Mysore rape case: A case has been registered in Alanahalli police station and efforts are being made to nab the accused, said a police officer. Karnataka Bangalore News August 26 Highlights: Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai Thursday said the government has taken the gangrape incident in Mysuru “seriously” and that the perpetrators will be caught soon and brought to justice. He further said his government will form a special team to investigate the case. The CM also disapproved of the comments made by Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra that the girl and her male friend should not have gone to the deserted place and that the opposition Congress was trying to “rape” him by targeting him over the incident.
Meanwhile, the Mysuru police are using technical data like cell phone location of all mobile phones that were in use in the area where the crime took place to identify and question suspects. Although unconfirmed reports say cops have detained one person linked to the crime, they are yet to make arrests.
In a related development, Karnataka State Women’s Commission Chairperson Prameela Naidu, who visited Mysuru earlier today, said the commission has filed a suo motu case in the Mysuru incident, wherein a 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night.
Condemning the act, she said that the police have found clues about the accused and are confident of nabbing them. She said that she had gone to meet the victim but doctors had advised against it as the student was still recovering from the shock.
The woman’s friend has sustained injuries on his head and is recovering.
The incident took place around 8 pm in the Tippayyanakere region, in Lalithadripura area of Mysuru, police sources said. The woman has been identified as a student from outside Karnataka who was studying in Mysuru.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Thursday said his government will form a special team to investigate the case of gangrape of a college student in Mysuru and asserted that the perpetrators will be caught soon and brought to justice.
He also disapproved of the comments made by Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra that the girl and her male friend should not have gone to the deserted place and that the opposition Congress was trying to "rape" him by targeting him over the incident.
"I just don't agree with the comments made by my Home Minister regarding the gang-rape incident. I have advised him to give clarification," the chief minister said, adding "I have directed the officials to pursue the matter seriously and update me on the developments." (PTI)
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Thursday met Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and requested him to supply 5 lakh doses of Covid vaccine daily to the state.
In the meeting, Bommai updated the Union minister on measures taken to control spread of the pandemic.
"I informed that the state has planned 5 lakh a day vaccination programme from next month. And the minister has assured support to meet the demand of the programme," Bommai told reporters after the meeting.
Mandaviya informed that the Centre will give more doses of vaccines from September-October onwards to all states, including Karnataka, he said, adding that the state will start preparing for this programme immediately. (PTI)
In the sexual assault case of a 23-year-old MBA student, Mysuru police are using technical data like cell phone location of all mobile phones that were in use in the area where the crime took place to identify and question suspects.
The police also learnt from the victim’s male friend that the accused had taken videos of the women and had threatened to make them public if the couple approached the police. Although unconfirmed reports tell cops have detained one person linked to the crime, they are yet to make arrests.
On Tuesday night, the woman was sexually assaulted by four to five men when she was returning with a male friend from a forested area at the foothills of Chamundi Hills in Mysuru. The incident took place in the Tippayyanakere area in the Lalithadripura area under Alanahalli police station limits in Mysuru. The victim, who hails from outside Karnataka, lives as a paying guest in Mysuru. Read More
Karnataka reported 1,213 new Covid-19 cases and 25 deaths on Thursday, taking the total number of infections to 29,43,463 and the toll to 37,231, the health department said on Thursday.
The day also saw 1,206 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 28,86,906. Bengaluru Urban logged the most number of cases (319), as the city saw 205 discharges and two deaths.
Active cases in the state stood at 19,300.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.64 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was at 2.06 per cent. (PTI)
Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda, while discussing the current Afghanistan situation at an all-party meeting Thursday, said the Indian government needs to ensure that most vulnerable regions like Jammu and Kashmir are handled properly.
Calling the government to reflect on why such a crisis has arisen in Afghanistan, Devegowda said 'If we are to play a bigger role on the world stage and secure our mutiple interests in the region, we should do the right things in our own country'.
Stating that India has to realise it has a larger humnaitarian role to play, he said, ' We are the only large democractic country in Afghanistan's neighbourhood which is sure of its founding principles. He added that India has to 'explore an independent and meaningful role in the region instead of playing part roles set by other nations.'
An oxygen concentrator designed and developed by the researchers of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) led by Praveen Ramamurthy, Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering, was launched Thursday.
The group had been working on oxygen concentrators since March 2020. A prototype capable of producing oxygen at more than 93% purity at 5 litre per minute (LPM) and 82% at 10 LPM was developed by August 2020 itself.
