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Bengaluru: As an aftereffect of DK Shivakumar’s arrest on Tuesday, incidents of violence were reported from various parts of the state, as his supporters took to streets to express their anguish over Enforcement Directorate arresting him after four days of questioning.

In an incident reported from Ramnagar the protesters set bus on fire on Tuesday night.

At various parts of the state including Ramnagar and Chennapattana stones were pelted at KSRTC buses.

In Malavalli and Channapattana one buses each were pelted stones at while in Kanakapura two such incidents were reported wherein stones were pelted at buses to protest DKShi’s arrest.

Protesters in Kanakapura also set tyres on fire while also burning effigy of several BJP leaders. They have also called for Kanakpur bandh in the wake of ED’s proceedings against Shivakumar.

Demonstrations and attempts to block roads by burning tires were reported from Ramanagara, Channapatna and few neighboring towns, where a bandh (shutdown) has been called by DK Shivakumar’s supporters

Congree’s DK Shivakumar was arrested under provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act
BENGALURU: 

Protests broke out in several parts of Karnataka on Wednesday following the arrest of senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi in connection with a money laundering case.

Demonstrations and attempts to block roads by burning tires were reported from Ramanagara, Chennapattana and few neighboring towns, where a bandh (shutdown) has been called by DK Shivakumar’s supporters.

Mr Shivakumar’s Kanakapura assembly constituency is in Ramanagara district. As a precautionary measure the district administration has declared a holiday for schools and colleges today.

Incidents of stone pelting on government buses were also reported at Kanakapura last night following the Congress leader’s arrest.

DK Shivakumar, the Congress troubleshooter from the state was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act or PMLA after he had appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning for the fourth time on Tuesday at its headquarters in Delhi.

The arrest of Mr Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate has drawn condemnation from opposition leaders in the state with former chief ministers Siddaramaiah and HD Kumaraswamy accusing the BJP of using central agencies to “oppress voices of dissent”.

On his part, Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has said that the law will take its own course and that he would be more happy than everyone if the former minister comes clear of the charges.

The clip was shared across social media platforms and was viewed over 2 lakh times on Twitter, receiving quirky responses.

BENGALURU

Courtesy: NDTV

The 45-second clip begins with what looks like low-gravity steps on the lunar surface.

Rocky terrain, a man in a space suit and the “moonwalk” – no, this is not the description of a mission to the Earth’s nearest celestial neighbour but of a street in Bengauluru where an artist recreated a scene to highlight the lunar crater-sized potholes in the city.

The 45-second clip begins with what looks like low-gravity steps on the lunar surface. The illusion of the “moonwalk” quickly fades away as an auto rickshaw enters the frame. The camera then pans to show the pothole ridden Tunga Nagar Main Road in North Bengaluru.

The video – “Hello bbmp” was posted by Baadal Nanjundaswamy, a city-based street artist. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike or BBMP is Bengaluru’s civic authority. The artist, in his post, tagged several BBMP officials.

This is not Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s first attempt at drawing attention to the condition of roads and potholes. In the past, the artist has been part of several street art installations that highlight the pothole menace across the city.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike had announced last week that engineers of the civic body will be fined if they fail to fill potholes in the city. There are over 2,500 potholes in Bengaluru, it said.

Vector-borne diseases are back with a bang this monsoon season and have put lakhs of people across cities and towns at risk.

Courtesy: The Indian Express

BENGALURU: A serious attack involves weeks of recovery, tossing and turning in hellish delirium. Sweating, fever, muscle spasms, vomiting and a thumping pain behind the eyes and in the joints. Unfortunately, this year, the monsoons have brought a deadly wave of the dengue fever to Karnataka, sweeping across and killing hundreds, while leaving tens of thousands sick.

The mosquito-borne viral disease has become one of the worst nightmares for people. Also called ‘breakbone fever’ or ‘dandy fever’, it is caused by a family of viruses and is transmitted via the
Aedes mosquito.

