Pramesh Jain

The KR Puram traffic police of East Division traffic cops caught four youths including a minor for performing bike stunts on the Bhattarahalli junction on Hoskote road on Wednesday morning.

The accused identified as Yaseen,18,Mubaraka, 20,Umar,18 and a minor, working as mechanics and vegetable vendors were booked under various sections of the indian motor vehicle act.

Senior officer said,Somappa K,Traffic police constable attached to KR puram station who was near Bhattarahalli junction noticed two scooters with modified silencers rode by four youth without helmet in rash and negligent manner creating a fear among the fellow motorists.

He immediately alerted the control room and passed the information to Inspector Mohammed MA who immediately rushed to the spot with his team and followed the accused wheelie wonkers  and caught them.

It was found that the accused have modified the silencer to create shrill sound and removed the number plates to conceal the identity of them.

But our Inspector and his team swiftly secured all the four youths and seized their modified silencer bikes.

The police are now analyzing the engine and chassis number to identify the owners so that they could also been booked for the negligence in handing the bike to minor and performing stunts a case under various sections of Indian motor vehicle Act and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Traffic,Dr BR Ravikanthe Gowda,DCP Traffic East Shantharaju KM,ACP,Traffic East,MC Kavitha,PI,Mohammad MA and his alert staff as,Somappa for the commendable job done by them in nabbing the wheelie wonkers a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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The Anti-Narcotics wing of CCB sleuths on Tuesday arrested four persons including two Nigerian nationals red handed and recovered ecstasy pills and MDMA powder worth Rs 20 lakh from them.

The accused has been identified as,Ajah Francis, 34 and Charles Chima,29 from Nigeria and their associates Malang Pasha,30 from Bengaluru and Jasir Thancheri Kanday, 33 from Kerala .

Senior officer told,our Anti-Narcotics Wing CCB ACP Gautham kumar received a tip off that four persons are indulged in supplying drugs and are waiting for their clients near Montessori school in Bagalur area.

Acting on a tip off a team headed by ACP Gautham kumar and team swung into action and rushed to the spot the team first surrounded the area and were watching their movements the team when got suspicion on them rounded up all the four and raided the place near Montessori school in Bagalur while trying to sell the synthetic Drugs.

The team secured all the four and during interrogation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that they used to procure drugs from their friends and used to sell this synthetic Drugs to college students and professionals and after thorough investigation the team seized Rs.20 lakhs from their possession.

The team recovered,200 Ecstasy pills,153 grams MDMA powder,with five mobile phones,two bikes and lethal weapons from the accused.

The police have booked the accused under NDPS Act and further investigating is on to find out the source of the drugs.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil,DCP Crime-1,KP Ravikumar,ACP Anti-Narcotics Wing CCB,Gautham kumar,and his whole team who has successfully nabbed all the four notorious drug Peddlers and seized synthetic Drugs from them for the commendable job done by the team a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

BELAGAVI, BENGALURU : On the last day of campaigning for the Belagavi Lok Sabha bypoll on Thursday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who was holding a road show for BJP candidate Mangala Angadi in Belagavi, had to quit midway as he developed uneasiness and fever.The road show was planned from Shivaji Garden in Belagavi South Assembly constituency through prominent roads and to end at Mahatma Phule Road. However, Yediyurappa started feeling exhausted and left for the hotel after the road show had barely covered half way.

Sources in the CMO said Yediyurappa had mild fever two days ago and had undergone a Covid test before hitting the campaign trail. The test report had returned negative. After being checked by doctors and resting for some time in Belagavi, the CM left for Bengaluru by a regular 7.30 pm flight.  

Earlier , the Chief Minister consumed homemade lunch brought to the hotel from the residence of late Suresh Angadi. BJP leaders pointed out that despite not keeping well, the CM had participated in campaigning at Mudalagi and Gokak. He had even visited mutts of the Lingayat community in Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday morning and then participated in the road show in the scorching summer heat. After the CM left the hotel, the campaign rally continued in Shahapur and other areas, led by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, state Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar and MLA Abhay Patil.

The CMO sources said the CM will rest for two days on Friday and Saturday, and will chair an all-party meeting in Bengaluru on Sunday evening to discuss the government’s strategy to fight the pandemic and seek views from the Opposition leaders. Yediyurappa had tested positive for Covid-19 and was hospitalised for a week last year.

BENGALURU: 9 months after his house in Kavalbyrasandra was torched by a mob of over 2,000 rioters, Congress MLA of Pulakeshinagar Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy has started construction of a new house at the same site.Murthy told TNIE that he had his semi-burnt house demolished and started constructing a new house. “My family and I have suffered a lot in the last nine months. We have been living with relatives after my house was burnt down,” he said.

