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Kishore Chandra, Reddi in race for Karnataka police chief's post

DHNS
October 9, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 9: With Director General and Inspector General of Police Rupak Kumar Dutta set to retire on October 31, the race for his successor has begun.

Three top IPS officers eligible for the post are DGP (Fire & Emergency Services, Home Guards, Civil Defence and State Disaster Response Force-SDRF) Neelamani N Raju (1983 batch), DGP (Criminal Investigation Department) H C Kishore Chandra and DGP (Anti Corruption Bureau) M N Reddi (both 1984 batch).

The change of guard is likely to be smooth as the government has decided to avert recurrence of any embarrassment at the time of appointing the new head of the state police force, said sources in the Home Department.

With Neelamani favouring a posting in the Central government, the race has narrowed down to the two batchmates, Kishore Chandra and Reddi.

“Karnataka won’t see a woman DGP as Neelamani is likely to be appointed as DG (NHRC) ,” stated a top IPS officer.

She felt let down after the government preferred Dutta for the top post in 2016. Soon after Dutta’s appointment, she submitted a representation to the state government expressing her willingness for a Central assignment.

“The representation has been forwarded to the Union government and the Centre may appoint her as DG (NHRC),” the officer stated.

The government may not pick her as she has not served in Karnataka for long. She was away from the state for 23 years and the government may not take the risk of considering her for the post when the elections are round the corner, sources said.

Reddi, who started his career as as SP of KGF and Mandya districts, went on to become Bengaluru Police Commissioner and DGP (Intelligence). He improved the the IT city police’s image by using social media platforms effectively. Reddi has backing of an influential minister from Bengaluru city. He also shares cordial relations with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and many of his Cabinet colleagues, the sources said.

Meanwhile, Vokkaliga MLAs in the Congress are mounting pressure on the chief minister to appoint Kishore Chandra, who hails from the community. “If appointed, he will be the first officer from the dominant Vokkaliga community to be DG&IGP,” said an officer.

Kishore Chandra belongs to chief minister’s home district of Mysuru and by appointing him Siddaramaiah can win the hearts of the Vokkaligas ahead of the polls, said sources.

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June 29,2020

Bengaluru, June 29: The Karnataka government on Monday issued guidelines to conduct online classes for all students of ICSE, CBSE and SSLC under the directions of the High Court.

According to the guidelines, for the kindergarten students, online classes can be held 30 minutes a week and students in classes 1-5 will have online classes for 30-45 minutes divided into two periods for three alternate days every week.

For students in classes 6-8, the online classes will be for 30-45 minutes divided into two periods for five days every week while students in classes 9 and 10 can have the virtual classes for 30-45 minutes divided into four periods for five days a week.

Earlier, the state government barred online classes for the kids from LKG to class 5.

Minister for primary and secondary education S Suresh Kumar had said that online classes cannot be held for the kids from LKG to class V.

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March 30,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 30: The nationwide lockdown has left the state on the brink of a fresh agrarian crisis.

The lack of transport facilities spells doom for ready-to-harvest grapes worth Rs 500-600 crore in Bengaluru Rural, Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts. Unable to find buyers, several farmers have begun dumping their produce into compost pits.

On Sunday, Munishamappa, a farmer in Chikkaballapur, emptied four truckloads of grapes into the pit as buyers didn’t turn up due to the lockdown. “If the grapes wither and fall to the ground, it will affect the soil’s fertility and I will be forced to dispose of them,” he said.

Venkata Krishnappa, Munishamappa’s son, said their 1.5-acre vineyard yielded 25 tonnes of grapes. “Just before the lockdown, 10 tonnes were harvested and delivered to the market. Due to lack of transport, buyers haven’t turned up for the remaining 15 tonnes which we are dumping into the pit.”

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Anjaneya Reddy, a farmer leader, said that in Chikkaballapur alone, they have cultivated grapes on 2,000 acres. “Even if you consider 15 tonnes per acre as yield, there are about 30,000 tonnes ready to be harvested in the district. At a market rate of Rs 50 to Rs 60 per kilogram, the net worth will be Rs 200 crore to Rs 300 crore. And if you consider the crop in Kolar and Bengaluru Rural, grapes worth Rs 500 to Rs 600 crore are at stake,” he explained.

The ‘Dilkush’ grapes is the most preferred variety of domestic consumption, according to the farmers.

This apart, farmers would have invested about Rs 3 lakh to 4 lakh per acre on fertilisers, pesticide and labour. “With markets being shut and no of the transport facilities available, farmers are forced to dump their produce into pits. It is high time the government intervened and provided us with market options so that farmers can sell at an affordable price of Rs 30 to 40,” Reddy said.

Somu, a farmer in Ganjam village of Srirangapattana, dumped two tonnes of chikku (sapota) citing market shutdown in Mandya. Reddy appealed to the government to emulate the Maharashtra model where the government is helping farmers market fruits through Hopcoms or dairy units as nutrient supplements to people.

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: A total number of 32 SSLC students, who took exams between June 25 and July 3 have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Eighty other students are in home quarantine. As per a press release from the Karnataka government here as of July 3, more than 7.60 lakh students wrote the exam, with 14,745 absentees. The report from the government stated that 3,911 students did not attend the exams as they were in a containment zone. A total of 863 students had not attended the exams as they were unwell.

Last week, a Class 10 student from Hassan had tested coronavirus positive. The student reportedly wrote an exam on June 25, despite having taken the coronavirus test. His positive result reportedly came shortly after he finished writing the exam.

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