“The researchers then modified the prototype which now delivers more than 93-95 percent pure oxygen concentration at 10 LPM within 3 minutes. The stability and performance of the system was monitored continuously for more than eight months. Clinical trials have been completed, and the system was found to perform on par with compressed oxygen cylinders,” the IISc said in a statement. Read More
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is aiming to inoculate almost 1,25,000 (1.25 lakh) as part of the Covid-19 Lasika (Vaccination) Mela on August 27. The Karnataka government is launching the vaccination campaign across the state tomorrow to reach out to more people for vaccination.
Preparations are being made at zonal levels to achieve the intended target. Measures are being taken to vaccinate people at various sites including primary health centres and ensure no inconvenience is caused.
The required quantity of vaccines will be provided to each ward in advance. Arrangements have also been made to provide vaccines through additional vaccine sites along with the required staff support.
A day after the Mysuru gangrape case, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra Thursday triggered outrage with his controversial remarks as he accused the Opposition Congress of politicising the incident.
“Rape happened there (Mysuru). But the Congress is trying to rape the Home Minister (himself). They are taking political mileage out of it. This is a heinous act and when something like this happens, under humanitarian circumstances, they should be demanding to detect the case, but are taking political mileage out of it. People are watching and they will decide,” said Jnanendra while speaking to reporters.
Further responding to a question on Congress’ allegation that the law and order situation in the state has failed, Jnanendra said: “This is not an incident to politicise. We have to together see that such incidents don’t repeat. Was everything great during Congress rule?” Read More
Manipal Hospitals has launched an advanced Radixact System with the Synchrony Automatic, Real-time Motion Synchronization Technology, for the precise treatment of cancer patients. It has obtained the requisite license from AERB for Radixact X9 Tomotherapy with Synchrony tumor tracking technology -- the first machine with this feature in India.
India is the first developing nation in the world to avail the new Radixact System after the US, UK, Japan and Hong Kong.
The Radixact system, with its new generation of Tomotherapy with Synchrony technology serves Cancer patient needs, by far superior clinical results in Head & Neck, breast, GI and Prostate Cancers. The System delivers 360 degree rotational delivery for the whole body and CT based daily IGRT treatment with Iterative reconstruction. The combined technologies enable the delivery of radiation using a variety of methods — from image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) to stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) — to treat almost any tumor, even those that move with breathing, precision, accuracy and unprecedented flexibility.
The forest division of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) permitted the felling of 67 trees in south east Bengaluru citing impediments to the construction of an elevated traffic corridor from Ejipura Main Road (Inner Ring Road) via Sony World Junction to the Kendriya Sadana project.
The official memorandum of the division also reads that 17 trees will be translocated and 12 others will be retained on the site.
“The translocation of trees should be done at suitable vacant places identified in collaboration with the Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) of BBMP at the premises of St John’s Medical College and Hospital in Bengaluru. In lieu of 10 trees felled, 10 healthy and heightened saplings have to be planted as per forestry practices and have to be maintained for a period of three years,” the order copy reads. Read More
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta has directed commercial establishments to ensure that their employees receive at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
“At least one dose of vaccination shall be complied with for employees by August 31. All such employees shall maintain proof of their vaccination status at their workplace and shall produce the same as and when enquired,” the BBMP commissioner said in a circular issued on Thursday.
The BBMP marshals and health officials have been authorised to enter commercial establishments during working hours to check compliance from September 1. Read More
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Thursday held a meeting here with legal and technical experts to chalk out strategies for tackling water sharing disputes with neighbouring states.
"Had a detailed discussion with the legal team on Supreme Court cases related to interstate river water disputes. Several issues were discussed," Bommai told reporters after the meeting. The meeting was held at the Karnataka Bhavan here.
Emerging from the meeting, the CM said he had met senior advocates Mohan Khatri on Wednesday and Shyam Divan this morning and discussed ways to proceed in view of the existing water disputes. With regard to the Mekedatu project, Bommai said it has been decided to put forth the state government's stand when the case gets listed for hearing next time.
Karnataka has proposed a balancing reservoir at Mekedatu in Ramanagara district, but the Tamil Nadu government has opposed it vehemently. (PTI)
Four people from Kerala were arrested at the Talapady border for producing 'fake' RT-PCR negative reports to enter Mangaluru on Thursday. Those arrested were coming by car and had tried to enter Mangaluru after showing an edited RT-PCR report on their mobile phone, police said.
Police personnel on scrutinizing the document found that it was fake. They were arrested and produced before the court, they said.
As many people arriving from Kerala are testing positive for Covid-19, the Dakshina Kannada district administration has decided to verify the RT-PCR negative reports which they produce on arrival, they added. (PTI)
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Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Thursday said that the government and the police department have taken the gangrape incident in Mysuru 'seriously' and all efforts are on to nab the culprits.