The MLA rued the fact that he got no support from KPCC President DK Shivakumar, despite several appeals and personal meetings with him. “The KPCC President has been supporting former mayor and corporator Sampath Raj, who was arrested last year for his involvement in the case. I have, however, received consistent moral support from former chief minister Siddaramaiah,” Murthy said. He said he will shortly seek an appointment with the Congress high command to draw attention to the injustice done to him by Shivakumar. 

Raj, who was DJ Halli ward corporator when the riots broke out on August 11, was arrested for allegedly playing a key role in instigating others to set fire to Murthy’s residence. The High Court-appointed HS Kempanna Committee had inspected his house two months ago, he said. Justice Kempanna, a retired High Court judge, was appointed last August as Claims Commissioner to assess the damage caused to public and private properties during the DJ Halli and KG Halli riots in which the MLA’s house was burnt down.

The Central Crime Branch had arrested more than 400 people in the arson which had damaged DJ Halli and KG Halli police stations, and public and private properties, after Murthy’s nephew P Naveen had allegedly posted a sacrilegious post on social media. Three people had lost their lives in police firing. The CCB had filed a preliminary chargesheet, naming Raj and Congress corporator A R Zakir. The National Investigation Agency, investigating the violence, had in its chargesheet submitted in February, stated that riot was pre-meditated.

Diamonds have an unmatched beauty, its enigmatic energy or simply a legacy that’s billions of years old captivates people all over the world by its mysterious allure.

April being the month of diamonds here are a few fascinating facts about the creation, discovery, and history of a diamond will make you fall in love with the magical gemstone even more, giving the April-born ladies an extra reason to put sparkling diamond jewelry on their birthday wish list.

1.    A Miracle of nature – Aspure and as old as the Earth itself; a diamond is a natural miracle over a 3 billion years in the making. Formed long before dinosaurs roamed the earth, some say that diamonds are even older than the stars, maybe that’s why the sparkle of your diamond often rivals that of the stars twinkling in the sky and why the light of the diamond on your finger, forever reflects the beautiful memories of a lifetime.

2.    The strength of a diamond – Although they look delicate and beautiful, but diamonds are the most hardest natural substance on the planet, 58 times harder than the next mineral on Earth!

3.    A diamond is indestructible – The word diamond derives from the Greek word ‘adamas’, which in turn means indestructible – a fitting name for this everlasting precious stone, that is an eternal symbol of a lifelong commitment. It is no wonder then that diamonds are regarded as the ultimate symbol of love and strength. History proves many ancient cultures believed that diamonds gave the wearer strength and courage during battle, and some kings wore diamonds on their armor as they rode into battle.

4.    Diamonds are rare – Diamonds are one of the world’s most precious, beautiful and rare possessions in the world. If you were to gather together all the diamonds ever polished since the beginning of time, they fit in a London double-decker bus, with room to spare. That is probably why when you are gifted/ or gift yourself a diamond you truly feel special to be wearing one of the rarest and most precious diamonds that has been created by Mother Nature.

5.    The biggest diamond – Did you know, a diamond over one carat in weight is one in a million and the biggest known diamond in the universe weighs 2.27 thousand trillion tonnes, or 10 billion trillion carats. This is the equivalent of 179 trillion double decker buses.

6.    The largest diamond: Cullinan – The Cullinan, weighing in at 530.20 carats, is the largest cut diamond in the world which originated from the De Beers Premier mine. It was cut from a huge 3,106 carat rough diamond, discovered in the Premier mine in Transvaal, South Africa in 1905. The Cullinan was eventually yielded nine major, and 107 smaller brilliant cut diamonds and the two largest diamonds can be found in the British Crown Jewels.

7.    Not all diamonds are white in colour– D-to-Z color diamonds are the most widely used in jewelry, but did you know diamonds come in all colors of the rainbow? Natural-colored diamonds, blue, green, orange and red are the rarest; while yellow and brown are the most common ones used worldwide.

8.    The 1% club – If diamonds are rare then Forevermark diamonds are the rarest of the rare. Less than 1% of the world’s diamonds are eligible to become Forevermark. If all the worlds diamonds fit in a double decker bus, then Forevermark inscribed diamonds, would fill just over two tires of the bus. Outshining every other diamond in the world, is it eligible to be inscribed with the Forevermark inscription! Invisible to the naked eye, this inscription includes the Forevermark icon and the diamond’s own, unique number at the heart of the diamond that identifies it as exclusively yours and unlike any other diamond in the world.

