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CITY HILIGHTS Vol 1, Issue 194 `.1.00/- www.ibcworldnews.com www.cityhilights.news Saturday, July 16, 2016 English Daily 2 CITY Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice left for USA? According to rumours, the former Karnataka Lokayukta, Justice Bhaskar Rao, has left for USA. Such a rumour is being heard since the news of the governor gave permission to the investigating officers to file charge sheet against Justice Rao in the court came out. After resigning, Justice Bhaskar Rao had shifted his residence to Hyderabad. As he is not reachable his cellphone, there have been claims that he has left for USA. If this is true, the special investigating team will have to handle the problem of delivering court notice to him. Infosys makes a double digit profit for April-june quarter Indian IT major Infosys Ltd on Friday reported double-digit net profit and revenue for April-June quarter, but lowered annual revenue guidance in dollar value, resulting in its stock plunging on the bourses. Though consolidated net profit grew 13.4 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,436 crore and revenue 16.9 per cent to Rs 16,782 crore for the quarter under review, the IT company lowered dollar guidance for fiscal 2016-17 to 10-11.5 per cent from 11.8-13.8 per cent projected in April due to currency volatility and headwinds. As a result, Infosys scrip of Rs.5 per share (face value) slipped to Rs 1,072.25 at the end of Friday’s trading on BSE, losing Rs 103.60 or 8.8 per cent from Thursday’s closing price of Rs 1,175.85 and opening price of Rs 1,186.35 though it touched a high of Rs 1,195 and a low of Rs 1,058.30 in intra-trading. MIT Prof Completes Bike Journey from Kanyakumari to Ladakh in 23 days Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Professor of computer applications, S Shameem, has completed the feat of undertaking 3,840 km trip from Kanyakuari to Ladakh alone by bicycle. Shameem began his journey on May 23. In Himachal Pradesh, he had to suspend journey of 320 km on account of vagaries of climate on June 18. This in effect curtailed his total trip by four days. He covered 3,520 km in 23 days. During his trip, Shameem covered 52 cities located in 53 districts of 13 states and union territories. He is thankful to Manipal University, government officials, private parties, and police departments of different states and staff of railways and Indian Army for extending help in completing his mission. For Advertisements contact: 080-2210 5300 9845172646 adv@ibcworldnews.com www.ibcworldnews.com For Advertisements contact: 080-2210 5300 9845172646 adv@ibcworldnews.com www.ibcworldnews.com OPPOSITION PARTIES CONTINUE DHARNA IN ASSEMBLY The day began with the Opposition parties in the Lower House continuing their dharna in the Assembly to press their demand for the resignation of Bangalore Development Minister KJ George and also insisting on the CBI probe in the entire episode as the DySP had alleged in a television interview hours before ending his life that the then Home Minister, DGP Pranob Mohanty and IGP Intelligence A M Prasad must be held responsible, if anything were to happen to him. The Opposition BJP and JD(S) members, who staged a night-long dharna in the Karnataka State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday demanding the resignation K J George over the suicide of Mangaluru Deputy Superintendent of Police M K Ganapati, continued their protest for the entire day on Thursday. Members of both SCHOOLS FAILING TO FULFILL RTE NORMS TO LOSE RECOGNITION Two renowned CBSE schools in Mysuru may lose their recognition as they failed to fulfill admission norms under Right to Education (RTE) Act. opposition parties resorted to dharna in the Legislative Council on Thursday, and in the process forced the adjournment of both houses of State Legislature. As the Assembly met, BJP and JD(S) members entered the well of the House and shouted slogans against the Siddaramaiah Government after staging the overnight dharna, which they had launched yesterday, rejecting the judicial probe announced by the Chief Minister during his reply to the debate on the issue. Refusing to give in to the BJP’s demand for a CBI probe, Siddaramaiah had said the case would be probed by a judicial commission headed by a retired High Court judge, even while dismissing the call for George’s resignation, saying there was not even an iota of evidence against him. Shettar alleged that honest officials had no security under the Congress government and demanded to know why Siddaramaiah was showing “special affection” towards George. Ganapathy (51) was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a room at a lodge in Madikeri on July 7, prior to which he gave an interview to a local TV channel, saying the minister and A M Prasad (IG—Intelligence) and Pranab Mohanty (IGP—Lokayukta) would be responsible “if anything happens Kautilya Vidyalaya in Datagalli and Jnanasarovar international school in Bhoogatahalli are listed in the category for dereognition and an FIR is likely to be filed against them for violating RTE guidelines. A requisition has been sent to the Directorate of Education to prosecute the schools violating RTE norms by the District regulatory authority which comes under the Deputy Commissioner. The