Parmesh S Jain

Social development along with social justice would be achieved through various programmes for the welfare of minorities.

Some of the communities among the minorities are steeped in poverty and suitable programmes would be formulated for their development,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

The Chief Minister in his address after inaugurating the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Bhavan built by the Minorities Development department said,the minorities should adapt to the fast changing world to achieve their goals and join the social mainstream.

The 21st century is the Knowledge Century. Children should be prepared to face the competitive world. We should help them to utilize the opportunities and rise to international level.

Education,professional guidance for the minorities

The Minorities Development department should draw up its plans keeping in mind the poorest of the poor among the community.

Children who should be having books in their hands are being made to toil carrying loaded gunny sacks.

The children should get professional guidance to pursue IT, Engineering, ITI, IAS, IPS and other career opportunities.

The children of minority communities should get good education and employment.

They should become economically empowered and join the social mainstream, Bommai said.

New National Education Policy

The New National Education Policy provides an open environment for children’s education.The NEP is being implemented after an exhaustive

Study under the leadership of the Prime Minister. The minorities should make good use of the NEP, Bommai said.

Wakf property for social cause

The Wakf Board has been formed to protect the Wakf property. it should ensure that the Wakf properties are not misused.

Wakf property should be used for the welfare of the community. Stringent action would be taken against those who violate the law in this regard, Bommai said.

Parmesh S Jain

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has appealed to Union Minister for External Affairs Jaishankar to bring back Karnataka students safely from the war torn Ukraine.

Speaking to media persons Bommai said,I have spoken to the Union External Affairs minister in the morning.

The Union government is doing everything possible to bring back the stranded Indians safely.

Possibilities of taking them to safety back through land route options are being explored as the air services have been hit by the war with Russia.

There is information about secure movement possibilities towards the western part of Ukraine and the Indian Embassy in Ukraine is in touch with stranded Indian students.

We have appealed to ensure the safety of the students and make arrangements for their food and accommodation.

Helplines have been set up by both Union and State governments.

The Union Minister for External Affairs has appealed to the students to be careful till the war subsides,Bommai said.

Bengaluru: Sandalwood actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa who was arrested over a tweet on a judge hearing the Hijab row, was on Monday released from jail after a court had granted him bail on Friday.

The Court while hearing his bail plea had granted him bail on Friday evening but owing to the fourth Saturday, the formalities were pending and he was released on Monday.

After his release from jail, Chetan said he would not stop tweeting and questioning.

“This is democracy and we have the right to question. I will not stop questioning irrespective of who is against me,” he said after his release from jail.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday registered 268 fresh coronavirus cases and 14 virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,41,063 and the toll to 39,950.

There were 1,119 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,95,452, a Health bulletin said.

Of the new cases, 161 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 550 people being discharged and 10 virus-related deaths.

The total number of active cases across the state is now 5,623.

While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.70 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 5.22 per cent.

Of the 14 deaths, 10 were from Bengaluru Urban, and one each from Ballari, Hassan, Koppal and Mandya.

After Bengaluru Urban, Tumakuru recorded the second highest number of cases at 14, followed by Dakshina Kannada (13), Mysuru (11), Shivamogga (10), Ballari, Kodagu and Koppal (7) and others.

Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,78,522 cases, while Mysuru has 2,29,280 and Tumakuru 1,59,735.

Cumulatively, a total of 6,45,01,885 crore samples have been tested, of which 38,054 were on Monday alone.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Monday decided to provide free bus travel to people, who land in the state’s airports from war-torn Ukraine, to their destinations.

Shivayogi C Kalasad, Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), said, “Considering the plight of our people returning from Ukraine, especially the student community, it is decided to offer a free travel ride by KSRTC Bus from the nearest airport of disembarkation in Karnataka, to their native places in within the state.”

“All Nodal officers within Karnataka State Airport and KSRTC concerned DCs to coordinate properly to ensure the same,” he said in a statement.

Kalaburagi: Deputy Commissioner of Kalaburagi District Yeshwanth V Gurukar, on Saturday issued an order barring entry of Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Mutalik and Chaitra Kundapur from February 27 – March 3. The DC issued the orders exercising powers vested to him under sections 132, 143, and 144 of Cr.PC 1973.

Additionally, the DC has also barred Sri Siddalinga Swamiji of Karuneshwar Mutt from entering the Aland Taluk from February 27 – March 3.

