Sportspersons to get 2 per cent quota in Karnataka state police force
Bengaluru, Mar 21: Meritorious sports persons in Karnataka will now be alloted a two per cent quota in the state police force as the Karnataka government has issued a final notification to the effect.
The special rules were framed last year and were finally notified in the state Gazette on March 2.
Introduced in Karnataka State Police Services, these special rules will enable sports persons get directly recruited to the posts of constables, Sub-Inspectors and Deputy Superintendents of Police, as per the notification.
"The provisions of these rules shall apply to not more than two per cent of posts in direct recruitment of meritorious sports persons to the cadres of Police Constables, Sub-Inspectors and Deputy Superintendents of Police in police service as specified in the schedule," it said.
Expressing his gratitude to Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Director General of Police Praveen Sood, the Additional Director General of Police (KSRP) Alok Kumar tweeted, "At last Final Notification regarding recruitment of sports persons in Police dept published.
After 12 years long gap, from now onwards every police recruitment will have 2% quota for outstanding sports persons."
At last Final Notification regarding recruitment of sports persons in Police dept published. After 12 years of long gap now onwards every police recruitment will have 2% quota for outstanding sports persons.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) March 21, 2021
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
