial investment of USD100 million, today has investments and managed assets of over USD one billion ranging from technology to transportation, logistical services to hospitality and entertainment, sources close to him said.

Chandrasekhar served as the youngest President of industry chamber FICCI in 2008-09.

Born on May 31, 1964, he holds Bachelors in electrical engineering, and Masters in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Chicago. On completing Masters in 1986, he worked at Intel as Senior Design Engineer and a CPU architect on the “80486 and Pentium Microprocessors” till 1991.

Also a philanthropist, his “Flags of Honour Foundation” looks after the families of Armed Forces martyrs, and the “Namma Bengaluru Foundation” partners with city residents and works at grass-roots to highlight and improve the civic and administrative conditions of Bengaluru, according to sources.

Chandrasekhar had also approached the courts to intervene on behalf of citizens in the case of Sec 66A, Aadhaar privacy issues and voting rights for Armed Forces, they said.

A NARAYANASWAMY: A Narayanaswamy, a first time MP who was denied entry into a village in his constituency nearly two years ago as he was a Dalit, on Wednesday found a berth in the Union cabinet.

A Lok Sabha member from Chitradurga (SC) constituency, he belongs to the Madiga sect of Dalit community, and has served as MLA from Anekal segment for four times- 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2008.

Narayanaswamy had also served as the Chief Whip of the BJP Legislative Party in the Karnataka assembly in 1998 -1999, and was minister in the BJP government from 2010 to 2013.

As an MP, he is currently serving as a Member of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Standing Committee on Water Resources, and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

Narayanaswamy is considered close to BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B L Santosh, and his induction is seen in some political quarters as part of the party’s strategy to further consolidate its “Dalit Left vote base”.

Born on 16 May, 1957 in Anekal, he is a BA graduate from Government Arts College, Bengaluru.

In a shocking incident of untouchability, he was prevented from entering Pemmanahalli village, a Gollarahatti (settlement of Golla/Yadavs), in Tumakuru district, which falls under his Lok Sabha constituency, in September 17, 2019 when he had gone there for some development-related work.

SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: An outspoken politician who does not mince words on issues she strongly feels about, Shobha Karandlaje, once considered as a close confidant of state BJP strongman and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, was a surprise pick in the Union cabinet expansion Wednesday.

A two-time Lok Sabha member from Udupi-Chikmagalur, she is also the state BJP vice president. With an RSS background, she has grown through the ranks.

Incidentally, Karandlaje is from the politically-influential Vokkaliga community in southern Karnataka, to which Sadananda Gowda who resigned from the union cabinet today, also belongs to.

As someone who had wielded a considerable amount of influence during the previous BJP rule under Yediyurappa, 54-year-old Karandlaje has by and large remained in her constituency in recent times, and there was an element of surprise in her induction.

Born on October 23, 1966 at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district, her educational qualification includes M.A. (Sociology) and Master of Social Work. She is unmarried.

Karandlaje was MLC from 2004 – 2008, MLA from 2008 – 2013, and served as Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Power, and Food and Civil Supplies during the previous BJP government.

Under attack from dissident MLAs then, led by the mining baron Reddy brothers, for her being accorded “prominence” by chief minister Yediyurappa and her “interfering” with the functioning of other ministries, Karandlaje was forced to resign as minister in November 2009, as the dissidence threatened the stability of the then BJP government.

She was, however, inducted back into the cabinet by Yediyurappa in September, 2010.

Karandlaje followed her mentor when Yediyurappa quit the BJP and floated the KJP in 2012 and was appointed its working president. She had unsuccessfully contested the 2013 assembly election from Rajajinagar.

However, she along with Yediyurappa returned to BJP fold, and contested the 2014 parliamentary election from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency as the party’s candidate and won.

Interestingly, unlike last time around, Karandlaje is not seen among the inner circles of Yediyurappa in the present government, amid reports about soured relationship between the two, and the chief minister’s younger son B Y Vijayendra’s growing influence.

She was quite vocal on issues such as religious extremism, ‘love jihad’, and alleged killing of Hindu activists.

