Time extended to upload blocked applications: Minister Khader
Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme
Mangaluru, September 23: Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that if the applications of Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme were blocked or the beneficiaries were finding it difficult to upload them for various reasons even after laying foundation or beginning the construction work in the gram panchayat levels, the respective PDOs should verify them and take steps to upload the applications.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, the Minister said that following the request of the eligible beneficiaries, the PDOs should verify and upload the applications for 15 days from September 25. Earlier, the government has given time till September 20 to upload such blocked applications in the website. Total 69,000 applications were blocked for various reasons and when verified them, 18,000 eligible applications were again uploaded. Now, the time was extended for the eligible beneficiaries to get the benefit. If the beneficiaries provided information to their panchayats, the respective PDOs should verify them and submit the report immediately, he said.
In the current year, the Housing department has planned to construct 4 lakh houses in the state. Till now, priority was given to construct houses in rural areas. Now, urban areas would also be considered for the purpose, he said.
In urban areas, the local bodies should identify the places and prepare the list of beneficiaries to the department. In urban areas, it was planned to construct apartments. In city corporation limits, the government has decided to develop the layouts in private land at 50:50 ratio. The Housing Board has already approved the proposal of joint development. As per this, the government would provide basic infrastructure and market facility and 50 per cent houses constructed in the project could be sold by the land owners, the Minister said.
Sand problem
As sand mining was banned in Kerala, there was sand problem in coastal region. For money, the sand was being supplied to Kerala for high price. In view of this, the Kerala government has to find a solution for the sand problem. So, the government was advised to send the sand imported from other countries through GPS enabled lorries with police security from the ports. This would ease the sand problem in the coastal region, he said.
The Chief Minister has convened a meeting of deputy commissioners on September 24 to discuss the sand and land conversion issues and the problem could be solved, he said.
Mangaluru Dasara will get all facilities
Minister Khader said that the government would provide all needed facilities to conduct the Mangaluru Dasara in a grand manner.
Government is safe
“The coalition government has no threat. It is safe. Unable to tolerate the popularity of the coalition government due to good programmes, the opposition party has created confusion. The BJP has demanded that the government should waive off the farm loans within a week of taking over the charge. The coalition government has managed it efficiently. It has also managed the flood and natural disaster situations in Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts. But the power-hungry BJP has been showing its political culture for power. But the BJP would not succeed in its efforts”, he said.
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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.
