Dec 19 police Firing: 12 police personnel asked to appear before Magisterial Enquiry, remains absent
Mangaluru: Twelve Police personnel who were to appear to depose before the magisterial enquiry led by Udupi Deputy Commissioner Jagadeesha in Mangaluru December 19, violence and police firing, gave the enquiry a miss and remained absent.
Twelve officers were, earlier last week summoned by Jagadeesha to appear in person to depose before him details and information about the December 19 incident wherein police firing killed two people in the city.
The nodal officer appointed by the police department in the enquiry, ACP Beliappa issued a subpoena to the concerned officers, to appear for deposing in the next hearing.
Owing to the absence of summoned personnel, Jagadeesha concluded the Tuesday’s hearing at the AC’s Courtroom within half an hour and asked the officers to appear in person on March 4, for the next hearing.
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Release of Rs 3454 cr as drought relief by centrral government, a victory to state: Eshwara Khandre
Bidar: Addressing the media, Forest, Biology, and Environment Minister Eshwara Khandre said that the allocation of Rs 3454 crore towards relief efforts, comes as a result of the state government's persistent efforts, including legal action in the Supreme Court.
Addressing the media, Khandre underscored the severity of the drought situation, citing the lack of rainfall that has plagued the region. He highlighted the deployment of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in September to address crop losses and water shortages.
Initially, the state had requested Rs 18,171 crore from the central government to mitigate the impact of the drought.
However, Khandre lamented the delays and perceived neglect from the central government, which he described as a "step-motherly attitude" towards the state's plight.
Following intervention from the Supreme Court, the central government had agreed to expedite the disbursement of funds to avoid further embarrassment.
Khandre further spoke on the need for the remaining funds to be immediately released in a fair and equitable manner to adequately address the ongoing challenges faced by the drought-affected regions.