The Minister said he will himself be travelling to Mysuru Thursday to take stock of the developments and the situation there.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, he said, "We have sent our senior police officer ADGP Pratap Reddy from Bengaluru, and Mysuru police commissioner and senior officials have been asked to form teams, investigate seriously, nab the culprits and bring them to justice." (PTI)
Amid fall in state revenue and GST collection in view of COVID-19 crisis, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Thursday demanded the Centre to extend the GST compensation period to states beyond 2022, for three more years.
After a meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Bommai said he also discussed the GST (Goods and Services Tax) dues to the tune of Rs 11,000 crore to be paid to Karnataka in installments.
"The dues that were to be paid from July 2022 are being advanced through installment from this year. Along with this, I discussed extending the GST compensation to states beyond 2022," he told reporters after the meeting.
In the meeting, the CM informed Sitharaman that the state GST collection has not yet stabilised in view of COVID-19 crisis, and it would be more helpful in this ongoing revenue crisis if the GST compensation to states is extended for three more years. (PTI)
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Thursday held a meeting in New Delhi with legal and technical experts to chalk out strategies for tackling water sharing disputes with neighbouring states.
"Had a detailed discussion with the legal team on Supreme Court cases related to interstate river water disputes. Several issues were discussed," Bommai told reporters after the meeting.
The meeting was held at the Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi.
Emerging from the meeting, the CM said he had met senior advocates Mohan Khatri on Wednesday and Shyam Divan this morning and discussed ways to proceed in view of the existing water disputes.
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Karnataka State Women’s Commisson Chairperson Prameela Naidu, who visited Mysuru on Thursday said that the commission has filed a suo motu case, after 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night.
Condemning the act, she said that the police have found clues about the accused and are confident of nabbing them. She said that she had gone to meet the victim but doctors had advised against it as the student was still recovering from the shock.
The woman's friend has sustained injuries on his head and is recovering.
BBMP Chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta has issued directions to the commercial establishments to ensure their staff have been vaccinated with at least one dose by the end of August.
"It would be the duty of all employers of such commercial establishments, industries / hotels & restaurants/ offices to ensure regular testing of their staff. More importantly employer shall ensure 100% vaccination of their working staff either at Government BBMP vaccination centres or at private hospitals at employer's cost. At least one dose of
vaccination shall be complied with for employees by 31.08.2021. All such employees shall maintain proof of their vaccination status at their workplace and shall produce the same as and when enquired," the circular read.
ABVP staged a protest and demanded stern action against the accused, after a 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night.
The student organisation also said that the law and order in city has turned out to be a major concern.
Petrol and diesel prices remained steady across the country for the second consecutive day on Thursday, August 26, 2021. On August 24, petrol and diesel prices were cut by 15 paise per litre each in the national capital.
In Bengaluru, petrol is priced at Rs. 104.98 per litre while diesel costs Rs. 93.34 per litre.
The Karnataka government had issued an advisory to the IT companies and business parks along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to extend work from home (WFH) options for their employees till the end of December 2022 to complete the planned construction work of Metro.
Day after the advisory, many people working in IT parks along ORR Road tagged Karnataka IT Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan on social media to revise the advisory while members of the Outer Ring Road Companies Association (ORRCA) asked the government to clarify the order.
On Wednesday, the state government clarified that it was only an “advisory” and not “mandatory” to be followed. Reddy said the advisory was based on the suggestions from the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT). “The advisory is intended to reduce traffic congestion on the road due to the Metro work. This is an advisory and is not mandatory. They are also free to resume work from the office if necessary,” Reddy told indianexpress.com on Tuesday.
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Police in Mysuru are in the process of collecting dump of mobile tower, after a 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night. This will give a picture of the mobile phones that were active in the specific location at specific time.
Cops have also collected CCTV footage from nearby locations.
As traces of alcohol consumption were found, the police are also enquiring with wine shop workers which are closed to the incident spot.
Police have collected information from a bank employee who is a resident of a nearby place. Sources said that the bank employee had seen four bikes parked on the road side on the day of the incident around 7.30pm.
On Upper Krishna Stage-3 project case pending in Supreme Court, Bommai said approval was sought for implementation of projects on the share of water allocated to Karnataka. Since the Telangana government has withdrawn its writ petition, Karnataka will have no problem in using its share of water, he said.
On Mekedatu project on Cauvery river, he said he sought early approval of the drinking water project meant to fulfill the demand of Bengaluru. "A Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been submitted to Central Water Commission (CWC). The Union Minister said the DPR will be taken up in the next agenda of the Cauvery Water Management Authority meeting," Bommai said.
