Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa presenting the state budget 2021-22 on Monday, said he has not put the burden of additional taxes on the common people.

“The year 2020-21 due to COVID-19 pandemic has caused untold miseries to the general public. I am not willing to put the burden of additional taxes on the common people,” Yediyurappa said.

Presenting the Budget 2021-22 in the legislative Assembly, he said, the state government levies Karnataka Sales Tax (KST) on petrol and diesel and it is already lesser compared to the other southern states.

“Despite this in the 2021-22 budget, no taxes including Karnataka State Tax on petrol and diesel has been increased and the budget has been formulated in such a way so as not to increase the financial burden on the common man,” he added.

Yediyurappa who also holds the Finance Portfolio presented the state budget, his eighth in the legislative assembly Monday.

The Chief Minister said, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has seen a fall due to lockdown for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic during the year 2020-21, and as per the initial estimation based on fixed prices the GSDP has contracted by 2.6 per cent in comparison with that of 2019-20.

He further stated that in spite of COVID and occurrence of floods in North Karnataka during 2020-21, growth of 6.4 per cent is observed in the agriculture sector and said however, the industrial and service sector witnessed a decline.

“During 2020-21 contraction in the industrial sector is 5.1 per cent and in the service sector is 3.1 per cent,” he added.

He refused to accept that the woman shown in the CD was a ‘job seeker’, and sought a thorough investigation into the episode by a professional agency like the CBI. 

BENGALURU: The Jarkiholi brothers and their supporters have been busy doing their own detective work to get to the bottom of CD Gate that shows former water resources minister Ramesh Jarkiholi in a compromising position with a woman.

Arebhavi BJP MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi, who is Ramesh’s brother, on Sunday said, “I have information that around Rs 15 crore was paid to upload the sleazy, doctored videos from foreign destinations, like Russia and Singapore. There is a criminal conspiracy that was hatched against Ramesh.”

He refused to accept that the woman shown in the CD was a ‘job seeker’, and sought a thorough investigation into the episode by a professional agency like the CBI. 

He claimed that Dinesh Kalhalli, the complainant in the case, did not have all the facts and could have been misguided. “There are unseen hands involved in this. There were four men behind this conspiracy,” he said but refused to name them. 

“How do you explain the release of the CD just when the Assembly elections were declared for West Bengal, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam? Is it not evident that it is an attempt to tarnish the family and the party,” he asked. He said that all the videos have been doctored and are fake. “With technology, anything is possible now.

It has to be sent to an accredited laboratory to find out if it is genuine.” Asked if he suspected any individuals in Bengaluru or Belagavi, he said it has to be investigated. He urged Ramesh to come out and speak and to end his isolation. “How can the media portray her as a job-seeker? Kallahalli’s allegation that Ramesh was sexually exploiting the woman on the pretext of offering her a job at the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited is false,” he added.

On his Rs 100 crore defamation suit against the woman, he said he will consult his lawyers.  After the scandal broke out, Jarikiholi tendered his resignation as water resources minister to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, which was forwarded to Governor Vajubhai Vala, who accepted it immediately. Apprehending a “political conspiracy” being hatched to defame them, six ministers of the Yediyurappa-led cabinet have secured court injunctions restraining the media from airing or publishing any defamatory content against them.

After a year marred by the Covid-19 pandemic, incessant floods and economic slowdown, Yediyurappa has assured that the budget will be growth-oriented with a focus on women empowerment.

BENGALURU: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will present the Karnataka Budget 2021-22 at 12 noon on Monday, the eighth in his political career and the third during his present term as CM since July 2019.
After a year marred by the Covid-19 pandemic, incessant floods and economic slowdown, Yediyurappa has assured that the budget will be growth-oriented with a focus on women empowerment.

The CM termed his budget a ‘Vikasa Patra’ (development document), on the eve its presentation. The CM’s official Twitter handle said he will present the budget at 12 noon with the hashtag ‘Karnataka development document’.

The CM will hold a meeting of ministers at 11 am in Vidhana Soudha to seek the cabinet’s approval for the budget document. At 12 noon, he will present the budget in the Legislative Assembly. The Budget 2021-22 is expected to be a tightrope walk for Yediyurappa. Following the presentation, Yediyurappa will hold interactions to explain the outlay and the expected outcomes in detail.

Both Houses of the legislature will discuss the budget during the month-long session before passing it for implementation from April 1. Yediyurappa had presented a surplus budget for the 2020-21 fiscal despite a Rs 11,887-crore reduction in Central funds to the state for the 2019-20 fiscal. 

The budget is expected to focus more on development works and women’s welfare. The State Government had resorted to heavy borrowings and raised loans to augment resources for development works since November, as more funds were used in fighting the Covid war over the last 10 months.

Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Darshan on Friday became the brand ambassador of the Agriculture Department and offered to model for farmers for free.

“From now on, I will work for the Agriculture Department as well. There is a close relation between ordinary people and the farmers. I will also toil for the cause of farmers,” he said at an event organised at the Vidhana Soudha.

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Agriculture Minister B C Patil expressed joy over Darshan’s gesture.

“I never expected ‘Challenging Star’ Darshan to volunteer as the brand ambassador. With his huge fan following, the agriculture sector will benefit a lot,” the Chief Minister said.

He said he would watch Darshan’s upcoming movie ‘Roberrt’. The action-thriller has already created a wave among movie buffs even before its release on May 11. The film would be released in Kannada and Telugu simultaneously.

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Ramesh Jarkiholi Sex Scandal case:Social activist fails to appear before police, seeks protection,one more complaint filed against kalahalli in Bengaluru:

Dinesh kallahalli,activist who filed complaint demanding an investigation into the alleged scandal involving Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, refused to appear before the police for questioning citing security reasons.

The cubbon park police had summoned Dinesh for questioning to get more details in the case and the woman who had allegedly cheated.

However Dinesh,resident of Kallahalli village in Kanakapura said that he is facing threat perception soon after filing complaint and had approached the Ramnagar police seeking security.

Though the police have been deployed to keep an eye at his house,Dinesh said that the security is not adequate and he can not come to the station for questioning.

He wrote a letter to the police citing security reasons and said that he will present himself before the police on march 9.

The cubbon park police said that they are yet to trace the woman and her family members who approached Dinesh seeking help.

The case will gain importance only after the statement of woman in the video clip, a police officer said.

Dinesh being the third party in the case complained to the police seeking detailed probe about the sex scandal involving Ramesh Jharkiholi.

Meanwhile members of pro Kannada organisation headed by Kannada Prakash and their other members has filed a complaint against Ramesh Jarkiholi with the State women commission seeking action against Ramesh Jarkiholi.

Meanwhile in a joint operation Cubbon park police and CCB police on Wednesday visited Ramakrishna lodge in SC road as Subedar chetram road in majestic area and seized the DVR of the hotel to seek more info.

The Cubbon park police along with officials of CCB initiated investigation to trace the woman and her family members who are crucial for the case and to further investigation.

On Thursday a team of police visited the lodge in Gandhinagar where man claimed to be member of the family handed over the CD containing the sex scandal of Ramesh Jharkiholi to Dinesh Kallahalli on March 1.

The police officials are verifying the CCTV footages to identify the person.Meanwhile the police are also probing the source location where the video was uploaded.

As in the video the women in her video and audio allegedly on a phone call with Ramesh Jarkiholi said she is in RT Nagar a women police team consisting of more than 25 women police swung into action and searched all the PG accommodation in RT Nagar and surrounding areas they were also not successful in tracing the women.

Controversy on the sex scandal continued on Thursday with another complaint filed against Dinesh Kallahalli questioning his intention.

Prashanth Kumar,social activist from Muneshwaranagar on Thursday complained to the cubbon park police,accusing blackmail and pressure tactics by Dinesh Kallahalli using fabricated videos.

Mr.Prashant kumar said that the video submitted was tampered and concocted for the reason known to him.

More over there are influential people behind Dinesh to attack the government,he added.

Quoting Dinesh,he said that Dinesh claimed to have three more CDs of influential people,but he is not publicising nor giving complaint to the competent authority.This clearly indicated his intentions of blackmail and want a detailed
Investigation,he said in his complaint.

The police have received the complainant,while investigating the source and the reason behind the video.

Meanwhile many BJP leader said we are morally with Ramesh Jarkiholi and it is a conspiracy to defame the government and we have requested CM BS Yediyurappa to get Investigation done by CBI as the video has been uploaded on YouTube by some unknown person in Russia.

Meanwhile cubbon park police has written a letter to legal department for their opinion about the petition filed by Dinesh kalahalli can they take his complaint and file FIR based on his complaint.

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1 IISc student dies playing football, another commits suicide:

Two research scholars of the Indian Institute of Science,(IISc),Bengaluru,died unnaturally inside the campus in different circumstances on Tuesday.

While one phD student ended his life by committing suicide while the other collapsed and died later in the hospital while he was playing football at the institute ground.

The deceased have been identified as Randhir Kumar,(36),a final year PhD scholar with the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering and Rahul Prathap,(31),a mechanical engineering scholar pursuing MTech.

Both the incidents happened on the evening of March 2 .

