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The NIA officials in a joint operation with Karnataka Police arrested a woman related to the family of a former MLA for her alleged links with the ISIS militants.

Krishna Kumar,DSP,Assistant Investigating Officer,NIA,Delhi along with Ajay Singh PI and Monika Dhikwal arrested Mariam, who is wife of Anas Abdul Rahiman, son of Basha.

The accused Mundadiguttu Sadananda Marla Deepthi Marlah alias Maryam wife of Anas Abdul Rahiman,son of BM Basha,whose house was raided by NIA earlier in August last year. 

BM Basha is son of former MLA BM Idinabba.  
Deepthi Marla,hailed from Kodagu district,fell in love with Anas while persuing her BDS course in Mangaluru .

After marriage she converted to Islam and changed her name to Mariam.

The NIA had conducted searches and arrested 11 accused persons for raising funds,radicalizing and motivating people to join ISIS.However the NIA officials questioned Mariam for two days and did not arrest her. 

During investigation, it has been revealed that after the decline of ISIS Caliphate in Syria/Iraq, Deepthi marla and Mohd.Ameen had visited Kashmir in January and March, 2020 for Hijrah (Religious migration) and for engaging in terrorist acts and supporting the activities of ISIS. 

The four persons arrested were identified by NIA as Obaid Hamid and Muzammil Hassan Bhat from Kashmir, Ammar Abdul Rahman from Mangaluru and Shankar Venkatesh Perumal, alias Ali Muaviya, from Bengaluru.

They were accused of involvement in raising funds, radicalising and motivating more people to join ISIS.

Investigation has also revealed that Deepthi Marla was the kingpin of the instant ISIS conspiracy along with Mohd Ameen says a official release by NIA.

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Siddaramaiah has accused that Tamil Nadu BJP leaders are being incited against it.Will the Congress leaders of Tamil Nadu support the Padayatra?”Bommai asked.

Reacting to Siddaramaiah’s charge Bommai said, we need to work unitedly for the cause of Karnataka’s language,land and water.DPR has been prepared for the Mekedatu project.

It is before the Central Water Commission.State government has taken the project seriously. Efforts are on to realise it.”

RSS or BJP have nothing to do with Ramanagar incident: CM

RSS and BJP have nothing to do with the Ramanagara incident,Bommai said.Replying to DK Shivakumar’s reaction on the spat over Ambedkar’s stature that happened at the programme in Ramangar, Bommai said,unveiling of Dr BR Ambedkar and Nada Prabhu Kempe Gowda’s statues was a pre-scheduled programme.

Many meetings have been held about it.Media itself is witness as to who triggered the argument.It is a very unfortunate incident.The concerned people should introspect about it he added.

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Making good use of time and money is our government’s policy, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in his address after launching various development works at Chikkakalya village in Magadi Taluk.

Projects should be completed within the set time frame. Delays will escalate the project cost. Projects could reach the people only when time and money is put to best use,Bommai said.

GTTC upgradation :

GTTC is a very useful technical institute. Its certificate guarantees 100% job placement. GTTC has that kind of credibility.

I myself underwent 6 month training in GTTC after completing my engineering, Bommai said recalling his training in GTTC and getting a job in Tata Motors.

State government has upgraded GTTCs by spending Rs50cr. These institutes should be opened in backward taluks too.

In the last 2 years the state government has upgraded 150 ITIs at a cost of Rs30cr each in association with Tata company. In all about Rs4000cr has been spent for this.

Upgraded ITIs would play a big role in preparing our youth to be employment ready in the modern industry which needs well trained hands. Karnataka is the first state in the country to achieve this, Bommai said.

It has been decided to hold ‘Employment for All’ programmes in every taluk. Youth are being trained according to the qualification requirements, job opportunities and necessary personality development to get job opportunities, Bommai said.

Irrigation projects

Referring to demand of the local people for providing drinking water from Manchanabele reservoir, Bommai said, “Jaljeevan Mission is the brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He has provided financial allocation to provide tapped water for every village. Only a statesman can do it.”

The Prime Minister has taken a strong decision to complete the project in a time bound manner. Government would accomplish this project within one and a half years, Bommai assured. He instructed the officials to take up works under Jaljeevan Mission on a war footing.

District in-charge minister Dr CN Ashwathnarayan, ministers Dr K Sudhakar, BA Basavaraj and other dignitaries were present.