9.    The most expensive diamond: The Pink Star – Did you know the most expensive and beautiful pink diamond, known as the Pink Star was sold in Hong Kong for more than $71,000,000 and weighs 59.60 carats.

10.  How are diamonds formed – Diamonds are formed under 45-60 Kbar of pressure. This corresponds to a depth of 125-200 kilometers below the Earth’s surface- around fifty thousand times atmospheric pressure. The pressure is equivalent to putting the point of the Eiffel Tower upside down on your hand.

11.  A unique story – Each rough diamond has a natural pattern telling a unique story. No diamonds two are alike, each is as unique as a snowflake: precious and rare.

Pramesh Jain

Two Inter-state Drug peddlers arrested by Koramangala police 141 Kg Marijuana Worth Rs.84.6 lakhs Seized.

The Southeast Division police of Koramangala police have busted a biggest haul of drug racket and seized huge quantity of contraband drugs by arresting duo red handed and seized 141 Kg of Marijuana Worth Rs.84.6 lakhs from them.

The accused has been identified as,Chaddakrishnan,22,from Visakhapatnam and his associate Murthy,40,from ChamarajaNagar.

DCP Southeast,Srinath Mahadev Joshi told media persons,to curb the drug menace and supply of drugs in city based on senior officers instructions special squads are in action across city.

As special squads been formed the Koramangala police inspector,Ravi KB and his team received a tip off from their reliable inputs that a canter carrying huge quantity of drugs will be entering in Bellary colony in Koramangala area.

Based on the tip off PSI,Siddappa passed the information to the Inspector Ravi who informed the senior about the information, senior officer instructed to take all necessary steps and raid the place.

Based on the tip off a team of police party headed by Koramangala Inspector rushed to spot and crime staff swung into action and surrounded the area.The team who spotted a canter vehicle at a vacant site in Bellary colony in Koramangala first block.

The team found duo unloading the consignment from a goods vehicle when the police team checked the goods found it was Ganja as marijuana drug based on which the team secured duo raided the place and seized the goods vehicle and took the duo to station for questioning.

The duo was taken to Koramangala police station and after seizing the vehicle the team seized 141 kilograms of marijauna drugs from them.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that they have sourced the drugs from Tribes in Andhra Pradesh and smuggled them into the city to sell it to the local peddlers.

Both the accused have been booked under NDPS and taken into custody for further investigations to ascertain their network and peddlers.

This is the second biggest drug racket busted by the Southeast division police in the span of one week.On Monday, the HSR layout police arrested four persons and seized 180 kgs of Marijuana and 960 gram of hashish oil worth Rs.58 lakh from them.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan DCP Southeast Srinath Mahadev Joshi ACP, Madiwala Sub-Division,Sudheer M Hegde,PI,Ravi KB,PSIs,as,Siddappa, Ravindra,and crime staff as, Jayaprakash,Venkatesh,Prashanth,Karthik, Jagadish and other staff has been appreciated for busting the biggest haul of drugs by arresting the peddlers and for the exemplary work done by the team a suitable reward will be given to them he added.

Davangere: A car in which the former minister, MLA UT Khader was traveling, met with an accident on Wednesday morning around 8.45 at Olal Cross on National Highway near Davangere. It is learned that the former minister has sustained minor injuries in the accident.

The accident occurred when the Congress leader was traveling from Bengaluru to Belgaum to campaign for the party’s candidate for the Belgaum by-elections. Reportedly, between Davangere- Aanagodu routes, near National Highway 4th Olal Cross, a running lorry that was in front of the MLA’s vehicle stopped abruptly, causing the car to collide into the rear end of the truck. The accident left Khader with minor injuries to his face and leg. He was taken to a family doctor in Bengaluru in another car.  

The car driver also escaped with minor injuries. The District Police Superintendent Hanumantharaya visited the site of the accident and carried an inspection.

BENGALURU: As the Karnataka government has asked private hospitals to reserve 50 per cent of the beds for the novel coronavirus patients as was done during the first wave, Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Monday.

“The private hospitals have agreed to reserve 50 per cent beds for COVID-19 patients within a week. Patients without symptoms and with mild symptoms will be isolated in hotels and COVID care centres. Only patients with severe conditions will be treated in hospitals,” the Minister said.

Regarding the shortage of Remdesivir, Sudhakar said drug companies have stopped its production.

“We need this drug. Private hospitals have complained of the medicine not being available in the market. We will discuss the issue with the drug controller and supply the medicine to private hospitals at government rates,” said Dr Sudhakar.

To a question on the availability of equipment, he said the government has taken measures to ensure sufficient quantities of ventilators and oxygen.

If required, industrial oxygen would be used, he added.