Mangaluru, September 20: The state government on Thursday appointed Dr. Selvamani R. as the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat CEO.

Earlier, he was the CEO of Bidar Zilla Panchayat. Basically from Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu, Selvamani is the 2013 IAS batch officer. After serving as the Assistant Commissioner at Lingasugur, he was working as the ZP CEO in Bidar for the last 22 months. He would take charge as the Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO either on Saturday or Monday, it is said.

The government has transferred Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Dr. M.R. Ravi as the Commissioner of the Textiles and Handlooms Department with immediate effect. Dr. M.R. Ravi took charge as the CEO of D.K district in December 2016.

 



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Belagavi: Speaker U.T. Khader on Friday warned that members who disrupt Assembly proceedings by talking in their seats during debates will be made to sit in the House for an entire day as a disciplinary measure.

The warning came after the Question Hour, when Deputy Leader of the Opposition Arvind Bellad was permitted to initiate a discussion on the development of North Karnataka.

At this point, expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal objected, stating that he had been seeking a debate for the past three days but had not been given an opportunity.

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Responding to the objection, Speaker Khader said Bellad had already been granted permission and assured Yatnal that he would be allowed to speak at the next opportunity. He noted that even as a serious discussion was underway, several MLAs were speaking among themselves with their microphones on, disrupting the proceedings.

Expressing displeasure over the conduct of members, Khader likened the situation to football, where players receive red, yellow, or white cards for violations. Similarly, he said, the Assembly issues warning cards to members who disturb the House. If they fail to correct themselves despite repeated warnings, they would be required to remain seated in the Assembly hall for a full day as punishment, he stated.