The decision comes in the wake of the Sandal and Shab-e-Baraat ceremony at the Ladle Mashak Dargah in Aland. Citing Mahashivratri to be falling on the same day, Siddalinga Swamiji had called for Aland Chalo demonstration for purification of Shivalinga in the Dargah.

The DC’s order said the move to bar them from entering the district and Taluk was in the interest of maintaining peace and harmony in the district. It further added that the decision was taken after the District Superintendent of Police submitted a report to DC for barring Chaitra Kundapur, Pramod Mutalik from entering the district, and Swamiji from entering the Taluk.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said he has spoken to the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to bring back Kannadigas back to Bengaluru, who are stranded in the war-torn Ukraine once they reach Delhi or Mumbai.

Stating that the Indian government is in touch with the Ukrainian and Russian authorities besides the countries neighbouring Ukraine, Bommai said he has also spoken to many stranded people.

“We will provide every assistance to bring Kannadigas to Bengaluru who land from Ukraine to India at Delhi and Mumbai. I have spoken to the External Affairs Minister. He told me that since the war is on, many of the arrangements are not in place anymore,” Bommai told reporters.

Stating that many Indians are trapped in the regions where Russia has entered, the Chief Minister said no casualties have taken place.

He said the Indian embassies are coordinating with the Ukrainian authorities and other nations.

“India is in touch with many neighbouring countries. Apart from that, our diplomats who know Russian language have been sent. Efforts are on to bring our citizens back from the western region of the country,” Bommai said.

According to him, those in the western part of Ukraine are safe and are coming home whereas efforts are on to bring people in the east Ukraine.

“We are also talking to the stranded people and they are also calling on our helpline number. We too are sharing the phone calls with the Centre. I myself have spoken to a few of our students there,” Bommai said.

The Chief Minister said most of the students were stuck in Kharkiv in the north eastern part of the country, who have been told by the Ukrainian authorities to stay in a safe place.

He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting him to make passage for the Indian aeroplanes to land to pick those stuck in Ukraine and Russia has also agreed to his request.

The process of bringing back the Indians will start once the war situation comes under control. The country will take all the measures to bring out people safely.

The Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) commissioner Dr Manoj Rajan said in a statement as many as 347 people from the state are stranded in Ukraine.

The KSDMA also said that the Chief Minister’s Office, Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar and the nodal officers were personally pursuing stranded cases with MEA and Indian Embassy in Kyiv.

The Embassy of India in Kyiv is open and fully operational and is making all efforts to reach out to the stranded people/ students from India and working on a mission mode to make alternative arrangement for safe evacuation, the KSDMA said.

Mumbai: The first Air India flight carrying 219 Indian evacuees from Ukraine landed at the Mumbai airport on Saturday evening from Bucharest, Romania, ATC sources said.

Operated with a Boeing 787 aircraft, the AI chartered flight touched down at the Mumbai airport at 7.50 pm.

Union minister Piyush Goyal was at the airport to receive the Indian nationals returning from war-hit Ukraine.

The evacuation flight had left from Mumbai for Bucharest at 3.38 am and landed there around 10.45 am Indian Standard Time.

Indian nationals who reached the Ukraine-Romania border and Ukraine-Hungary border by road were taken to Bucharest and Budapest, respectively, by Indian government officials so that they could be evacuated.

The first evacuation flight AI1944 departed from Bucharest at 1.55 PM (Indian Standard Time) with 219 Indians.h

Welcome back to the motherland!

Glad to see the smiles on the faces of Indians safely evacuated from Ukraine at the Mumbai airport.

Nasheman news

By Faizan RIzwan

Garuda Gamana Vrishaba Vahana, Puksatte Life, Badava Rascal and Ratnan Prapancha bag maximum nominations

The shortlist of nominees for the third edition of Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards 2022 were announced on Sunday. Each of the 20 categories of awards has five nominees each, which have been nominated by Kannada film critics and journalists. The Awards night is scheduled for the second half of March.

Badava Rascal, Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana, Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa, Ratnan Prapancha and Salaga are the films in contention in the Best Film category while
Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana), Arvind Kuplikar (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa), Tharun Sudhir (Roberrt), B M Giriraj (Kannadiga) and Duniya Vijay (Salaga) are hoping to find favour with critics for the Best Director Award.

Garuda Gamana Vrishaba Vahana, Puksatte Life, Badava Rascal and Ratnan Prapancha are top films nominated in multiple categories. A new trophy was also unveiled by actors Rishi, Ragini Dwivedi and Karnataka Media Academy president K Sadashiva Shenoy. Shenoy, who started as a film journalist was felicitated on the occasion.

