Karnataka is competing for investments globally, not with other states: DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (PTI): Hailing the success of Invest Karnataka-2025 summit as a reflection of Karnataka's strength, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said that the state is not competing for investments with other states or cities in India, but is competing at a global level.
Speaking at the valedictory event of the summit at Palace Grounds, he said, "We are not competing among the states in the country. We are not competing with Chennai (Tamil Nadu) or Kerala or Telangana -- Hyderabad or Gujarat or anything. Karnataka and Bengaluru is competing globally. That's our strength."
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, former Prime Minister of Greece, George A Papandreou, Union Minister of State for Railways & Jal Shakti V Somanna, Large & Medium Industries Minister M B Patil, and a host of ministers in the state cabinet were among those present in the event.
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Noting that several investment agreements have been signed over the last four days, the Deputy CM said, "The investors can believe in Karnataka, it never fails. You heard industrialists Sajjan Jindal and Anand Mahindra sharing their success story and singing praise for the state."
"Investing in Karnataka is investing for the future. Investing in Karnataka is in the interest of businesses and the country. We aim to develop not just Bengaluru, but other parts of the state as well -- Beyond Bengaluru".
"Our state is taking giant strides in aerospace and other industries. MSMEs are a big strength for Karnataka," he said, adding that Aerospace parts, including the ones used for space programmes of the country are made in Peenya Industrial area here.
Pointing out that the industries and institutions which started during former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's time have grown to become giants today, Shivakumar said, large corporations from other countries and India have come to Karnataka reposing faith in our policies and business environment. The new industrial policy encourages investment in other regions of the state as well.
"Karnataka has announced a new tourism policy under the leadership of H K Patil. The new policy envisages developing 300 km of coastal zone while preserving historic places in the region," he added.
Highlighting that it was late Chief Minister SM Krishna who started the concept of investors meet for the first time in the country, the Deputy CM said, the Global Investors Meet is a formal platform for investors to invest in the state. However, the state is open for business all through the year.
"We are always available to assist and serve you. The team led by M B Patil has done a good job to make this event successful. Congratulations to all those who were involved in the successful completion of Invest Karnataka 2025," he added.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
