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Karnataka eyes over Rs 2.5 lakh cr from global investors meet

February 1, 2016 by Nasheman

vidhana soudha

Bengaluru: Betting big on the upcoming global investors meet, the Karnataka government is looking to attract twice the Rs 1.30 lakh crore investment it has wooed in the last two years.

Ahead of the three-day mega event, Invest Karnataka 2016, beginning here on February 3, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told reporters that with a thriving eco-system for investment the state’s expectations were “realistic”.

Several mega investment projects would be announced at the meet. Besides, the government hopes to mobilise investments in 116 investible projects identified already, he said.

He added that the state government has cleared proposals worth Rs 1.30 lakh crore in the last two years after he took over as the Chief Minister and they were in different stages of implementation.

The government is expecting to attract double the investment received so far, he said.

The CM further said that the state would reach the targets set in the new 2014-19 industrial policy, one year ahead of the timeframe.

The new policy envisages 12 per cent industrial growth, Rs 5 lakh crore investment and generation of 15 lakh jobs.

On the common refrain by the corporate sector regarding non-availability of land, he said the state cabinet had recently decided to hand over 13,000 acres to Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board.

“Land is not a problem. Karnataka has already created a land bank of 26,268 acres,” noted Rathna Prabha, Additional Chief Secretary (Industries and Commerce).

Over 100 top global and Indian leaders, including marquee investors, would take part in the meet, besides CEOs of domestic and global corporations, he pointed out.

Among the attendees would be Ratan Tata, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Anil D Ambani, Gautam Adani, Uday Kotak, N R Narayana Murthy, Sajjan Jindal and Baba Kalyani, officials said.

Fourteen sectors, including defence and textiles, have been identified for the meet, for which seven partner nations – France, Germany, UK, Italy, Sweden, Japan and South Korea – are arriving with huge delegations, Minister for Large and Medium Industries R V Deshpande said.
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Both Siddaramaiah and Deshpande described as “tremendous” the response to the event, preceded by roadshows held within the country as well as overseas.

“We are confident that it will be hugely successful,” Siddaramaiah said.

On infrastructure bottlenecks, particularly in Bengaluru, a main source of concern for the investors, he said the government was trying to overcome them.

He said at a meeting recently, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari had responded “positively” to a state proposal regarding funding the 70-km long peripheral road project for Bengaluru.

The project, which envisaged upgrading the roads into national highways and elevated corridors to connect them, required Rs 8,000 crore for land acquisition and Rs 3,000 crore for laying roads, he observed.

To a query on frequent complaints by the state government about lack of cooperation from the Centre, Siddaramaiah said, “We expect cooperation from the Centre. They will have to cooperate. Ours is a federal structure.”

Meanwhile, responding to a question on stiff competition from other states, Deshpande said that Karnataka with its inherent strengths and advantages continued to draw investment despite states like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana vying with it.

“Incentives and concessions are not the only answers for investment,” he said, emphasising that Karnataka has historically been a progressive state with a vibrant and productive industrial ecosystem.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would inaugurate the event, which will also see the presence of several union ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, Suresh Prabhu and Nitin Gadkari.

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Karnataka

Karnataka outplay Kerala by 9 wickets in Vijay Hazare

December 17, 2015 by Nasheman

Vijay Hazare

Bengaluru: Karnataka leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal bagged a five-wicket haul to help the defending champions pack Kerala for 49 runs and register a nine-wicket win in their Group B Vijay Hazare cricket match, here today.

Electing to bat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Kerala batting line-up fell like a pack of cards in 22 overs against a disciplined Karnataka bowling attack.

Pace spearhead and captain R Vinay Kumar started the opposition fall by bagging a couple of wickets as left-arm bowler Sreenath Aravind also picked two scalps.

But Gopal soon took over to rattle the middle and the lower-order in no time.

Opener Nikhilesh Surendran (11) and skipper Sachin Baby (12) were the only two batsmen to get into double figures as the innings saw four ducks in all.

Coming into bat, Karnataka top-order wasted little time in chasing down the score in 5.5 overs. Mayank Agarwal (5) was out early, but Lokesh Rahul (19) and Karun Nair (24) made sure that there were no hiccups in the remaining chase.

Karnataka have registered three wins in five matches.

