Archives for August 2022

BENGALURU: Veteran BJP leader BS Yediyurappa said the party has given him a big responsibility which he had not expected. Addressing a press conference after the party announced his elevation to the BJP Parliamentary Board and Central Election Committee, the former Karnataka chief minister said, “When I stepped down as CM, I decided to bring the BJP back to power with full majority.

The party recognises the efforts of workers. I never wanted to retire from politics and public life. I will ensure that the party will come back to power with more than 140 seats. We will not allow any other party to come to power in Karnataka,” he said.

The move has come as a big boost to the BJP in Karnataka as the Lingayat strongman was included in important committees amid speculation that he was sidelined after he stepped down from the CM’s post in July last year. He is now likely to play a bigger role not just in Karnataka, but also in other states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Yediyurappa over phone and told him that his services were needed not just in Karnataka, but also across south Indian states.

“Party has given me everything. I was travelling across the state as a common party worker and our leaders saw the potential and put their faith in me. I will never stop working for the party,” he said.
Taking a veiled dig at senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah, Yediyurappa said the scene in Karnataka will change drastically in the next few days. “Some leaders who are assuming that they will become the next CM will be disappointed. People will give a befitting reply in 2023 assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Narendra Modi will become the PM again,” he said.

A senior party leader said that in the last few months, issues surrounding hijab, halal meat, textbook controversy, disallowing Muslim vendors near temples, murders in Dakshina Kannada and the Savarkar poster issue have dented the party’s image. “When Yediyurappa was CM, we did not face any such issue. He is indispensible for BJP in Karnataka,” he said.

Political analyst Prof Sandeep Shastri told TNIE that this move is a political accommodation for a senior leader who was made to step down as chief minister last year. Going by his age, which is 75+ years, many people even thought he would be included in Margadarshak Mandal. This way, it is indicating that he holds a key position in Karnataka”.

For Yediyurappa, it’s an elevation as his role has now been expanded to the national level, said Prof Shastri. It is still not known if he will have a say in selecting a CM candidate or MLA candidates in 2023, he added. State Congress Working President Ramalinga Reddy said now that the elections are nearing, the BJP is depending on Yediyurappa for votes, and once the polls are held, he will be removed.

Parmesh S Jain

Awareness about vascular diseases must be created among youngsters and professionals prone to vascular diseases:Karnataka Health Minister

The Vascular Surgeons association had organized a Walkathon from Bengaluru’s Town Hall to Kanteerava stadium on the occasion of World Vascular Day on Saturday,August 6. Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar flagged off the walkathon.

Speaking to reporters at the event, Minister Sudhakar stated,It is an age of growing vascular diseases and we have limited Vascular surgeons in the country.

For a population of 1.3 billion,we have only around 500 vascular specialists.Spreading awareness about vascular health is paramount both in rural and urban areas.

We have to ensure a strict health regimen to protect our blood vessels.If this is not done,it could lead to severe health problems including Non-Communicable Diseases or aneurysms etc. These in turn could cause life threatening situations,Minister Sudhakar added.

Pointing out that some people are prone to vascular diseases,he said,every 6 seconds,a person loses his/her leg in the world.

We need to increase awareness among youngsters and those professionals who are prone to such issues because of their professions like policemen,teachers etc.Who stand for long periods of time.

Awareness must also be created among professionals who have to work in front of computers for long periods of time,who have a sedentary lifestyle.

Several likeminded vascular specialists,hospitals have come forward,organized and participated in this beautiful program.This event and its intention is very good,he said.

Minister Sudhakar also told the reporters that the Karnataka government will take all necessary measures to prevent vascular diseases.

Minister Sudhakar speaking to reporters also stated that a person from Ethiopia who had traveled to India had some symptoms of Monkeypox.

We sent samples for a lab test and it came out negative for Monkeypox yesterday,however,it was smallpox.As of now,there hasn’t been a single case of Monkeypox.

However,we are being vigilant.We are taking up surveillance measures at our state borders and we have taken all precautionary measures.

We have also made sure there is thermal screening at every port and airport round the clock.There are three officials at each place working in 8 hour shifts.This is the reason why no case has been reported in Karnataka,he said.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s main opposition Congress will not contest the upcoming panchayat elections on its symbol, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday said after the state legislature party meeting here.

The panchayat polls are scheduled to be held in the state in September.

The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Hooda, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Assembly.

State Congress chief Udai Bhan was also present in the meeting, a party statement said.

Hooda said the Congress MLAs held a detailed discussion over the Panchayat elections.

The Congress will not contest the panchayat elections on party symbol, he said.

The Congress leader also alleged that the government deliberately postponed the panchayat elections.

“Due to this, the development of villages came to a standstill and there was a lot of corruption in the absence of panchayat representatives,” he said.

“The Congress demands that rights of backward classes be ensured in the elections and they should be given the benefit of reservation,” he said.

Hooda said issues arising out of the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year on the shamlat land (common land) were discussed in detail in the party meeting.

