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Land scam: Strong prima facie case against R Ashoka, says ACB

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January 24, 2018

Bengaluru, Jan 24: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Karnataka has said that allegations and evidences lead to “a strong prima facie case” against BJP leader and the former Deputy Chief Minister R. Ashoka in a corruption case against him on a complaint about alleged illegalities in the regularisation of unauthorised occupation of government land between 1998 and 2007.

In a statement, submitted to the Karnataka High Court on behalf of the ACB on Tuesday, it has been emphasised that the allegations levelled against Mr. Ashok are serious in nature, and require a full, fair and speedy investigation.

It has been found from the documents and the preliminary inquiry that the committee on regularisation of unauthorised occupation of government lands for Bangalore South taluk, of which Mr. Ashoka was chairman in his capacity as MLA for then Uttarahalli constituency, had allotted land to some persons without any applications for regularisation.

In some cases, land was allotted to those who already owned land.

Referring to the regularisation of four acres of land in favour of Karthik. B, who has also filed a petition questioning the registration of an FIR, the ACB has claimed that Mr. Karthik could have been only three years old when he started cultivation of the government land, which was allotted to him by the committee, as his present age has been mentioned as 34 years in the petition.

The ACB also claimed that no application filed by Mr. Karthik is found in the record.

The ACB also contended that land was allotted in violation of the rules and in some cases land within 18 km from Bengaluru were allotted though there is a bar on that.

Denying the allegation in Mr. Ashok’s petition that three members of the committee, who belong to the Congress, were not arraigned as accused in the FIR, the ACB said that case has been registered against the trio as well.

Justice Budihal R.B, who heard the arguments on behalf of Mr. Ashok and Mr. Karthik, has adjourned further hearing till Wednesday to hear arguments on behalf of the ACB.

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February 2,2020

New Delhi, Jan 2: India on Sunday reported the second case of novel coronavirus with a person from Kerala with a travel history to China testing positive, officials said.

"The patient has tested positive for novel coronavirus and is in isolation in a hospital," the health ministry said.

The patient is stable and is being closely monitored, it said.

India's first novel coronavirus case in India was also reported from Kerala with a student testing positive.

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February 3,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 3: After neighbouring reported the second confirmed case of dreaded Coronavirus, the government of Karnataka today ordered high alert across border districts including Dakshina Kannada.

Apart from Dakshina Kannada, district administrations in Kodagu, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru that share boundary with Kerala have been put on high alert over the movement of people with suspected cases.

In a statement released on Monday, the Health and Family welfare department said that these districts have been directed to immediately report to the State Surveillance Unit (SSU) if they come across any suspected cases of people infected with Coronavirus.

Currently, about 51 people who returned from Coronavirus-affected regions have been identified and 46 are under home isolation across Karnataka.

So far, 44 samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune for analysis and out of which 29 samples have revealed negative results. Yet, the state government has put in all possible measures to check the spread of the virus in any part of the state.

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: karnataka's Health Minister B Sriramulu has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He has been hospitalised and is being treated for Covid-19. The minister has also asked all of those who came in contact with him recently to take necessary precautions.

Sriramulu made the announcement in a series of tweets on Sunday. He said, “After symptoms of flu, I have tested positive for coronavirus today.”

“Under the leadership of Honorable Chief Minister (BS Yediyurappa), all the departments of the government, including my department, have been working hard against Covid-19. From the time of corona's appearance, I have had the opportunity to visit 30 districts and work in harmony with the government's desire to treat people well. It is in this backdrop that I am going to be hospitalized and treated,” B Sriramulu said.

Karnataka’s Health Minister also added, “All those who have been in contact with me recently have been requested to take precautionary measures.”

Earlier this month, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also tested positive for Covid-19. The state's Leader of Opposition and former CM Siddaramaiah of the Congress also declared that his samples too had returned positive for the infection. Both of the leaders are undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the privately-owned Manipal hospital in Bengaluru.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Karnataka has 79,773 active cases while a total of 89,238 patients have been discharged in the state after recovering from Covid-19 and 3091 have succumbed to it.

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