Bommai also expressed concern in the meeting over Tamil Nadu taking up an intra state river linking project on Cauvery and said it was not legally acceptable.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has asked the Karnataka government to submit in written about the issue and it will be done soon, he said. "I have requested the Centre to stand with Karnataka on river water dispute issues as per the law. I believe the issues will be resolved," he added.
Bommai also said he will have a meeting on Thursday with legal officers in Bengaluru on pending court cases related to Cauvery and Krishna river water interstate disputes. (PTI)
Shaili Singh’s progress as an athlete has a lot to do with her coach Robert Bobby George but it was her “strong and determined” mother, who helped her daughter take first big leap when she sent her to Bengaluru for training, much against the ‘advise’ of well-wishers.
The 17-year-old Shaili was raised by her mother with great difficulty at a village near Parichha Thermal Power Station in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.
Her mother Vinitha works as a tailor to feed her three children and pays around Rs 3000 per month as rent for the two-room accommodation.
“I faced a lot of problem when I started (athletics), regarding diet and many other things,” Shaili said at a felicitation function for the Indian athletes who won medals at the World U-20 Championships in Nairobi
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ADGP Pratap Reddy and Mysuru city police commissioner Chandragupta visited the crime spot in Mysuru where a 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 8 pm in the Tippayyanakere region, in Lalithadripura area of Mysuru, police sources said. The woman has been identified as a student from outside Karnataka who was studying in Mysuru.
Karnataka Wednesday logged 1,224 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the caseload to 29.42 lakh, while 22 deaths pushed the toll to 37,206. The day also saw 1,668 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 28,85,700. The active cases stood at 19,318, a health department bulletin said. Bengaluru Urban accounted for the maximum number of 309 cases and three fatalities.
Dakshina Kannada district bordering Kerala remained a major Covid-19 hotspot with 217 fresh infections and six fatalities. Other districts too reported fresh cases, including Udupi (130), Mysuru (102), Hassan (95) and Tumakuru (52).
Gadag district reported zero infections and zero deaths. Twenty districts reported zero fatalities, the bulletin said.
A total of 1,95,966 samples were tested in the state on Wednesday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined so far to 4.25 crore. The number of vaccinations done so far in the state rose to 3.83 crore, with 3,36,984 people being inoculated today, it said.
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Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra will reach Mysuru by evening, after 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night.
The victim has recovered and has given a statement to the police. The victim's parents, who are from have has reached Mysuru.
A person who works as mason has been detained in connection with the alleged gangrape of a student in Mysuru on Tuesday. The man is being questioned by the police.
The 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 8 pm in the Tippayyanakere region, in Lalithadripura area of Mysuru, police sources said. The woman has been identified as a student from outside Karnataka who was studying in Mysuru.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters in Delhi that he has directed the Director General of Police Praveen Sood to initiate steps to nab the culprits, after a 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 8 pm in the Tippayyanakere region, in Lalithadripura area of Mysuru, police sources said. The woman has been identified as a student from outside Karnataka who was studying in Mysuru.
“Based on the statement, a case has been registered. I have directed the DGP that whoever has perpetrated it, they should be identified and stringent action should be taken against them,” Bommai said.
Terming the incident unfortunate, State Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said he has directed the police to conduct a thorough inquiry and take stern action. Citing a preliminary report, he said four persons were involved in the crime. The Minister said he would visit Mysuru on Thursday. (PTI)
Despite early concerns, very few cases of the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 have been reported in Karnataka, the genome sequencing data provided by the state’s health department revealed.
Of the 1,416 samples sequenced, only four are of the Delta Plus variant. Over 100 Delta plus cases have been reported in neighbouring Maharashtra.
In Karnataka, where daily cases have dropped significantly, the Delta variant is still the dominant strain — 1,089 samples of the 1,416 sequenced samples are of its kind.
“The Delta variant continues to be a Variant of Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation and the Government of India. What we have learnt so far is that the positivity rate, which was 0.5 per cent in the first week of March, touched 5 per cent by the month’s end. By the end of April, it had shot up to 25 per cent. This spread suggests that this variant is highly virulent, transmissible and is not far away from showing vaccine escaping mutations if it continues to evolve,” Dr Vishal Rao, the dean of the Centre of Academic Research, HCG Cancer Hospital Bengaluru, said.
