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BPL land row: Farmers file complaint against Katta, KIADB

DHNS
July 6, 2017

Bengaluru, Jul 6: Farmers of Sompura village in Nelamangala taluk of Bengaluru Rural district have filed a complaint with the Lokayukta against former Industries minister Katta Subramanya Naidu and the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) for allowing BPL India Ltd to use industrial land for real estate benefit.Katta

The complaint filed by Kempanna, a resident of Bharatipura in Sompura, stated that the original land owners deserved further compensation as BPL, which was into manufacturing of television sets, failed to provide employment to the family members of the land losers.

KIADB had allotted 149 acres and 5.5 guntas in Sompura village to BPL in 1995 for setting up manufacturing units of colour picture tubes nd batteries. The villagers were awarded a compensation of Rs 1.1 lakh per acre, while the barren land was sold to BPL for Rs 3.80 lakh per acre. KIADB had laid down certain conditions in the lease deed which mandated BPL to submit blue print within one month, complete the construction of the factory within 20 months and mandatorily provide employment to the family members of the land losers in the factories.

“Around 60 families lost land. However, BPL did not use more than five acres and our requests for more compensation was also turned down by KIADB stating that BPL would provide jobs to our family members. In 2004, KIADB also allowed mortgage of land to raise loans from Bank of Baharain and Kuwait. Next year, BPL requested KIADB to execute an absolute sale deed in its favour,” Kempanna said.

On this requisition, KIADB issued a show cause notice to BPL asking why lands could not be restored in view of the latter using only 5.5% of the land. BPL then approached the then Minister for Large and Medium Industries Katta Subramanya Naidu requesting him to direct KIADB to ‘unconditionally’ execute the sale deed. On the directions of the minister, KIADB executed the sale deed in 2006.

The complainants have produced sale deeds executed by the BPL, which showed that 16 years after the lands were allotted to start industry, BPL sold the entire 149 acres and 5.5 guntas to different industries for a whopping Rs 350 crore. “The agricultural lands were acquired by KIADB to allow BPL to start industry and also provide jobs to locals. Without starting any industry, BPL made real estate business while the minister and KIADB helped it make windfall profit. We have requested the Lokayukta to recover the money from BPL and provide jobs or further compensation ot farmers,” Kempanna said.

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August 6,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 6: No private hospital in Karnataka can turn away a patient without attending to him or her, irrespective of the Coronavirus status, an official has said.

"Private medical establishments shall not deny treatment and admission to any patient approaching the establishment irrespective of the fact that such patient may or may not be suffering from Covid-19," an official from the state Health and Family Welfare Department said on Wednesday.

Likewise, no private hospital can insist on a patient for a Covid-19 test report, said the official invoking the Disaster Management Act.

"The establishments also cannot insist for Covid test report," he said, directing all private hospitals to strictly abide by their responsibilities.

According to the department, it is the duty of every private hospital to provide first aid and take lifesaving steps when any patient approaches it.

"It is the duty of every private medical establishment to provide first aid and take lifesaving measures to stabilise the patient," he said.

The department also invoked statutes from Karnataka Medical Establishments Act 2017, under sections 11 and 11 (A) to drive home the message.

The directives assume significance at a time when several cases of private hospitals denying admissions and fleecing patients across the state have emerged.

"It has been noticed that some of the private hospitals are refusing treatment and admission to emergency patients, causing distress and this has resulted in complications, leading to death in certain cases," said the official.

The district authorities have been directed to take action on the erring hospitals as the department reiterated the responsibilities of private medical establishments.

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June 22,2020

Mangaluru, June 22: A chartered flight from Dammam with more than 170 stranded Saudi Kannadiga passengers landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 8.53 pm. 

The flight was chartered by Saudi Kannadigas Humanity Forum (SKHF), an unregistered NGO, which was formed recently to help the Kannadigas stranded in Saudi Arabia due to covid-19 lockdown under the leadership of Zakariya Jokatte, president of Jubail unit of Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KS Sheikh Karnire, Director of Expertise Contracting Co. Ltd, Saudi Arabia.

There were 165 adults and 8 infants on board the IndiGo flight. All the passengers were screened at the airport. They will be dispatched to quarantine centres after completing formalities. 

SKHF had launched an online portal to assist those who were in need of emergency repatriation such as elderly people, those who lost their jobs, pregnant women and those who are in need of emergency medical treatment back home in India. 

SKHF coordinated with the authorities concerned to carry out all the formalities and legal procedures in Saudi Arabia. SKHF members were present at the Dammam Airport to help the passengers during the departure. 

Mr Jokatte and Mr Sheikh have thanked U T Khader, Mangaluru MLA and Dr Arathi Krishna, former deputy chairperson of NRI forum of government of Karnataka, for their help in chartering the flight.

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February 5,2020

Kasaragod, Feb 5: The customs officials has confiscated 15.5 kilograms gold from a car at Bekal near here on Wednesday.

Sources said, acting on a tip-off, the customs sleuths intercepted a car at Bekal, and seized the yellow metal which is being smuggled by the occupants into Kerala.

The police also managed to arrest the two youth identified as Khetan (29) and Akash (23), both natives of Maharashtra. They had hidden the gold in the cushion. 

The accused confessed that the gold was being transported from Thalassery to Maharashtra illegally. The custom officials are investigating to find others involved in the case.

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