No conspiracy to kill Dalai Lama: Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, October 01: Clarifying that there was no conspiracy to kill Dalai Lama as per the information of the state police department, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said that it was just a rumour.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that unnecessarily, the name of the Dalai Lama was being dragged into such issue.
On loan waiver, the CM said that there was no confusion regarding the issue. He had held a meeting with all bank officials and officers have not issued notices to the farmers. Banks and officials have been sending the intimation letters about discussion between the banks and the government. The letters have not intended to ask farmers to repay their loans, he said.
Javare Gowda in Pandavapura had borrowed loan in 2007 and in 2017, a notice was served to him. So, as a final resort, a notice was served from the Magistrate Court and it was not done in this government. He has already directed all bank officials not to force the farmers to repay their loans. Loan waiver was not a child’s play, he clarified.
“Congress and JDS leaders will sit and discuss about the Cabinet expansion. The Cabinet will be expanded shortly. If needed, we may change the portfolios of some ministers”, he said.
PWD is the mother department for all departments. Total 13 grade officers of various departments were transferred. The PWD has total 4,567 officers and among them, only 526 officers were transferred based on the transfer policy, he clarified.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