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State cabinet meeting to be held on Thursday would discuss the overall Covid situation in the state and take appropriate decisions on long term measures to be taken to tackle Omicron,the new variant of Covid,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons he said,Covid and Omicron are spreading fast in the country and neighbouring states.

It would be discussed with the Expert committee on Tuesday evening. We have the experience of handling the previous two waves of Covid surge.

The experts have been asked to suggest appropriate measures to control the pandemic without affecting the daily life of the people.”

Speaking about the vaccine drive for children in the 15-18 years age group, he said, “they need to be brought under the Covid secure bubble.

An extensive vaccination campaign is being launched for this purpose. We need coordinated effort from the parents, teachers and health workers to make it a success,” Bommai said.

He urged the people to show self restraint and follow Covid norms like wearing face-mask and maintaining distance.

Bengaluru: Continuing the rising trend of COVID-19 cases for the second day, Karnataka recorded 1,187 fresh infections and six deaths taking the cumulative cases and fatalities in the state to 30,09,557 and 38,346 respectively, the health department said on Sunday.

The department said in its bulletin that 275 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,60,890 while the total active cases stood at 10,292.

The spike in cases was driven by Bengaluru Urban, which contributed 923 infections and three deaths.

Other districts too registered fresh cases, including 63 in Dakshina Kannada, 54 in Udupi, 20 in Mysuru, 12 each in Belagavi, Tumakuru and Kodagu and 10 in Mandya.

Besides the toll in Bengaluru, one death each was reported in Tumakuru, Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada districts. There were zero fatalities in 27 districts of the state, including eight districts, which saw zero infections as well.

The state’s positivity rate for the day was 1.08 per cent and the case fatality rate was 0.5 per cent.

A total of 1,08,911 samples were tested in the state, including 91,003 RT-PCR tests, on Sunday that took the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 5.66 crore.

There were 19,729 inoculations done taking the total number of vaccinations so far to 8.64 crore, the health department said.

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Highlights:

*CM instructed for filling of potholes on 751.41km roads in the city within 15 days. Complete Tender Sure road works by March 31.

*Complete repair works on High Density roads by calling short term tenders.

*Ensure completion of maximum stretch of 950km road works in newly added 110 villages of BBMP.

*Complete the pending white topping works without inconveniencing the public.

*Speedy completion of Grade Separator works which are causing traffic snarls.

*Action to fill all vacant posts of Ward Engineer in all Zones of BBMP.

*Inclusion of Russel Market modernisation works under the Smart City project.Action to improve BVK Iyengar road.

*Greater priority for issues related to TDR and land acquisition.

*Take arterial road works under Amrith Nagarothana Yojane. Work in a planned way for comprehensive development of Bengaluru.

A Zonal level Coordination Committee comprising officials from civic agencies like BBMP,BESCOM BWSSB and various departments would be constituted to improve the synergy in executing civic works and a Monitoring Committee with a Coordinator at the state level would be constituted.

A government order in this regard would be issued in 2-3 days,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Bommai who chaired a meeting of people’s representatives of Bengaluru and senior officials to discuss development issues of the city said, quality work should be ensured in storm water drains project in the city.

DPR for the project would be prepared professionally and Rs.1500 Crore would be provided for the purpose.

Bommai in his address wanted improvement in street lighting system in the city and said that necessary finances would be provided.

But the work should be taken up immediately and completed without any delay.Take measures to install new bulbs,he said.

About 7000 CC cameras would be installed in the city under the Nirbhaya programme,he said.

Road Map for comprehensive development of Bengaluru

Greater emphasis would be given for Comprehensive development of Bengaluru. Officials have been instructed to prepare a road map for the purpose, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

“We will not allow haphazard growth of Bengaluru any more. A blue print should be prepared for comprehensive development of the city and it would be developed accordingly,” Bommai said.

Slack officials face CM’s wrath

Chief Minister Bommai turned the heat on slack officials with a go slow attitude at the meeting. He warned them of stringent action for any dereliction of duty.

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There has been a spike in Corona,Omicron cases in the last one week.This is especially high in Maharashtra with Mumbai in the lead.

We have issued instructions for strict vigil in border districts as the region has high business interaction with Mumbai,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons at Belagavi airport Bommai said,only those who have been double dose vaccinated and have RTPCR test report are being allowed to enter the state.

Not only the Belagavi check post,even other check posts around have been asked to tighten measures.