Brief Scores:

Kerala 49 all out in 22 overs (Nikhilesh Surendran 11, Sachin Baby 12; Chreyas Goapl 5-19)

Karnataka 51/1 in 5.5 overs (Lokesh Rahul 19 not out, Karun Nair 24 not out; Unnikrishnan Manukrishnan 1-27).

(Agencies)

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Cricket, Karnataka, Kerala

‘CID found similarities in killing of three rationalists’

December 17, 2015 by Nasheman

parameshwar g

Bengaluru: “The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Karnataka, which has been probing the murder of Kannada writer Kalburgi, has found evidence of a common link in the killing of the three rationalists. Prima facie , we have found similarities,” said State Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday.

Denying reports about the investigation by the CID being slow, Parameshwara said, “The CID is seriously conducting the probe and it has grilled suspected persons in this regard. We are expecting to arrest the culprits involved in the killing of Kalburgi.” he said.

The sources said that all the three rationalists were murdered by professional killers.

The CID teams that travelled to Kolhapur and Pune, hometowns of Dabholkar and Pansare, have been investigating whether the killing of Kalburgi is linked to the other two murders.

Earlier in the Parliament, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju had told that as per available information, there is no report to suggest any link/connection between the murders of Pansare, Dabholkar and Kalburgi.

Rationalist MM Kalburgi was shot dead on the morning of August 30, 2015. In August 2013, Dabholkar, an anti-superstition activist, was shot dead in Pune. In February this year, social activist and veteran CPI leader Govind Pansare — who was leading a campaign against toll, among other issues — was shot dead in similar circumstances in Kolhapur.

In all the three cases, there were two men who struck in the morning, and used a bike to get away.

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India Tagged With: G Parameshwara, Karnataka

Karnataka Lokayukta resigns over alleged bribery scandal

December 8, 2015 by Nasheman

Bhaskar-Rao

Bengaluru: Facing the prospect of his removal, controversial Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao has resigned over an alleged extortion racket in the anti-graft ombudsman’s office involving his son.

Rao, who had resisted growing calls for stepping down following the allegation, had tendered his resignation on Monday and it was accepted by Governor Vajubhai R Vala today, ending months of uncertainty hanging over the institution.

“Hon’ble Governor of Karnataka is pleased to accept the resignation of Dr. Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao, as Lokayukta of Karnataka State with immediate effect,” a Raj Bhavan communique said today.

Rao is on a long leave since July last after his son Ashwin Rao was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the case.

A motion moved by BJP and JDS and also supported by the ruling Congress seeking the removal of Rao is pending before the Karnataka Assembly with the Speaker Kagodu Thimappa considering it before referring the issue to the Karnataka High Court Chief Justice to take the process forward.

According to the Lokayukta Act, recently amended to simplify rules for removal of the anti-graft ombudsman, on admission of the motion, the presiding officers shall refer the matter to the High Court Chief Justice for investigation into the grounds over which the removal is sought.

If the charges against the Lokayukta are proved by the inquiry, it is then taken up for consideration and adoption of the motion and sent to the Governor for assent.

The investigation for proof of misbehaviour or incapacity of Lokayukta has to be done as provided in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, by a three-member committee, comprising two judges and a jurist.

The scandal surfaced after Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Sonia Narang wrote a letter to the Registrar of Karnataka Lokayukta about the complaint she received from a person who alleged that someone from the Lokayukta office demanded Rs 1 crore in bribe to avoid a raid.

The SIT has arrested 11 persons, including Ashwin Rao, and registered five cases in connection with the alleged racket.

In another development, a motion seeking removal of Upa Lokayukta Subhash Adi, moved by the Congress but not supported by BJP and JDS, is also before the Assembly.

In their petition against Adi, the ruling party members have accused him of “misuse of office, misconduct and inefficiency”. The Opposition maintains there are no specific charges against Adi and the move against him is an attempt to shut down the Lokayukta institution itself.

Former Upa Lokayukta SB Majage had earlier alleged that Adi had closed a case of misconduct against a medical officer from Hubballi, which was a being handled by him. Following that, some Congress leaders had demanded Adi’s resignation.

The Congress leaders had also alleged that the medical officer was a relative of Opposition BJP leader in the Assembly Jagadish Shettar, during whose Chief Ministership Adi was appointed as the Upa Lokayukta.