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Karnataka Bank on Wednesday launched KBL FASTag for seamless movement of vehicles at toll plazas by facilitating automatic deduction of the toll amount. Karnataka Bank launched its KBL FASTag, a pre-loaded payment instrument to facilitate seamless movement of vehicles at the toll plazas across India, in association with NPCI and Worldline, the FASTag processor, the bank said in a release.
Customers can procure FASTag through the bank's website or by approaching the nearby branch, said the lender. A FASTag can be pre-loaded digitally for the required amount and can be recharged online through credit card, debit card, net banking, IMPS, among others.
While driving through a toll plaza, the applicable toll amount gets automatically debited through the sensors at the plaza and the driver gets instant SMS alerts for the toll transactions, and balance maintenance.
KBL FASTag can be used across all the toll plazas throughout the country, which are registered in the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) programme, the bank said. In future its utility can also be enhanced to pay parking fees, fuel charges and such other things, Karnataka Bank said. (PTI)
Heavy rains caused a landslide on Tuesday night at Nandi Hills, a popular tourist destination near Bengaluru in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district. The district administration said there was no casualty and no one was injured. Meanwhile, tourists on their way to the hills have been asked to go back as the landslide has blocked many routes leading to the hilltop.
Chikkaballapur district in-charge and Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that the NDRF teams have been sent to the spot to clear the debris and the road leading towards Nandi Hills are closed by the authorities. N Gopal, a special officer at Nandi Hills, said: “This was the first time we witnessed a landslide in Nandi Hills; earlier only mudslides were reported in the area.”
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai is in New Delhi on a two-day visit to discuss state issues such as agriculture and irrigation projects with the central ministers.
Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol, state Health Minister K Sudhakar, and Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani have accompanied Bommai. (PTI)
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has sought clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to permit them to divert nearly 24 acres of Bandipur Tiger Reserve land to expand the existing highway NH-181 (earlier called NH-67) from Melukamanahalli to Kekkanahalla for a distance of 13.2 km.
Two highways pass through Bandipur Tiger Reserve (NH-181 and NH-766) and the one proposed to be widened mostly caters to tourists traveling to Ooty and other areas.
Wildlife activist Guruprasad Timmapur stated that the proposed expansion of the highway falls under category ‘A’ project as per the Environment Impact Assessment Notification of 2006 as it falls within the national park.
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In a surprise development, BJP corporator Sunanda Palanetra was elected as the new mayor of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), making it the first time for the saffron party to bag the mayor’s post since the formation of the corporation in 1862.
In the 65-member MCC, Palanetra secured 26 votes while Congress candidate Shanthakumari managed 22 and Ashwini Ananthu of the JDS got 23 votes. BJP is the single-largest party in the Mysuru City Council with 23 corporators while the Congress has 19 councillors and JDS 17. There are five Independents and one member from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Although the BJP is the single largest party in the council it had earlier failed to install a mayor from the party on account of Congress joining hands with JDS to stake a claim to the post of mayor and deputy mayor.
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Karnataka aims to be the first state to double the farmers’ income by 2023-24, and will be constituting a committee comprising farmers to prepare a state specific report in this regard, which the government will implement, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday.
The government has also decided to set up a ‘secondary agriculture directorate’ that will be working with regards to processing of food and all agro products.
The CM today held discussions with Dr Ashok Dalwai, CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) and Chairman Empowered Body, Doubling Farmers’ Income, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India.
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A 23-year-old MBA student was allegedly gangraped by four or five unidentified persons when she was returning from a forested area with a male friend in Mysuru on Tuesday night.
The woman, who is critical, is yet to give her statement to the police. Police have obtained a statement from her friend who was also assaulted by the group.
The incident took place around 8 pm in the Tippayyanakere region, in Lalithadripura area of Mysuru, police sources said. The woman has been identified as a student from outside Karnataka who was studying in Mysuru.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai called on Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Wednesday and sought early approval for pending projects struck in interstate river water disputes related to Cauvery, Krishna and Mahadayi rivers.
"A detailed discussion was held for two hours on various pending projects struck in interstate river water disputes. The minister responded positively," he said. (PTI)
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai on Wednesday discussed various issues related to farmers with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and invited him for the launch of a scholarship programme for children of the state's farmers on September 5.
After taking oath on July 28, Bommai had announced the scholarship programme for these children (class 11 to post graduate). "On September 5, he (Tomar) will visit Bengaluru for the launch of a scholarship programme," Bommai told reporters after meeting Tomar.
It was also discussed how both the Centre and the state can boost the agriculture sector in Karnataka, specially doubling farmers' income, he said. Tomar also informed in the meeting that the Centre has given approval for procurement of green gram at minimum support price in Karnataka, he added. (PTI)
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