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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
Six people, including three women and a child, died on the spot and five were injured in an accident on national highway-63 near Masthikatta, 15 km from Ankola at 4 am on Wednesday. Three of the five injured are said to be serious.
The accident occurred when an iron ore laden lorry collided with a van in which the victims were travelling, police sources said.
The tempo trax was on its way to Hubli from Belthangadi.
The deceased were identified as Indira Sankappa Shetty (60), Sundari Monappa Shetty (65), Padmavati Rajesh Shetty (34), Tushar Rajesh Shetty(2), Ramnath Shetty (35) and Vinayak Shetty (30). |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
 In an attempt to clear himself of allegations of working hand-in-glove with G Janardhan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah has sought a CBI inquiry into the alleged illegal mining of iron ore in Anantapur district by Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) and its subsidiaries owned by the Karnataka Tourism Minister.
The government has been under pressure from the opposition, which has hit out at Janardhan Reddy, said to be giving financial backing to Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s ambitious plans of becoming the Chief Minister of the state.
Of the three panels — one each from forest, industries and mines departments — formed by the state government to look into the issue, the forest department officials will submit their report in a day or two. Prima facie, the committee has established that OMC is involved in illegal mining activities, sources said.
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Monday, 16 November 2009 |
 Jagadish Shettar, who had emerged as a rallying point for the Reddys, will resign as the Speaker of the state Assembly on Monday to pave the way for his induction into the state cabinet.
A cabinet berth for Shettar was a part of the comprise formula evolved by the party high command to end the Yeddyurapapa- Reddy stand off.
Shettar will submit his resignation to Deputy Speaker K G Bopaiah on Monday evening and will take oath as the Minister on Tuesday. Though, the names of primary and secondary education minister Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and public works department minister C M Udasi are being circulated for the Speaker’s post, it is likely that Bopaiah will continue to be the acting Speaker till the winter session which starts from December 14 gets over. |
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Saturday, 14 November 2009 |
 Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said that house construction work under 'Asare' scheme for the flood-affected would be completed in six months. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the rehabilitation programme 'Asare' at Bichali village on Friday.
"The present norms to provide Rs 15,000 would not serve any purpose. Hence with the coordination of private parties, the state government has decided to spend Rs 1 lakh for each house. In Bichali, Cisco Systems, Bangalore, has come forward to construct houses.
Philanthropists have promised to donate more than Rs 40 crore for houses for the floodaffected," he said.
He said that his health did not permit him to participate in the programme. "But I came here to wipe the tears of people. Farmers should be given assistance or else they will revolt. I have received complaints that a bank official had taken the compensation cheque given to a farmer and adjusted it in his crop loan account. ," he added. |
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Friday, 13 November 2009 |
 Last week, in New Delhi, a weepy Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa lamented how his political rivals, the "Bellary Reddys", were preventing him from tending to the hapless flood victims, but a new revelation shows that the chief minister's priority is not just selfless service of his state.
An RTI reply has revealed that Yeddyurappa has been equally committed to improving his own living quarters. He spent a staggering Rs 1.7 crore to renovate his bungalow, Rs 35 lakh of which went into redoing his bedroom. Going by the current austerity norms for politicians, Yeddyurappa's generous spend is unlikely to make him a role model.
This is how the bill for doing up Yeddurappa's residence on Devaraj Urs Road (Race Course) adds up: Renovation and fittings of the master bedroom cost Rs 34.55 lakh. This includes toilet works and interiors at Rs 10 lakh, marble flooring at Rs 10 lakh, a false ceiling and wall designs at Rs 4.40 lakh and Rs 10.15 lakh for gypsum board and wall panelling.
In an earlier report, TOI had revealed that the Karnataka government had incurred an expense of nearly Rs 1 crore for holding a cabinet meeting in Gulbarga last year, of which Rs 28 lakh was spent on floral decorations alone.
The RTI also revealed that another Rs 14.65 lakh was spent to improve "bedroom number 2" in the CM's official residence. This has marble flooring for Rs 10 lakh and Rs 4.65 lakh on imported wall papers. In all, Rs 1.69 crore was spent on renovation.
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