CBSE schools which fall under educations minister’s home territory are likely to lose recognition once the orders are received from the Directorate of education. According to the Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Basappa, schools are supposed allot 25% of the seats under RTE whereas the two private CBSE schools have violated the RTE guidelines. During the previous five academic years they have allotted only one seat under RTE during to me.” Intervening as opposition continued its protest, Law Minister T B Jayachandra said a judicial inquiry has been ordered and one has to wait for its findings. As the ruckus continued, Speaker K B Koliwad adjourned the house for some time. The Karnataka Legislative Council was also adjourned till tomorrow, following a similar protest and dharna by the Opposition BJP and JD(S). the years 2013 and 2014. They had given false information in the high court for not allotting seats under RTE. High court in its ruling two days ago had taken the Kautilya School to task and asked them to get back only after allotting the number of seats under RTE. The court had dismissed the school petition and favoured the government stand. Jnanodaya school management is trying to evade derecognition by quoting that their school being residential type, need not follow the guidelines. The authorities are likely to register an FIR in this case also. LAWYERS DEMAND CBI INQUIRY INTO GANAPATI SUICIDE CASE The Mangalore Bar Association on Friday staged a protest against the state government demanding the CBI inquiry into the suicide of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) M K Ganapati in the court premises. RANK STUDENTS REWARDED Excel Acadamics, an educational coaching institute, located at Yelahanka, felicitated 3 of its students who have Mangalore Bar Association president and JD(S) leader advocate S P Chengappa said to media , “DySP Ganapati committed suicide owing to pressure from a minister and police officials. Prior to his suicide, he clearly said in a TV interview that former Home Minister K J George, Additional Director General of Police (intelligence) A M Prasad and Lokayukta Inspector General of Police Pranab Mohanty had harassed him and they would be responsible if anything happened to him,” “There have been many incidents that performed well in various competitive exams in 2015-2016. Students who secured good ranks at the National and State have taken place in the state against government officials like the attack on Rashmi Mahesh, D K Ravi’s suicide incident, Anupama Shenoy’s resignation, harassment of Mysuru DC Shikha etc. We demand the resignation of George immediately. People do not have level Medical, engineering and IIT examinations were rewarded. confidence in COD or CID. The case should be handed over to the CBI with a timeframe. The two officials should be suspended immediately,” Chengappa added. The lawyers resumed work in court after the protest, wearing black badges. The awards were given by the Health Minister, K.R. Ramesh. Navya. N who belongs to an ordinary family from Kolar district has secured the 36th rank in the Medical stream of CET examination. She was a former student of the BMC medical college. Excel academics have rewarded her with Rs.50, 000. In the engineering section, Sachin VV who secured 66th rank in the state was given Rs.25, 000. Chetan M, who achieved good marks in the JEE advance exam was also given Rs.25, 000. He secured admission in IIT-Karakpur. TEMPLE AUTHORITIES URGE VISITORS TO FOLLOW DRESS CODE Shree Mangaladevi temple has made a move to put in place a ‘dress code’ for temple visitors. Though the temple authorities say it is not compulsory, the ‘A’ grade temple under the Endowment Department has displayed a notice on its premises asking devotees to follow a ‘dress code’, but without defining it. P. Ramanath Hegde, managing trustee of the temple management committee, said that there was no compulsion for devotees to wear a certain dress, but the temple expected them to cover themselves fully. “However, if anybody comes in a short dress, he or she will not be sent out,” he said, adding that the purpose of displaying the board was to make devotees follow the code “voluntarily”. G.Hanumantha Kamath, social activist and president of Nagarika Hitarakshana Samiti, Mangaluru, said the temple had given scope for “unnecessary exchange of words between the temple staff and devotees”. Now the board had created confusion among devotees. “Let them clearly state what the dress code is. Otherwise, the board should be removed,” he said. ‘NAMMURA TINDI MELA’ IN MYSURU A three-day food festival, ‘Nammura Tindi Mela’ will be organised by Bhagyalakshmi Enterprise at Jayamma Govindhegowda Kalyana Mantap at Mysuru from Friday to July 17. Janardhan, Director Rangayana and Prathap Simha, Member of Parliament, Mysuru will be the chief guests. The inaugural event will be followed by contests such as Cooking Queen, fashion show for mothers, fire-less cooking for children, music contest, inter-school dance competition and magic show. Vishnu Murthy, spokesperson of the enterprise said, “Traditional delicacies are fading away from our lives in the cacophony of the modern day fast-paced world. Our home made foods made with traditional knowledge are making way for pizzas and burgers. The