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Tennis legend Bjorn Borg leaves event after Karnataka CM runs late

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A frustrated and irate tennis legend Bjorn Borg left India after Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai arrived nearly two hours late at an event in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
According to several media reports, the program was to honour Borg at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) stadium.
“Tennis legend Bjorn Borg had to walk away from a ceremony to honour him in India’s Bangalore (Bengaluru) city after a top politician turned up almost two hours late. The programme was scheduled for 9.30am but Karnataka CM Mr Bommai arrived at 11.15am.”
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Along with Borg, Indian tennis star Vijay Amritraj was also set to be honoured. However, the ceremony was canceled as Amritraj felt it would be ‘inappropriate’ for him to be honoured alone, the source was quoted by the Deccan Herald.
Both of them will be honoured at the CM’s office tomorrow or the day after, the report further quoted the source.
After Bommai arrived, he sat for 20 minutes to watch a match between Borg’s son Leo Borg and Taiwanese tennis player Hsu Yu-hsiou.
Who is Bjorn Borg
Bjorn Borg is a legendary Swedish tennis player who played from 1970-1983. A teenage sensation, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimbledon. He is the only man to achieve the Channel Slam three times.
However, he never won the US Open despite four runner-up finishes.
His rivalry with another legend John McEnroe is considered one of the best in the sport’s history. Their match at the 1980 Wimbledon final is considered one of the greatest matches ever played.

At the age of 26 Borg announced his retirement from international tennis, shocking the world. He is currently the owner of the Björn Borg fashion label and is considered second best to Calvin Klein.

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February 22, 2023
Karnataka: Minor wife gives birth, 26-year-old husband arrested

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Hassan: Karnataka police have arrested a 26-year-old man for marrying and impregnating a minor in Begur village of Hassan district in the state, police said on Wednesday.
The arrested person is identified as Mahadevaswamy, from Gundlupet taluk in Chamarajanagar district. According to police, Mahadevaswamy had fallen in love with the minor and got married to her.
The girl gave birth to a male child at a private hospital in Mysuru. She is 17 years old. Meanwhile, the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) from Gundlupet, who got the information in this regard, lodged a police complaint with Begur police station.
The police, acting on the complaint, have charged Mahadevaswamy under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) and arrested him.
He is sent to judicial custody. The hospital authorities have stated that the mother and child are healthy.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 22, 2023
Karnataka Shocker: Unable to pay for iPhone, man kills delivery agent

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A 20-year-old man in Karnataka has been arrested for allegedly killing and burning the body of a delivery boy from an e-commerce portal. The accused, identified as Hemanth Datta, had ordered an iPhone from Flipkart but was unable to pay for it upon delivery, which led to the horrific incident.
According to police sources, when the delivery boy, identified as Hemanth Naik, arrived at Datta’s residence on February 7, the accused asked him to open the box. However, Naik refused to do so and told him that if he opened it, he would not be able to take it back and asked Datta to pay for the phone. This led to an altercation, and Datta allegedly stabbed Naik to death.
Datta then kept the body at his house for four days before taking it near a railway bridge, pouring kerosene over it, and burning it at an isolated place. Naik’s brother filed a missing complaint on February 8, and after a friend informed him of a body found near a railway bridge on February 16, he approached the police again and filed another complaint.
The police registered a murder case and started tracking Naik’s mobile phone, which was last located at Datta’s residence. Upon raiding Datta’s house, they found Naik’s mobile phone and other articles, leading to the arrest of the accused.
Flipkart’s reaction to the murder
Flipkart has issued a statement expressing their shock and sadness at the incident and has assured that they will provide full cooperation to the authorities in the investigation. The company has also urged its customers to treat delivery personnel with respect and ensure their safety.
(With inputs from agencies)
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February 21, 2023
Minister threatens NLSIU to provide Karnataka locals 25% reservation

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Law Minister J.C. Madhu Swamy said on Tuesday that if the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru refuses to provide 25 percent reservation for Kannadiga students, the BJP government in the state would initiate action against it.
“If the university fails to provide reservation lawfully, we will not hesitate to take action,” he reiterated on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday.
BJP MLA S. Suresh Kumar had raised the question in this regard.
“The stand of the state is very clear on this issue. We are committed to providing reservation to our children,” Madhu Swamy said.
“The matter is coming up before the Supreme Court on February 24 and we are hopeful that we will get justice. The Supreme Court has also expressed the same feelings which we have. NLSIU was questioned as to why reservation is not given in Karnataka when it has been provided in other states,” he said.
Karnataka has appointed Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta to argue its case.
“If reservation is not provided, initiating legal action would become inevitable. Let’s wait. As we are reposing faith in the judiciary, let us not go for harsh action at this stage,” Madhu Swamy ssaid.
Suresh Kumar said that the NLSIU is not providing reservation to Kannadiga students, flouting the law.

