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A 23-year-old BDS student killed and his classmate injured when he lost control over the motorcycle and rammed into a goods vehicle near Decathlon showroom in Kengeri on Tuesday night.

The deceased has been identified as Alvin,native of Kerala and perusing III year BDS at a private college in Rajarajeshwarinagar.

Senior officer visited the spot after inspecting and collecting stock of the situation said that the accident occurred around 9.30 Pm as Alvin along with his classmate Amrutha Priya was returning home located in Kumbalagodu after having dinner.

He lost control over the bike as collided with the truck going ahead of him. Due to the impact the duo tossed in the air and crashed on the ground.

While Alvin sustained severe head injuries and killed on the spot,Amrutha Priya escaped with minor injuries.

The truck driver abandoned the vehicle and escaped.The Kengeri traffic police have taken up a case and are investigating he added.

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The East Division police of Halasur police on Wednesday arrested a 21-year-old BCA student who was befriending women online with his fake profile and blackmailing them with their private photographs.

The accused has been identified as,Prapanch Nachappa,a BCA student studying in private college.

Based on the complaint filed by victim the Halasuru police inspector and his team track down Prapanch Nachappa a imposter student who used to blackmail women by opening fake accounts in the name of models on Instagram.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it is found that Since September last year the accused had blackmailed as many as 20 women,but luck ran out for him when one of the victim approached the police .

During investigation it was found that the accused was operating with a fake profile in the name of Pratiksha Bohra in Instagram and other social media and lure women offering modelling assignments to get their private pictures.

The accused would also offer money in return of the private photographs.However soon after getting their pictures he would blackmail them threaten to upload their pictures on social media if the ransom was not paid.

Probe revealed that the accused was operating the social media account since September last year.

It started during lock down as favourite part time but soon after succeeding in blackmailing he started it full time, a police officer, said . 

The accused had blackmailed as many as 20 women so far but many of them fearing social stigma have not complained, the police said adding that the police are trying to contact them to get their statement, a police officer, said .

The accused has been arrested and charged under blackmail, extortion and also under various sections of the IT Act and remanded to judicial custody.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East, Subramanyeswara Rao,DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa,ACP,Kumar D,PI,M Manjunath,PSI,Suresh and crime staff as,Hamsa,Karthik,Vinod Kumar,Devaraj,Nagaraj,Sangappa,Doulat Morre and others has been appreciated for the commendable and excellent investigation done by them in nabbing the conman a imposter student who used to blackmail and extort money from women a suitable reward will be given to the team for their exemplary work he added.

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The state government is set to bring a new Youth Policy that would guide the youth to treat in  a noble way,Chief Minister,Basavaraj Bommai said.

Participating in the 159th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda in a virtual mode,Bommai said,the government is ready to provide greater support for the youth on the basis of thoughts and principles.

A special programme in this regard would be brought in the next budget.Swami Vivekananda is relevant eternally.

Death is not an end for an achiever :

Quoting from Swami Vivekanada’s book ‘Life after death’,Bommai said,Vivekananda’s imagination about life after death is wonderful.

Death is not an end for an achiever.Achievement lives on even after death.Vivekananda showed it through his life and principles.

Vivekananda’s principles and way of life need to be reached to the youth.Government and the society should work towards this.”

Swami Vivekananda is a Yuga Purush :

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa has aptly renamed him. Where there is Viveka(Prudence) there is Ananda(happiness), Bommai said.

Vivekananda’s is a multifaceted personality. Apart from religion and philosophy,he has shed light on general realistic life too.

He had immense faith in youth power. He strongly believed that one can bring big changes in one’s own life or the lives of others only when young.Vivekananda  is a Mahatma who is living on even after his death, Bommai said.

Ministers Ashwath Narayan,KC Narayana Gowda, Seers of Ramakrishna Mutt and senior officials were present.

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The Anti Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch on Tuesday busted an international drug racket and arrested a Nigerian national who was using a pressure cooker to prepare MDMA crystals at his house.

The accused has been identified as,Richards,native of Nigeria.

Joint CP Crime,Raman Gupta,told media persons,the Anti-Narcotics wing officials received a credible information about the Nigerian National in Soladevanahalli police station limits is indulged in preparing and peddling drugs in his house.

Based on information a team of police officials led by DCP Crime-2,BS Angadi with ACP,Gautham Kumar C and his officials rushed to the spot and kept a close watch on the house and surrounded the area and a team raided the house situated in Tarabanahalli on Hesaraghatta main road under Soladevanahalli police station limits.

The team of officials conducted a thorough search and during search the team found synthetic Drugs and raw materials chemicals and a 10 litres of custom made pressure cooker and other materials.

The accused was identified as,Richard and he confessed the crime and revealed that he had learnt to make drugs from his brother and source the required chemical from Delhi,the investigations revealed.

