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ED officials harassing me: DK Shivakumar tells court

DHNS
September 14, 2019

New Delhi, Sept 14: Former minister D K Shivakumar turned emotional in the court hall on Friday and charged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials tormented him during interrogation.

When the ED produced the senior Congress leader in the special court at Rouse Avenue, he told the court that the ED officials continued to grill him even as he was bleeding in his hand due to insertion of an intravenous (IV) cannula. The former minister told the court that he was in the hospital till 1 am (of Friday) taking treatment for high blood pressure and sugar. Showing his hand to special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, Shivakumar said though he had been requesting officers that he was not well, they did not spare him.

Senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Shivakumar, said that despite his health condition, the ED officials questioned him for 120 hours. “You know high blood pressure may lead to stroke,” Singhvi told the court.

Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj, representing the ED, contended that Shivakumar did not answer properly to questions. Shivakumar was trying to influence his case by organising protests, the ASG argued. The special court judge allowed family members and Shivakumar’s advocates to meet him for half-an-hour daily. The judge also allowed Shivakumar’s family doctor, Kunigal Congress MLA, Dr Ranganath to meet him daily.

Judge also asked the ED to take care of the medical requirements of Shivakumar before questioning him.

A large number of Shivakumar’s supporters gathered on the special court premises. Additional forces from Delhi Police and the CRPF were deployed inside and outside the courtroom to control the crowd. But even the heavy deployment of security personnel could not stop the supporters from barging inside the courtroom, who outnumbered the lawyers and media persons there.

Minutes after special judge Kuhar commenced hearing, a woman supporter fainted in the courtroom after which the judge asked the security personnel to take her out and decongest the space.

The court extended the ED custody of D K Shivakumar till September 17.

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February 1,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 2: A video of a woman rescuing a dog from a well in Mangaluru has gone viral on social media. The dog fell inside the well accidentally and the woman rushed to the spot to rescue it. The two minute seven second video has been shared on Twitter by a user, Mauna, and has ever since been viewed over 15,000 times.

The woman climbed down the well as other people attached a rope to her body during the rescue mission. Another rope was then thrown to her and she tied it around the dog after which it was pulled outside. The woman, thereafter, climbed outside the well with much difficulty.

"Bless the lady who saved the Dog," the user captioned the post.

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May 6,2020

Bengaluru, May 6: The second day of liquor sales in Karnataka on Tuesday after easing of lockdown curbs saw a nearly five-fold jump in earnings, with Rs 197 crore worth spirits being sold.

According to top Excise Department officials, 4.21 lakh cases of Indian-made liquor, comprising 36.37 lakh litres, worth Rs 182 crore and 7.02 lakh litres of beer in 0.90 lakh cases worth Rs 15 crore was sold on Tuesday.

On Monday, when sales resumed in the state, Rs 45 crore worth liquor was sold.

"We had never expected such a record sale. It's unprecedented," an Excise official who did not wish to be named said.

Liquor sales had resumed in Karnataka on Monday after a 41 day gap following the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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February 16,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 16: Leaving spectators awestruck, Karnataka's Srinivasa Gowda ran 142.5 meters in 13.62 seconds at traditional buffalo race Kambala, following which people started comparing him to former Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt.

Gowda, who is from Mudbidri town, accomplished the feat during a Kambala race in a paddy field in Kadri on February 1.

"People are comparing me to Usain Bolt. He is a world champion, I am only running in a slushy paddy field," said Srinivasa Gowda.

People took to social media and drew a parallel between him and Bolt. Twitterati hailed Gowda and his accomplishment on the muddy grounds.

Kambala is an annual buffalo race held in the southwestern state of Karnataka.

Traditionally, it is sponsored by local Tuluva landlords and households in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi.

"I'll call Karnataka's Srinivasa Gowda for trials by top SAI Coaches. There's lack of knowledge in masses about the standards of Olympics especially in athletics where ultimate human strength & endurance are surpassed. I'll ensure that no talents in India is left out untested," Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted on Saturday.

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