“The college management has not followed the law for two years. The state had given land to establish the university. There is no gratitude from the university towards the state. The funds to the university should be stopped,” Suresh Kumar demanded.
The institution was given 23 acres of land and Rs 22 crore funds by the Karnataka government.
“But our children are not getting seats there,” Suresh Kumar said.
Former Speaker and BJP MLA K.G. Bopaiah said the university is behaving as if it doesn’t have any accountability towards the Karnataka government.
Congress MLA Krishna Bhyregowda said that the matter is very sensitive as the Chief Justice of India is the President of the administrative board of NLSIU.
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February 21, 2023
PM Modi to inaugurate Shivamogga airport in Karnataka on Feb 27

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Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Shivamogga airport — the dream project of former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Committee Member, B.S. Yediyurappa on February 27.
The supporters of the Lingayat strongman are looking forward to the programme as it was perceived at some point that Yediyurappa was snubbed by the party.
Yediyurappa hails from Shivamogga and is looking forward to an appropriate position in the party for his son B.Y. Vijayendra.
Sources in the BJP said the Cabinet expansion was shelved as Yediyurappa was expecting a Cabinet berth for his son. The party had also snubbed him by denying a ticket for Vijayendra to contest MLC elections earlier.
B.Y. Raghavendra, MP from Shivamogga, also the son of Yediyurappa, stated on Tuesday that PM Modi will inaugurate the Shivamogga airport on February 27 and his special flight will be the first to land in the airport on the inauguration day.
Raghavendra said that “all are happy and proud that PM Modi’s flight is the first to land”.
“PM Modi will also inaugurate various development projects and lay foundation stones. Shivamogga airport was built at a cost of Rs 449 crore, making it one of the most cost-effective airports in India. The airport is built on par with international airports with a night landing facility,” he added.
BJP sources said PM Modi is also expected to inaugurate the rebuilt railway station at Belagavi and participate in a road show.

The followers of Yediyurappa are hoping that PM Modi will give a message to the party insiders as well as to the people of the state about his importance.
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February 21, 2023
Free bus rides for working women, schoolchildren from April 1 in poll-bound Karnataka

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Bengaluru: Working women and schoolchildren will get free rides in public buses from April 1, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said here on Tuesday.
Speaking after dedicating KSRTC’s Volvo Multi Axel BS4-9600 sleeper buses ahead of the polls here, he said the purpose of chalking out this scheme was to enable women become self-reliant.
They need to introduce mini school buses and the existing buses will be utilised to start the operation. At the time of starting schools, a minimum of five buses must be operated in each taluk. More grants will be released, if necessary, he said.
“Transport plays an important role in economic development because of this it has been given priority and announced free pass facility for working women and school children in the state budget FY 2023-24. “Our government is always with the working staff and the management and let us provide a good service to the commuters,” he stated.
A special transport team called ‘Ambari’ was dedicated to the state earlier in the day which has the sleeper facility, the CM said. Several good features are provided in this fleet of buses just like the railway sleeper coaches.
The earlier edition of Volvo buses was not comfortable and understanding this the multi-axel buses have been designed to provide good facilities to the commuters. Henceforth, the night journey on these buses will be comfortable. The state transport corporation should buy some more buses, he said.
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February 21, 2023
From anti-Tipu campaign to Ram temple, Karnataka BJP banks on polarisation

