Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will dedicate to the state one of the Congress government’s flagship schemes among the 5 guarantees, “The Shakthi” scheme which provides free travel to women in state owned buses, on June 11 at 1 PM. Women from across the state will be able to travel free in buses following the official inauguration of the scheme on Monday.

Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister held a meeting at his government residence ‘Krishna’ to discuss the inauguration of the ‘Shakthi’ and ‘Annabhagya’ Schemes, one of the major projects of the Congress government.

According to an official, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will launch the Shakti Yojana to provide free bus travel facility to women under the 5 guarantee schemes announced in the election manifesto on June 11, and women will be able to avail this facility after 1 pm on that day.

The CM on this occasion will also unveil the logo of the project and will inaugurate a smart card model.

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Meanwhile, in district headquarters the scheme will be launched by the respective Minister-in-charge of the districts.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Chief Minister's Political Secretary Govindaraju, Chief Secretary Vandita Sharma, Chief Minister's Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Rajneesh Goyal, were present in the meeting.

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Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 14 (PTI): The Mangaluru City Crime Branch has arrested three men in connection with the murder of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Azaruddin alias Azar alias Ajju (29), Abdul Khader alias Noufal (24) and Vamanjoor Noushad alias Chotte Noushad (39), were arrested during the last two days, they said.

With the fresh arrests, a total of 11 people have been arrested in connection with the murder so far, police said.

According to a police statement, Azaruddin had previously been booked in three theft cases registered at Panambur, Suratkal, and Mulki police stations. He allegedly provided information about Shetty's movements to the other accused, aiding in the murder.

Khader is said to have assisted the accused during their escape in a car after the murder was committed.

Noushad is accused of having conspired with the others and directly participated in the crime. He has six previous criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, and robbery conspiracy, registered at various police stations in Dakshina Kannada, police said.

Azaruddin has been remanded in judicial custody, while Khader and Noushad have been taken into police custody for seven days for further investigation.

Police said the investigation is ongoing and efforts are underway to trace other accused involved in the case.

Shetty, a known rowdy sheeter and Hindutva activist, was murdered by a group on May 1 within the Bajpe police station limits in Mangaluru City.

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