three-day festival will have more than 70 stalls displaying wide variety of native food which would tickle your taste buds. The festival gives an insight into the rich variety of traditional food. Various cultural events too have been organised as part of the event”. MASKED MAN THROWS PETROL BOMB AT CHURCH The CCTV footage of the incident shows that since the masked man could not open the main gate and the small gate, he ended up hurling the petrol bomb inside the premises. Anoka, the sexton, came out of his house, which is close by, when he heard a sound. He put off the fire, collecting water from a tap nearby. Three others residing on the premises helped him bring the blaze under control. As news spread, several members of the community gathered at the church. Deputy Commissioner K.P. Mohan Raj, IGP (central range) Seemanth Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Police Karthik Reddy and DySP Chidanandaswamy visited the spot and analysed the CCTV footage. No major damage was reported, but a portion of the wall beside the doors has turned black. Singh told the media that five police teams have been formed to nab the suspect. Secretary of the church committee Jai Bhushan said they did not suspect anyone, but sought a speedy investigation. The 86-year-old church is uniquely designed, bearing resemblance to a Hindu EX CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S HOUSE BURGLED FOR FOURTH TIME IN TWO YEARS In the last two years, thieves have burgled a house four times. According to the sources, retired chief administrative officer of Legal Services Authority P Narayanan’s house which is situated near Capitanio was burgled for the fourth time on Thursday. He claims to have lodged complaint every time. Surprisingly, no action has been taken till now. This time, Fed up with the police’ indifferent attitude, P Narayana wrote a letter to CM Siddaramaiah to instruct the police to act upon the complaint. In his letter, he also sought a compensation of Rs 8 lakh for the loss he suffered in all the four burglaries. It is learnt, earlier Narayanan had complained to Mangaluru Rural police regarding the serial theft cases at his residence. P Narayana who hails from Kasargod has settled in Capitanio for many years. He along with his family had gone to Kasargod to meet his ailing mother-in-law. When they returned, the family came to know about the robbery. The thieves have decamped with gold and cash. Unfortunately, the CCTV that was installed was not functioning.
CITY HILIGHTS Vol 1, Issue 194 `.1.00/- Saturday, July 16, 2016 www.ibcworldnews.com www.cityhilights.news English Daily 3 CITY MARRIED WOMAN ENDS LIFE AT PATERNAL HOME A recently married woman chose to end her life by hanging herself at her paternal house at Housing Board Colony in Mandya on Thursday. Likhita (24) was married to Shashank, a resident of Vidyaranyapuram just three months ago. She was staying with the parents as part of the ‘Ashada Masa’ custom. On the day of the incident, Likhita did not open her room till noon. Family members who grew suspicious found her hanging herself to the ceiling fan in the room. Likhita was an engineering graduate and her husband, Shahank is a software engineer. The reason for such extreme step is yet to be known. ROOF OF JMFC COURT CRASHES The roof of the second additional JMFC court hall located in the premises of the district and session’s court at Belagavi crashed in the early hours on Thursday. The wall of the building appeared to be fine but the RCC roof where water had accumulated due to heavy rain since the last some days. The wall had absorbed moisture. Luckily the court was not in session when the incident happened. It has been 40 years since this court hall was built. As soon as the information was received, district and sessions judge ordered suspension of proceedings in second additional JMFC court. It is informed that the court will function in seventh additional court the hall of the. CHAIN SNATCHED FROM AN ELDERLY WOMEN A 58-year-old Kamalamma lost her 60 gram gold chain at Gokulam Mysuru. Two men on the bike approached her on the pretext of asking address. The pillion rider tried to snatch chain from her neck. Kamalamma who in her reflex action, latch on to her chain and part of it remained in her hand as the chain split into two parts. She immediately alerted the passersby. Bikers managed to escape before the public came to her rescue. A case has been registered at VV Puram police station and investigation is in progress. It may be recalled that few cops were suspended recently for dereliction of duty as Mysuru witnessed series of chain snatching incidents in the recent past. SSLC SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION RESULTS OUT Result of the supplementary SSLC examination conducted during June this year was announced on Thursday. Out of 1, 75,187 students who appeared for the examination, 45,657 comprising mere 26.07 percent among them, could clear the examinations. The students can apply for recounting of marks and xerox copies of answer sheets between July 15 and 25. They can apply for revaluation of answer sheets within seven days of the receipt of xerox copies. For recounting marks, fee of Rs. 150 per subject has been fixed. For xerox copies, Rs. 300 has to be remitted, while Rs. 700 has been fixed for