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May 11, 2012

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Mangalore, May 11: Holding a copy of the leaked departmental inquiry report against Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC) managing director V K Shetty, JD(S) state secretary M G Hegde urged the state government to initiate criminal proceedings against the persons involved in corruption.

He told reporters here on Thursday that the KFDC had reached the highest level of corruption during the tenure of V K Shetty as managing director.

The KEDC had flouted tender rules and produced false documents for the utilization of funds provided by the government, he alleged.

Appreciating the government's move in ordering a departmental inquiry, Hegde said the report of the inquiry committee had proved that the allegations made against the KFDC were true.

On the highlights of the report, Hegde said the inquiry team was able to find only three deep freezers among the five purchased by the KFDC. The team was able to identify only four out of the 10 serve-over counters that had been purchased. The report also mentioned that officials had not produced documents for each purchased using government funds. The installation of ice plants was a blunder as the inquiry team was able to find irregularities, he said giving the example of the 10 ice plant units.

Not a single unit was available at the KFDC or the mentioned places, he added.

Tender rules were violated in the purchase of five power-generators, where the lowest bid was neglected. The KFDC has lost Rs 1 lakh in the purchase of power generators. Favoritism has played a role in each tender process of the KFDC, he alleged. The state government has been supporting corrupt officials, he added.

M G Hegde said that although the departmental inquiry report was a proof of irregularities in the KFDC, there were chances that it would be ignored due to the political lobby.


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The special package has been announced for cobblers and leather workers, who work on the roadside. 

The government has provided relief to 11,722 families at a rate of Rs 5,000 per family. These beneficiaries will be directly credited to their bank account through Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Leather Industries Development Corporation.

This special package will help livelihoods for skilled workers, said the Deputy Chief Minister. He congratulated the Chief Minister on the declaration of this special package on behalf of the Department of Social Welfare.

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June 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 2: Even as the mosques in Karnataka recieved green signal from state government to reopen for congregational prayers from June 8, a senior Islamic scholar in coastal Karnataka has encouraged Muslims to prefer to offer prayers at homes during covid times. 

Twaqa Ahmed Al-Azhari, the Qadhi of Mangaluru, has welcomed the state government's decision to allow Muslims to offer congregational prayers including Jum'a prayers with certain precautions and conditions.

"Government has upheld our religions sentiments. All the mosques where congregational prayers will be held from June 8 should strictly follow all the guidelines issued by the government," he said. 

He also suggested that if any mosque is not in a position to follow all the guidelines issued by the government then it should refrain from holding congregational prayers. "Muslims can continue offer Fard and Jumá prayers at homes as the cornavirus pandemic is still spreading in the region and across the world," he said.

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Mangaluru, Jan 29: The police have registered a suo motu case against some of the youths who raised life threat slogans against former Karnataka Minister and Congress MLA UT Khader during the pro-Citizenship Amendment Act rally here on January 27.

A video of the incident that went viral on social media showed the youths belonging to BJP and other saffron outfits raising slogans that they will “cut off his limbs and chop off his head if necessary” during the rally organised by the BJP in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act on Monday.

Though Mr Khader did not file a complaint, the Congress party had urged the police to register a suo motu case.

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