Parmesh S JAIN

A 47-year-old motorcycle rider was killed after a speeding truck knocked down his vehicle on HAL Outer Ring Road on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as G M Joseph Mathew, a resident of Balaji Layout and was working in a BPO at Devarabeesanahalli.

The truck driver was over speeding the vehicle when the mishap occurred and the residents blamed that the accident occurred due to narrow traffic and addition of cycle and bus lanes on Outer Ring road.

Traffic movement was affected on the busy outer ring road for sometime following the incident as the passers-by gathered on the spot and started recording the mishap on their mobile phones before alerting the police.

Senior officer visited the spot and said,the accident took place at around 9am when Mathew was going to office on Outer Ring road.

Meanwhile an over speeding truck which was behind him knocked his bike.He slipped from the bike and fell down under the wheel sustaining severe head injuries and died on the spot.

The HAL traffic police who rushed to the spot and seized the truck.

The driver abondoned the vehicle and escaped from the spot soon after the mishap.A case of reckless driving and death due to negligence has been registered against the driver and further investigating.

Parmesh S JAIN

A Nineteen-year-old Chaitanya sustained severe burns and battling for life in transformer blast incident in Jnanabharathi succumbed on Thursday.

Chaitanya’s father Shivaraju,55,a security guard who was also injured and admitted to hospital succumbed on Wednesday .

Senior officer told media persons,that the officials concerned will be summoned for questioning and based on their statement necessary action would be initiated based on the statement and the culpability .

It may be recalled that Shivaraju,resident of Manganahalli and his only daughter,Chaitanya were returning home after booking marriage hall for her engagement vent scheduled next month.

While they were passing by the transformer on ullal main road in Manganahalli,a few yards away from their house,an explosion occurred from the transformer and oil splashed on them followed by fire .

The duo slipped from the scooter and raised alarm for help.

passers-by rushed to their help and put out the fire and rushed them to victoria hospital in am ambulance before alerting the police and fire control room.

The residents also angry over the negligent attitude of the BESCOM and blamed the officials for the deaths.

Residents alleged that they had noticed smoke , oil spill from the transformer and alerted the BESCOM control room.

Though the control room staff assured to attend the complaint soon, no one turned up until the explosion.

Karnataka Energy Minister V Sunil Kumar said on Thursday that negligence in addressing a complaint had led to Wednesday’s transformer blast in Bengaluru that claimed the lives of a man and his daughter.

Kumar told the Assembly that the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) had received a complaint at 12.50pm but it was not addressed.The explosion took place around 3.10pm.A strict action will be taken on those who showed negligence in addressing the issue.

BJP MLA S Suresh Kumar, who raised the incident in the House, said innocent people’s lives were at risk on Bengaluru’s roads.

The energy minister said the government would give Rs 10 lakh each for the victims’ relatives. “I will also hold a meeting with the Bescom officials on conducting an audit of faulty transformers and transformers installed on the roadside,” he said.

The Jnanabharathi police booked Bescom officials for negligence but have not made any arrest and further investigation is on.

Parmesh S JAIN

The Northeast Division police of Vidyaranyapura police on Thursday arrested a 31-year-old woman house break thief and recovered 75 grams of gold and 630 grams of silver articles from her.

The accused has been identified as,Jayanthi Kuttiyamma,resident of Bhairasandra worked as domestic help but habitual offender involved in over 23 house break thefts reported in and around the city.

Senior officer told media persons,the Vidyaranayapura police inspector received a complaint of 2 house break thefts in their locality.

The Vidyaranayapura police inspector,V Anil Kumar and his team swung into action the team with crime team visited the crime spot and after inspecting the area with the local intelligence and police investigation skills the team identified the culprit.

The team kept a close watch on the domestic help in their area and after getting suspicious on her behaviour the team secured her and took her to station for questioning.

During investigation the team got suspicious on her and took her into custody as her statement dint convince to the crime team the team grilled her in their own style and which forced her to confessed the crime and based on her statement the team recovered 75 grams gold and 630 grams of silver ornaments from her.

A detailed investigation by the team it was found the accused would move around the city and identify the locked house and steal them by breaking into the houses and it was found she is habitual offender wanted in 23 HBT cases further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,A Subramanyeswara Rao,DCP Northeast,Dr Anoop A Shetty,PI,V Anil Kumar and crime team as,PSI,Jameer M Avathi,SA Suresh,Shashikumar, Shivaprasad,Girish Jadav,Purshottam,Errappa Kumbar,Mudasir Nazar,Ganapathi khawasi, Prasad TC and other staff has been appreciated for nabbing the notorious habitual house break-in women thief a suitable reward will be given to the team for the commendable job done by them he added.

PARMESH S jain

The whitefield Division police of Whitefield police on Wednesday arrested three bike lifters and recovered 39 stolen bikes worth Rs.50 lakh from them.

The accused has been identified as,Anand,29, Mahalingaiah,27 and Chittaiah,26 from Andhra Pradesh.

