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Clean chit to Kempaiah in caste certificate case

DHNS
August 29, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 29: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has given a clean chit to former IPS officer Kempaiah, adviser to the Home Minister, in the fake caste certificate case.

The complainant had filed several certificates, including school certificates, indicating that Kempaiah belonged to Kuruba and not Kadu Kuruba. Kadu Kuruba is an ST community whereas Kuruba is a backward community.

The ACB closed the complaint after receiving a report from the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE) which certified that Kempaiah belongs to Kadu Kuruba community.

Earlier, in 2016, DCRE had claimed that certain vital documents pertaining to the false caste certificate case were missing. The complaint was filed by activist Dinesh Kallahalli. The ACB had sought a report from DCRE since the complaint was not directly connected to an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Kallahalli had claimed that DCRE had indicted Kempaiah for submitting a false certificate in 1990. In February 2017, DCRE submitted a report to the ACB stating that though there was a report by then IGP C Dinakar alleging Kempaiah had submitted a false certificate, the Social Welfare Department stated that he belonged to Kadu Kuruba.

The DCRE report also quoted a paragraph from Kempaiah’s letter to the department in February 2017, where he has accused certain activists of unnecessarily dragging the issue for publicity and to hurt him. He also attached a 2010 report submitted by the then Revenue Inspector and approved by the tahsildar.

“In the report, it is stated that the Revenue Inspector had visited Gollahalli village at Kasaba hobli in Kanakapura taluk.

“He had certified that Kempaiah belonged to Kadu Kuruba community.’’ Based on this report, DCRE wrote to ACB confirming the same.

Kallahalli, a resident of Kanakapura taluk, said that neither the ACB nor the DCRE has attempted to verify the certificates submitted by him. “I had submitted documents from the school where he studied. I have no faith in the ACB which is in the control of the state government,’’ he said.

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June 6,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 6: As buses in Karnataka are operating following precautionary measures issued by the government to combat COVID-19, a few bus conductors were seen working wearing protective gears resembling personal protective equipment (PPE) on Saturday.

The Karnataka government had allowed resumption of bus services in the state during the fourth phase of COVID-19 lockdown, which ended on May 31.

The private buses were also equipped with hand sanitiser for the passengers. All the passengers were seen wearing face masks and maintaining distance from each other.

One of the bus conductors, en route State bank to Shaktinagar in Mangaluru was, was seen fully covered with protective suit.  

Sudarshan, a private bus conductor, also covered his face with a face shield. "PPE kit is for our protection and it is a must to keep ourselves and our passengers safe from COVID-19. All necessary equipment, including sanitisers and masks to fight COVID-19 have been provided by our bus owner to us," Sudarshan said.

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April 2,2020
Bengaluru, Apr 2: About 1,500 people from Karnataka might have attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Nizamuddin in the national capital between March 8 to 20. Of these, the State has been able to trace 800 people.
 
Of the 800 persons, 143 people have been found to be symptomatic.
 
Mr Jawaid Akhtar, Additional Chief Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), in a statement here on Thursday said that the Centre had sent the list of 1,500 people to the State.
 
“We cannot say if all these have attended the congregation. Some of them may have attended and some may be the contacts of those who have attended. We have been able to trace 800 from the list and samples of 143 symptomatic persons have been sent for tests."

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July 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 15: Amidst mounting coronavirus cases, the district administration has finalised 80 covid care centres (CCC) in Dakshina Kannada.

Sindhu B Rupesh, deputy commissioner of DK, said that as many as 80 premises that were functioning as quarantine centres have now been identified as CCCs in the district.

People in the district have been demanding that CCCs should be opened for asymptomatic cases in the district too. 

A majority of around 1,500 active cases in Dakshina Kannada are asymptomatic, and the CCCs will help those planning to go to private hospitals to reduce their treatment costs.

Additional deputy commissioner M J Roopa said that the 80 CCCs identified throughout the district will work as care centres for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.

A medical team will attend to the centres, and supply of food and water will be taken care of by the government. In case of any health issues, the patient will be shifted to the Covid hospital, she said.

“All asymptotic Covid-19 patients, who are unable to opt for home isolation, are being kept in CCCs. A designated health team will monitor each CCC in the district. Meanwhile, the nearest public health centre (PHC) will have an ambulance on standby in case of an emergency,” she added.

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