revaluation, said director of Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board, YashodaBopanna. Dear Readers... City Hilights invites you to send in your suggestions, articles, photos, stories and ideas. We will publish them for you. This is your platform. Voice your opinion. Showcase your talent. Your suggestions are valuable to us. info@ibcworldnews.com For Advertisements contact: 080-2210 5300 9845172646 adv@ibcworldnews.com www.ibcworldnews.com SONIA GANDHI GIVES DISCRETIONARY POWER TO CM IN KJ GEORGE’S RESIGNATION BSY CONTINUES TO HOLD PROTEST AT VIDHANA SOUDHA The fight against the government demanding the resignation of KJ George has intensified with the opposition staging a massive protest at the Vidhana Soudha. BJP Leader B.S. Yeddyurappa is firm that they will not let the assembly function WAS MEDIA THE REASON FOR KALLAPPA’S DEATH? DySP Kallappa who ended his life on July 5 was reportedly deeply disturbed by the media onslaught against him after he was showed as a thief by some media channels. It may be recalled that Former DySP Kallappa Handibag (30), from Chikkamagaluru had committed suicide on if their demands are not met. BJP and JD(S) have continued with the siege at Vidhana Soudha. They spent the second night in the building after the government refused to hand over the suicide case of DySP Ganapathi to the CBI. July 5 after media reports surfaced on his involvement in an abduction case. Handibag, a quiet and sensitive person was deeply disturbed after he came to know that an FIR has been lodged against him and four others by a person named Tejas Gowda. Tejas, along with 23 others, was nabbed on charges of gambling, hours before he alleged that he was kidnapped on June 28 and Handibag was behind his kidnapping. One of Handibag’s colleague said,“He was very sensitive and couldn’t bear the media onslaught on him. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is investigating the abetment (of his suicide) case under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is trying to find out whether the deceased officer was indeed involved in the heinous crime of kidnap and ransom or there was someone else behind this. The chain of events is seemingly suspicious because Handibag was never before accused of corruption. Was he a victim of the huge gambling mafia in Chikmagaluru, is for the CID to investigate. But what is reportedly emerging is that he couldn’t withstand the media trial and was unable to see his image being tarnished in public.” According to reports, the CID sleuths who are probing the case have found several discrepancies in the allegations made by Tejas, who had accused Handibag of kidnapping him and releasing him after he was reportedly paid a ransom of Rs 10 lakh. CCTV CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED AT KSRTC BUS STATIONS The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has initiated the process of installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all its depots and bus stations across the State. The corporation has formed a committee of senior officers to finalise the specifications It has been reported that Congress national president, Sonia Gandhi, has conveyed her decision vesting discretionary power with Karnataka Chief Minister (CM), Siddaramaiah, on the issue of dropping of minister, K J George, relating to the suicide of Deputy Superintendent of Police, M K Ganapati. George, it is said, is also close to party’s national leadership. The high command has been for the products to be installed. B.N.S. Reddy, Director for Security and Vigilance (KSRTC), during his recent visit to the city, had discussed on how to beef up security. He said that the KS- RTC would install CCTV cameras soon. The committee has keeping watch over the developments relating to the issue and collecting information on a daily basis, it is gathered. The issue is becoming complicated, as the opposition has been demanding for dropping of George, while the CM is hell bent on protecting him. Meanwhile reacting to reports that he was scheduled to go to New Delhi to personally explain things at the behest of party’s high command, George dismissed the reports as media had two demonstrations on the functioning of CCTV cameras sourced from different manufacturers. “We are looking for high-quality products with good night vision features. Based on the committee’s report, the KSRTC board will call for the tender and invite quotations,” Reddy creation. He insisted that his Delhi trip is not on the anvil. At the same time, it is said that the state leaders got the opinion from national Vice President of the party, Rahul Gandhi, that subject to the situation, demand for CBI investigation can be accepted, but there is no necessity for the resignation of George, in spite of amount of pressure being exerted. This communiqué was reportedly conveyed through State Congress In-charge, Digvijay Singh said.The Hassan police also felt the need to install CCTV cameras and to monitor happenings in the place constantly. Meanwhile, Hassan MLA H.S. Prakash offered to provide the cameras from the City Municipal Council funds. LEGAL BATTLE OVER MAYOR ELECTION The legal battle on the rights of MPs, MLAs and MLCs to vote in the elections to the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of a city corporation has