Girish S, DCP Whitefield,told reporters Based on a series of bike theft case,a high level meeting was called in which all crime staffs of all the stations were present as in the meeting we motivated them and given free hands to them to detect crime and take precautions to control crime.

After the meeting a special team was formed under the supervision of ACP,Shanthamallapa,team headed by PI, Shantaram swung into action the team visited the crime spot and coloborated CCTV footage from the vicinity and in one of the CCTV footage the crime team identified the identity of the accused.

The team with the help of local intelligence and other technology skill the police track down the accused and arrested them.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was found that the accused hails from Andhra Pradesh and Tumakuru used to move around residential apartments which have no security measures and steal bikes from the basements in whitefield division.

The accused are experts in breaking the locks and using duplicate keys to steal bikes .

The team grilled them who spilled the beans and based on their statement the team recovered 39 stolen bikes worth Rs.50 lakhs which they have sold It in Andhra Pradesh and rural parts of Tumakuru to their customers for throwaway prices .

We have handed over the keys of the recovered bikes to its rightful owners,after obtaining court permission.

We appeal to citizens and apartment owners to ensure adequate security measures to prevent thefts and other criminal offences in their vicinity.

Finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,A Subramanyeswara Rao,DCP Whitefield,Girish S, ACP,Shanthamallapa,PI,Shantaram,PSI,Naveen Kumar AV,Srinivas S,and crime staff as, Venkatesh,Rajagopal,Muniraju,Yaseen Pasha,Munnikrishna,Sharanbasappa,Tejaswin Nayak,and Madan kumar has been appreciated for the commendable and excellent investigation and work done by them in nabbing the trio and recovering stolen bikes from them a special reward will be given to the team he added.

TUMAKURU/BENGALURU: When Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of BJP arrive in Karnataka in quick succession to pay tributes to Sri Shivakumar Swamiji at Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru on Thursday and Friday, it will be a sign that the campaigning for the state Assembly polls in 2023 has been formally launched Interestingly, no national leader had come when the Swamiji passed away on January 21, 2019 as they had just sent condolence messages. The line-up of top leaders now is a clear indication that they want to appease the majority community in the state ahead of the polls.

Former CM BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Vijayendra, who is the reception committee chief of Shah’s event, is supervising arrangements. With Yediyurappa chairing the event and Vijayendra expected to deliver the introductory remarks, the event is expected to send a clear message that the platform is to launch Vijayendra as the successor to Yediyurappa as the Lingayat leader.

AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, Lingayat community leaders — KPCC campaign committee chairman MB Patil and working president Eshwar Khandre — visited the mutt on Wednesday to oversee preparations. The visit of two VVIPs has also kept the police busy. Central Range IGP Chandrashekar has already camped in Tumakuru.

Rahul’s itinerary

To arrive in Bengaluru on Thursday and visit Siddaganga Mutt to pay his tributes to Sri Shiva-kumara Swamiji at 4 pm

Return to Bengaluru and stay overnight

Attend Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee exe-cutive meeting at 11 am on Friday and meet organ-isation leaders at 2 pm

May interact with party workers involved in digital membership drive through video-conference 

Parmesh S JAIN

The West Division police of Kengeri police on Tuesday arrested a juvenile and recovered six stolen Autorickshaws worth Rs.15 lakh from him.

The accused a Juvenile arrested.

Senior officer told reporters,a complaint was registered by a owner of Autorickshaw in Kengeri police station stating that his auto has been theft which was parked infront of his house.

Based on complaint,PI, Vasanth C,and crime staff rushed to the spot and the team collected information and enquired in the area and after analysing the CCTV footage the team got the Identity of the accused in one of the cameras.

Based on CCTV footage and police technology skill the team nabbed the culprit and it was found he is a juvenile.

The team took him into custody during investigation the accused confessed the crime and said that he would move around the area to target autorikshaws parked in front of the houses and steal them using duplicate keys.

After stealing the accused would ride the auto and once he gets any customers he would sell the Autorickshaws to his contacts for a throwaway prices and blow the money on vices.

A detailed investigation by the team it has revealed that he had stolen the Autorickshaws from Kengeri, Kamakshipalya,Cottonpete,Chadra Layout,Kumbalagodu and Sheshadripuram area.

The Kengeri police are further investigating to ascertain whether there was a organized gang working behind the juvenile and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP, Kodandarama,PI Vasanth C and his whole team for the commendable and excellent investigation done by them in nabbing the juvenile and recovering stolen autos from him a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Parmesh S JAIN

Cauvery water issue is being used as a political pawn by Tamilnadu.They have been politicising in the name of Cauvery since independence,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons Bommai said,the Cauvery water issue has been resolved by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal and water shares have been allocated.

There is Cauvery Water Management Authority for water releases.We have drawn up the Mekedatu project based on the quantum of rains in our basin and utilising it for drinking water purposes.

Even then Tamil Nadu is raising objections and filed petitions in the court against the project.

The National Green Tribunal has given its verdict in our favour.But Tamil Nadu has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Tribunal order.

Tamil Nadu assembly has adopted a resolution against the project after our all party meeting recently decided unanimously to go ahead with the project.

