BBMP gifts Rs 5 lakh cheque to first baby girl of 2018
Bengaluru: The first baby girl born on New Year Day is extremely lucky. She has earned a reward of Rs 5 lakhs which was handed over to her by BBMP Mayor Sampath Raj at the D Nagaraj Maternity Hospital at Bashyam Circle in the city on January 1, Monday. The Mayor had earlier made an announcement that a cash prize will be awarded to the first baby girl born on New Year.
Pushpa, a resident of Rajajinagar was admitted to the hospital on December 31 after she had developed labour pains. She had delivered a baby girl at five minutes past midnight. After BBMP Health Officer intimated about this, the Mayor visited the hospital on Monday morning and handed over the cheque and a Madilu kit to the mother. The Mayor also enquired about the health of the mother and baby.
Later, speaking to reporters he said the amount will be deposited in a bank in a joint account in the name of the child and BBMP Commissioner. It aims at encouraging girls to excel in life, he added.
The lucky baby's mother Pushpa also expressed her immense pleasure and said she would use the money towards the education of her child.
Deputy Mayor Padmavathi Narasimhamurthi, Standing Committee on Health President Mujahid Pasha and BBMP officials were present.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Defamation case: Application filed in court for voice sample of Rahul Gandhi
Sultanpur (UP) (PTI): An application for obtaining a voice sample of Rahul Gandhi was filed in an MP-MLA court here on Saturday during a hearing in a defamation case against the Congress leader over his alleged objectionable remarks against then BJP president Amit Shah in 2018.
The plaintiff Vijay Mishra's advocate, Santosh Kumar Pandey, said he filed the application requesting that a voice sample of Gandhi be collected and sent to a forensic science laboratory for comparison with a CD that has already been submitted to the court.
Rahul Gandhi's lawyers registered their objections to this demand. The next hearing in the matter is fixed for April 6, Pandey said.
On February 20, Gandhi, the Lok Sabha MP from Raebareli, had appeared before the court and recorded his statement, claiming the case was filed against him due to political vendetta.
He had also told the court that the audio and video evidence submitted by the complainant was incorrect and said he would present his own evidence.
In December 2023, the court issued a warrant against Gandhi after he failed to appear before it. He later surrendered before the court in February 2024 and was granted bail on two surety bonds of Rs 25,000 each.
The hearing was deferred on Friday due to a holiday on Ram Navami.
Pandey said that during the previous hearing, the complainant's side had filed an application seeking verification of audio and video evidence of the alleged statements made by Gandhi by matching them with his original voice.
The case stems from Gandhi's alleged objectionable remarks against Shah during the 2018 Karnataka election campaign. Following the remarks, Vijay Mishra, a resident of Hanumanganj under Kotwali Dehat police station area in Sultanpur, filed the defamation complaint.