Bidar MP Bhagwanth Khuba: Bhagwanth Khuba, a two time Lok Sabha member, hails from the politically dominant Lingayat community which the BJP considers as its key vote base in north Karnataka.

His induction into the Union ministry on Wednesday is being seen as a move to fill up Lingayat representation in the cabinet that had fallen vacant following the death of Suresh Angadi, due to COVID-19 in September last year, who was serving as Minister of State for Railways.

An engineering graduate, Khuba (54), was involved in a family business and had never fought an election before he entered the Lok Sabha in 2014, by defeating political giant from the region, Congress veteran and former Chief Minister late N Dharam Singh in Bidar segment.

He again won the seat in 2019, by defeating another Congress heavyweight in the region Eshwar B Khandre. The fight against the two Lingayat leaders in the community’s bastion was keenly watched.

Born on June 1, 1967 at Aurad in Bidar, he obtained B.E. (Mech.) from Sree Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru.

He is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways.

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New Delhi: In order to boost collaboration and engagement levels in teams, Vantage Circle integrates with Microsoft Teams aiming to improve employee productivity, especially when remote working has become the new normal. 

As teams form the backbone of any organization, daily operations will come to a halt without them. It is the employee job satisfaction that drives their dedication towards their undivided efforts which leads to organizational success.

Considering the modern workplace is undergoing a profound shift due to the ongoing pandemic, numerous challenges have also emerged as a result of it. Hence, by digitizing and automating rewards and recognition programs, companies appreciate their workers on a timely basis and keep them motivated for their passion to work.

To credit the employees, the Vantage Circle application integrating Microsoft Teams enables seamless digital rewards and recognition for corporate clients. An integration as such positively impacts an organization by enhancing the appreciation efforts and prominently elevating engagement levels.

Companies must appreciate talent because it drives engagement, and it is significant during this unrest of COVID-19. Modern employees want fast and instant recognition. Thus, Microsoft Teams integration looks like the need of the hour.

By choosing the deep integration feature, clients can avail many benefits from Vantage Circle. Some of them are, timely appreciation of employees, nominating employees for good jobs and earn redeemable vantage reward points, maintain a fair and equal rewards and recognition process, keep track of employees’ progress and the number of awards achieved, clients using the integrated Microsoft Teams can access it through the website and mobile application.

Good use of technology makes employee recognition within teams an easy and timely process. And Microsoft Teams integration makes peer recognition a seamless affair.

“We are delighted to have integrated with Microsoft Teams as the prime function of Microsoft Teams is to ease the recognition process while keeping the staff engaged and confident. Vantage Circle, with deep integration aims to serve the best digital rewards and recognition platform with a user-friendly experience for enhanced employee engagement.” quoted Anjan Pathak, CTO and Co-Founder of Vantage Circle.

Vantage Circle has successfully served many clients across countries by providing them the best employee benefits to choose from. Microsoft Teams integration is a step ahead of the other existing solutions. 

About the CompanyVantage Circle is a one-stop employee benefit and engagement platform designed to amplify engagement and transform the way people work, connect, and feel. It’s a suite of solutions, namely, Vantage Rewards, Vantage Perks, Vantage Fit, and Vantage Pulse, have been designed to address the conscious need to enhance the productivity of a workforce by presenting a stellar employee experience. The company has some big names in its clientele, including Infosys, Cognizant, Paypal, GE, Wipro, HCL etc. Even in terms of employee revenue generated, it has reached more than $500,000.

Pramesh Jain

A day after the arrest of seven accused involved in gruesome murder of a financier near Banashankari metro station last Friday,the Jayanagar police opened fire at two of the accused who tried to escape after attacking the police during spot Mazhar and recovering weapon used in crime in Turahalli forest area on Tuesday.

The two injured accused are Mahesh and Naveen who tried to escape after attacking the PSI,Chandan Kale and ASI,Laxmanachar to evade arrest.

The accused hacked Madan N,44, to death in broad daylight and their entire act was recorded in one of the CCTV  which eventually led to  their arrest.