Procedure for removal of the Upa Lokayukta is similar to that for a Lokayukta.
The Assembly Speaker has, however, said that he is not convinced with the evidence produced that alleged Adi had shown favouritism and exceeded his jurisdiction.

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Bhaskar Rao, Karnataka, Lokayukta

Defending champs Karnataka knocked out of Ranji Trophy

December 4, 2015 by Nasheman

Robin Uthappa

Pune: Defending champions Karnataka crashed out of the Ranji Trophy after losing to Maharashtra by 53 runs in their final league match of the season here today.

Karnataka, resuming the day at 61/1, ended their second innings at 239 all out after having set a 293-run target. The winners of the prestigious competition for the last two years were on the backfoot ever since their first innings folded up for 180, in reply to Maharashtra’s 212.

Maharashtra were anyway not in the race for the quarterfinals but they certainly played party poopers to Karnataka, who finished fifth in the points table with two wins, a loss and five draws from eight games. The home team finished seventh with a win, couple of losses and five draws in eight games.

Vidarbha, Bengal, Assam qualified from Group A with 29, 28 and 26 points respectively.
The famed Karnataka batting failed to deliver in the crunch situation and there was not much positive apart from the contributions from Robin Uthappa (61) and wicket-keeper CM Gautam (65 not out), who ran out of partners in the end.

Maharashtra medium pacers Anupam Sanklecha and Nikit Dhumal did the maximum damage, snaring up four and five wickets respectively.

Brief scores:

Maharashtra 212 and 260
Karnataka 180 and 239 all out in 72 overs (Robin Uthappa 61, CM Gautam 65 not out; Anupam Sanklecha 4/64, Nikit Dhumal 5/78).

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Cricket, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy

Congress finalises list of 21 candidates for MLC polls

December 4, 2015 by Nasheman

Congress

Bengaluru: As the Legislative Council elections are around the corner, the Congress has decided to field candidates in 21 out of the 25 seats that will be going to polls. A meet in this regard was held between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president Dr G Parameshwara and AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh in New Delhi.

According to sources, the Congress has decided not to announce the names of their candidates until the last for filing nominations i.e. December 9. However, it is said that the name of former chief minister Dharam Singh’s son Vijay Singh has been included in the list. Vijay is likely to contest from Bidar.

The elections are scheduled to be held on December 27.

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Congress, Elections, Karnataka

Three alleged IS members from Karnataka killed in Iraq & Syria

November 24, 2015 by Nasheman

Isis fighters, pictured on a militant website verified by AP.

Bengaluru: Three youths from Karnataka are among the six Indians, who had allegedly joined ISIS, are reported to be killed in different conflict zones of Iraq and Syria, says an intelligence report prepared by foreign agencies and shared with Indian agencies.

The dead have been identified as Mohammad Umar Subhan (Bengaluru), Maulana Abdul Kadir Sultan Armar (Bhatkal), Faiz Masood (Bengaluru). The others are Athif Vaseem Mohammad (Adilabad, Telangana), Saheem Farooque Tanki (Thane, Maharashtra), and Mohammad Sajid alias Bada Sajid (Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh). The report also says 23 Indians have so far joined the ISIS.

Nasheman.in tried to contact the family of Faiz Masood, but was denied request.

The intelligence report suggests that there is a disproportionately high level of casualties among South Asian and African foreign terrorist fighters, since they are forced to the frontlines as foot soldiers.

Arab fighters with better battle experience are mostly positioned behind them and hence their casualties are proportionally less in terms of total numbers. This explains why so many Indians from a small Indian contingent have died, the report says.

Filed Under: India Tagged With: ISIS, Karnataka

Ranji Trophy: Karnataka pull off 2nd outright Ranji win against Odisha

November 11, 2015 by Nasheman

stuart-binny

Mysuru: Karnataka registered their second outright win, beating Odisha by an innings and 64 runs on the fourth and final day of their Group A Ranji Trophy match.

With this win Karnataka secured seven points, and are among the top contenders to qualify for the knockout stage with 21 points to their credit.