Senior officer told reporters, the suicide came to light when Randhir Kumar’s friends worried after he was not receiving their phone calls.

It was around 8.30 pm when Kumar’s friends informed the staff and security officer that they suspect something fishy and asked to check.

Since his hostel room was locked from inside, they broke open a window to see him hanging from the ceiling fan.The police were informed who rushed to the spot,forced opened the door and began investigation.

There was no death note and Kumar’s phone and laptop have been taken by the police to obtain clues as to why he had taken the extreme step.

Kumar’s family members in Bihar have been informed and they are on the way to the city to take his body,the police said.

His few friends shared with the police that Kumar was under depression over a period of time and prefered staying alone .

The Sadashivanagar police have taken up a case of unatural death and are investigating.

In the second incident,another research scholar Rahul Pratap was playing football at the Gymkhana ground on Tuesday evening.

It was around 8.30 pm when he suddenly collapsed on the ground.His friends after administrating first-aid rushed him to MS Ramaiah Hospital where he was declared brought dead.His parents were also informed by the IISc authorities soon after the incident.

The Sadashivanagar police have taken up both the cases and are investigating.

We are awaiting post mortem report to persue the cases and also awaiting to question other student who were around at the time of incident, a senior officer said.

Meanwhile, reacting to the incident, the registrar of IISc said in the press release, “We are extremely saddened to report the deaths of two students on the campus. Kumar was pursuing his PhD in the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering. We strongly urge IISc community members to reach out to and seek help from the following facilities and wellness resources: 24 x 7 emergency call service for anyone needing to talk to a mental health professional (Phone number: 080-47113444) and online counselling and support via YourDost platform.”

(If you are having thoughts of suicide or are in emotional distress, help is available. You can get in touch with the SAHAI helpline at 080-25497777, open from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm and 104 Arogya Sahayavani which is available 24/7.)

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Ramesh Jarkiholi Sex Scandal: Karnataka Minister Resigns,Cubbon park police summons Dinesh kalahalli to seek more info :

Karnataka cabinet minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday resigned on moral grounds pending an investigation into the alleged sex tape in which his name cropped up.

In his resignation letter,which has been accepted by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and forwarded to the Governor for approval, and the Governor has approved the minister resignation in which he claimed innocence.

There should be an investigation into this.Even though I am innocent,am taking moral responsibility and resigning from my post in the cabinet,”Jarkiholi said.

Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has been accused of sexually exploiting a woman who sought the minister’s help for a short film.

The allegations have been brought by Dinesh Kalahalli,a social activist,who released a video, screenshots and a telephonic conversation, allegedly between the minister and the woman.

Dinesh has filed a complained against the minister in the Cubbon Park police station. He also made it clear that he was not related to the victim, but was approached by her family as there was an environment of fear.

Karnataka Milk Federation chairperson Balachandra Jarkiholi on Wednesday urged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to go for a CID or CBI probe into the sex scandal allegedly involving his brother and Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi.

Ramesh Jarkiholi’s brother BJP MP Balachandra Jarkiholi even said and also threatened to file Rs.100 crore defamation case against those who released the sex tape, which he called fake.

Meanwhile the cubbon park police on Wednesday issued notice to Dinesh Kallahalli to appear before the investigating officer for questioning.

B.Maruthi,Inspector of cubbon park asked Dinesh to appear for questioning to seek clarity on the some issues related to the case on Thursday 11 am.

The notice was issued to Kallahalli hours after Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai reacting to the incident said that he had ordered a detailed and transparent probe into this.

The cubbon park police had questioned Kallahalli and recorded his statement after he filed a petition seeking probe into the sex scandal.

Since he is not directly related to the incident,the police are probing on his relationship with the woman and her family
.
The police are also probing whether the CD submitted to them has been fabricated and who and why the incident was recorded.

Meanwhile Dinesh Kallahalli approached,Girish S  Ramnagar Superintendent of Police and filed a conplaint that he os facing life threat and sought necessary protection.

Dinesh residing in Kallahalli in Kanakapura said that he is getting threat calls on his mobile and some unknown people are moving around his house suspeciously.

After receiving the request for protection the Ramanagar Superintendent of police deployed two police personnel at his house for his protection and security.

BENGALURU: The mystery woman seen in the sleazy video with now-resigned Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi had been visiting his chambers at Vidhana Soudha for the last at least eight months, officials told The New Indian Express. She had also, on many occasions, interacted with the staff at Soudha claiming to be a film-maker interested in bringing out a documentary on the state reservoirs. She had told them that she wanted to use drones to shoot the docu-films and wanted necessary clearances as unmanned aerial vehicles or not allowed at these protected sites.https://storage.googleapis.com/vendo-gcs.mmpww.com/jwplayer/index.html?r=24865414

Ramesh had introduced her to several officers at the Water Resources Department and had told them to assist her with inputs to make the documentary. She and Ramesh had been sighted outside Bengaluru too. Highly-placed sources said the narrative that she was a poor job-seeker who was exploited by Jarkiholi is not true as facts suggest otherwise. 