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Bengaluru: As the countdown begins for the Karnataka assembly elections, the ruling BJP is pitching the narrative of Tipu (Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan) versus Hindu God Lord Ram and iconic figure of the Sangh Parivar Veer Savarkar in the state.
The verbal attacks on Tipu Sultan and his supporters, banning Tipu Jayanti, changing the name of the ritual of Salaam Aarti’ to Aarti Namaskara’, removing textbooks that glorify Tipu Sultan from the syllabus, staging the play Tippuvina Nijakanasugalu’ (Real Dreams of Tipu) which showcased Tipu as a religious bigot, the ruling BJP has set the tone for Hindu polarisation in the state.
The BJP has announced the building of a grand and magnificent Ram temple in Ramadevara Betta of Ramnagar district. The party has plans to develop the temple of south Ayodhya. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced the plans during the presentation of the budget.
Minister for Higher Education C.N. Ashwath Narayan stated that a Detailed Project Report would be prepared soon and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would be invited for the ground breaking ceremony. BJP state chief Nalin Kumar Kateel has stated that there is no place for followers of Tipu Sultan in the state and the place is only for the devotees of Lord Ram and Hanuman.
On the other hand the saffron party has named a major airport flyover in Bengaluru after its iconic figure Veer Savarkar. The text regarding Veer Savarkar has been added to the syllabus, the portrait of Veer Savarkar finds a majestic place in Belagavi Suvarna Soudha. The Congress protested against not installing the photo of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in the assembly hall.
The BJP’s attempt to put up flexes and cutouts of Veer Savarkar during the celebration of the 75th Year of Independence resulted in protests which turned violent. Stabbing incidents were reported from Shivamogga district. The police had to shoot to control the situation. Presently, the NIA is investigating the case and the probe has shown that the stabbing accused was working as a part of a global terror network.
Minister for Power, Kannada and Culture V. Sunil Kumar has stated that the ruling BJP is contemplating installing Veer Savarkar’s portraits in the schools of the state.
Hindu activists and RSS cadres went ahead with the installation of Veer Savarkar’s portrait along with Lord Ganesh during the Ganesh festival. The police department had to be on their toes to maintain law and order.

Opposition leader Siddaramaiah had condemned the installation of Veer Savarkar’s flexes in a Muslim majority locality. He had also questioned why the flexes of Tipu Sultan are not erected?
The statement stirred a controversy and Siddamaraiah faced protests in Kodagu district. The protestors threw eggs at his vehicle and the police arrested 16 persons in this connection.
Siddaramaiah had warned BJP leaders that if their activists continue to trouble him, the Congress party workers will not allow them to visit any part of the state. The ruling BJP launched a Savarkar Rath Yatra in Mysuru to create awareness among the public about the contributions and sacrifices of Veer Savarkar. BJP Central Parliamentary Board Member and former CM B.S. Yediyurappa stated that it is wrong to say that Veer Savarkar was not a freedom fighter. We will propagate the patriotism of Veer Savarkar, he claimed.
Siddaramaiah attacked the BJP and said the country got independence because of the efforts of Mahatma Gandhi and Pt Nehru and not because of the RSS. “Did Savarkar win freedom for us?” he questioned. Did anyone from the RSS or the BJP die or sacrifice their life for the freedom of India? The BJP leaders do not know history, he stated.
Minister for Higher Education C.N. Ashwath Narayan gave a public call to finish off Opposition leader Siddaramaiah like the way Tipu Sultan was finished off by chieftains Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda. Later, he regretted his statement in the assembly.
It is to be seen whose political narrative people are going to buy in the upcoming assembly elections.
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February 19, 2023
Congress starts ‘flower on ear’ campaign against ruling BJP in Karnataka

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Bengaluru: Intensifying its election campaign in poll-bound Karnataka, the Congress on Saturday launched a ‘poster war’ against the BJP by pasting ‘Kivi Mele Hoova’ (flower on the ear) on BJP posters in Bengaluru and Dakshina Kannada districts.
The campaign was pursued aggressively a day after Congress MLAs tucked flowers on their ears inside the Assembly to show their protest against the unfulfilled promises made by the ruling BJP.
Flower on ears is a symbolic statement in Kannada, which means making someone a fool.
The Congress stepped up the ‘Kivi Mele Hoova’ campaign by taking it to the streets now, the party said in a statement.
“Posters of ‘Kivi Mele Hoova’ are seen on the top of the BJP ‘Achievement Wall’ paintings and posters in many parts of the Bengaluru city and Mangalore this morning,” it added.
The Congress’ Karnataka unit on Friday had attacked the BJP government for failing to fulfil 90 per cent of its 2018 manifesto promises and also for utilising only 56 per cent of allocated funds of the 2022-2023 budget, the statement said.
Former chief minister and Congress Legislative Party leader Siddaramaiah, Congress state president D K Shivakumar and other Congress MLAs sported flowers on their ears to highlight that BJP was making people ‘phool’ out of people, it added.
The ‘Kivi Mele Hoova’ is a pamphlet showing flowers tucked on the ear pasted on BJP posters.

