Mangaluru: India Post Payments Bank launched
Mangaluru, Sept 01: With the launch of India Post Payments Bank across the nation today, Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda launched the Mangaluru branch at the Kudmul Rangarao Town Hall in the city.
Speaking at the occasion, Gowda said, "This is a century programme that will add the last man to the country’s economic system.” The dream of Prime Minister's Digital India is now being fulfilled through this program, he added.
The program is aimed at expanding the service to 1.55 lakh access points by December 2018, which will enable Modi to open a new chapter of development and good governance. Today, 650 branches of the country and 3,250 access points have been commissioned, Minister Sadananda Gowda said.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLA Vedavasya Kamath, senior officials of postal department Rajendra Kumar, Jagadish and others were present.
This facility has been started at Mangaluru’s Balmatta Branch. Access points have been opened at Balmatta, Katipalla, Kuttetturu, and Surinjae. In the second phase, it will be launched at Puttur subdivision. The postal department has an extensive network in the city, town and rural areas. With that, a home-based banking facility will be arranged through postman and other staff. Consumers can efficiently transact through biometric technology and OTP Using Aadhaar Card and Mobile.
Meantime, the event of Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the nation-wide India Post Payments Bank was broadcasted on a big screen.
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Kantara mimicking case: HC extends interim relief given to actor Ranveer Singh till March 9
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief given to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh till March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.
The actor had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR against him for mimicking Rishab Shetty's role as 'Chavunda' deity in the movie.
While mimicking, Singh had called the deity a "ghost". The actor was asked to appear before the court in person on Monday.
Appearing on behalf of the actor, his counsel Sajjan Poovayya said Singh was stuck in London and was unable to reach Bengaluru due to the conflict in West Asia.
The complainant, who is a lawyer, alleged that his religious sentiments were hurt by calling the deity a ghost. On the directions of a local Court, the police registered a case against the actor.
The High Court on February 24 granted interim relief to the actor with directions to the police not to take any coercive steps against him.
