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Ex-MP’s drunk grandson rams car into van; drugs seized

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September 29, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 29: A youth was arrested after his speeding Mercedes Benz car hit a Maruti Omni van, injuring six people, including three children.

The suspect has been identified as Vishnu Naidu (27), a resident of Jayanagar I Block. He is the grandson of businessman and former MP from Chittor, the late D K Audikesavulu.

The police found 110 gram of marijuana in his car and a separate case has also been registered against him under the NDPS Act.

The police said the accident happened around 12.30 am on Thursday at Southend Circle in Jayanagar. Vishnu, who was in an inebriated state, was speeding in his Benz car and hit the van.

The front end of the car was damaged. The driver, two women and three children in the van were injured.

Soon after the accident, Vishnu tried to flee from the spot but passersby caught and beat him up. Later, Jayanagar traffic police rushed to the spot and seized the car and arrested the suspect. The alcometer test showed that Vishnu was drunk. He was later shifted to Mallya Hospital for treatment.

Police said that Vishnu, in his statement, said that his driver Santhosh was driving the car and he was just sitting in the front seat. Soon after the accident, the driver escaped, he claimed.

But eye-witness informed the police that it was Vishnu who was driving the car. The police are examining the CCTV footage. They sent his blood samples to the Forensic Science Laboratory to confirm the presence of alcohol and also to ascertain whether he had smoked marijuana.

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January 21,2020

Mysuru, Jan 21: South Indian actor Rashmika Mandanna, whose house was raided recently by IT sleuths, appeared for an inquiry along with her father Mr Madan Mandanna, here on Tuesday.

She arrived at the office of Principal Commissioner for IT, at Nazarbad, in the city. She was accompanied by nine persons, including auditors and accountants, who carried two backpacks and a kitbag.

Mr Madan mandanna said, "the IT officials have sought some documents and we are here to submit them."

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May 18,2020

Bengaluru, May 18: Karnataka education minister S Suresh Kumar on Monday announced the SSLC examination dates. Earlier, Karnataka SSLC examinations were to be held between March 27 and April 9, 2020, but had to be postponed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown.

The minister announced that Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) will conduct SSLC examination between June 25 to July 4 and the PUC exam for English paper will be held on June, 18, 2020.

"Examinations for Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) will be conducted between June 25 and July 4 in Karnataka. Exams for English paper of Pre-University Course (PUC) will he held on June 18: Karnataka Education Minister S Suresh Kumar," ANI tweeted.

The minister for primary and secondary education had held a meeting with the department officials to discuss the feasibility of conducting the exam.

Modalities of conducting the examination in the current situation of the COVID 19 pandemic while taking care of interests of students is of paramount importance, S Suresh Kumar said adding these issues have been kept in mind while finalising the schedule.

With inter-state and inter-district mobility a major issue with public transport not available and also due to 14-day institutional quarantine norms, the minister had told TOI that an idea has been introduced to allow students appear for the examination in the district where they presently are than at their designated examination centre.

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February 7,2020

Chamarajanagar, Feb 7: Health authorities in Karnataka have constituted a mobile team of doctors to monitor villages sharing a border with Kerala districts.

Strong vigil is being maintained by the health authorities in Karnataka after three confirmed cases of Coronavirus was detected in Kerala.

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Wednesday had informed that three positive cases of Coronavirus were found in the state and other suspects were being monitored in isolation.

The virus originated in Wuhan in December and has since then spread to various parts around the world.

China has imposed quarantine and travel restrictions, affecting the movement of 56 million people in more than a dozen cities, amid fears that the transmission rate will accelerate. 

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