“Now, the government has issued an order to transfer the land in the name of panchayats.

This decision has led to an atmosphere of panic in the village because people have been living on these lands for many years and many have even sold the land further and hence it would not be right to evict them,” said Hooda.

Hooda demanded that government should call a special session of the Legislative Assembly and make changes in the Village Shamlat Land Consolidation Act.

On August 10, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had said in the state Assembly that as per Supreme Court’s directions, the mutation of the shamlat deh (common land) in the name of panchayats is not a cause of worry and aimed at stopping the illegal transfer of this land.

“We are only seeking mutation of such land in favour of the gram panchayats,” Khattar had said while asserting that mutation would not change the title.

In April, the Supreme Court had held that in respect of the land taken from the proprietors from their permissible ceiling limits under a Punjab law, it is the management and control alone which would vest with the panchayat and not the title.

Hooda had last week demanded that the state government file a review petition in the apex court.

Hooda said that the party’s upcoming programmes have also been finalised in the meeting.

“It has been decided to postpone the ‘Vipaksh Aapke Samaksh’ program to be held in Yamunanagar on August 28. It will now be on September 11 as the Congress party is going to hold a ‘Halla Bol’ rally against inflation in Delhi on August 28. Haryana will have a strong participation in this,” he said.

Before the rally, a public awareness campaign will be launched against inflation across the state, he said.

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A 39-year-old dentist allegedly hanged her ten-year-old daughter before ending life at her house in Kaveri nagar in Banashankari on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Shyma Narayana and her daughter Aaradhana, student of a 4th standard at a private school .

Senior officer with Banashankari police inspector and staff visited the spot and after inspecting the spot it was revealed that Shyma a native of Virajpet married to Narayanaswamy,also a dentist and the couple runs a hospital in Hanumanth Nagar.

The incident came to light when Narayanaswamy Called Shyma from the hospital but the phone was not reachable.

After repeated attempts,he informed the security guard to check and also sent his staff to the house to find the duo was hanging to the ceiling of the room of a house.

The Banashankari police rushed to the spot and shifted the body to KIMS hospital and awaited Shyma’s brother to come from Australia to file a complaint .

The post-mortem was conducted on Monday and the police has taken up a case of un natural death and are investigating.

The post-mortem report will reveal the the cause of death and there was no death note found.

We police suspect difference between the couple could be the reason behind the extreme step.

( Those in distress or having suicidal tendencies can call Aarogya Sahayavani Ph: 104 for help)

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The Banashankari police are on the lookout for a gang of four persons who waylaid a food delivery executive and robbed his valuables in the wee hours of Saturday.

The victim,Naveen Kumar H,25,working for Zomato,returning home from work when the gang standing on the roadside near meghana,shalini apartment,kadirenahalli,waved at him to stop.

As soon as Naveen Kumar stopped his scooter, the accused pounced on him, snatched the mobile phone and took cash Rs.3,000 from his pocket and snatched his scooter and sped away.

Naveen Kumar managed to reach police station and filed a complaint., Based on the complaint, the police have registered a case of robbery and efforts are on to identify the accused.

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The Amruthahalli police are on the lookout for a conman who posing to share the apartment with a bank employee stole his phone to steal Rs. 50,000 through Unified payment interface .

The victim,Ashutosh Mishra,employee with a private bank and staying in an apartment on rent in Byatarayanapura.

According to the police,he had placed the Ad on his social media account offering to share the apartment to save some money from the rent he was paying .

On Saturday the accused identified as Anvesh, claiming to be techie,approached him and even visited the apartment to check.

After staying for few minuted he agreed to check in and went out to get his luggage. Few minutes after Anvesh left,Ashutosh realized his mobile phone is missing and tried to call but it was switched off .
He immediately checked his bank account which was linked to mobile and found Rs.50,000 was debited .

The police are now trying to track down Anvesh through the social ID account and the transaction he had made.

Police advised people to be very careful with the mobile phones and report immediately and get it blocked their bank account in case of loss or theft of phones.

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The Upparpet police have registered a case of of wrongful restrain and assault against a group of four passengers who beat up a 43-year-old wall painter black and blue after catching him red handed while stealing a phone from one of them.

The complainant,Afroz Bahadur,resident of HBR layout,in his complaint said that he is married and having two children.

Afroz said that he is jobless for many days and not even paid the rent not getting money to maintain family.

He went around the city in search of job but in vain.While returning home,he saw a passenger slipping mobile phone in his pocket and had a bad idea of stealing the phone to sell and make some money,Firoz confessed in his complaint .

However he was caught while trying to pick the phone and beaten up badly by a group of passengers .

They left Firoz battered and bruised on platform no.15 only to be rescued by the police and taken him to the hospital .

Now Firoz is being treated for his injuries and he cannot work for few more days in this situation, senior officer said.

After he getting recovery he will be arrested and taken into custody to ascertain his criminal background and efforts are on to nab the four passengers he added.