resumed. A Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday ordered issue of notice to the State government on an appeal filed against a single-judge bench’s verdict upholding the rights of MPs, MLAs and MLCs to vote in the elections of mayor and deputy mayor of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice Ravi Malimath passed the order on an appeal filed by Manjunath Raju, a BJP candidate who was defeated in the elections conducted on September 11, 2015.The notice is initially on the delay in filling the appeal against the November 27, 2015 verdict of the single-judge bench. The Division Bench also ordered issuing notices to Mayor B.N Manjunath Reddy and Deputy Mayor Hemalatha Gopalaiah. BILL TO PREVENT OPENING OF OPEN UNIVERSITY OUTSIDE KARNATAKA The State Legislative Assembly amended the Karnataka State Open University (Amendment) Bill, 2016, on Thursday, to prevent the university from opening of centres outside Karnataka. The Bill removed the provisions regarding opening of centres outside the State by the University as it contradicted the instructions issued by the University Grants Commission regarding jurisdiction of university and the provisions of Article 245 of the Constitution, which was reiterated by the Supreme Court in the case of Prof.Yashpalvs state of Chattisgarh. The Bill was passed on Thursday and it amended the KSOU Act, 1996, for restricting the university to stick to its territorial jurisdiction while running its courses as the KSOU had stretched its programmes beyond the State citing the Act that permitted it to open study centers outside the State. NARESH SHENOY NOT WILLING TO UNDERGO NARCO TEST In a recent development, Naresh Shenoy, the prime accused in RTI activist Vinayaka Balilga’s murder has reportedly not given his consent for undergoing narco analysis. As per norms, narco analysis could be performed only with consent and cannot be forced on an individual. There is no provision to allow the accused to be subjected to this test without his consent. The investigators had filed an application before the court seeking permission to conduct narco analysis, polygraph and brain mapping tests on Naresh Shenoy. The officials probing the murder case had filed application in the court to subject Shenoy to Narco-analysis procedures so that crucial details pertaining to case could be procured. However, since the accused has refused to face the test, the possibilities of the investigating officers getting an upper hand are rather bleak. It has transpired that in a similar case in the city, the concerned had agreed to undergo narco analysis in connection with double murder case at Panjimogaru. Husband and brother of the deceased woman had offered themselves to be subjected to these procedures, but they have not so far been put through these tests, it is learnt. Vinayak Baliga was murdered on the morning of March 21 this year. Six persons were earlier arrested in connection to the case. The main conspirator and prime accused Naresh Shenoy was arrested on June 26, putting an end to his three month long run. OVER 2000 VEHICLES CHECKED AND 134 DRIVERS BOOKED AT CUBBON PARK To curb pollution, over 2,000 vehicles were checked and 134 drivers booked at Cubbon Park on Thursday. Several officials of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on Thursday inspected buildings within Cubbon Park, the city’s biggest lung space, to ensure that pollution control measures were adequately employed. “Open burning of solid waste was seen on the premises of Bal Bhavan and brought to the attention of its chairperson Bhavana. Ms. Bhavanna said that immediate action would be taken to ensure segregation of solid waste,” a Karnataka State Pollution Control Board said to media. During a joint drive, the transport department and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSP- CB) officials found that some vehicles were not just highly polluting but also had invalid emission test certificates. According to KSPCB chairman Lakshman, faulty emission testing was taking place in the petrol pump adjacent to the Cubbon Park police station. The documents at the petrol pump showed only 3 out of 66 vehicles failed the emission test. However, during Thursd a y ’ s drive, 61 out of 175 vehicles did not meet emission standards. KSPCB has asked the Transport Commissioner to be cautious while giving licences to emission checking centres. Both the transport department and KSP- CB will conduct random checks at various centres in the city to ensure quality and accuracy. The transport department has also asked vehicle owners to ensure emission certificates are obtained from only authorized testing centres. Canteen dumping waste A Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) canteen, which was discharging plastic straws and kitchen waste into drains, was asked to stop immediately. Emission centres Vehicular emission testing centres in fuel stations were also part of the inspection on Thursday. It was found that there were only three petrol vehicles that had failed checks at a particular centre while the number of vehicles caught during enforcement drives was higher. In order to keep a check on the emission centres, KSPCB will carry out random checks on these centres in the future, Mr. Lakshman said.
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