Stuart Binny and Shreyas Gopal, ably supported by Vinay Kumar, helped Karnataka skittle out Odisha for 104 runs in their second innings under 37 overs. Binny claimed four wickets for 34 runs and Gopal bagged three wickets for 43 runs, while Kumar ended with two for seven off seven overs and Udit Patel picked up one wicket. Batting first, Odisha put on 232 all out in their first innings with Govinda Poddar scoring 153 runs after he had smashed 15 boundaries and a six off 230 balls.

In reply, Karnataka declared their first innings at 400 for nine after India discard Robin Uthappa scored his second century of the season with a superb 148 runs. He had scored his first ton against Rajasthan in the previous match. Karnataka opener Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair, also came good with their bat, scoring 78 and 73 runs, respectively.

Nair and Uthappa took the game away from Odisha’s hands when they stitched a 169-run partnership for fourth wicket and helped hosts post 168-run first innings lead. Resuming at the overnight score of zero for one, Odisha started on a disastrous note, losing first innings centurion Poddar, who was caught by Abhishek Reddy off Kumar for seven. Binny turned the tide completely in Karnataka’s favour after he claimed two wickets in consecutive deliveries, first he sent back Nataraj Behera (19) and then Ranjit Singh for a naught.

After the fall of Singh, no batsman held the crease and with Karnataka bowlers, especially Binny and Gopal, wrecking havoc.
Anurag Sarangi was the top scorer for Odisha with 44 runs with six boundaries, scored off 75 balls. To the dismay of Odisha, they lost four batsmen — Rajesh Dhuper, Singh, Biplab Samanataray and Basant Mohanty — without opening an account.

(PTI)

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Karnataka, Odisha, Ranji Trophy

KJ George may lose Home Minister post to KPCC President G Parameshwara

October 29, 2015 by Nasheman

KJ George

Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Home Minister K J George is likely to lose his powerful ministry, as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G. Parameshwara, who is being inducted into the Cabinet on Thursday, will take over the same.

 

Parameshwara was keen on Deputy CM’s post, but the Congress high command was not in favour of it, as it would lead to creation of a parallel power centre to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

As a compensation, the party offered him either of the powerful ministries of Home Affairs & Revenue and it is said that Parameshwara opted for the former. However, an official announcement is expected later on Thursday after he takes the official oath.

As George is making way for Parameshwara, he could be appointed as the dedicated minister to oversee the development of Bengaluru, a long-pending demand of the industry, especially the IT sector.

4 new ministers

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will induct 4 new ministers into his Council of Ministers in an effort to end the rebellion in the party. He has forwarded the list to the Governor’s office for approval and the swearing-in ceremony will take place later today.

Those joining Siddaramaiah’s Council are Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G. Parameshwara, A Manju, Vinay Kulkarni and Manohar Tahsildar. While Parameshwara and Tahsildar will get Cabinet grade, Manju and Kulkarni will be ministers of state (Independent charge).

However, ministerial aspirants, such as H Y Meti and Maalikkayya V Guttedar, who could not make it to the Cabinet, have expressed their resentment. Of the 4 selected for induction today, 3 are supposed to be Siddaramaiah’s followers and this has angered Congress loyalists.

“There is no reshuffle of the Cabinet. We are filling up 4 vacant posts. This is just an expansion of the Cabinet,” said Siddaramaiah.

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India Tagged With: G Parameshwara, Karnataka, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, KJ George

Siddaramaiah rushes to Delhi, will apprise Sonia of crisis in Karnataka

October 26, 2015 by Nasheman

Siddaramaiah

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has rushed to New Delhi to consult the Congress party High Command on Cabinet reshuffle in an effort to quell rebellion in the state unit.

Siddaramaiah is expected to meet Congress party President Sonia Gandhi on Monday evening to discuss the issue. There are three vacancies in the Council of Ministers and Siddaramaiah is expected to drop three from his Cabinet. In all, Siddaramaiah plans to induct 6 ministers and undertake a reshuffle, as his government completed two years in Karnataka.

Internal differences have come to the fore in Karnataka Congress after several legislators complained to party Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Siddaramaiah’s working style. Since then, former Union minister SM Krishna met Sonia Gandhi twice to apprise her of the situation in Karnataka. Consequently, she summoned Siddaramaiah to New Delhi for a possible reshuffle to end the rebellion.

(Agencies)

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Karnataka, Siddaramaiah

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