“The video, though came out in the open on Tuesday, was uploaded on social media sites from some foreign destination, not India, a few days ago. How can a poor job-seeker do it? The hidden camera used to film the sexcapade appears to be of high quality and costs upwards of  Rs 2 lakh. It has also been placed by an expert with a good knowledge of camera. Again, may not be the plan of a poor, hapless woman. The material has been flawlessly edited and the total raw footage could be at least three to four times the final edited version that was released. Editing too requires money,” they said.

While there is still no clarity as to who is behind the honeytrap, it is obvious from the video that the woman knew Jarkiholi intimately and addresses him in ‘singular’ in the video. The woman does not seem to have been threatened to get into the sexual act, as is evident from the clip, experts said. While some suspected that it could be the handiwork of someone from opposition parties, others did not rule out the possibility of Jarkiholi’s ‘powerful’ enemies within the BJP hatching the plot to finish him off politically. Only people with some clout could have executed the release of the video to perfection and managed the presence of news mediapersons at the Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s office at that precise moment.

Sources said CCTV records at Soudha and phone call records are proof that Jarkiholi and the woman had a long association. Jarkiholi did not have WhatsApp on his mobile phone and picked up another phone with WhatsApp that was available exclusively to this woman, they said. An officer remembers that the woman had introduced three men as her colleagues. Now, the hunt is on to trace them. The sources said that the two grew intimate during the Covid pandemic last year, and had video phone calls on several occasions.

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Notorious Inter-State HBT offender arrested by CCB,Pistol,Gold ornaments worth Rs.61.5 Lakhs recovered:

The Central Crime Branch police of Women Protection Wing team has arrested an interstate burglar from Uttar Pradesh involved in over 15 burglaries in and around the city .

The accused has been identified as, Khurshid Khan,41 of Sahibabad of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.

The police have seized a country made pistol,Five live bullets and stolen gold valuables worth Rs. 61.5 lakh has been recovered from his possession.

Sandeep Patil,Joint commissioner of police crime,said,team led by police inspector,Hazaresh Killedar and his team caught Khurshid Khan, 41, of Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh when he had come to the city on February,7th.

A team of police under Inspector camped in Ghaziabad area of Uttar Pradesh and were in search of the notorious burglar the team who were in action the team kept a close watch on his movements and after lot of efforts the team were successful in apprehending the burglar and brought him to Bengaluru on February 7th for further questioning.

During the course of investigation the team grilled him and the accused confessed the crime and spilled the beans about the stolen gold ornaments.

Based on his information the police team headed by Hazaresh Killedar and team escorted him and  Went to Uttar Pradesh and nabbed the receiver of stolen properties identified as Virendra Kumar, 46,a jeweller by profession.

After arresting the receiver from Uttar Pradesh the team has seized 1 kg 280 gms gold ornamnets worth 61 lakhs,1 Pistol and 5 live bullets from his possession.

A detailed investigation by the team it has revealed that,Khurshid is part of five to six persons involved in burglary.He and his associates are wanted in many house breaks in the city since 2013.

The gang used to come to city by train and commit series of burglaries during day time and return back.

The accused would watch over locked house for sometime before breaking into it.

They are so proficient and quick that they would hardly take 15 minutes to loot the valuables and escape.

After committing series of offence,the accused would return to their native and sell the booty to Virendra.

Khurshid who lead the gang would use the fire arm to scare people in case of any eventuality.

The accused was earlier arrested by Hariyana police under Arms Act.He was also arrested by Delhi and UP Police.Virendra was also arrested by Delhi police.

With his arrest we have solved 15 cases were reported in JB Nagar,Kengeri,Jnanabarathi,KG Nagar,Hanumanthanagar,Vijayanagar,Mico Layout,Subramanyanagar,Byadarahalli and Nandini Layout and other police station.A case has been registered and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant,has appreciated,Joint CP Crime, Sandeep Patil,DCP Crime-1,KP Ravikumar,PI,Hazaresh Killedar,crime staff as,Nawaz Khan,Mufeez Khan, Raghavendra,Nagaraj,Srinivas,Ravikumar, Parashuram,and Sameer and two women staff also has been appreciated for the commendable and exemplary work done by them who has successfully nabbed the notorious burglar from his native in UP who was wanted in dozens of cases and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.