Parmesh S Jain

The Marathahalli police on Saturday arrested a 37-year-old construction labourer for slapping his mother to death over a trivial row on Friday,

The accused has been identified as, Ambarish,37,

Senior officer told reporters that,the accused Ambarish,a chronic alcoholic living with his mother Yamunamma,71,at a shed in Devarabisanahalli.

Yamunamma used to work as domestic help at the apartments to eke out a living while Ambaraish is irregular to work .

Being chronic alcoholic Ambaraish used to harass her mother for money for his drinks.On Friday he started forcing her to give money but Yamunamma refused following which Ambarish slapped her.

A hard blow rendered her collapsed and breath her last.Neighbours hearing the commotion rushed to her help and took her to a near-by hospital where the doctors declared her as brought dead.

Based on a complaint,the Marathahalli police rushed to the spot and arrested Ambarish charging him under murder and further investigation is on .

CHALAGERI(HAVERI DIST): The pain of Shekhar Gyana Goudar, father of Naveen — who was killed in Russian shelling at Kharkiv in Ukraine on Tuesday, knew no bounds when he came to know that his son, with whom he spoke three times a day over WhatsApp, was no more. The shock was too much for Naveen’s mother Vijayalakshmi, who fainted.

As the news of Naveen’s death spread, friends and relatives started to gather at Shekhar Goudar’s house and consoled the family. Shekhar Goudar had only one question, “When are they getting my son’s body back? I want to see him…”

Naveen (21) was killed when he stepped out of the metro underground tunnel, where he and his friends were taking shelter, to get food from a supermarket on Tuesday morning. The entire family used to make video calls to Naveen every day and Tuesday was no exception. Shekhar Goudar spoke to Naveen just minutes before his death.

Soon after Naveen’s friend informed Shekhar that Naveen was dead, he told his relatives to get in touch with ministry of external affairs officials, who confirmed the news later. He said, “My son had told me about the hardships faced by him and his friends. I used to infuse confidence in him, tell him about the developments in other parts of Ukraine and efforts being made by the government to evacuate Indians.”

Naveen’s uncle Ujjinappa Gyana Goudar said, “The government should have been serious and started evacuation in places where the war was intense. The government should have shifted Indians, especially students, from Kyiv and Kharkiv first. If it had been done, Naveen would be alive.”

Shekhar Goudar said, “If professional education was affordable for the poor in this country, why would I have sent my son to Ukraine and lost him today?” He said, “I had visited union minister Pralhad Joshi’s house to request him to get back my son. I could not meet him and returned empty handed.”

Venkatesh, whose son Praveen too is studying at Kharkiv, said, “Naveen and Praveen were together at the bunker and they never came out. But on Tuesday, Naveen got up early and went to buy some food and exchange currency at the Beketova supermarket along with another friend Yeshwanth. Yeshwanth returned as it was too cold outside. At 7.58 am, Naveen called another friend Amit and asked him to transfer some money as he was short of cash. As Naveen didn’t return even after several minutes, they called him at 8.10 and a local resident, who picked up the call, told them that Naveen was dead and the body had been taken to the mortuary at a nearby hospital.”

Shekhar Goudar, who worked as an engineer in Abu Dhabi, returned to India some years ago and was working at South India Paper Mills Limited at Nanjangud. Naveen did his primary and higher primary at St Lawrence School in Ranebennur and later joined his father at Nanjangud. He completed his high school and pre-university in Mysuru. He appeared for NEET, but did not make the cutoff and decided to pursue medicine at Kharkiv National Medical University.

Shekhar Goudar retired from service two years ago and has started farming in Chalageri. Naveens’ brother Harsha, who is pursuing his PhD in agriculture at GKVK in Bengaluru, said Naveen had secured 97 per cent in second PU, but could not do well in NEET, which forced him to secure admission in Ukraine.

Naveen studied at Adarsha School in Debur village of Nanjangud taluk. He had visited his friends and the schools six months ago. He was the topper in SSLC for the school in 2015-16 and had secured 607 marks for 625. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Shekar Goudar and told him to be bold and to lead the family from the front.

Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, who visited the family, said arrangements are being made to bring the body back in three to four days.

Parmesh S Jain

Healthy children are the wealth of the country. Polio is a terrible
disease,which causes permanent disability in children.