The accused identified as Richard had come to India in 2019 with his brother on a business visa. He shifted his base to the city six months ago and started to manufacture drugs at home to sell to his customers who are from the city and even outside.

The police have recovered synthetic drugs and raw material,chemicals worth Rs 50 lakh including 900 gram of Cocaine,50 grams of MDMA crystals and chemical and raw material used to prepare drugs.

The police also seized 10 liters of custom made pressure cooker which the accused was using to brew MDMA crystals,from it.

The accused would also source Cocaine from his contacts from outside the country and pedaling along with MDMA in and around the city.A case has been registered under NDPS Act and further investigation is on.

Commissioner of police,Kamal Pant,appreciated,Joint CP, Crime, Raman Gupta, DCP,Crime-2, BS Angadi,ACP, Gautham Kumar C,PI, Virupakshaswamy and his whole team,

He even said in his tweet,You cook,we book!

The Anti-Narcotics Wing of @CCBBangalore has arrested a foreign national for drug peddling. The accused used to prepare synthetic drugs in a pressure cooker and peddle them in domestic & international markets.

Cocaine, MDMA, and chemical substances worth Rs.50 lakh have been seized.Further investigation is underway.A reward of Rs.70 K has been announced to the team he added.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called chief minister Basavaraj Bommai to enquire about his health after he went into home isolation after testing positive for Covid-19.

In the telephonic conversation which went on for about 5 minutes,Modi showed concern for the Chief Minister’s health and suggested he take appropriate medical treatment.

The call came at 4.30pm in the middle of a virtual meeting the Chief Minister was holding to review the Covid situation in the state.

The Chief Minister explained about him being infected along with two more members of his family.

The Prime Minister suggested the Chief Minister get suitable medical treatment.The Chief Minister also presented details about Covid situation in the state to the Prime Minister.

Bommai briefed the PM about the latest Covid situation in Karnataka, and said the review meeting he was holding was a precursor to the PM’s review scheduled for January 13. The CM assured the PM that the government has taken necessary steps to contain the infection spread.

Vaccination drive has been intensified. Further measures would be initiated based on the suggestions from the experts,” Bommai explained during his conversation with the Prime Minister.

The high-level meeting, chaired by the chief minister, decided to extend the Covid-19 related restrictions in Karnataka till January end. The government has announced a night curfew as well as weekend curfew to combat the infection.

The government also decided to open 27 Covid care centres in Bengaluru to admit infected persons in the event of a sudden surge. The chief minister directed health authorities to increase Covid-19 testing in the BBMP area in Bengaluru to 1.3 lakh a day.

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Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji was a great visionary leader, who understood people’s language and who led the country towards progress.

Shastri Ji was deeply influenced by the political teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said here in a press release on Tuesday.

Paying rich tributes to former PM on Shastri Ji’s death anniversary Bommai said, Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji was indeed an epitome of all that is best in the Indian culture.

Recalling Shastri Ji’s contribution,Bommai said that Shastri Ji worked ceaselessly for the betterment of the Nation and spent his lifetime till the last minute for the cause of the nation.

As Prime Minister, he gave the nation the stirring slogan,“Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” and he awakened the power of the people.

Shastri Ji laid utmost stress on strengthening the defence of the country and in honouring the man behind the plough, CM said in his statement.

Bommai also said that Shastri Ji resigned from his post as Minister for Railways because he felt responsible for a railway accident in which many lives were lost.The unprecedented gesture was greatly appreciated by Parliament and the country.

The then Prime Minister,Pt.Nehru,speaking in Parliament on the incident, extolled Lal Bahadur Shastri’s integrity and high ideals.

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri will always be remembered as an excellent leader, and for his humility, courage and integrity, which were legendary. Nation will never forget this great son of India, CM Bommai said in press release.

BENGALURU: As Covid-positive cases, including the Omicron variant, are increasing, the state government has extended the weekend and night curfew till January-end. The curfews were to be in force till January 19. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who tested Covid-positive on Monday, held a virtual meeting with Technical Advisory Committee members, ministers and senior officials to discuss issues related to increasing Covid cases in the state.

Officials were instructed to arrange wards, ICUs and other facilities for children at taluk and district hospitals. Education and health department officials were told to conduct health checkups in schools every fortnight, while the CM directed district health officials to ensure enough medicines at warehouses. The CM instructed officials to take strict action against those holding public meetings, while also asking DCs and superintendents of police to strictly enforce Covid guidelines at public places.

The meeting decided to start 27 Covid Care Centres – one at each Assembly constituency — in Bengaluru. The number of tests in the state capital will be increased to 1.30 lakh per day. Instructions will be issued to monitor the health of those home quarantined and timely distribution of health kits for them. The CM directed officials to strengthen triaging to ascertain whether an infected person needs hospitalisation immediately after getting the test report.

