Tax evasion case: DK Shivakumar, four others get interim bail
Bengaluru, Aug 02: Minister DK Shivakumar and four others have been granted interim bail by the Economic Criminal Court in a tax evasion case.
The IT department officials had filed a complaint against DK Shivakumar and four others with the Economic Criminal Court. Minister DK Shivakumar, who had been summoned by a special court to appear for the trail, had already been granted bail in three cases filed by the IT department.
The court has to submit Rs. 50,000 surety bond each to all of them. The next hearing has been postponed to September 20.
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Eligible families won't be inconvenienced with BPL card revision: Karnataka minister Muniyappa
Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka minister K H Muniyappa on Monday said the officials have been instructed to restore the Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line ration cards as they existed earlier.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister said the decision to this effect was taken in a meeting on November 21 on the orders of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Muniyappa said he has instructed officials to correct all the ration cards by November 28 and distribute rice to the BPL ration card holders with all the facilities.
This comes after some confusion in the state over the cancellation of many Below Poverty Line ration cards while the list of BPL families was being revised. The minister clarified that there was no need to worry for the eligible beneficiaries.
"Steps are being taken to ensure that the eligible beneficiaries are not inconvenienced, and the ineligible ration cards of taxpayers and government employees will be transferred to APL," he said.
The minister underlined that the state government has introduced pro-poor schemes for the benefit of economically weaker sections.
