CM Bommai announces raising 7,500 NCC cadets, govt to bear their training expenses
Bengaluru, Jan 23: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said the state government will ensure 7,500 new National Cadet Corps cadets are raised and their training expenses of Rs 12,000 each is borne by it.
He also announced restarting the modernised Government Flying Training School at Jakkur in the city, which has been defunct for the past six years.
During an event to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of eminent freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Chief Minister expressed concern over the youth not showing interest in the NCC activities these days.
The Chief Minister said he would discuss with the senior IAS officials of the state to raise 75 NCC units in schools.
"We have decided to set up 75 units of NCC in schools and colleges, where 7,500 new NCC cadets will be raised. The state government will bear the expense of Rs 12,000 for each of the cadets," Bommai said.
The government would discuss with the defence ministry officials to revise the NCC programmes for school children who find it tough, he said.
"There are 44,000 cadets in our schools. The state government will bear the expenses of these 44,000 cadets and they will be shifted to the colleges. This way, we will have over 50,000 cadets in the colleges," Bommai said.
Speaking about restarting the government flying school, Bommai said the institution had stopped functioning for more than six years.
Underlining the need to restart the flying school located in a prime area of the city off Ballari Road between Yelahanka and the Kempegowda International Airport, Bommai said, "If we have to save this property, there is a need to start activities here." According to him, about 100 people will be trained here.
The Chief Minister also informed the audience that a Women Self-Defence Training Centre, sports training institute and a heli-tourism centre will also start in the area.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
