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BJP-RSS playing with sentiments of Goa, Karnataka on Mhadei issue: Cong leader

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Panaji: Stating that BJP and RSS is playing with sentiments of Goa and Karnataka (on Mhadei issue), the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Goa, Manickam Tagore, on Saturday said that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should show courage to condemn remarks of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Addressing a Press conference in Panaji, Manickam Tagore, who was appointed as Goa in-charge last month, said that for BJP more important is an election and for Congress rights of Goa people.
“BJP and RSS are not sensitive towards Goa’s rights, for them what is important are to win elections. They are playing politics with Karnataka and Goa,” he said, after holding, Political Affairs Committee meeting.
“Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should show courage to condemn remarks of Amit Shah, who has taken away the rights of people. Congress stands for Goa’s welfare and will be with the people. We will fight for the rights of the people,” he said.
“Congress has never created rifts between states. We have always dealt with such issues on an emotional level. BJP is doing this (creating rifts) to increase their seats in Karnataka during the Lok Sabha election. They are in a panic situation because they are losing seats there,” he said.
“Congress is making all preparations to come back to Goa in its original shape and we are rebuilding our organization. We want to win the hearts of people by winning both seats of Goa in the Lok Sabha election in 2024,” he said.
“I will be with Congress workers who are fighting against the corrupt BJP government led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant,” he said.
He said that Congress in Goa is building new leadership by respecting also ‘old’ (senior) leadership. “With the blessings of seniors, we will build Congress again,” he said.

During a rally in Belagavi on January 28, Shah said: “Sonia Gandhi during a speech in Goa in the year 2007 said that the Congress government will not allow Mhadei water diversion to Karnataka. In 2022, Congress in their manifesto stated that Karnataka will not get a single drop of water from Mhadei. Today, I am here to tell you that the BJP at the Centre has resolved the long dispute between Goa and Karnataka over Mhadei and allowed the diversion of Mhadei to Karnataka to satisfy the thirst of farmers of many districts.”
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 4, 2023
Karnataka: After torching mother, adopted son gives life threat to father

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Bengaluru: In an incident resembling Hollywood movie ‘Orphan’, an adopted son set ablaze his mother and gave life threats to his father in Bengaluru, police said on Saturday. He has been arrested.
The accused has been identified as Uttam Kumar. According to police, Manjunath and his wife did not have children and adopted the accused.
However, Uttam Kumar disrespected his parents and developed hatred towards them. The police stated that he torched his adoptive mother in 2018. He was jailed after the incident and after being released, he gave life threats to his father.
Father Manjunath ownes five houses and the accused wanted his father to allow him to take the rent money. When Manjunath refused, he resorted to life threats.
The police also stated that the accused went to the tenant and threatened him with a weapon so that he pays the rent only to him. When police went to arrest him, a high-tension drama ensued.
Sadashivanagar police have arrested him and further investigation is underway.
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February 4, 2023
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh enter into MoU to improve bus services

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh governments have entered into an agreement to increase the passenger traffic between the two states and improve facilities.
According to an official press release, the two governments entered into one principal agreement and eight supplemental agreements, so far.
To improve the public transportation between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, MoU is signed by MD @apsrtc & MD KSRTC to increase the buses across the two states.
MD KSRTC-Sri Anbukkumar, IAS
MD APSRTC-Sri Dwarakatirumala Rao, IPS
and other officials from both SRTC’s participated. pic.twitter.com/xfnnR96aJP
— APSRTC (@apsrtc) February 2, 2023
“Due to increase in the passenger traffic between the two states and to provide better transport facilities to the travelling public, V Anbukkumar, Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and D Tirumala Rao, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation held discussions and signed the route proposals of the State Transport Undertakings of both the states,” the statement issued on Thursday read.
The agreement was signed at Vijayawada for the proposed Ninth Supplemental Inter-state Transport Agreement to operate bus services on the said routes.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 3, 2023
Karnataka: Harassed by colleague, dentist from Lucknow dies by suicide

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Bengaluru: A female dentist from Lucknow died by suicide in Bengaluru after being constantly harassed by a colleague at a hospital here, police said.
The victim worked at the MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital.
According to the police, she was being pestered by her colleague, identified as Sumit who worked in the same hospital.
It is alleged that Sumit had forced the victim to marry him and also compelled her to consume alcohol and smoke.
The accused was also pestering the deceased to give him money. But she turned down all his requests, the police said.
Enraged by this, Sumit allegedly spread rumors about the victim’s character at the hospital, following which she took the drastic step.
The incident had taken place on January 25 and the Sanjaynagar police are investigating the case.

