BENGALURU: As many as 59 people died, including two in the last two days, in rain-related incidents in the past two months in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts. As heavy rain continued to lash many districts, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a video conference on Tuesday with deputy commissioners concerned and directed them to precautionary measures and pay compensation to the affected without delay.

Apart from the 59 dead, (including seven in the last two days) five people are missing and 36 have sustained injuries. As many as 111 villages have been severely affected with 39 deaths reported from 11 districts. The CM directed officials to monitor tanks and lakes on the verge of breaching, and these should be monitored by the minor irrigation department and the Zilla panchayat.

Bommai directed officials to make temporary arrangements for roads in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts. He also directed officials to evacuate people where there are chances of landslide, and take up a joint survey of houses that collapsed or got damaged.

The CM sought that special attention should be paid to the Kodagu district where frequent landslides have been reported. Tahsildars should make all arrangements in the relief centres and it should be monitored by DCs.

Mangaluru Police Commissioner

Mangaluru: City Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar on Saturday said 21 people have been detained in connection with the Faazil murder case adding that the affiliation of detained men to any organization was not important.

Speaking to the reporters on Saturday he said 21 people have been detained and are being investigated as each one of them is under suspicion.

When asked about a report linking some of the detained men to Bajrang Dal, the top-cop added their affiliation to any organization was not important.

Two events were scheduled to be held on Thursday- at Vidhana Soudha and another public rally titled ‘Janotsava’ at Doddaballapur.

CM announced that the decision has been made after the death of BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) member Praveen Nettaru at Sulia in Dakshina Kannada. He was hacked to death with lethal weapons by unidentified people on a bike in Bellare, Dakshina Kannada on late Tuesday evening.

CM said he has no mood for celebrations in the backdrop of a bitter incident and will address a press conference, instead of celebrations.

Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajeev Chandrashekar and other dignitaries were supposed to attend the Sadhana Sambrama event at Vidhana Soudha, where Bommai took oath as chief minister on July 28 last year after BS Yediyurappa stepped down.

Mangaluru North MLA Bharath Shetty on Tuesday refuted claims of the attack on a pub in Balmatta in the city by Hindutva group Bajrang Dal and added they only questioned the management of the pub if they were serving alcohol to minors.

“Hindutva group activists did not in any way attack anybody at the pub. They questioned the pub manager and bouncers if they were serving alcohol to minors at the pub,” he said adding that he has discussed the case with the City Police Commissioner.

“The pub staff is being investigated in this regard and truth will prevail. Serving cigarettes and alcohol to minors at pubs and bars is illegal. Incidents like these happen when pubs and bars violate the law and allow such activities. We as a society should be careful so that such incidents don’t happen.” He added.

Mangaluru: Bajrang Dal’s District President Puneeth Attavar on Tuesday said that the members of Bajrang Dal had informed the cops before going to “Recycle the Lounge” pub on Monday night when they attacked the pub.

Speaking to media reporters on Tuesday, Puneeth said the activists of Bajrang Dal had received information that students whose kissing video had gone viral a week ago were partying at the pub.

“It is true that we have received information about those students partying there. We informed the police and we went there.” He said while refuting the claims of any attack on the pub.

“We went there and we spoke to the manager and staff of the pub. We asked them to vacate the students from the pub as some of them were minors.” He added.

Journalist Naveen Soorinje in a Facebook post slammed the police department for not initiating action against the Bajrang Dal activists when they were informed about the attack. He also questioned the police department why they could not arrest Bajrang Dal activists as a precautionary measure and why they had to wait until the attack to reach the spot.

Sullia: A 32-year-old youngster was on Tuesday night brutally assaulted and killed by unidentified bikers here in Bellare in Sullia.

The deceased has been identified as Praveen (32), a resident of Nettaru here in Bellare. Praveen reportedly was an executive member of BJP’s District Yuva Morcha.

According to the reports, Praveen owned Akshay Chicken Farm in Bellare. He was assaulted with sharp weapons by two attackers who arrived on a bike when he closed his farm and was on his way back home.

The assaulters escaped from the crime scene after the incident while Praveen was being rushed to a local hospital when he breathed his last.