Senior officer told reporters,Earlier the accused dressed as advocates tried to surrender before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate  Court on Monday,but their request was turned down due to technical issues. 

Meanwhile the police who were tracking their movements till the court hall premises took them into custody soon after the accused came out of the court premises.

Among the seven accused,Mahesh (28) and Naveen (23) were escorted to turahalli forest area in Talaghattapura area to recover the murder weapons.

On reaching the spot,the accused attacked PSI, Chandan Kale and ASI, Laxmanachar, both attached to Jayanagar police station in a bid to escape.

ACP of Jayanagar Sub-Division,Srinivas and Jayanagar Police Inspector,Sudarshan warned the duo to surrender and later opened fire .

Naveen sustained injuries on his right leg while Mahesh on his left leg.Both were rushed to a hospital,and are out of danger he added.

DCP South,Harish Pandey told media persons, The two accused mahesh and Naveen were taken for mahazar for recovery of murder weapons near nagagowdanapalya in Uttarahalli hobli.

There the accused attacked PSI,Chandan Kale and ASI Laxmanachar and pushing them tried to escape.

Despite warning shots,they continued to escape. PI,sudarshan and Acp Jayanagar, Srinivas then had to fire aiming at their legs.

Naveen got injuries on right leg and mahesh on left leg. Both were bound down and were sent to  hospital by ambulance during which time they were given first aid.Both are out of danger

Meanwhile,the police have continued the questioning of five to ascertain the details about the murder case.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant,Addl CP East,S Murugan has appreciated DCP South,Harish Pandey,ACP,Jayanagar Sub-Division,Srinivas,PI,Sudarshan,PSI,Chandan Kale,ASI,Laxmanachar and other staff who has risked their life in nabbing the notorious dreaded accused for the exemplary and commendable job done by the brave police officers team will be given suitable reward for cracking the Murder case he added.

BENGALURU: With Unlock 3.0 kicking in from Monday, more restrictions have been eased and normal life resumed in the state as shops, restaurants, malls, private offices and religious places opened up.

To meet passenger demand and learning from Unlock 2.0 experience, the BMTC rolled out 4,500 buses on Monday to cater to passengers and 2,000 buses were stationed at depots on Sunday night itself. According to records, last week 13 lakh people travelled in BMTC bus and this week they are expecting 15 lakh passengers. The buses will run from 5 am to 9 pm with all precautionary measures. Based on demand, services will be increased, the corporation said.

The KSRTC also resumed its inter-district and inter-state services adhering to all Covid-1 norms. By 8.30 pm, it had run 4,500 schedules. Operations to Goa will start from Tuesday while operations to Telangana and Andhara Pradesh have already started. . 

Many commercial and business establishments were open till 9 pm and restaurants saw a good crowd with dine-in being allowed. Bars have also been allowed to open from Monday, but not pubs, theatres and cinema halls. Swimming pools, sports complexes and stadia have been permitted to open for training and practice purposes. 

While night curfew will continue between 9 pm and 5 am, the weekend curfew has been lifted. 
Though many people in urban areas preferred to remain indoors, villagers, mainly farmers thronged the markets in large numbers to purchase essentials for agricultural activities. Basanagouda Patil, a farmer from Sarwad village in Vijayapura district, pointed that, “The monsoon has arrived and there have already been a few good spells of rain. 

Agricultural activities, mainly sowing, has picked up and hence, I came to Vijayapura city to purchase seeds and other materials.

”At the Tumakuru market, the prices of vegetables dropped with more produce arriving from neighbouring districts such as Chikkaballapur and Hassan.

Places of worship including the Sharanabasaveshwara temple and Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah in Kalaburagi, the Dattatreya temple in Deval Ganagapur, Chandralamba temple at Sannati, Bhagamma temple at Ghattarga in Kalaburagi district, Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala and Kukke Subrahmanya temples in Dakshina Kannada district opened to devotees for darshan with Covid-19 norms in place. The Unlock 3.0 guidelines will be in force up to 6 am on July 19 and all social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious functions, other gatherings and large congregations, will continue to be prohibited till then.

