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M'lore: Foundation stone for new Lokayukta office laid

January 31, 2011

Mangalore, January 31: The state government should fulfill its promise of giving greater freedom and power to Lokayukta to accomplish various tasks, said Lok Ayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde.

He was speaking after laying foundation stone for the proposed new office building for the Dakshina Kannada division of Karnataka Lokayukta near Zilla Panchayat here on Monday.

He said it is impossible for the Lokayukta to function smoothly if there was no specific office or privacy for it at any level.

Hegde said that the cooperation from the side of public and district administration is very much necessary for the better functioning of an institution like Lokayukta at the district level.

While welcoming the government's move to build a new office building for the corruption watch dog in the district, Hegde, also recalled the earlier assurance of the government that a new office will be provided for Lokayukta in the premises of the office of Deputy Commissioner.

“Anyhow, today we laid the foundation stone for the dream building in Urva store, which is far from the DC office. If the Lokayukta office is established near government offices, government workers would naturally keep themselves away from the corruption,” he opined.

Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat, Chairman of Coastal Development Authority B Nagaraj Shetty, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer P Shivashankar were present.

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January 13,2020

Ballari, Jan 13: Police on Monday arrested more than 30 Congress activists, including Congress MLA B Z Zameer Ahmad, who were on the way to Ballari to stage a dharna in front of MLA G Somashekhar Reddy's residence after he delivered hate speech during a pro-CAA demonstration a week ago.

Ballari Superintendent of Police SP C K Baba said that Congress MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed has not been granted permission to stage a dharna in front of the Bellary MLA’s residence.

Zameer Ahmed had asked the police to arrest Mr Reddy after he delivered a provocative speech or he will stage a dharna in front of the later's house.

SP said, “Investigations into the complaints pertaining to the provocative speech by Bellary City MLA G Somashekar Reddy is underway. In-charge Dy SP Maheshwara Gouda has taken statements of the complainants and others related to the case. A charge sheet on the same will be submitted to the court soon."

Reddy has been booked for making a provocative speech during a pro-CAA protest here in Ballari last week in which he said that Hindus outnumbered Muslims.

Following the incident police provided high police security to the MLA house and sensitive area in the city.

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February 9,2020

Hassan, Feb 9: Accusing the Centre for treating Karnataka as its enemy Former Minister and Congress leader UT Khader on Saturday said that the state did not get support from the Centre on the Mahadayi issue and flood relief and even the Union Budget.

Speaking to the media here, he said that the state has elected 25 BJP Lok Sabha members. Three from the state were Ministers in the Union Cabinet and another MP has been appointed president of the party’s state unit.

'None of them have spoken about the injustice done to the state in the budget. The budget document announced Rs 18,600 crore for the suburban railway in Bengaluru. But, ultimately the amount earmarked for the project is only Rs 1 crore. How can any BJP leader justify this?', the Congress leader wondered.

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July 5,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 5: A COVID-19 patient escaped from a hospital in Mangaluru on Sunday, Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Vikas Kumar.

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The health department informed that the death toll rose to 372 while active cases stood at 13,251 in the state.

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