CM and DyCM meet MLAs of Dakshina Kannada district, discussions held over LS poll preparations
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K Shivakumar on Wednesday met the MLAs and Ministers of the Dakshina Kannada district at the Chief Minister's Home Office Krishna, discussing various topics including gearing up for the Lok Sabha Polls.
Meanwhile, the MLAs expressed their views on various development works in their respective constituencies in the district, work grants, government-party’s coordination and the upcoming Lok Sabha elections were also discussed. Regarding the Lok Shaba elections, the MLAs have expressed hope that if a candidate is chosen unanimously by all the MLAs and is fielded for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the party can surely win the constituency.
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Among the MLA’s present included Dakshina Kannada district incharge minister, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Ashok Kumar Rai, MLA from Puttur constituency, and Manjunath Bhandary, MLC, and others were present.
ಕೋಲಾರ ಮತ್ತು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಶಾಸಕರು, ಸಚಿವರು ಹಾಗೂ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಗೃಹಕಚೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಸಿ, ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಸಮಗ್ರ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. pic.twitter.com/GC1RvCffGp
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Bengaluru: KAS officer, driver caught in Rs 30 lakh bribe case
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.
The accused have been identified as Nagaprashanth (KAS), serving as Special Assistant Commissioner (North) and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB, and Kumar, a driver associated with his office, Deccan Herald reported.
Based on a complaint by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Attur in Yelahanka, Lokayukta team laid a trap.
According to investigators, the accused had demanded Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 15 lakh was allegedly collected earlier by the driver on the officer’s instructions.
On Wednesday, the driver was caught red-handed while accepting the remaining Rs 15 lakh, leading to the arrest of both him and the officer.
Both accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
