Parmesh S Jain

The Vice President of India,M.Venkaiah Naidu today called for awarding some extra marks to sportspersons in college admissions and promotions in various departments.

Incentives like this will go a long way in encouraging the sports in the country,” he said.

Addressing the gathering at the inaugural of the Khelo India University Games-2021 in Bengaluru today, the Vice President gave a call to return to our roots and asked all stakeholders to give top priority to our indigenous and rural sports.

He expressed happiness over the fact that this edition of Khelo India would feature 20 sports disciplines with indigenous sports like Yogasana and Mallakhamba introduced for the first time.

This is very important in order to preserve and promote our rural and indigenous games which are rooted in tradition and are a part of our cultural heritage,he said.

Emphasizing the need to encourage sporting activity upto village level,he called for developing the necessary sports infrastructure at the grassroots level,with concerted efforts of the centre, state and local bodies.

Together,these will take the Indian sporting potential to new heights,he added.

Calling for promoting ‘sportsman spirit’ in all spheres of life including politics,Naidu said sports teach us patience, perseverance and handling of victory or defeat with equanimity.He appealed to all to make sports as an inalienable part of their daily lives.

Hailing the New Education Policy-2020 for its emphasis on sports,the Vice President commended the state of Karnataka for its massive upgradation of sporting venues on par with international standards.

Observing that there is no dearth of talent in India in the field of sports,he called for efforts toward early identification,adequate training,and support of this vast talent pool.

Calling Khelo India a praiseworthy initiative, Naidu said that it would not only help in early identification of the best talent,but also ensure that all sports enthusiasts have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Venkaiah Naidu further said that sports and games ensure the physical fitness of an individual; inculcate discipline and team spirit, apart from kindling the desire to excel through healthy competition.

Calling for making Games and Sports or Yoga an integral part of the school curriculum from a young age, the Vice President said that we must encourage children, youth and the elderly to stay fit by taking part regularly in sports or any other physical activity.

He also advised the youngsters to avoid sedentary lifestyle and junk food and instead eat properly cooked traditional Indian food.

The Vice President commended the organizers for declaring the Khelo India University Games-2021 as the first ever “Green Games” under which all efforts are being made to promote the use of non-plastic and reusable/ recyclable materials in the conduct of these games.

Describing this step as exemplary,he wanted the organizers of other events to follow these good practices.

Venkaiah Naidu also praised the co-host of the Games,Jain Deemed-to-Be-University for its encouragement to sports.

During the inaugural ceremony,artists and sportspersons showcased their performances including Malkambh Act, Acrobatic Performance and a dance sequence showcasing Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Thawar Chand Gehlot,the Governor of Karnataka, Basavaraj S Bommai,Chief Minister of Karnataka, Anurag Singh Thakur,Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Information and Broadcasting,Dr K C Narayana Gowda,Minister for Youth Empowerment & Sports & Sericulture, Government of Karnataka,PC Mohan,Member of Parliament,Dr Shalini Rajneesh,Additional Chief Secretary to karnataka government with other dignitaries and sportspersons from across the country and others attended the inaugural ceremony.

Parmesh S Jain

We have not considered the Hubballi arson case as an ordinary one.The conspiracy and organised attack on the Hubballi police station has been taken very seriously.

The people and organisations behind the arson would be identified and dealt with sternly,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons at the Hubballi Airport Bommai said,investigation is on to unravel the plot and the elements behind the incident.The police have already got the statements from those arrested.

Replying to a question that the email threats received by some of the schools has its origins in Pakistan,Bommai said,there are instances in the past of sitting here and using the IP addresses of Dubai and Saudi Arabia.A thorough investigation has been ordered into the case.

The source of the emails and the culprits involved would be identified and help would be sought from the concerned countries through the External Affairs ministry to arrest them.We will go to the bottom of the case and find the culprits.

Reacting to a video,related to the irregularities in PSI recruitment,which has gone viral,Bommai said,audio,video and new ways of frauds are coming out.

CID has been asked to conduct a thorough investigation.Whoever it is,however influential and smart they may be,the guilty would be arrested and punished,he said.

Replying to a question that Divya Hanagari has not been arrested yet in the PSI recruitment case, the Chief Minister said,her institution and house have been confiscated.She would be arrested soon.

Parmesh S Jain

The Talaghattapura police on Saturday arrested a 39-year-old habitual offender and recovered five stolen bikes and other valuables worth RS.11.5 lakh from him.

The accused has been identified as,Abubakar Siddique,native of Mysuru and residing in Bannerghatta.

