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Tension
in varsity campus:
Tension prevailed at the University campus when irate
students pelted stones at the Kannada Studies department
where Vice-Chancellor S N Hegde was attending a meeting on
Tuesday. The students sought action against teachers, who
were allegedly responsible for the death of a student.
According to the protestors, Sidhappa of the sociology
department was awarded low marks, which was the reason for
his suicide. However, police intervened and pacified the
agitators.
A
lot of dirt has to be cleared from State party unit- Sedam:
The State BJP unit will set its house right after the
Belgaum Convention slated to be held on April 20 and April
21 party State chief Basavaraja Patil Sedam, has said.
Sedam hinted that a lot of harsh decisions would be taken
at the Convention ant stated that a "lot of dirt had
to be cleared. We are not worried about the
consequences". The Convention would discuss all
issues which affected the party- this includes the setback
suffered in the Kanakapura Lok Sabha by polls and in the
Rajya Sabha elections he said.
BJP
has not alienated from Jan Sangh- Sedam:
The Bharatiya Janata Party has not alienated itself from
the Jansangha philosophy after it came to power at the
Centre, BJP State unit president Basavaraja Patil Sedam,
has said. He was addressing party men at the party's
cultural wing programme organized in connection with the
Golden Jubilee celebrations of Jansangha in Mysore. Sedam
called on workers to infuse a spirit of patriotism among
the public and to offset any forces, which works against
the interest of the nation.
Move
to set up "food courts" in Mysore:
The Mysore Agenda Task Force (MATF) is working on setting
up "food courts" on the lines of those in
various eastern countries to check sale and consumption of
food in unhygienic atmosphere. According to MATF convenor,
M Lakshmana, the food courts are popular in countries like
Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Cong. The Mysore City
Corporation would identify places within the city limits.
The city agency could earmark a reasonable sum for food
courts programme, he noted.
Main
accused in Hangarahalli case held:
The Hangarahalli bonded labour issue took a serious turn
with the arrest of the prime accused Puttaswamy Gowda and
five others on charges of tempering with the evidence. It
may be recalled that Puttaswamy Gowda and others were
arrested last year for keeping workers in his granite
quarry, near Srirangapattana, in chains. The workers were
said to have been kept in chains by Gowda and his
associates fearing desertion. However, the workers were
released by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS)
activists. Following public outcry, the State Government
stepped in and announced various relief packages. The
victims were even provided with houses and financial help.
However, all the witnesses and the victims turned hostile
during the hearing of the case in Mandya. They claimed
that they volunteered to be chained to enact a scene in a
cinema. The district police have now arrested six persons
for tampering with the evidence. They have been charged
with threatening the victims against deposing against
Puttaswamy Gowda and his associates.
Plea
for National Media Commission:
Press Academy Chairman N Arjuna Deva called for the
establishment of a National Media Commission to monitor
the print and visual media. Speaking to media persons in
Mysore, he said the National Media Commission could
co-ordinate with print and visual media and could aid in
the development of journalism. He also demanded
empowerment of Press Council, as it is
"toothless" at present. The Academy does not
have powers to initiate action against erring publications
thus making it powerless, he said.
PAC
chief alleges irregularities in purchase made by KPTCL:
Public Accounts Committee chairman A Ramadas, alleging
massive misappropriation in power and equipment purchase
by the KPTCL, demanded immediate withdrawal of power
tariff hike proposal. Speaking to the press, he claimed,
"Kin of a senior Congress leader was made to
reimburse around Rs. 1.25 crore, which was illegally
transacted". Stating that corruption in KPTCL was
causing heavy losses; he said it was not appropriate to
pass on the burden to the customer through power rate hike
to the extent of 30 percent.
Kolathur
Mani remanded to police custody for 10 days:
District Judge M S Rajendra Prasad remanded Kolathur Mani,
accused for conspiring with forest brigand Veerappan
during the attack on S P Gopal Hosur, to police custody.
The judge has ordered ten days police custody. He will be
in the Male Mahadheshwara police for further
investigation. It may be recalled that the brigand had
staged a daring attack on police in 1994 at M M Hills
killing five persons.
Commissioner's
transfer: Corporators angry:
Reports of the Government's move to transfer Mysore City
Corporation Commissioner, N Jayaram evoked strong
reactions with Mayor B K Prakash requesting the Chief
Minister to drop the move. The City Corporation Council
witnessed heated arguments, with opposite party members
taking up cudgels against the State Government's move to
transfer Jayaram. Congress members vehemently objected the
charges made by Janata Dal (S) and BJP against them. The
Opposition claimed that the Government had heeded to the
demands of Congress members on shifting Jayaram.
Correspondent
for OKC.
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