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Minister Ranjan promises int'l standard swimming pool in M'lore, Sports Policy

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September 1, 2012

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Mangalore, September 1: The state government has decided to construct a swimming pool of international standards in Mangalore, Appachu Ranjan, State Sports Minister said.

Addressing media persons after holding a meeting with representatives of various sports bodies of the district in Mangalore on Saturday, Mr. Ranjan said that he has agreed to the demand made by N Yogish Bhat, local MLA and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly, of having an international standard swimming pool in the city of Mangalore. Mr. Bhat said that about 2 acres of land near Hat Hill area is being considered for the purpose.

Every district in the state will have a sports school where students would obtain necessary training and guidance related to sports from 5th to 10th std, Mr. Ranjan said. The minister also promised to construct a sophisticated stadium for indoor as well as outdoor games. Since Kodagu district specializes in Hockey, a Hockey Academy would be set up there, he said, adding that similar academies related to various sports would be set up at places which specialize in those sports. Shopping complexes would be built around stadiums wherever possible so that the income generated out of them could be ploughed back to developing the stadium and sportspersons.

Special importance is being given to the coaching circuit in the state, Mr. Ranjan said, adding that a demand has been placed before the Chief Minister to increase the number of coaches to 417 in the state from the current 93. The government looks forward to appointing coaches in every Taluk, the Minister said, stating that a junior coaches for taluks, senior coaches for districts, and directors and joint directors for divisions would be appointed. Salaries of coaches have also been increased by Rs.2,500-3,000, he said. Plans of having 2% reservation for sportspersons in government jobs are also before the government, he said, adding that attendance shortage for sportspersons in schools and colleges would be given leniency.

The Minister also informed that much like the Youth Policy, the state government would want to bring about a Sports Policy in the state in the days to come and consultations are being held with Deputy Commissioners, Vice Chancellors of Universities and other sports body representatives. Sports policies of USA and Japan have also been studied, he added. The state government aims at nurturing rural talent and the Sports Policy would help in that direction, he said.

Stating that the State Sports Ministry has been managing with whatever amount it is being allocated with, the Minister said that the prize money for Ekalavya Awards had been increased to Rs. 2 lakh this year from the earlier amount of Rs. 1 lakh. Participants from the state who took part in the Olympics were given Rs. 5 lakh each, he added. The Sports Ministry would eye at least 2% of the funds from the state budget next year, he revealed.

Prior to the press briefing, Mr. Ranjan interacted with the representatives of various sports bodies in the district. Purushottam Poojary representing the Kabaddi contingent of the district said that although Kabaddi athletes like Mamatha Poojary had made international fame, the district still lacks proper coaches and infrastructure. D M Aslam of DK Football Association appealed to the Minister to pass a resolution that the Nehru Maidan football ground should not be given as a venue to host social and political programmes so that it is exclusively used for football. Gerald D'Souza of Hockey Association said that the district lacks a proper hockey ground when at international level the game is being played at turf surfaces.

Mr. Ranjan also visited the Mangala Stadium and inspected the process of synthetic track work being carried out at the sporting venue.

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March 5,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Karnataka is facing unprecedented economic difficulties following a Rs 8,887 crore reduction in the state's share in central taxes, cut in allocation under 15th finance commission and a Rs 3,000 crore hit in GST compensation, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa indicated on Thursday.

Presenting the state budget for 2020-21 in the Assembly, he said Karnataka's share in central taxes has come down by Rs 8,887 crore in 2019-20 as per the revised budget estimates of the central government. Therefore the state's revenue resources have been reduced. Apart from this, Rs 3,000 crore GST compensation will also be reduced as collection from the GST compensation cess is not as expected, the Chief Minister said. "With all this it has become difficult to reach to reach the 2019-20 budget targets and to manage this situation within the bounds of the Karnataka Fiscal Responsibility Act, an inevitable situation has arisen this year to cut down the expenditure of many departments," he added.

As per the interim report submitted by the 15th finance commission, there is a reduction in the state's share of central taxes to 3.64 per cent compared to 4.71 per cent fixed by the 14th finance commission. In view of this, there will be a reduction of Rs 11,215 crore in the state's share of central taxes in 2020-21 budget, when compared to the previous one.

He, however, noted that the allocation recommendation of the 15th finance commission is limited to one year only and the complete report for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 will be submitted in October 2020.

"Our government will soon submit a revised memorandum to the commission to set right the loss caused to the state with regard allocation for the year 2020-21 and give more allocation for the remaining period," the Chief Minister said. He also said, when compared to the previous year, there is an increase of approximately Rs 10,000 crore for 2020-21 with regards to government employees salary, pension and interest on government loans, but there is no proportionate increase in resources as compared to committed expenditure. "Due to this reduction of the state's share of central taxes as per the 15th finance commission report and other developments, serious difficulties are being faced in resource mobilisation efforts of the state," Yediyurappa said. "This magnitude of economic difficulties was never faced in the previous years by our state," he added.

However, the state's own tax revenue collection is excellent during this year, he said. As compared to the previous year, there is a growth of 14 per cent in State GST collection. "Based on this, in the new budget, efforts are being made to manage the reduction in the share of central taxes by stabilising the state's own resources more", the Chief Minister said.

Karnataka recorded a gross state domestic product growth rate of 7.8 per cent in 2018-19 and Yediyurappa said for the current financial year it is estimated to be 6.8 per cent.

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April 19,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 19: District-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said that Rs 2000 each has been deposited in the bank accounts of 6,122 construction workers, who are registered with the labour department in the Dakshina Kannada district. The amount will be deposited in the accounts of other registered construction workers at the earliest.

The state government had announced Rs 2000 to construction labourers who are registered and have lost their livelihood due to the on-going nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The curbs, which were imposed on March 24, have been extended till May 3. "The labourers were reeling under hardship after construction activities came to a halt," said the Minister.

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Local bodies should make arrangements to supply food for stranded labourers, destitutes and beggars in all the ULBs in Dakshina Kannada district, Poojary said. 

"No one should starve during the lockdown period. All the ULBs should identify destitutes, migrant labourers in their jurisdiction and arrange food for them. In case of necessity, the help of NGOs can also be taken," he added
The minister announced that Asha workers and health workers would collect information on people's health by visiting the houses in the district and submit a report within 10 days.

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July 20,2020

A 32-year-old Dalit man was allegedly stripped and assaulted by a group of 13 youth in Karnataka's Vijayapura for reportedly touching a motorbike of an upper caste owner, police said on Monday.

"On a complaint by the Dalit victim (Kashinath Talwar), we have booked the 13 accused and investigating the incident, which occurred at Minajgi village near Talikoti on July 18," Vijayapura district Superintendent of Police Anupam Agarwal told reporters here.

"Though Talwar claimed that he touched the bike by mistake and pleaded for mercy, he said the accused severely thrashed him with sticks and footwear and took off his pants while he lay on the road haplessly," Agarwal said, citing from the victim's 2-page complaint in Kannada.

A video clip of the assault went viral on the social media and triggered outrage in the district against the upper caste accused, as the intervention by the victim's parents did not stop them from carrying the assault. Vijayapura is 524km northwest of Bengaluru.

Talwar's father Yankappa also alleged that he, his wife and their daughter were also attacked by the accused when they tried to rescue him from being brutally assaulted.

In a related development, two-three women in the village also filed a complaint with the police against Talwar for allegedly eve-teasing and 'flashing' before them.

"We have summoned Talwar to inquire about his conduct as the women alleged that he teased them, touched them inappropriately and exposed his private parts while they were washing clothes outside their houses," Agarwal said.

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