Senior officer told reporters,a complaint was registered by the owner of a car in the Talaghattapura police stating that last Friday some miscreant has stolen his laptop from his car by breaking the windshield of the car and made away with laptop.

Based on complaint special team was formed under the supervision of PI,Talaghattapura,B Siddaraju and his crime staff visited the scene of crime.

After visiting the spot the team started analysing CCTV footage and in one of CCTV footage the team identified the accused and the crime team got to know he is a notorious HBT offender who involved in more than 77 cases and is not attending court the team track down Siddique and recovered the valuables from him.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was revealed that he was involved 77 cases of stealing valuables from parked cars and stealing bikes .

The accused was arrested and came out on bail last year and since then involved in 18 theft cases reported in west and south east division.

The accused so far involved in 77 cases and jumped bail and not attending the cases pending against him,has finally landed in police net.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil DCP South,Harish Pandey,ACP,Shivakumar,PI,B Siddaraju,and his team as,Srikanth P,Chiddanand Navi,Puttegowda SN, Naveen Kumar KL,Narasimhamurthy,Sagar AC,Srinivas,Imran Khan, Shivu TD,Harish Kumar,Panduranga,Siddappa,and others has been appreciated for the exemplary and commendable job done by them in nabbing the most wanted HBT offender wanted in more than 77 cases and a suitable reward will be given to whole team he added.

Parmesh S jain

The 86th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana would be held in Haveri from September 23 to 25.

The decision to this effect was taken at a preparatory meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for the 3 day literary meet.

The Chief Minister instructed the organisers to ensure that various seminars organised as part of the literary festival are meaningful,see greater participation of the people and fair representation for localites.

Bommai emphasised on good boarding and lodging facilities for the participants.The need to make good use of hostels and dormitories, community halls.

Accommodation should be arranged in Hubballi and Davangere too,Bommai said and suggested organising tents as emergency arrangement on the lines of Kumbh Mela.

The Chief Minister wanted efficient arrangements for food,drinking water and toilet facilities for the people during the Literary Fest.

The State government has provided Rs.20 cr for the event in its budget,he said.

Environment-friendly Sammelana

Bommai wanted the event to be environment-friendly, banning the use of flex boards and advertisement hoardings.

The meeting was attended by Jnanpith awardee Chandrashekar Kambar,Kannada and Culture minister Sunil Kumar,Labour minister Shivaram Hebbar and senior officials.

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Cutting across party barriers Karnataka has the tradition of working unitedly over the issues of State’s farmers, water and land.

Development works should be completed within a fixed time.Action would be taken for clearing the second phase of Kerur Lift Irrigation project, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

The Chief Minister in his address after laying the foundation stone for Kerur Lift Irrigation project at Ugalavata village in Badami said, the Rs.528 cr Kerur Lift Irrigation project would bring water for 40,000 hectares of land which has been left out of Upper Krishna Project.

We would not rest till the project is completed. Many irrigation projects are being bogged down due to disputes with neighboring States of Andhra Pradesh,Telangana and Maharashtra.

We are making all our efforts for the UKP Phase 3 project which envisages raising the height of Almatti dam to 524 metres.Are trying to get necessary clearances for the project,Bommai said.

The project would provide irrigation facility for 13 lakh hectares.It would open the doors of prosperity for the people of Northern Karnataka, he said.

Badami is an international tourist destination.It needs to be developed further.Various programmes have already been chalked out in this regard.

A Renewed Master Plan would be drawn up for comprehensive growth of tourism in Badami, Bommai said.

Parmesh S Jain

Instructions have been issued for resolving the Azan issue harmoniously through holding peace committee meetings at the Police Station level.
The process is going on.

Everyone should follow the law,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons in Kalaburagi he said, there is a High Court order on Azan.A circular has already been issued in accordance with that.The rule also specifies the decibel level. The DG has already issued the circular.”

Replying to a question,Bommai said,the unity in the party is stronger than what it was earlier. There are no differences in the party.

A few issues that had cropped up have been resolved.We are more united than ever.Greater importance is being given for the development of Kalyana Karnataka region.We are confident of taking everyone along,Bommai said.

Parmesh S Jain

At a time when the Kerala government is going ahead with its ambitious semi-high speed railway project setting aside criticisms,a former Indian Railway official part of its feasibility study,on Wednesday, April 20,spoke out against the mammoth initiative claiming that the people of the state will be burdened by the project,which may eventually costs Rs two lakh crore.

