Don't precipitate probe into denotification case against BSY: HC

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July 7, 2017

Bengaluru, Jul 7: The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the Lokayukta police “not to precipitate the investigation” into a land denotification against former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. bsy

The Lokayukta police is investigating into a complaint registered in 2015 accusing Yeddyurappa of denotifying land. He has moved the court seeking directions to quash the Lokyaukta proceedings against him. During the hearing, Justice Aravind Kumar asked the counsel representing the Lokayukta police, “what they were doing for the last two years as the complaint was registered in 2015?”

The Lokayukta counsel said investigation was being carried out. He said that if the court, at this juncture, orders not to precipitate the matter, they will not be able to go ahead with the investigation. The judge orally observed that if the petitioner is dragged into the investigation at a time when there is an impending elections next year, what purpose does it serve if he comes clean of the allegations after the elections.

The Lokayukta police is investigating into a complaint filed by one Jayakumar Hiremath against Yeddyurappa that as chief minister he had denotified 1.11 acres in Mathadahalli near Gangenahalli in Bengaluru, which originally belonged to Thimma Reddy, T Nagappa and Muniswamappa. He denotified the land in 2010 allegedly to benefit former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy’s relatives.

Survey numbers 7/1B, 7/1C and 7/1D of 17 guntas each at Gangenahalli village owned by Thimma Reddy, Nagappa and Muniswamappa were acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority in 1977 to form Mathadahalli Layout. However, one Rajashekharaiah claimed that he was in possession of the land and applied for denotification in 2007.

When he was the chief minister, Kumaraswamy had pursued to denotify the land. However, it was not possible during his tenure. When Yeddyurappa was the chief minister it was denotified in favour of the land owners in 2010. The denotification has apparently helped Kumaraswamy’s relatives, including his mother-in-law, who claims to hold the power of attorney from the original land owners, the complaint said.

Yeddyurappa has moved the court on the grounds that the complaint was registered in 2015 and there was absolutely no progress in the investigation by the Lokayukta police.

He contended that the case is pursued now to tarnish his as well as Kumaraswamy’s image to get political gain in the upcoming Assembly elections.

He has also contended that there is absolutely no evidence to prove that he gained by this denotification and, the complaint against him is only to target him politically.

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Labourers stranded in Lakshadweep brought back to Mangaluru

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May 28,2020

Mangaluru, May 28: As many as 19 labourers, who were stranded in Lakshadweep island due to lockdown following COVID-19 outbreak, have been brought back to Mangaluru by a boat ' Amindivi' on Thursday.

On their arrival, they were subjected to medical examination and were warmly welcomed by their family members who had come to receive them at the Port.

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Karnataka govt to hold first of it's kind virtual job fair on July 10

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fear of layoffs lurking everywhere, the state government is holding a first-of-its-kind virtual job fair on July 10, to help people find jobs commensurate with their skill sets.

Co-ordinated by the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC), the job fair will see participation of more than 40 companies for about 6,000 job openings.

The government will connect companies with job seekers who have registered on the recently-launched Skill Connect portal or on the Kaushalya Karnataka’s portal for migrant workers from the state who have returned home.

A candidate can either directly apply to a company, or await the portal to match their skills with available jobs. There is also a self-evaluation section on the website which will suggest whether a candidate needs to further skill oneself or whether they are eligible for jobs with their current set of skills.

Firms such as Life Insurance Corporation, Barbeque Nation and Arvind Mills are among the participants.

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DKS urges PM to deposit Rs 10,000 in accounts of people in unorganised sector

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April 18,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deposit at least Rs 10,000 in bank accounts of people belonging to the unorganised sector.

"The unorganised sector comprises barbers, dhobi, cooks, carpenters, sweepers, drivers and autorickshaw drivers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not mention anything about giving subsistence to these people," Shivakumar, told ANI, referring to the Prime Minister's address earlier this week.

Modi had announced the extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown till May 3 in order to curb the spread of coronavirus.

"I appeal to Prime Minister Modi to register the members of the unregistered sector under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) or deposit at least Rs 10,000 to the bank accounts of each of the members of unorganised sector to help them survive the lockdown," he added.

Though the Congress party will continue the central government and state government's fight against coronavirus, he said, both the governments need to help people who are part of the unorganised sector.

"The farmers have told me that due to the lockdown they are ready to sell the vegetables, which once used to be sold at Rs 100 per kg, at even Rs 5 per kg," he said.

Speaking on the suggestions he made to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Shivakumar said, "I requested the Chief Minister to send a team to do a videograph and make an assessment of the on-ground situation. However, till now, no one has gone."

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