The disease affects
children under the age of 5 years more as compared to other age groups.

There have been no reported cases of polio in India since 2011.

The
World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared India a polio-free nation in 2014.

However,considering that there are still some cases reported in
neighbouring countries it is imperative that we continue with strict vigilance,surveillance and preventive actions.

Against this backdrop this year, under the guidance of Government
of India the National Pulse Polio Immunisation Program has been planned from 27-02-2022 to 02-03-2022.

Target population of children below 5 years for vaccinating this
year is 10,80,104.

The program will be implemented across the city with 141 planning units,situated at BBMP UPHCs along with 3404
Vaccination Booths (includes mobile and transit teams), installed across
all 198 wards.

More than 15000 team members will be mobilised for the
program.Dedicated teams are also assigned for slums population and
migrant camps.

There shall also special mobile and transit booths installed at key
sites like schools,major parks,metro stations,religious places of worship,play schools,day care centres,major bus transit points,metro station,market areas,shopping malls,play areas and slums.

Nodal officers have been appointed from all departments to oversee
and coordinate immunisation implementation, coverage and management
across these booths.

In addition,the program has also been widely advertised on
television,radio and newspapers and in public places such as malls,commercial areas, markets.

BBMP has utilised their daily door-to-door solid waste collection vehicle announcements to reach out citizens of
Bengaluru to educate the public about the program.

BBMP acknowledges the support of Medical colleges,Nursing
colleges,Rotary Lions,Akshaya patra,Adhamya chetana,and many
other NGO partners who have joined hands for effective implementation
of pulse polio program.

People of Bengaluru have been always proactive in ensuring the
safety of their children, we have seen 100% coverage in our previous
Pulse Polio drives, we look forward to your continued support towards
ensuring vaccination of all children below.the age of 5 years. Call 1533 to
locate your nearest Pulse Polio Booth.

“Let The victory over Polio continue with two Drops of Life,’

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The State government would provide all the help for the students from Karnataka who have arrived from Ukraine to Mumbai and Delhi to reach their homes in various parts of the state, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons at Vidhana Soudha Bommai said,the Principal Resident Commissioner at Delhi has been instructed to make arrangements for food and accommodation for these students.

We have also sent the list of our students to External Affairs minister,Dr Jaishankar after I spoke to him over the issue.

It has been decided to bring those stranded in Western part of Ukraine by road. Accordingly many students are arriving through Romania. Their details are being collected.”

Most of the students are in the Kharakhai region of Ukraine.

They have been instructed to remain in safe places and avoid unnecessary movement in roads.

Our Prime Minister has spoken to the Russian President and requested for safe passage for flights to bring our students back home.He has accepted the request.

The process will begin once the war subsides.All measures would be taken to bring our students back home safely by road and air in the next few days, Bommai said.

CM speaks to students,boosts their morale

“I too spoke to some students and provided the contact numbers for help. I have assured all the help and asked them to keep their morale high.

Our Prime Minister’s talks with the Russian President are showing results. All the Indians and Kannadigas would be brought home safely,” Bommai said.

As the war is raging there is no order. There is chaos in cities and towns where Russians have entered. Indians too are stranded there.

But no major mishap has happened. But they are suffering due to lack of proper shelter and food. Most of them are taking shelter in underground Metro bunkers, Bommai said.

PM’s diplomatic talks fruitful

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with the Russian President have proved fruitful. Our External Affairs minister has spoken to neighboring countries of Ukraine and deployed representatives who could speak Russian to facilitate smooth passage of Indians through these countries bordering Ukraine,” Bommai said.

There is scope to bring these stranded Indians by road through the Western region of Ukraine. The process has already started.

The Kannadigas who arrive would be provided all the help to enable them to reach home without any hassles.

Both the Union government and Karnataka government have set up helplines.We are in constant touch with them.More than 200 people from Karnataka are in touch,” Bommai said.

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Commercial Tax Department,Karnataka in its continuous and consistent efforts to create awareness among taxpayers is releasing a set of 20 documentaries related to latest guidelines of GST.

Chief Minister,Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the first set of five documentaries issued by the Commercial Taxes Department in presence of ACS, Finance Sh. I S N Prasad and CCT Smt. Shikha.

The first five videos give details about following 5 topics-

“Supply of restaurant services through e Commerce operators”.