PROHIBITORY ORDERS IN B’LURU TILL JULY 19
Bengaluru: Following the easing of restrictions, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant on Monday issued prohibitory orders under Section 144(1) of the CrPC which will be in effect till midnight on July 19. Accordingly, assembly of more than four persons in public places, except for the purposes which are exempted by the state government, is prohibited.Though the number of Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru city has come down substantially, it is considered appropriate to impose certain restrictions to prevent any spurt of fresh cases, the order stated.

Mask discipline must, insists Palike chief
Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Monday said the rise and fall in cases depends on how people follow mask discipline. Speaking to the media he said, some relaxations have been given as the number of cases have come down, and curbs can be eased even further if people follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.

“It all depends on mask compliance and vaccination along with social distancing being followed. Then, there will be complete unlock,” he said. He pointed that citizens should not let their guard down and special marshals committees and the police will be keeping a check. All those violating norms will be dealt with sternly.

On the issue of vaccination, Gupta said, so far 50 per cent of the adult population in Bengaluru has taken the first dose. The number can be increased to even 80-85 per cent, provided there is sufficient stock available.  

All facilities and infrastructure are in place to ramp up the vaccination drive, but it depends upon availability of doses. Further decisions on increasing vaccination coverage and who to vaccinate will be decided by the government based on the suggestions of the experts, he said.

BAGALKOT: A 58-year-old man died after reportedly after his two-wheeler was hit by deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi’s eldest son’s car in the late evening on Monday.

According to sources, “DCM Savadi’s eldest son Chidananda Savadi and eleven others were returning to Athani via Vijayapura in two cars. The accident happened when the quinquagenarian was heading back to home from his farmland in his two-wheeler and was hit by a speeding car. Chidanand was in the same car that hit the bike rider,” claimed sources.

The rider suffered severe injuries to his head and was rushed to a private hospital, however, he failed to respond to the treatment and succumbed within an hour of being admitted to the hospital, said sources.

A case has been registered at the Hunagund Police Station and police have seized the car. However, no one has been taken into custody.  

Relatives of the deceased accused the police department that, “the cops have registered a case against driver Hanumanth Singh instead of DCM’s son Chidanand. He was also allowed to travel without any inquiry about the accident.” Eyewitness also alleged that Chidanand damaged his vehicle number plate and tried to flee from the spot, however, the people didn’t allow him to escape until police arrived.

Speaking to reporters, Chidanand said that, “I agree that the car that hit the rider belongs to me but it was driven by my driver. I was with my friends in another car, which was 30 kms ahead from my car. As soon as I was alerted to the incident, I rushed to the spot and helped the 58-year-old man to shift to hospital. I have neither threatened any person nor made an attempt to escape from the accident spot. On humanitarian grounds I will also help the deceased family,” said Chidanand.

Pramesh Jain

The Special squad of Kengeri sub division police on Monday busted one more Inter-state drug racket and caught two persons transporting 110 kgs of marijuana into the city from VIshakhapatnam.

Senior officer,told reporters,as war on drugs a special operation is being conducted in across city in which based on the instructions by senior officers a special Anti-Narcotics drugs squad team has been set up in each division to curb the drug abuse in the city.

The Kengeri Sub-Division Special Squad team headed by ACP,UD Krishna Kumar received a credible information that a SUV carrying huge quantity of drugs will pass from nagarbhavi area.

Based on  specific inputs,a team of police led by ACP,UD Krishnakumar intercepted a SUV near Nagarabhavi BDA complex and found Narcotics stuffed in gunny bags and were dumped at the backseats of the SUV based on which the team arrested both of them.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and we have recovered the narcotics stuffed in gunny bags.The total value of the seized Marijuna estimated to be around Rs 50 lakh,the officer said .

Initial probe revealed that the accused Appanna and Subramani are drug peddlers in and around Bengaluru.

The accused earlier used to get the consignment from their contacts in Andhra Pradesh but due to the lock down and increasing patrolling, the supply was affected.