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February 2, 2023
Karnataka: Petition to prevent non-Hindu traders from temple premises submitted

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Tumakuru: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have submitted a petition to the Deputy Commissioner of Tumakuru city in Karnataka asking the authorities to prevent traders of other faiths to carry out business within the premises of a historical temple during the celebration of a festival.
The three-day festival will take place at the historical Gosala Gubbi Channabasaveshwara temple from Thursday.
To avoid any untoward incident, authorities have already beefed up the security in the area.
In their petition, the two Hindu groups warned of a response if such traders are allowed to carry out business directly or indirectly in the premises of the temple or in a 100-meter surrounding.
They have also requested the police department to ensure the implementation of clauses of the law in the Muzrai department in this regard.
“The clause is very clear that there is no scope for persons of other religions to carry out business in the premises of temples and at religious fares. This law should be enforced,” VHP President G.K. Srinivas said.
The boycotting trend which seemed to have settled down in Karnataka comes to the fore again with the latest development.

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February 2, 2023
Overall developmental, infra-oriented budget: Karnataka industrial federation

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Bengaluru: The Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) President B.V. Gopala Reddy on Wednesday dubbed Union Budget 2023-24 as an overall developmental and infrastructure-oriented Budget.
FKCCI welcomes several initiatives expressed by the Finance Minister in the areas of millets, health sector, tourism industry, ease of doing business, and the income tax slabs, he said.
He mentioned about the credit guarantee scheme for the MSME support earlier also the scheme was there but there was a delay in reaching the beneficiary.
This time, an additional corpus of Rs 9,000 crore has been announced for MSME credit guarantee, but we have to wait and see how fast it will reach the beneficiary.
The government has given support to millet-based products which exclusively benefits Karnataka with the Central assistance of Rs 5,300 crore to Upper Bhadra Project.
In addition to that, ancillary industries in millet-based products should be supported, he said.
The support given to the Tourism Industry is commendable like 50 tourism destinations being selected through challenge mode, setting up of unity mall in the state capital or tourist destination, setting up of tourism centres in border villages FKCCI welcomes this move, he said.
The FKCCI president suggested an exclusive port connectivity for Karnataka. Till now, the state is using either Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh and Chennai Port from Tamil Nadu, he said.

“The certain compliances being removed in Ease of Doing Business is most welcome by FKCCI. These series of measures will unleash the potential of our economy,” he added.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 2, 2023
Futuristic, growth-oriented: Karnataka BJP leaders on Union Budget 2023

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Bengaluru: Leaders of the ruling BJP, including chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and his cabinet colleagues, on Wednesday, hailed the Union budget 2023-24, while the opposition termed it “promises” to fool the people.
The first budget of Amrit Kaal presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is futuristic, growth-oriented and has laid a strong foundation for India@100 in 2047. It has focused on every sector and will benefit every section of society giving an impetus to the Aatmanibhar Bharat vision, Dr K. Sudhakar, State Minister for Health, said.
“I thank PM Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for central assistance of Rs 5,300 crore for the Upper Bhadra Project.
This will immensely benefit the people of Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Tumkur and Davangere districts by providing irrigation facilities to farmers and recharging the groundwater table to provide -drinking water in drought-prone taluks of these districts,” he said.
“The Economic Survey 2023 tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday showed that the central and state governments’ budgeted expenditure in the health sector reached 2.1% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022-23.
This is in the direction of the vision of National Health Policy – 2017, which has envisaged increasing the government’s health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025. The share of the government’s health expenditure in total health outlay has increased from 28.6% in 2014 to 40.6% in 2019.
Thanks to Ayushman Bharat, the out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) as a share of total health expenditure has come down to 48.2% in 2019 from 64.2% in 2014,” he said.
The budget proposal to establish 157 new nursing colleges in co-location with the existing 157 medical colleges established since 2014 is a welcome move to address the increasing human resource needs in the healthcare sector, he said.