A case in this regard was registered at Bellare Police Station and further investigations were underway. In the light of the incident, security was beefed up in Bellare market and other places in town.

Results are at https://karresults.nic.in or https://kseeb.karnataka.gov.in/sslcsuppexamresults2022. The results will also be forwarded to the students’ registered mobile numbers on Thursday after 12pm. The schools will declare the results after 1pm by availing them at https://sslc.karnataka.gov.in through their respective school login ids of kseeb. The marks sheets and temporary marks cards of students can also be availed by respective schools in the same way and given to students.

Girls have faired well than boys. Among 31292 girls, 43.89 %(13734) girls have passed, and among 63377 boys who had registered 37.47% have passed (23745).

37.99% (17446) students of 5717 government schools, 41.46% (10964) students of 3420 aided schools, 40.68% (9069) students of 6203 unaided schools have passed.

Students of rural area have faired well than urban area. 41.27% (18589) students of rural areas have passed and 38.07% (18890) students of urban areas have passed.

39.1% students of Kannada medium, 39.27% students of English medium, 43.90% Urdu medium, 50.69% students of Marathi medium, 34% students of Telugu medium, 34.04% Tamil medium, 30% Hindi medium students have passed.

The supplementary exams were held between 27 June to 4 July at 423 centres. And the valuation was held between 10 July to 15 July by 6007 evaluators in 28 evaluation centres.

KALABURAGI: Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday demanded that the CID subject Amrit Paul, who was the ADGP of recruitment wing, to a narco analysis test to know the involvement of politicians in the PSI recruitment scam. The former CM alleged the involvement of several ministers and their aides in the scam. “To bring out the truth, this narco analysis test is needed,” he told media persons at Kalaburagi airport. Siddaramaiah also felt the need for a detailed probe into a dairy said to be written by Paul.

When his attention was drawn on the allegations of Higher Education Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan that Siddaramaiah too was involved in PSI scam as many people were appointed as PSIs by unfair means when the latter was the CM, the Badami MLA asked why the minister was silent when he was in the opposition. On flood situation in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah alleged that the State Government has failed to take precautionary measures.

“The district in-charge ministers failed to visit their respective districts. After the CM visited the rain-hit districts, the ministers have started visiting their allotted districts,” he criticised. On corruption, he said, “There is rampant corruption. The government has fixed a price for transfers like how rates of dishes are displayed in hotels.” 

Though the BJP government had been stalling a decision for various reasons, the leadership has bitten the bullet as it is crucial to make changes ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections to keep the rank and file of the party in good humour, sources said. The list could be out soon as the polls are approaching fast, and the new appointees may not have enough time to provethemselves in their responsibilities, they added.

In fact, the BJP Core Committee had prepared the list some months ago and also taken the nod of the party high command. But there could be still some tweaks in the list as the leadership has to strike a balance between the party, Yediyurappa and RSS supporters.

Among the prominent leaders who will lose their posts include former IAS officer K Ratna Prabha, chairperson of Karnataka Skills Development Authority, S Dattatri of KSSIDC, actress Shriti of Temperance Board, SN Eshwarappa of KSRTC, KP Purushottam of Sports Authority, MR Venkatesh of BMTC, Thammesh Gowda HC, chairman of Karnataka Vidyuth Kharkane Ltd, LR Mahadevaswamy, chairman of Mysuru Zoo Authority, Ananth Hegde Ashishara of Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Dr MN Nandish Hanje of Book Authority, Sunil Puranik of Chalanachitra Academy, N Shivalingaiah of CADA, Savitha Vishwanath Amar Shetty of Silk Marketing Board, Anthony Sebastian of Children’s Rights Commission, Pramila Naidu R of Women’s Commission and Hareesh Bantwal of KEONICS. They have completed ust one-and-a-half years of their tenure.

The state has around 130 boards and corporations, including urban development authorities. Some of the positions had been kept vacant, and it has to be seen whether all the posts will be filled in the coming round of appointments.

The prominent among those who have been retained are Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation Chairman Rudresh, Karnataka Tourism Development Corporation head Kapu Siddalingaswamy, who is a former personal assistant of Yediyurappa, Mysuru Urban Development Authority Chairman Rajiv and Karnataka Forest Development Corporation Chairperson and actor Tara Anuradha.