DK, Udupi districts get Rs 3 crore each: RV Deshpande
Emergency relief for natural calamity
Relief works in Someshwara, Uchila, Ullal sea erosion inspected
Mangaluru, June 14: Revenue and Skills Development Minister RV Deshpande said that Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts which incurred heavy damage in the recent rains were released Rs 3 crore each to take up emergency relief works.
After inspecting the damages caused to a number of houses due to rain related incidents and consoling the affected people at Anegundi in Bijai of the city on Thursday, the Minister disbursed the cheques for Rs 1,01,900 each for house owners Bhavani and Anuradha.
Later he said that both Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have incurred heavy loss due to rains. All deputy commissioners were directed to reserve Rs 5 crore for taking up relief measures during natural calamities and take up relief measures on war-footing. Hundreds of houses were damaged due to rain and falling of trees. Government and private properties were also damaged. In order to take a stock of the situation, he has visited these districts, he said.
If a house is partially damaged in the rain-related incident, the compensation amount to be given to the victims is too less. But the government is thinking on how to increase this amount. Some people are in rented houses. But as per the norms, they would not get any relief. So, the government is thinking in all directions to help them on humanitarian ground, he said.
Problem was cropped up in Charmadi Ghats yesterday. Deputy Commissioner has already banned vehicular movement on the road. The restriction would be lifted soon after the road is cleared for movement, he said.
Minister inspected sea erosion retention works
Later, the Minister also visited Someshwara, Uchila and Ullala coastal area where retention works were taken up to check sea erosion. Urban Development Minister UT Khader, Mayor Bhaskar Moily, MLC Harish Kumar, DC Sasikumar Senthil, City Corporation Commissioner Mohammed Nazeer and others were present.
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Badlapur accused Akshay Shinde shot dead: Lawyer of minor girls calls it 'killing of justice'
Mumbai (PTI): The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the "killing of justice", said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted.
Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered on the complaint of his former wife.
After he shot and injured an API, another personnel from the escort team fired at him, and he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.
"While representing the two minor girls, I noticed it was becoming uncomfortable for the local politics of the Thane district and even for the educational institution where Akshay Shinde was working. Shinde's death in such a manner is killing of justice," Sarode told a regional news channel.
"Now, the case of sexual assault of the two minor girls will get sidelined. The case of these two minor girls was becoming difficult for the educational institute, as it is affiliated with a certain political family. Such a practice would lower the confidence of people in police and the judiciary," he claimed.
Sarode said he will be filing a plea before the Bombay High Court demanding thorough inquiry into the firing incident.
"Shinde's case could have brought up certain aspects that would have been negative politically for the government. I wonder how Shinde could access the gun and how he could unlock it when his hands were tied. This is political murder and is absolutely wrong," he said.