The services of house surgeons and final-year nursing students will be utilised for monitoring home isolation and triaging. Bommai told officials to ensure booster doses for frontline workers on priority.
Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, Education Minister BC Nagesh, TAC Chairman Dr Sudharshan, Chief Secretary P Ravikumar and others were present.

Just 117 patients in ICUs
Compared to the number of active Covid-19 cases in the state, the rate of admission in ICUs is fairly low. As per data, as on January 10, 117 Covid-19 patients are in ICUs — amounting to just 0.19 per cent of the 60,148 active cases reported.

KEEP IN MIND

All rallies, dharnas, protests prohibited

Marriage and other functions permitted but with not more than 200 people in open spaces and 100 people in closed places 

Public transport, including Metro, will operate as per seating capacity only

There will be intensive surveillance along the borders with Maharashtra, Kerala and Goa as per the guidelines issued by the Department of Health and family Welfare

CONTAINMENT MEASURES

The BBMP Chief Commissioner and DCs in districts can impose additional containment measures based on their assessment of the situation

For enforcement of social distancing, the Commissioners of Police, DCs can use the provisions of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of 1973 

Violators will be liable to be prosecuted against as per the provisions of Section 5l to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Section l88 of the IPC

FOR FESTIVALS

During Vaikunta Ekadashi, poojas can be conducted within temple premises. Only 50 devotees, who have been double vaccinated, will be allowed at a time 

Minister, 2 cong leaders test positive
Bengaluru: Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister JC Madhu Swamy, Congress leaders HM Revanna and MLC CM Ibrahim tested positive for Covid on Tuesday. During the inauguration of the Mekedatu Padayatra on Sunday, Revanna had shared the dais with KPCC president D K Shivakumar, Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge among others. Ibrahim had returned to Bengaluru on the eve of the padayatra after attending the Congress legislature party (CLP) meeting at Shivakumar’s residence in Kanakapura. Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said he is voluntarily going into self-isolation till Wednesday, as he was a primary contact of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday evening. 

PM inquires about CM’s health
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is in home quarantine after testing Covid positive, over phone and inquired about his health. A statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office stated that during the five-minute call, the PM suggested that the CM take suitable medical treatment. Bommai got the call when he was holding a video conference with officers. Bommai also informed the PM about the Covid situation in the state and the  virtual meeting he held with officers on Tuesday.

SULTANPUR: A court here has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for raping a minor girl two years ago and filming the act to prevent her from telling anyone about it.

The incident took place under Sangrampur police station area here.

The victim’s mother filed a police complaint alleging that her 15-year-old daughter, a student of Class 10, was forcibly taken to a poultry farm and raped by Suraj Saroj on January 25, 2020.

According to the complainant, Saroj also filmed the act with the help of a partner and threatened the girl with dire consequences if she told anyone about it.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered against Saroj on January 29, 2020, and he was arrested.

Later, the police filed a charge sheet against him.

During the hearing of the case, government advocate C L Dwivedi, appearing for the prosecution, presented five witnesses and other evidence, holding Saroj responsible for raping the girl.

He demanded that Saroj be given the harshest punishment for this heinous crime.

Saroj’s partner, who helped him film the rape of the girl, has not been identified by the police yet.

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Chief Minister,Basavaraj Bommai has expressed his grief at the passing away of renowned Kannada litterateur, critic and theater personality Prof.Chandrashekar Patil.

Born in Hattimattur village of Haveri district, he attained fame as a revolutionary writer and fondly called as Champa.

His contribution to Kannada language and Karnataka is immense.He was at the forefront of Gokak and many other movements for the cause of Kannada and Karnataka.

He strongly advocated Kannada to be the medium of instruction in education,Bommai said in his condolence message.

He was a professor of English at Karnataka University, Dharwad and editor of ‘Sankramana’, a Kannada literary publication.

He has also served as the head of Kannada Development Authority and Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Bommai has said.

Champa’s death is an immense loss for the Kannada literary world, Bommai said and has prayed the almighty to give the strength to his family and followers to bear this loss. 

The final rites of renowned Kannada writer and literary critic Prof.Chandrashekar Patil would be held with full police honours, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. 

Speaking to media persons he said,our popular ‘Champa’ has left us.His writings with independent thought were sharp.He used to hold a mirror to the system through his insightful presentation of the issues.

Champa had served as the All India Kannada Sahitya Parishat and was honoured with Rajyotsava award,Bommai said and recalled that the writer had close association with his family. “

He was close to my father. Champa, who was a guide for me, has left us. It is a big loss for the literary world.”

Bommai prayed to the almighty to give strength to  the family and followers of Champa to bear this loss. 

State government has decided to conduct his final rites with full police honours, Bommai said.