The Tamil Nadu resolution has no value and it is not in accordance with the law. It is just a political trick.There are many such resolutions and they do not carry any value,Bommai said.

As decided in the recent all party meeting a Detailed Project Report would be submitted and Environment clearance would be sought from the Centre.We will take all measures to implement the Mekedatu project,Bommai said.

Replying to a question on Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s statement that Belagavi Files too need to be showcased as many incidents have happened there too,Bommai said, the Belagavi issue has been settled according to the Reorganisation of States in 1956.

Kannada speaking regions of Solapur and Akkal Kote are still with Maharashtra.There is no meaning in such talk.They are trying to divert attention from their own problems by raising the Belagavi issue.

Parmesh S Jain

A high level committee has been formed to look into the future of these students

The Karnataka state government will facilitate continuation of education of about 700 medical students of Karnataka who have returned to the state from war-torn Ukraine in 60 medical colleges across the state.

The decision was announced after a meeting between Health and Medical Education Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar and the students at Vidhana Soudha on Monday.

Clarifying that the students will not be officially absorbed into the colleges,Dr.Sudhakar said that this measure is aimed to ensure that their learning and practice is continued till we find a solution.

No additional fee will be charged to the students, he said.

Addressing a press conference after the meeting, he said that a high level committee has been formed consisting of Principal Secretary of Medical Education Department,Director of Medical Education,RGUHS VC,Registrar,Directors and deans of some medical colleges.

The committee will look into all aspects considering the academic future of the students and submit a report to the state government.

Based on the report the state government will request NMC and Union Government to take necessary measures to protect the future of the students.

We are all hopeful and praying that the war will come to an end soon.We have to see what developments will take place in the future in Ukraine and take appropriate decision based on the situation.

We will also need to consider the mindset of students and take best possible decision within the existing legal and regulatory framework, he said.

Minister also said that PM Modi has already initiated several measures to protect the future of the students and revive country’s medical education system.

Today I have interacted with them,heard them and shared their concerns not just as a minister but as their elder brother who is concerned about their future.

First of all we are all very happy and relieved that we could bring them come back home safely. It was not an easy task to bring back citizens from war-ridden country. Our Union and State governments have put lot of efforts to bring them back safely and everyone should stay strong, he added.

Minister also said that the students are much relieved about their future after listening to government’s decision today.

Based on the report of the committee, all necessary requests will be submitted to the Union government and the National Medical Council (NMC) will take a final decision, he said.

Parmesh S Jain

A 40-year-old labourer was killed in a freak accident after he was run over while sleeping under a a parked truck to save himself from the rain on Sunday night.

The deceased has been identified as Immanual, a resident of LR Nagar. He was working in a welding shop in Viveknagar.

The driver of the truck did not notice him and moved the vehicle when the mishap occurred in Viveknagar on Sunday night.

A senior police officer said that the accident took place around 11pm and a long truck which was loaded with two earth movers (JCBs) was parked at the roadside of Viveknagar main road and the driver took a break after noticing the traffic.

Meanwhile Immanual who was going home came under the truck to escape from the rain and went to sleep.

The driver returned and started the vehicle. Immmanural who said to be under the influence of alcohol did not hear the engine sound due to the rain.

The driver moved the vehicle and Immanual was run over by the rear wheel. Passers-by noticed the incident alerted Ashoknagar traffic police and rushed to the spot and identified the vehicle based on the CCTV footage.

A case of death due to negligence has been registered against driver Anjimani, hails from Tamilnadu and further investigation is on.

Dr.B Thomas (Special correspondent)

About 3,000 people live and die unrecognized in a desert land bordering Sudan and Egypt.There is no proof of their birth, death,marriage, educational qualification or skills.

The 2,060 square kilometers of land belong to no one in particular. No kingdoms or governments have come forward to support them.

The region in question is Birland or Bir Tawil, a landlocked area caught in a quandary between Sudan and Egypt since the early 19th century. The only status it has is – Terra Nullius (no man’s land).

An entire population’s efforts began to pay off in 2014 – 2015 when H.R.M. King Emir A.Haiyawi established Birand as a state.

Soon, Prof. Dr. Queen Eden Soriano Trinidad was appointed Prime Minister.A few representatives from different countries were appointed to amplify the humanitarian concerns and seek support from the United Nations (UN) for Birland’s administrative stature.

The current administration has been in talks with global administrations to support the people in attaining their rights.

The biggest challenge for the current administration is to build an entire nation from scratch. There are no infrastructure facilities – water, healthcare, sanitation etc. – in the region.

The youth in the area gaze at an uncertain future, considering the region’s lack of educational establishments and employment opportunities.

They desire a quality life, unlike the ones their ancestors lived. The access to the world is via Sudan, which demands better transportation facilities, including an airport.

King Emir A.Haiyawi and his team have already completed the documentation work and even received a Certificate of Membership to UNIGO (United Nations Intergovernmental Organization).

There is a long way to go, and the people of Birland hope to be recognized by the world.