“Communication between taxpayers on GSTN Portal”.

“GST on maintenance charges in Apartments”.

“Procedure for claiming ITC refund on exports”.

“CTD Karnataka website”.

The remaining movies will be addressing the issues of misuse of PAN Card by bogus dealers, CTD Helpdesk and other topics to address the issues faced by dealers.

Bommai stated that better understanding of GST law will go a long way for dealers to ensure better compliance.

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Social development along with social justice would be achieved through various programmes for the welfare of minorities.

Some of the communities among the minorities are steeped in poverty and suitable programmes would be formulated for their development,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

The Chief Minister in his address after inaugurating the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Bhavan built by the Minorities Development department said,the minorities should adapt to the fast changing world to achieve their goals and join the social mainstream.

The 21st century is the Knowledge Century. Children should be prepared to face the competitive world. We should help them to utilize the opportunities and rise to international level.

Education,professional guidance for the minorities

The Minorities Development department should draw up its plans keeping in mind the poorest of the poor among the community.

Children who should be having books in their hands are being made to toil carrying loaded gunny sacks.

The children should get professional guidance to pursue IT, Engineering, ITI, IAS, IPS and other career opportunities.

The children of minority communities should get good education and employment.

They should become economically empowered and join the social mainstream, Bommai said.

New National Education Policy

The New National Education Policy provides an open environment for children’s education.The NEP is being implemented after an exhaustive

Study under the leadership of the Prime Minister. The minorities should make good use of the NEP, Bommai said.

Wakf property for social cause

The Wakf Board has been formed to protect the Wakf property. it should ensure that the Wakf properties are not misused.

Wakf property should be used for the welfare of the community. Stringent action would be taken against those who violate the law in this regard, Bommai said.

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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has appealed to Union Minister for External Affairs Jaishankar to bring back Karnataka students safely from the war torn Ukraine.

Speaking to media persons Bommai said,I have spoken to the Union External Affairs minister in the morning.

The Union government is doing everything possible to bring back the stranded Indians safely.

Possibilities of taking them to safety back through land route options are being explored as the air services have been hit by the war with Russia.

There is information about secure movement possibilities towards the western part of Ukraine and the Indian Embassy in Ukraine is in touch with stranded Indian students.

We have appealed to ensure the safety of the students and make arrangements for their food and accommodation.

Helplines have been set up by both Union and State governments.

The Union Minister for External Affairs has appealed to the students to be careful till the war subsides,Bommai said.

Bengaluru: Sandalwood actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa who was arrested over a tweet on a judge hearing the Hijab row, was on Monday released from jail after a court had granted him bail on Friday.

The Court while hearing his bail plea had granted him bail on Friday evening but owing to the fourth Saturday, the formalities were pending and he was released on Monday.

After his release from jail, Chetan said he would not stop tweeting and questioning.

“This is democracy and we have the right to question. I will not stop questioning irrespective of who is against me,” he said after his release from jail.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday registered 268 fresh coronavirus cases and 14 virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,41,063 and the toll to 39,950.

There were 1,119 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,95,452, a Health bulletin said.

Of the new cases, 161 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 550 people being discharged and 10 virus-related deaths.

The total number of active cases across the state is now 5,623.

While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.70 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 5.22 per cent.

Of the 14 deaths, 10 were from Bengaluru Urban, and one each from Ballari, Hassan, Koppal and Mandya.

After Bengaluru Urban, Tumakuru recorded the second highest number of cases at 14, followed by Dakshina Kannada (13), Mysuru (11), Shivamogga (10), Ballari, Kodagu and Koppal (7) and others.

Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,78,522 cases, while Mysuru has 2,29,280 and Tumakuru 1,59,735.

Cumulatively, a total of 6,45,01,885 crore samples have been tested, of which 38,054 were on Monday alone.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Monday decided to provide free bus travel to people, who land in the state’s airports from war-torn Ukraine, to their destinations.

Shivayogi C Kalasad, Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), said, “Considering the plight of our people returning from Ukraine, especially the student community, it is decided to offer a free travel ride by KSRTC Bus from the nearest airport of disembarkation in Karnataka, to their native places in within the state.”

“All Nodal officers within Karnataka State Airport and KSRTC concerned DCs to coordinate properly to ensure the same,” he said in a statement.