Digital blackout at Bengaluru Central Prison denies connectivity to nearby residents
Telecommunications Dept to discuss issue with agency handling jammers
Bengaluru: People living near Bengaluru Central Prison are struggling for an uninterrupted mobile phone signal following a digital blackout in the prison caused by jammers installed in the area.
A meeting involving the officials of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, the agency that handles functioning of the jammers, is to be held at the headquarters of the Department of Prisons and Correctional Services on Tuesday to discuss the issue, reports the New Indian Express.
A joint inspection had been conducted recently by the Additional Inspector General of Prisons, and the Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Southern Division, Bengaluru, following a media report on the problems faced by people living near Parappana Agrahara, where the Bengaluru Central Prison is situated, for digital connectivity on account of the blackout in the jail.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services) Malini Krishnamoorthy submitted a report to the CM’s office on Monday, stating that Telecommunications Consultants had been directed to take immediate action and resolve network issues in the area.
She has said that Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, which handles repairing and upgrading mobile jammers at Bengaluru Central Prison, has been asked to recalibrate the frequency of the jammers, while also ensuring the prison security. The DGP has reported to the CMO that, to discuss the issue, a meeting is scheduled on Tuesday.
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
