DCM demands Rs 100 crore from centre
Kodagu disaster
Madikeri, August 20: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi who announced Rs 500 crore to Kerala, should give at least Rs 100 crore in the first phase to Kodagu district to take up relief works.
Expressing his displeasure that no Union Ministers have visited the flood affected Kodagu district, Parameshwar said that more than 5,000 houses were damaged completely in the devastation. But the state government was with the Kodagu people. The state government was expecting at least Rs 100 crore for taking up relief works in Kodagu, he said.
The DCM who visited the district went to relief camps and consoled the people. Later, speaking to reporters, he said that the state government has taken the disaster seriously. Though it was confirmed that seven people were died in the incident, several others might be under the debris and died. The affected people would be given new houses, he said.
So far it was not possible to estimate the loss of properties. Many villages do not have road connectivity due to which, the officials were unable to assess the loss. It could be possible only after the rain stopped. Compared to last two days, today the situation is under control. The police personnel would give their one day salary of Rs 5.82 crore to the flood victims and fire brigade personnel would also given their one day salary. Total Rs 7 crore would be given to the flood victims, he said.
District Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, MLA Srinivas, ADGPs B Bhaskar Rao, Sunil Agarwal, deputy commissioner Srividya, SP Suman Pannekar and others were present.
Villagers rescued
Fire Brigade DGP MN Reddy said that all people who were trapped in Makkandur, Mukkodlu and other places were rescued. Even on Monday, soldiers have conducted rescue operation and all villagers who were facing the threat were rescued. Army’s rescue operation was successful, he said.
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Sheena Bora case: Indrani Mukerjea moves SC, seeks permission to travel abroad
New Delhi, Nov 26: Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora, has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court ruling denying her to travel abroad.
A special court on July 19 allowed Mukerjea's plea to travel to Spain and the UK for 10 days between intermittent periods over the next three months.
The CBI approached the high court challenging the order passed by the special court but the high court quashed the special court order on September 27.
Mukerjea has now moved the apex court challenging the high court's verdict.
In her plea filed in the top court through advocate Sana Raees Khan, Mukerjea said she was a British citizen, and sought permission to visit Spain and her home country for "making necessary changes and amendments and taking care of pending work which cannot be transacted without her personal presence".
She argued the activation of a digital certificate was a must for all relevant work and administration in Spain and her physical presence was mandatory.
In its verdict, the high court noted Mukerjea wanted to travel abroad on the ground that she was a British national and was required to execute documents regarding her bank account and perform other work in Spain and the UK.
While setting aside the special court's order, the high court said if Mukerjea wished to perform these works from India, the statutory authorities back home would extend her the necessary support with the assistance of Embassy of Spain and the UK.
Mukerjea was arrested in August 2015 after the murder of Bora came to light. In May 2022, she was granted bail by the Supreme Court.
She has denied the allegations.
Bora (24) was allegedly strangled to death in a car by Mukerjea, her then-driver Shyamvar Rai and former husband Sanjeev Khanna in April 2012 in Mumbai. Her body was then burnt in a forest in the neighbouring Raigad district, according to the prosecution.
Bora was Mukerjea's daughter from her previous relationship.
The killing came to light in 2015 when Rai reportedly revealed about it during interrogation by police after his arrest in a separate case registered under the Arms Act.
Mukerjea's ex-husband Peter Mukerjea was also arrested for allegedly being a part of the conspiracy linked to the murder, probed by the CBI.
All the accused are currently out on bail.