The special focus on promoting millets will not only ensure better nutrition and health among citizens but will also boost our fight against climate change. This is a great step towards ensuring food and water security for our future generations, Minister Sudhakar stated.
Karnataka Minister for Power, Kannada and Culture V. Sunil Kumar described the Union budget as balanced and prepared keeping the interests of the middle class in mind.
Seven priority zones have been identified as ‘Saptahrshi’ against the backdrop of Azadi Amrit Mahotsav. To ensure a green revolution, the PM Pranam scheme has been announced. The proposal to invest Rs 6,000 crore will play an important role in the development of the coastal region, minister Sunil Kumar explained.
The target set for the state governments to produce five MMT green hydrogen by 2030 and the decision to invest Rs 25,000 is welcome. This has increased the responsibility of the states, he explained.
Meanwhile, JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy dubbed the budget as a lure to fool people. “It seems the projects have been announced to fool people in the election year,” he said.
The projects announced would be implemented only after a change of government at the centre. “I had written a letter long ago to consider projects announced in the budgets as national projects. When will the programmes announced in the election year be implemented? Kumaraswamy questioned.
People know how much of the announced fund for the Upper Bhadra project would be given to the state once BJP is defeated in the state.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 1, 2023
Budget: Centre earmarks Rs 5,300 cr for Upper Bhadra project in Karnataka

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Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Centre would provide Rs 5,300 crore assistance for the Upper Bhadra project in poll-bound Karnataka.
In her budget speech in Parliament, Sitharaman said, “In the drought-prone central regions of Karnataka, a central assistance of Rs 5,300 crore will be given for the Upper Bhadra Project.”
The Upper Bhadra Project envisages the lifting of 17.40 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of water from river Thunga to the Bhadra reservoir and 29.90 TMC from the Bhadra reservoir for utilization in Upper Bhadra Project.
The project is crucial for the state as it will help meet the water requirements in the parched regions.
Expressing gratitude, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in a tweet said, “On behalf of the whole of Karnataka I thank the Finance Minister @nsitharaman and the union government led by Prime Minister Mr @narendramodi for announcing a grant of Rs 5300 crore for the state’s flagship Upper Bhadra project in this year’s union budget.
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February 1, 2023
Those criticising Hinduism shouldn’t seek Hindu votes: BJP Karnataka chief

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Belagavi: Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Tuesday that those who criticise Hindu religion and say the word ‘Hindu’ has a different meaning, should say that they don’t want Hindu votes.
Addressing a public rally here, Kateel slammed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president Satish Jarkiholi for his statement regarding the origin and meaning of the word ‘Hindu’.
Jarkiholi had said that the word Hindu had its origin in Persia, and it meant ‘slave’. The statement had stirred a big controversy, forcing the Congress to distance itself from the remarks.
Kateel, who was attending the Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra in Yamakanamardi constituency represented by Jarkiholi, dared him (Jarkiholi) to announce that he does not want Hindu votes.
“The Hindu community has woken up. This time he can’t contest from this constituency, he will have to search for another,” he said.
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January 31, 2023
Karnataka Congress to exhibit BBC’s Modi documentary

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Mysuru: Karnataka Congress stated on Tuesday that it will screen the banned BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’ in the premises of its office in Mysuru city.
Speaking to reporters, KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshman stated that “BBC has thrown light on the truth. BJP leaders themselves have been beating their chests that Modi had given directions to kill Muslims.”
“Like ‘Kashmir Files’, this documentary should be exhibited all over the country. I request people of the country to watch the documentary. One should watch the documentary and learn about the dark face of PM Modi,” he said.
BBC is an important British organisation, it will work without coming under the influence of anyone, Lakshman stated.
Training his guns on BJP MLA and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, Lakshman further charged that Jarkiholi and his gang had shot an excise inspector Ingalage in 1988. “The inspector was shot with an AK-47 rifle,” he stated.
He further alleged that in 1994 also murders were carried out in the Government Mill of Gokak in the leadership of Ramesh Jarkiholi. He charged that people were supposed to take consent from the Jarkiholi family for purchase or sale of property worth more than Rs 35 lakh.
Lakshman stated that if the people sold properties without getting the consent, they would face atrocity and rape cases. They have filed such cases on 300 common men. Ramesh Jarkiholi used to sell hooch earlier, he alleged.
Lakshman had questioned Ramesh Jarkiholi about the purchase of a new Mercedes car worth Rs 4 crore 20 days ago and asked him how he can make the purchase being under loss? He also claimed that Ramesh Jarkiholi is building a new house at a cost of Rs 30 crore.

Jarkiholi had attacked Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, saying that when Shivakumar met him for the first time, he was in torn slippers and later went on to mint thousands of crores through corruption.
Lakshman challenged that let the investigation be conducted on the properties of Shivakumar and Ramesh Jarkiholi by any central agency.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 31, 2023