The Congress poster appeared on BJP posters showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president J P Nadda, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, his predecessor B S Yediyurappa and BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel.
These posters were seen on Jayamahal Road in Bengaluru and Kankanadi in Dakshina Kannada district, a Congress activist said.
Reacting to it, Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi said the Congress has realised that people will put flower on their ears.
“Congress leaders went to Assembly putting flowers on their ears. They have the realisation that people are going to put flowers on their ears. Already people have done the same to the Congress across the nation,” Joshi said.
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said the Congress MLAs entering the Assembly with flowers on their ears shows that they had been in the habit of ‘putting flowers on the ears of the people’.
The BJP in response, started a Twitter campaign “Thatt Antha Heli” (Reply Quickly) to portray the Congress as a corrupt party.
The Congress had in the past conducted the ‘PayCM’ campaign alleging that the BJP government charges 40 per cent commission on all public works.
A wordplay on digital payments firm PayTM, the PayCM campaign had a QR code showing Bommai’s face in the middle.
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February 18, 2023
Two youths stabbed to death over parking row at cricket tournament in Karnataka

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Bengaluru: In a tragic turn of events at a cricket tournament held ahead of the Shivaratri festival, two youths were stabbed to death by a group of people who had come to watch the match.
The incident took place on Friday at the Karnataka Public School ground in Doddabelavangala village on the outskirts of the city. The deceased have been identified as Bharath kumar (23), an engineering graduate, and Prateek (17), a pre-university student.
According to police officials, the youth were stabbed by four men over an argument on parking their four-wheeler inside the playground. The accused had come to watch the cricket match and were trying to park their vehicle in the ground when some of the spectators and organisers objected to it.
With the argument escalating, the accused and their car were attacked. The two victims were not involved in the fight, a police official stated.
However, the accused who fled the scene later accosted Bharath and Prateek, who clad in T-shirts provided by the tournament organisers, were waiting at a bus stop. The accused repeatedly stabbed the two youths and escaped from the spot. The victims were rushed to hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.
The accused have been identified and special teams have been formed to apprehend them, the police stated.
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February 18, 2023
Acid attack on minor girl: Karnataka Minister meets victim

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Bengaluru: Women and Child Development Minister Halappa Achar on Saturday visited the minor acid attack victim undergoing treatment at a hospital
in Ramanagara district of Karnataka.
The girl was attacked with chemical (thinner) by a man from Kanakapura on Friday evening.
Consoling the girl and her mother, the minister assured them of stringent action against the accused as per law.
While interacting with the media, Minister Achar said that acid had burnt the girl’s back, shoulders and eyes. He further said that the Government will have zero tolerance against such incidents.
The accused has already been arrested and an FIR has been registered at the Kanakapura police station. He said that he has already discussed the matter with the District Superintendent of Police and suggested appropriate action.
“This is a monstrous act and such incidents must not recur. As soon as I got information about the incident this morning, I put aside all the work and expressed my concern on behalf of the Government. The girl is responding to treatment and will be examined by a cornea specialist,” the Minister said, adding that the government will help in the treatment with specialist doctors.
The acid attacker has been identified as Sumanth, a mechanic and a resident of Kurupete in Kanakapura. The incident had taken place near the Narayanappa Lake bypass road in Kanakapura on Friday.
Preliminary investigations suggested that the accused had made a call to the victim and asked her to come. When she came, he professed his love to her. When she refused, the accused threw acid used for cleaning the vehicle engines on her face leaving the left side of the face, including the eye, damaged. The police suspect that the accused had used a chemical (thinner) for the attack.

According to police, the two were in a relationship for a year. Recently, after a fight, the girl had severed all ties with him.
The police had formed a special team to nab the accused who had disappeared after the incident.
Kanakapura Town police have registered the case also under the Pocso Act and IPC Sections.
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February 18, 2023