Mudigere: Two held for theft of petrol from private company
Mudigere: Gonibeedu Police have arrested two men, Vijay Kumar and his accomplice Harsha, under charge of cutting the pipeline installed by a private petroleum company and stealing gas in Hireshigaru village near Gonibeedu in the taluk.
A special tanker carrying approximately 2,000 litres of petrol was found inside a tipper at the scene of crime, but the arrested duo reportedly escaped when the private company staff members reached there.
Gonibeedu Police filed a case based on a complaint by the manager of the petroleum company and have arrested Vijay Kumar and Harsha.
Further investigation into the matter is underway. The vehicles used to steal gas as well as the petrol have been seized by the police.
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Mamata demands PM's apology over 'Bankim da' remark in Lok Sabha
Cooch Behar (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he has insulted novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay by calling him "Bankim da".
Addressing a rally in Cooch Behar district, Banerjee said the PM was not even born when the country achieved Independence and yet chose to address one of Bengal's greatest cultural icons casually.
"You did not even show him the minimum respect he deserves. You should apologise for this, to the nation," she said.
The flashpoint was PM's reference to the author during a discussion in Lok Sabha on Monday to commemorate 150 years of the national song, Vande Mataram, written by Chattopadhyay.
TMC MP Saugata Roy objected to the use of the suffix 'da' and urged the PM to say 'Bankim babu' instead.
Modi immediately accepted the sentiment, saying, "I will say Bankim 'babu'. Thank you, I respect your sentiments," and asked in a lighter vein whether he could still address Roy as 'dada'.
Targeting the BJP, Banerjee claimed that it will destroy Bengal's culture, language and heritage if it comes to power in the state.
She also claimed that the assembly elections in the state will be declared soon after publication of the final electoral rolls following the SIR exercise, so that no one can challenge it in court.
