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Land scam: Anti Corruption Bureau registers FIR against KMF, PWD

DHNS
August 21, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 21: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against officials of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) and Public Works Department (PWD), in a case where a prime property allotted to the KMF by the PWD has been leased to realtors.

The KMF had leased two acres and 16.74 guntas of land out of the four acres and 14 guntas allotted to it in Koramangala, Bengaluru, to a real estate firm for construction of a commercial building. The land was allotted to KMF to build its office complex.

The Anti Corruption Bureau has registered the First Information Reprt (FIR) under Sections 13 (1) (c) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Though the names of the officials are not mentioned, the FIR states that the managing director and board of management of KMF and executive engineer of PWD (Buildings) during 2007 and 2008 are the suspects.

Complaint lodged

Activist Saidutta had filed a complaint with the the Anti Corruption Bureau.

The land in four survey numbers (71, 2, 3, and 4) in Koramangala was handed over to the KMF by the PWD in 1986 and 1998.

For 10 years, the KMF did not construct the office complex. However, a board meeting of the KMF held in 2007 resolved to commercially exploit two acres and 16.74 guntas. Subsequently, the KMF handed over the lease hold rights to a company PVK Koramangala Development Pvt Ltd, which was the special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the project.

Armed with the lease hold rights, PVK Koramangala entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with a leading realty firm in March 2011 by receiving Rs 9 crore as deposit.

As per the Joint Development Agreement, PVK Koramangala would own 44% of the super built-up area and the remaining 56% will be the share of the other realty firm.

One of the clauses in the JDA states that both the parties enjoy absolute ownership over their share in the constructed area and that they can “hold, gift, sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of their respective shares or any part thereof in any manner they may deem fit”.

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January 5,2020

Ballari, Jan 5: Thousands of Muslims, joined by the members of various organisations, on Saturday staged a massive protest in the town condemning the provocative speech by Bellary MLA G Somashekar Reddy.

The police caned the agitators after they tried to lay siege to the house of BJP legislator.

The protesters holding national flag took out a rally from Kaul Bazaar, which passed through the major streets, and culminated at Gadagi Channappa Circle. They raised slogans against the BJP and burnt the effigy of Somashekar Reddy.

The protest sent the traffic haywire Gadagi Channappa Circle and the cascading effect of it was seen across the town. SP C K Babu told the agitators that the MLA has been booked for making provocative speech and pleaded them to hold a protest at Municipal College grounds. But the agitators were in no mood to relent.

Inspector General (Bellary Range) I G Nanjundaswamy has rushed to the town to oversee security. The BJP MLA on Friday made inciting remarks against minorities during his speech at a pro-CAA rally in the town.

FIR against Reddy

The Gandhinagar police in the town on Saturday registered an FIR against MLA Somashekar Reddy, for making a provocative speech, under IPC Sections 153 A (promoting enmity between two religions), 295A (insulting religious beliefs) and 505B.

During his speech at a pro-CAA rally on Friday, Reddy had said, "Hindus are 80% of the population while minorities are 17%. What will happen to you if we hit back? Hence, you should be very careful about your moves and steps."

The legislator came down heavily on those staging protests against CAA in Ballari. "We won't keep quiet if another protest is staged against the CAA. Each Hindu is like Shivaji. Nobody will be alive if all Hindus come out to streets holding swords," he had said.

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April 9,2020

Mysuru, Apr 9: The Administrative Training Institute (ATI) here was all set to impart training through online to Taluk Panchayat and the Gram Panchayat officials on tackling the deadly virus COVID-19, which was spreading like wildfire.

The Disaster Management Centre of ATI would conduct the training through Zoom application. Taluk Panchayat Executive officers and officials of the Gram Panchayats were invited to undergo training sessions.

District Vector-borne Diseases Control officer S Chidambar and World Health Organization representative Dr Sudhir Nayak would conduct sessions on handling the situation in rural region. The officials from 102 TP/GP Panchayats from 16 districts will attend the programme, on Thursday.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 31: An ambulance driver was thrashed by the family members of a 75-year-old COVID-19 patient who passed away on his way to the hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.

The incident happened after the patient died in the ambulance while waiting in front of the MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru.

The driver was dragged out of the ambulance and chased around by a relative.

His clothes were ripped off and harangue were hurled at him. The relative was seen shouting and blaming the driver for the patient's death.

Speaking to news agency, the driver said that he was unable to explain the sequence of the protocol which was to be followed while getting the patient to the treatment ward.

Karnataka is one of the worst-affected states by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the state has 67,456 active cases as of Friday.

The state government has been struggling to contain the spread of the disease as it has intermittently imposed and eased lockdown measures, especially in the capital Bengaluru.

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