Bag full of ration cards found near highway in Shiroor
Byndoor, June 21: A bag containing more than two thousand ration cards was found near national highway in Shiroor on June 21, Thursday afternoon.
The ration cards that belongs to Bantwal taluk were filled in a cement bag and was abandoned near Green Valley school in Shiroor on national highway here, said Tahsildar.
After receiving information at around 12am we went to the spot and during inquiry we found that these were old cancelled cards, he said.
The bag contained ration cards sanctioned during 2008 to 2015-16. It had Antyodaya cards, BPL, APL and other cards said Byndoor revenue inspector.
Bantwal taluk office has been informed about the incident and we are expecting an answer from them, he said. It is yet to be known who had thrown these cards there, he added.
All the cards were seized in front of Byndoor PSI, tahsildar, and revenue department officers. These cards have been handed over to food inspector of Kundapur taluk office, he said.
DC clarifies
The ration cards that were found in a bag near Green Valley in Shiroor have been examined. There were around 2000 ration cards in the bag. These were returned cards to avail new one and belongs to Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district.
Dakshina Kannada district food, civil supplies and consumer affair departments have been asked to take these cards and dispose accordingly, said Udupi DC Priyanka Mary Francis in a press meet.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