Border areas of neighboring Vijayapura district too has been asked to tighten its check posts. About 11 check posts have been put up in Vijayapura district.

Though the tight measures would cause a bit of inconvenience to passengers, it is inevitable in the interest of public health in Belagavi district, he said.

Vaccination Drive

A vaccination drive for children aged 15 to 18 years is being launched on January 3. Instructions have been issued to implement it in a systematic way.

Prime Minister Modi’s desire to bring the children within secure bio-bubble is being realised through the vaccination drive to be launched on January 3.

Vaccination would be held on January 10 for those who are over 60 years old with comorbidities, Bommai said.

Fully prepared to tackle Corona

We should be prepared to prevent the spread of Corona and also face any challenging exigencies. Oxygen supply companies have been contacted to ensure adequate timely supply unlike the shortages witnessed last time.

District and taluk hospitals have been instructed to get their oxygen plants ready to function. Action has been taken to keep 4000 oxygen beds ready.Indents are being prepared to procure adequate stock of medicines,he said.

Decision on extending night curfew after discussion

Replying to a question about any possibility of extending the night curfew, Bommai said, a decision in this regard would be taken after discussing about prevailing Covid situation and spread of the pandemic in Bengaluru.

When asked whether lock-down would be imposed if the people neglect the guidelines, Bommai said, the state government is very clear about it.

Strict measures have been taken in public interest. People should avoid creating a situation that could compel the government to impose lockdown by following the guidelines.

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Karnataka Chief Minister,Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said stringent measures have been taken to control the Omicron cases, and more effective measures would be taken in the coming days to ramp up the health infrastructure facilities like supply of medicines and arranging ICU beds.

Karnataka on Friday reported 23 new Omicron cases, taking the overall caseload of the new Covid variant in the state to 66.

Speaking to media persons he said, Karnataka is among the 8 states in the country which are witnessing a rise in Omicron cases.State government has taken it seriously.

Replying to questions related to Hindu temples, Bommai said,Hindu temples would be freed from government control.

DK Shivakumar’s views on the issue reflect his perception against Hindu temples and Hindu devotees.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday had said that the state government would bring a law before the Budget session in order to make temples independent.

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Deputy Commissioners are the vital link between the government and people,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said and instructed the Deputy Commissioners to be responsive in discharging their duties.

Speaking to media persons after the DCs’ conference, he said, DCs perform two types of roles-administration and implementation of government’s programmes at people’s level, and coordinating between the district level and government level to ensure smooth administration.They have a huge role in governance.

DCs would lose their eligibility if they fail to be responsive and work for the interests of a selected few.Officers have been instructed to work with responsibility,Bommai said.

The issue of regularisation of Gomala Lands(government grazing lands) under Akrama-Sakrama was discussed at the conference.

Appropriate amendments to rules would be brought in the coming days to implement it, he said.

The Revenue minister has announced the decision to bring new rules for conversion of land,especially preparation of master plan for land conversion.

Officials have been instructed to prepare the master plan within 3 months,Bommai said.

The Chief Minister wanted the officials to speed up survey of properties using drones under the Swamitra project. About 59% of the target for the year has been achieved so far.

Target could not be met with the available Drones from the union Ministry of Surveys, he said and instructed the officials to get additional drones from the state government.

State government is ready to provide Rs.20 cr needed for the purpose, he said.

He asked the officials to complete the pending Adhar linking of pension for 3 lakh beneficiaries within a month and ensure that the benefit is delivered through DBT.

Instructions were issued for effective implementation of Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka health insurance scheme and upgrading the medical infrastructure in districts to tackle Covid spread in the light of rising cases of Omicron variant.

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The State government has released a second instalment of Rs 1007.18cr for the financial year under the PM Kisan Karnataka scheme under which state government is paying Rs.4000 additional amount for the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi beneficiaries in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the 10th installment under the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi.

A sum of Rs.685.28cr was released benefiting 34.26 lakh farmers in Karnataka.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai participated in the virtual event.So far 54.52 lakh farmers in the state have received atleast one instalment of the cash transfer.

So far union government has released Rs.8022.69cr and the state government has paid out Rs 2850.54cr.

Union government wants the payments to be made through Adhar based Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) mode.

Karnataka has topped among the states in this task of linking the Adhar of the beneficiaries and has bagged the award for this good performance.

A grant of Rs.1.21cr was also released for 30 Farmers’ Producer Organisations in the state on the occasion.