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No guilty will be spared 1st or last family: Parrikar on chopper scam

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May 7, 2016

New Delhi, May 8: Ramping up the attack against the Gandhi family on AgustaWestland issue, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government will not hesitate to take action against them if they are proven guilty, asserting no one is above law, whether "first or the last family".parrikar

He also took a dig at Arvind Kejriwal for his remarks that the Modi government does not have "enough courage" to arrest Sonia Gandhi, saying the Delhi Chief Minister was feeling left out because he did not get any media publicity for the last 10 ten days when the focus was on the VVIP chopper scam.

"I feel no one is above the law. So whether it is the last family or the first, I don't see any reason why anyone should be given a differential treatment, provided you have proper legal evidence," Parrikar told PTI.

He was replying to a query on whether the government could take on the Gandhi family, which is often referred to as the first family of Indian politics.

The Minister, while referring to his statement in the Lok Sabha in which he hoped to do what could not be done in the Bofors case, said, "We have the intention and seriousness and I will ensure that proper and good attempts are made. So there is every possibility we may be able to (do)."

While the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's name had cropped up in the Bofors' scandal of 1989, subsequent investigations had failed to authentically pinpoint any links.

Parrikar had said former Air chief S P Tyagi and Gautam Khaitan are "small people" who "simply washed their hands in a flowing ganga (of corruption)" and that the government will "find out where the river was going".

Parrikar trashed Kejriwal's outburst that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not have "enough courage" to arrest Sonia Gandhi and that the BJP and Congress have an "alliance in corruption".

"It is just a publicity stunt. Kejriwal was jumping to the fray to get attention. For the last 10 days, picture of Prime Minister Modi, Sonia Gandhi for wrong reasons, and at times mine were appearing in the media. To stay dry without publicity for ten days is a big thing for him (Kejriwal)," Parrikar added.

Kejriwal had alleged, "The Italian Court order also has names of Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, certain officers and Congressmen, but Modi is not able to gather enough courage to arrest Sonia Gandhi, to ask her even two questions, to interrogate her."

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SATHYA VISHWASI
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Sunday, 8 May 2016

NO ONE IS ABOVE the LAW rule should be applied on each and every individuals who were involved in the incidents of crime and corruption no body should be spared . especially those who involved in GUJARATH RIOTS, blast cases, fake degree holders, whoever it may be and from whichever party they may be.....

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March 24,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 24: Seven people were arrested on Tuesday for violating prohibitory orders imposed under Section 144 of CrPC in Mangaluru during the lockdown in Karnataka, Commissioner of Police PS Harsha said.
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday had announced a complete lockdown in the state till April 1.
"In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the entire state will be locked down from 12 am of March 23 to April 1. People are requested to strictly follow it to contain the coronavirus spread," he said.
Earlier, the state government had ordered the suspending of all public and private transport services.
According to the data compiled by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the total number of the infection-related death toll in the country rose to nine on Tuesday, while the total number of active cases reached 482.

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June 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 23: In an attempt to avoid exploitation of patients affected with coronavirus, the Karnataka government on Tuesday announced fixing charges that could be collected from patients by the private hospitals for treatment in the State.

There are now two sets of rates for patients--those who are referred by public health facilities and those who approach private hospitals directly.

According to the notification issued by State Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Tuesday, 50 per cent of the total beds in private hospitals having facilities to treat Covid-19 patients shall be reserved for the treatment of patients referred by public health authorities.

This will include the high-dependency unit and ICU (intensive care unit) beds both with and without ventilators. The hospitals may utilise the remaining Covid beds for admitting Covid-19 patients privately.

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February 9,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9: Kerala has sanctioned the setting up of 28 fast track courts for speedy trial in rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

State Social Justice and Women and Child Development Minister KK Shailaja said the state government has decided to set up POCSO courts to ensure that the culprits get the punishment they deserve. She said the decision has been taken in the wake of rising violence against women and children.

"The Union Law Ministry has recently sanctioned the opening of 28 POCSO fast track special courts in Kerala at the request of the state government. The project will be implemented jointly by the High Court, Law and Home Departments under the leadership of the Department of Women and Child Development," the Minister said.

The four courts are alloted in Thiruvananthapuram district, three in Thrissur and Malappuram districts, two each in Kollam, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kannur districts.

The Minister informed that POCSO courts are jointly established by the central and state governments and according to the High Court data, 12,234 POCSO and rape cases are pending in the state.

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