Unable to get the consignments from their regular links,the duo approached the sellers in VIsakhapatnam and got the consignment by road .

However the police received credible information that the accused had gone to Andhra Pradesh to get the supply and returned to the city in an SUV.

Meanwhile the Govnidapura police arrested two African nationals and recovered 55 grams of cocaine worth Rs 4.7 lakh from them.

The accused ( name and identity withheld ) were caught red handed while they were waiting for their customers to deliver the drugs.

The police found that the duo did not have travel documents with them and were staying illegally a case under NDPS and Foreigners Act has been registered and further investigation is on he added.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP,UD Krishna Kumar PIS,as,Lohit Gowda,Prakash,and their whole special squad team who has done a good piece of investigation and nabbed the notorious drug peddlers including Nigerian National and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added

Pramesh Jain

In an effort to improve the overall efficiency and improve prosecution rates in cyber crime cases, the State Police chief, Praveen Sood on Saturday issued a circular directing the investigating officers (IO) to take extreme care while handling digital evidence.

This is to ensure integrity and authenticity while taking the cases to their logical end,

According to the State Police chief,Mr.Praveen Sood,Instead of relying on private players,Mr. Sood asked the IOs to use the support and guidance of staff from Cybercrime,Economic Offence and Narcotics (CEN),Station or the staff of Cyber Forensic units of CID, or the State Forensic Science Lab for the professional touch and care.

While releasing a set of standard operation procedures (SOPs)and guidelines,Mr.Sood stated that the purpose is to provide police and prosecution systematic guidance to help them understand the technical and legal issues that may arise while handling electronic evidence at the crime scene investigations.

Investigation of any criminal case involves identification,collection and preservation of evidence to support the theory taken by the IO.

However,in the wake of significant rise in gathering electronic evidence including desktops, laptops,mobile phones,handheld devices and DVRs and CDRs,the IOs have to exercise special care while handling procedural,technical and digital aspects,the circular added.

Admissibility of digital evidence in the court heavily depends upon how it was handled and taken into possession,Mr.Sood reiterated.

According to a senior officer, there are two important factors while visiting any cyber crime scene. This includes quick recovery of evidence for preservation, and secondly containing the area to gather more details.

Quick recovery is important as the evidence is volatile and fragile.Mishandling the evidence leads to destruction of evidence permanently and losing the case eventually.

As per statistics,the conviction rate in cyber crime cases in the state are low, and a leading cause for dismissal of cases is the way the evidence is handled.

Pramesh Jain

Fire and emergency service personnel rescued a  farmer,who entered a pipeline to connect a water pipe to his land,was stuck inside the pipeline for over two hours at singribovidoddi village in Ramanagar on Sunday.

The farmer Govindaraju Rajanna owned a piece of land located on both sides of the bypass road constructed as part of the ongoing works of Expressway between Bengaluru and Mysuru.

Senior officials said,water linking pipelines were laid on Rajanna’s land.To get a water connection to his land from the pipeline,Rajanna had entered the pipeline at around 11 am and crawled about 200 feet.

As a heap of mud had blocked the pipeline, he tried to pass through it but got stuck inside.His son Venugopal,who was monitoring this from outside sensed danger,when there was no movement and called fire control room for help.

The rescue team with police officials rushed to the spot and managed to contact Rajanna to ascertain his exact location.

He was finding it difficult to breathe and the arrangement was made to supply oxygen into the pipeline.

It was not possible for our men to enter the pipeline to pull him out.It was decided to break open the pipeline.An earthmover vehicle was brought to the spot and it dug up the ground and broke the pipeline,enabling us to get close to Rajanna.

The officials removed the heap of mud and rescued Rajanna within one and a half hours of the operation.

The entire village camped at the spot to witness the rescue operations and cheered when Rajanna was pulled out.

Minutes after the rescue he told people that he had gone to install a water pipe through the pipeline to his land and got stuck in the mud inside.I shouted and able to tell my son what happened and that helped me to get rescued,he said.