It is these deadly insects which have become a bane for people, especially in the state capital of Bengaluru, which has the highest number of dengue-positive cases in Karnataka. To make matters worse, the number of Chikungunya cases, also spread by mosquitoes, is on the rise as well.

Malaria, a common ailment in the Malnad and coastal areas, has also crept into the BBMP limits owing to uncontrolled breeding of mosquitoes. Meanwhile floods across several districts have made matters worse with both dengue and Chikungunya becoming extremely rampant. So bad is the situation that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has listed Karnataka as one of the five worst-hit states this year among Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Kerala along with Gujarat and Rajasthan.

“This year has been bad,” says Dr Srikantha N, a General Physician with a government hospital in Bengaluru who claims to see a minimum of 20 cases with suspected symptoms of dengue every day. “It has been so bad that union minister Harsh Vardhan had even convened a meeting with all states to tackle this vector-borne disease. However, not much seems to be happening in this area,” he explained.

According to data shared by the National Health Mission Family and Welfare Services, Karnataka, the total number of cases of dengue has crossed 5,000 this year. Unfortunately, the dengue virus has also been changing and there has been a ‘pathological alteration’ medical experts say. Dr Bhagath Ram, a physician at Victoria Hospital said the virus has been attacking vital organs in the abdomen more quickly and frequently with altered symptoms this season resulting in quicker deaths due to multi-organ failure.

“While haemorrhage and skin rashes had been the predominant initial effects of the virus till last year, they have changed to kidney and liver failure, pancreas ailment or water accumulation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract this year, making recovery difficult,” Dr Gopikrishna, a paediatrician at a private hospital said.

“While you can deal with hemorrhage more easily with platelet transfusion, it becomes very difficult if the organs start malfunctioning. This has been happening very frequently this year,” he added.
The virus has also been triggering diarrhoea. “The symptoms have been treacherous this year making victims take it lightly. Instead of waiting for rashes to appear or platelet to drop, dengue patients should consult doctors immediately,” Dr Prashanth RS, a general physician and consultant from Koramangala said.

Experts suspect that the altered symptoms could have been triggered by a mutation of the dengue serotype and there is an urgent need to analyse the virus in a lab. “Unless the virus is tested nothing can be done in this regard. There is very little research being done on the subject in the state,” he opined.
The surge in dengue in the city is not only a pressing health issue for people and health authorities, but with many cases of severe dengue, the disease is weighing heavy on people’s pockets. While the tests themselves cost approximately Rs 2,000. Affected patients claim that the doctors ask them to test a minimum of twice or thrice to confirm that there are no traces of dengue left in their system after treatment. These tests, as well as the missed workdays,  are costing them dearly.

In Dakshina Kannada, over 200 cases were recorded in August with as many as 12 suspected deaths
The urban belts of Belagavi, Bailhongal and Gokak in North Karnataka have seen  registration of the highest number of cases
In Hubli-Dharwad, officials are conducting surveys. No deaths have occurred and 108 cases were reported from January this year
Kalaburagi district saw 173 cases of dengue being recorded till the end of August. Last year, this figure was at 89 confirmed cases
Mysuru district has recorded 56 confirmed cases with 25 from Myusuru city alone

Over 200 kids from six NGOs took the first step towards their dreams at SIBM Bengaluru!

Bengaluru, 31st August, 2019:  The Social Responsibility Committee of Symbiosis Institute ofBusiness Management (SIBM), Bengaluru organized Utthaan 2019 on Saturday, August 31st, 2019. The theme of this year’s event was “Be Anything You Want”and itaimed at teaching children that if they set their sights on their dreams, they can achieve any feat! Over 200 children assembled in the college campus to make this event a memorable one.

The NGOs that sent these little ones to the campus are:

·         Vishveshwaraih Foundation

·         Surabhi Foundation

·         Makkala Jeevodaya

·         UPAY Foundation

·         Sadashraya

·         Nirguna

The event is organized every year to cultivate a brimming passion in the children for living their dreams and realizing their own potential, an exercise that brings out myriad hidden talents and an exchange of positive energy between the kids and the students of SIBM Bengaluru. That is the sole purpose of such an initiative: realizing the joy of sharing and compassion.