The 3rd edition of the Critics Awards has adopted BBMP Swacha Bengaluru – Namma Nagara Namma Hemme (Clean Bengaluru – Our City Our Pride) campaign as its motto. Celebrities in the Awards process were urged to lend their support for the BBMP campaign by Chandanavana Academy founder S Shyam Prasad.

Actor Rishi speaking after launching the trophy said even after a film’s success, recognition through awards gives actors and film makers the added inspiration to do better. He applauded the role of film journalists in his career recalling many incidents. He wished the Chandanavana Film Critics Academy to further encompass bigger roles in the future. Ragini Dwivedi praised the manner in which the film critics were organising the award event transparently and helping in rejuvenating the industry.

In the categories related to acting, Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana), Dhananjay (Badava Rascal), Sanchari Vijay (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa), V. Ravichandran (Drushya 2) and Dhananjay (Ratnan Prapancha) are vying for the Best Actor award while Rachitha Ram (Love You Rachchu), Amrutha Iyengar (Badava Rascal), Ghanavi Lakshman (Hero), Nishvika Naidu (Sakkath) and Ashika Ranganath (Madhagaja) are in contention for the Best Actress awards.

THE NOMINEES

1. BEST FILM
   Badava Rascal
   Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana
   Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa
   Ratnan Prapancha
   Salaga
2. BEST DIRECTOR
   Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
   Arvind Kuplikar (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
   Tharun Sudhir (Roberrt)
   B M Giriraj (Kannadiga)
   Duniya Vijay (Salaga)
3. BEST ACTOR
   Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
   Dhananjay (Badava Rascal)
   Sanchari Vijay (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
   V. Ravichandran (Drushya 2)
   Dhananjay (Ratnan Prapancha)
4. BEST ACTRESS
   Rachitha Ram (Love You Rachchu)
   Amrutha Iyengar (Badava Rascal)
   Ghanavi Lakshman (Hero)
   Nishvika Naidu (Sakkath)
   Ashika Ranganath (Madhagaja)
5. BEST SCREENPLAY
   Arvind Kuplikar (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
   Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
   Tharun Sudhir (Roberrt)
   Duniya Vijay, Maasthi Upparahalli (Salag)
   Rohit Padaki (Ratnan Prapancha)
6. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE)
   Pramod (Ratnan Prapancha)
   Rangayana Raghu (Badava Rascal)
   Achyuth Kumar (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
   Gopalkrishna Deshpande (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
   Sampath Kumar (Drishya 2)
7. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE)
   Sparsha Rekha (Badava Rascal)
   Umashree (Ratnan Prapancha)
   Thara (Badava Rascal)
   Shruthi (Bhajarangi 2)
   Ester Naronha (Lanke)
8. BEST CHILD ARTIST
   Johnson D’Souza (Roberrt)
   Aadya (Kotigobba 3)
   Pranya P Rao (Rider)
   Master Mithun (Akshi)
   Param Swamy (Mohan Das)
9. BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
   Charan Raj (Salaga)
   Arjun Janya (Roberrt)
   Mithun Mukundan (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
   Vasuki Vaibhav (Badava Rascal)
   Manikanth Kadri (Love You Rachchu)
10. BEST BGM
    Mithun Mukundan (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Poornachandra Tejaswi (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
    Arjun Janya (Bhajarangi 2)
    Charan Raj (Salaga)
    V. Harikrishna (Roberrt)
11. BEST LYRICS
    Yogaraj Bhatt (Kannu hodiyake, Robert)
    K. Kalyan (Nee sigovarege, Bhajarangi 2)
    Raghavendra Kamath (Kanavarije, Arjun Gowda)
    Santoshh Ananddram (Pathashala, Yuvarathna)
    Dhananjay (Giniye, Badava Rascal)
12. BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
    Vasuki Vaibhav (Agaga Nenapaguttide, Badava Rascal)
    Vijay Prakash (Nenapina Hudugiye, Hero)
    Sancjith Hegde (Keeli Kotta Gombe, Ratnam World)
    Sid Sriram (Hayagide, Tom and Jerry)
    Vijay Prakash (Udupi hotel, Badava Rascal)
13. BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
    Chaitra Acharya (Sojigada, Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Shreya Ghoshal (Nee Nadena, Yuvaratne)
    Girija Siddi (Tining Mining, Salga)
    Aishwarya Rangarajan (Baby Dance, Roberrt)
    Anuradha Bhatt (Pataki Porio, Kotigobba 3)
14. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Preetha Jayaraman (Badava Rascal)
    Sudhakar Raj (Roberrt)
    Swamy Gowda (Bhajarangi 2)
    Praveen Shriyan (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Advaita Gurumurthy (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
15. BEST DIALOGUES
    Santosh Ananddram (Yuvarathna)
    Suman Jadugar and Praveen Kumar (Ninna Sanihake)
    Masthi (Salaga)
    Rohit Padaki (Ratnan Prapancha)
    Shankar Guru (Badava Rascal)
16. BEST EDITING
    Suresh Armugam (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
    Prateek Shetty (Hero)
    K.M. Prakash (Rider)
    Praveen Shriyan (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Deepu S Kumar (Salaga)
17. BEST ART DIRECTION
    Mohan B Kere (Pogaru)
    Mohan B Kere (Roberrt)
    Ravi Santhehaiklu (Bhajarangi 2)
    Rajesh Sajipa and Vikram Devadiga (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Mohan B Kere (Rider)
18. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
    Bhushan (Baby Dance, Robert)
    Murali ( Karabu, Pogaru)
    A. Harsha (Bhajarangi 2)
    Johnny Master (Feel the Power, Yuvarathna)
    Bhushan (Dava Davaa, Rider)
19. BEST STUNT CHOREOGRAPHY
    Different Danny (Kaliveera)
    Ravi Verma (Bhajarangi 2)
    Vikram (Hero)
    Rama Lakshmana (Roberrt)
    Vinod (Salaga)
20. Best VFX
    Hero
    Bhajarangi 2
    Poguru
    100
    Roberrt