Alok Kumar Verma,who had prepared the preliminary feasibility report of the Silver Line alias K-Rail project, said the original proposal of the state government was for a broad gauge line and the decision for adopting a standard gauge was taken by the Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd (KRDCL).

Recalling that the proposal sent to the Railway Board in 2017 was for a broad gauge line and not a standard gauge, he said the sanction given by them to prepare a detailed plan was also for the former.

There was no approval for a standard gauge,the standard gauge has been chosen by the KRDCL and this is the main reason why the Union government is not willing to bear any responsibility or any cost of this project,Verma told reporters.

Both the Railway Board and the Ministry of Railways have made it clear that most of the cost, may be 100 per cent of the project cost or the liability,will be on the shoulder of the Kerala government, he said.

The retired officer arrived in Kerala to meet Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and senior government officials to flag concerns regarding the mammoth infrastructure project, However, he reportedly did not get an audience with Vijayan.

Later,he met the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly VD Satheesan and discussed various aspects of the project.

While detailing the economic impact of the semi-high speed rail corridor project,he said it is the responsibility of the Railway Board and the Ministry of Railways to provide rail infrastructure everywhere and hence the point is why should Kerala people have to pay for a railway line.

The cost of the railway line should be borne by the Union government.So,the Kerala people are going to be burdened by a project which may eventually cost Rs two lakh crore.It does not make any sense,Verma added.

Asked about the KRDCL’s argument that Verma had only a three-month-long association with the rail corridor project, the retired officer charged that the agency knows nothing but to lie and “they have spoiled the whole project.”

Parmesh S Jain

The Vidhana Soudha police on Thursday launched an investigation into an allegedly forged Rural Development Panchayat Raj Karnataka (RDPR) letter in connection with the suicide of Santosh Patil,a contractor from Hindalga. 

On April 12, Patil killed himself and left behind a WhatsApp message blaming former Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa,who was forced to resign.

He had alleged that he had begun road work in Hindalga based on verbal assurances from the Minister and was under pressure to give commissions even though bill payments were pending.  

The police have sought the help of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team to ascertain notes written in green ink stating that order copies are to be issued on 5/3/2022.

At the end, it stated ordered for approval,The police claim it was based on this letter, which was accessed by a section of the media,that road work on Hindalga village was taken up. 

In fact the letter allegedly issued by the then CEO of the Zilla Panchayath is forged and no staff member of RDPR has written on this letter.

It does not resemble anyone’s handwriting, the RDPR department clarified .

Ramesh DO,Deputy Director,RDPR in his clarification said that such notes and work orders on a letter is illegal.

The letter going by its serial number is just a requisition received by the department and had been pending since then,said Mr. Ramesh in the FIR, which also stated.

Looking at all the aspects it was concluded that the letter with notes on green ink is a clear case of forgery.

The police are now trying to track down the source of the letter.

Parmesh S JAIN

The CCB officials on tuesday caught a 53-year-old PU drop out who posing as professor of IISc working at Microsoft company duped hundreds of unemployed youth promising jobs.

Senior officer told reporters,Based on a tip off,a team of officials seeking job approached Vikram Hosamani and fixed an appointment .

As per the deal the police went to Kai Ruchi hotel in Amruth Nagar in Konanakunte and Met Hosamani who claimed that he has completed BE from IIT Kharagpur and Ph D from IISc Bengaluru and working in US based Microsoft company .

The accused was staying in a posh apartment in Konanakunte and also placed advertisement in leading news paper with his bio data to offer job consultancy service and required training and asked the candidates to deposit under the pretext of enrollment fee.

The police recovered several fake letters,visiting cards and bank details from him and taken him into custody to ascertain his role .

CCB Inspector,Rahim Iqbal,has also filed a case against Vikram Hosamani charging him under cheating,impersonation and forgery with Konanakunte police station limits.

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The Kamakashipalya police on Thursday arrested a 37-year-old cab driver for strangulating his wife over domestic row .

The accused Ashok,resident of Kaveripura native of Vijayapura married to Vanajakshi,31 and living with three children.

The children are presently in their grandparents house and Vanajakshi was working as garment factory.

Senior officer told reporters,Ashok used to have frequent fight with Vanajakshi for always chatting and talking over phone and suspected affair.

On Sunday the accused returned from work and found her chatting .

Heated arguments ensued and in a fit of rage Ashok choked her to death and escaped after locking the house from outside.

Residents noticed foul smell on Wednesday and alerted police.Police rushed to the spot and found highly decomposed body.

The police later traced Ashok from his relative’s house in Magadi and arrested him and further investigation is on.