The wings of the day unfurled with Jhankaar, the dance club of SIBM Bengaluru taking over the dance floor with the kids with energetic dance performances. Next up were the Cultural Performances which truly showed what dreams mean and what dreamers are capable of. The sheer creativity of the kids took the spirit of the day several notches higher with an ecstatic audience cheering on. The Art and Craft activity that followed witnessed the little dreams getting shapes of their own and colors of their might. Strokes of brush and paint brought to life a childhood that is so dear to all. A host of games were organized that were both fun and educative. Also, there was a fun filled magic show to entertain our little guests.

Jzaa – The Dramatics club of SIBM Bengaluru also performed for the children to draw out their amazement!

“All we hope is to give these children a day to remember. Every year Utthaan has sprinkled moments of unconditional happiness into the lives of hundreds of kids. I am glad this year too, we managed to make it great and give these little kids a memory to live”, said Rakhi Khandelwal, the coordinator of the Social Responsibility Committee of SIBM Bengaluru. Utthaan 2019 ended with a warm farewell to the kids, accompanied by goodie bags that gave these little ones a joy that words cannot describe.The kids were bid adieu with a silent but sincere promise of inviting them again and celebrating dreams, life and everything in between and beyond.

About SIBM Bengaluru:

Ever since its inception in 1978, SYMBIOSIS has been synonymous with progress. The trend of progress has been continued by setting up of SIU’s first campus outside Maharashtra at Bengaluru in 2008. SIBM Bengaluru is now one of the leading B-Schools of the country. The focus, now, is on matching global standards of management education. SIBM Bengaluru instills a work culture which is unparalleled among various institutions and provides a holistic approach to management which goes a long way in creating a dynamic identity. Vibrant student associations and committees complement the program with a number of activities involving institute-industry interaction.

SIBM Bengaluru was ranked #28 in India and #1 in Bengaluru.

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah addresses a press conference, in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir as well as all other political parties should have been taken into confidence before abrogating the provisions of Article 370, that gave special status to the state.

Siddaramaiah, who is on a tour of flood hit regions of north Karnataka, especially Belagavi and Bagalkot, tweeted: “The Central government neither convened an all-party meeting nor spoke to the people of the state before the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.”

The senior Congress leader felt the government should have spoken to the all concerned before abolishing the provisions in the Constitution as per the then prevailing political situation.

He said that the government “shouldn’t have thought of deriving political mileage out of it”.

“Who will address issues like unemployment,poverty, illiteracy and hunger if politics is played around emotional issues? The government’s job is not to gain sympathy, seek publicity and mislead people on emotional matters.

The tragedy, however, is that the Union government is doing nothing other than this,” Siddaramaiah said.

The Union government had on August 5 abrogated the provisions of Article 370 giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

The Congress leader also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting flood affected areas of Karnataka.

“The Prime Minister, who frequently visits foreign countries, has no time to tour flood affected areas.

Going abroad cannot be avoided, but shouldn’t one take note of the sufferings of the people of the country?” Siddaramaiah tweeted.

He flayed Modi for “focusing only on those areas where he got maximum publicity”.

Since he would not get due publicity, he did not travel to the flood affected areas, Siddaramaiah claimed.

The heavy rains which hit parts of Karnataka in the first fortnight of August, wreaked havoc with almost all the rivers in spate.

As many as 82 people lost their lives in flood and rain related incidents. About five lakh people were displaced.

According to the state government, 103 taluks of 22 districts were affected.

The flood damaged 7.5 lakh hectares of land and 75,317 houses.

Bengaluru, Aug 28: A 28-year old Army man was seriously injured after being allegedly pushed out of a moving train here by a gang of robbers when he resisted their attempt to snatch his mobile phone, Railway police said.

Made Gowda, hailing from Mandya in Karnataka, suffered grave injuries in his head in the incident that occurred on Sunday near Nayandahalli here and was in “a serious condition” at the Army Command Hospital here, his wife Deepa said.