Parmesh S Jain

A Master Plan would be drawn up for uniform development of all areas of Bengaluru,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

He was speaking after launching various development projects including 250 bed multi speciality hospital at Munnekolalu,a flyover in Varthur ward,a 150ft wide road and a police station at Marathahalli in Mahadevapura assembly constituency.

All the civic amenities could be provided to people only if there is planned growth of Bengaluru.

Basic infrastructure needs to be developed for core Bengaluru,7 erstwhile CMC areas of the city need 110 villages by providing mutual linkages and coordinated development.

The Master Plan is being drawn up with an ambitious determination to ensure a uniform level of infrastructure and amenities for all the areas, Bommai said.

Mahadevapura to be the best area of Bengaluru

Referring to massive growth of Mahadevapura and development of infrastructure in the area, Bommai said, from software to enterprises of all sectors and housing complexes, Mahadevarapura has it all.

Various civic works including Cauvery 4th phase and UGD are going on in the area.Mahadevapura is set to become the best area in Bengaluru in the coming days.

The new multi speciality hospital would bring a new era of good health services in the Northeastern part of the city.

It would be on par with the Bowring, Victoria and KC General hospitals. it is being planned to link the elevated road to Varthur road, Bommai said.

Nagarothana Yojana

Under the Nagarothana Yojana Rs.6000 cr has been provided for development of Bengaluru. Storm Water Drains are being remodelled at a cost of Rs.1500 cr.

More than 20 STP plants need to function properly to ensure that only treated water is let into the drains. Instructions have been issued in this regard, Bommai said.

Bengaluru is the Knowledge Hub

Bengaluru has attained a new high in its stature. For the contemporary world India means Bengaluru.

Such is Bengaluru’s fame, especially in IT and BT, startups and R & D.The 21st century is the Knowledge Century.

Where there is knowledge there is power. Bengaluru is now the Knowledge Hub of the world.There are more than 180 R & D centers in Bengaluru.

There is no other city in the world with so many R & D centers. Development of Mahadevapura is very important as it houses the maximum number of IT units in Bengaluru, Bommai said.

New India from New Karnataka,New Karnataka from New Bengaluru

The Cauvery 4th phase drinking water project is in final stages of completion.UGD works too would be completed along with it and instructions have been issued in this regard.

Authorities have been instructed to complete the extended 2nd phase of Bangalore Metro works before 2024 and start preparations for the next phase.

Hebbal Ring Road to Mahadevapura flyover Metro link would be provided.The Goraguntepalya junction too would be decongested and elevated roads would be built.

All necessary programmes and projects would be implemented to retain Bengaluru’s international fame.

We need not make Bengaluru another Singapore. Only Bengaluru could be an ideal model for Bengaluru.

We have to build the city based on its environment.New India From New Karnataka, New Karnataka from New Bengaluru is our slogan,Bommai said.