The Government Railway Police, who have registered a case in connection with the incident, said there was no breakthrough so far.

Our investigation is on but we have not got any clue yet.

Made Gowda, posted in Bathinda in Punjab, was on his way home in Mandya by the train along with his wife and three-year-old daughter when the robbers tried to snatch his mobile phone near a toilet on Sunday morning.

As he fought with them, they attacked him and pushed him out of the train, Deepa, who is with her husband at the hospital, told PTI.

He has still not recovered. There are serious injuries in his head as he was pushed out of the train. Today there was some improvement as he moved his hands and legs, she added.

According to her, a boy who saw Gowda him falling from the train immediately alerted her and they pulled the emergency chain and brought the train to a halt.

We walked almost two kilometres and found him lying in the middle of the adjacent track, she added.

Appointment of three DyCMs an indication of the move while surprise-inclusion Laxman Savadi has a sore point with BJP leaders.

BENGALURU: By inducting three Deputy Chief Ministers in the BS Yediyurappa cabinet, the government has accommodated three leaders representing Lingayats, Vokkaligas and Schedule Caste, which constitute a large section of the state’s population. It could be an indication that the BJP is gearing up for ‘’early assembly elections’’. 

While fifth-time MLA Govind Karjol represents Schedule Caste, three-time MLA Ashwathnarayan represent Vokkaligas and Savadi, Lingayats.  The three names were doing the rounds for the past three days, which did not come as a surprise for many BJP leaders. Karjol has been associated with Yediyurappa from the beginning, while Savadi has BJP National Secretary BL Santhosh’s support. Ashwathnarayan played an important role in Operation Kamala, and got his due, said BJP sources. 

However, Savadi’s inclusion in the cabinet and elevation to deputy CM is more surprising as he lost the Assembly poll in 2018. “We don’t know why our leaders included him and gave him the DyCM post, it was unexpected,’’ said a senior BJP leader. 

Objecting to Savadi’s elevation, eight-time MLA Umesh Katti said, “The decision of the BJP leadership to appoint Savadi as DyCM was opposed by Yediyurappa. He is not happy with Savadi’s appointment.” Katti said he could not comment on the party leaders’ decision as he was just an MLA. “I can only say that it was the national leadership which decided to appoint Savadi as DyCM and not Yediyurappa,’’ he said. Asked whether he still expected the party to include him in the cabinet, he said, “I will wait and see how things unfold.’’  

Sources said the BJP appears to be readying for assembly elections. “If they go to polls, BJP can confidently say they have give second position to these castes and get votes. This matters a lot during polls,’’ the source said. This apart, by giving two slots to North Karnataka and one to the capital, BJP also attempted to reach more regions. The party has already appointed Nalin Kumar Kateel, from coastal Karnataka, as party chief.

Pramesh Jain

CCB Police raided BY CHANCE,Pub in Brigade Road violating noise norms after public complain,Two arrested:

Bengaluru: CCB police raided By chance bar and restaurant in Ashok Nagar police station limits for playing extreme loud music and allowing dance in the premises without license and 25 customers were present performing dance.
The BY CHANCE bar and restaurant was raided for playing extreme loud music and allowing customers to dance in the premises illegally.
Two were arrested from the bar for violating the law as per exercise department and along with 25 customers were detained.
The accused has been identified as,KR Rajanna,58,year old resident of Rajarajeshwari nagar,James John,44,resident of Lingarajapuram.
It is alleged the bar owner allowed group of college students boys and girls to perform dance on the premises and run DJ Music illegally with loud music disturbing normal public.
In accusation of playing songs and allowing the customers to dance.The loud speakers were kept at full volume and dance was going on in full swing.25 persons including the owner of the hotel, manager and customers were arrested.
Senior officer told media persons,Based on a credible inputs,that the bar is floating rules and allowing customers to dance on the floor with extremely loud music in Ashok Nagar police station limits as soon as the information was passed a team of Women and Narcotics wing swung into action and rushed to the spot and found that the BY CHANCE bar and restaurant owner was playing loud music and allowed customers to dance despite not having licence.He even said BY CHANCE had taken permission only to run a bar and restaurant,but was illegally playing music with a DJ and were disturbing public creating nuisance with the loud noise.It is alleged that there were many college going students girls and boys who were seen dancing on the premises in the ground floor and 1st floor like discotheques based on which our team raided the BY CHANCE bar and restaurant and secured 25 customers and two persons present in the discotheque during the raid was arrested and taken into custody.The raids come two months after the Karnataka High Court pulled up the police for its casual approach to taking action on complaints of high noise levels from pubs in residential areas.The police was criticised for conducting an inspection of noise levels in the evening and for failing to use suitable devices to measure the sound.Following a directive from the High Court, police officials conducted raid to curb noise pollution and running DJ in the premises illegally and a case has been registered in Ashok Nagar police station against the accused and his DJ console with other enquipments has been seized from his possession and further investigation is on and finally Bengaluru police Commissioner,Bhaskar Rao,has appreciated,Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil,DCP Crime,Kuldeep Kumar R Jain,ACP,Dr.HN Venkatesh Prasanna,and his team as,PIs,as,Mallikarjuna,K Narayangowda,Smt.Ayesha,PSIs,Dwarkanath,lakshminarasimhaiah,Smt.Shantha Shetty,with staff as,Siddaraju,Prakash,Nandish,Shashidhar,and Nilesh has been appreciated for the wonderful and commendable job done by them he added.

Pramesh Jain

Rave Party Busted,RG Royal Hotel,DJ,With 150 People including 50 Foreigners arrested by Bengaluru CCB Police :

Central Crime Branch police of Women and Narcotics wing have raided RG Royals Hotel situated near Mahalakshmi Layout in the city.150 people,including 50 foreign nationals were arrested during the raid. 
RG Royals Hotel was raided acting on tip off as reliable inputs passed a information that in RG hotels many people have gathered and are running loudspeakers at the terrace with high volume.
The CCB team raided the RG Royal hotel and arrested a,DJ,Tambe Daniel Atem,30,year old was detained cash and other enquipments was recovered from his possession.Along with him other accused identified as Ravish Gowda,the bar owner,Venkatesh,the General Manager,Sabastian,the Manager and Saleem,the event Manager are those who are absconding and efforts or to arrest them.
CCB cops received a complaint of playing music in a loud voice till 3 pm.Taking action on this, the police raided the hotel.150 people were found doing rave party on the occasion.
Senior officer, told media persons that,we received a credible information from our sources that a RG Royal hotel situated in Mahalakshmi Layout police station limits is supplying food,liquor and running loud musics illegally and allowing people to do party till 5am in the wee hours of Sunday and is making easy money by running a party beyond the time limits given by excise department as soon as the information was passed a team led by DCP Crime,Kuldeep Kumar R Jain,ACP,Venkatesh Prasanna with more than 50 CCB and his team swung into and rushed to the RG Royal hotel and found that the Hotel owner and manager has organised illegally Rave party and the team has raided the hotel and detained all the persons who were part of Rave party,150 people,including 50 foreign nationals were arrested during the raid and our team has learnt that illegal activities were being carried out in pubs and hotels in violation of the permit rules law.There are 50 foreign nationals among them.At the moment investigation is going on and passports and visas of foreign nationals are being checked and investigation on to ascertain is any drug substances is used in the Rave party the DJ identified as Tambe Daniel Atem has been arrested and we have seized the sound system and the DJ console and cash from his possession and efforts are on to arrest the absconding owner and mangers of the hotel and a case has been registered in Mahalakshmi Layout police station and further investigation is on finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Bhaskar Rao has appreciated,Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil,DCP,Crime,Kuldeep Kumar R Jain,ACP,W&N,Venkatesh Prasanna,and his team as,PIs as,K.Narayana Gowda,Smt.S.Ayesha,PSI,Lakshminarasimaiah,staff as,Harish,Prakash,Srinivas,Shashidhar,Nilesh and Prashanth has been appreciated for busting the Rave party organised illegally and securing all the customers successfully he added.