Ex-mayor Ravikumar murder case: Police shot at accused
Tumakur, October 6: Police shot at an accused who tried to escape from them while taking him to an enquiry in the former mayor Ravikumar murder case, on Saturday.
The police arrested Rajesh alias Kundur Raja in the murder case of H. Ravikumar. On Saturday, when the police were taking Rajesh to identify the weapons used to kill Ravikumar, the accused attacked the police in a bid to escape from the police. In retaliation, the police shot at him. Now, the accused who sustained bullet injury and Inspector Ravikumar who sustained injuries in the attack were undergoing treatment at the government hospital.
In an old enmity, a seven-member team had killed former mayor and rowdy sheeter H. Ravikumar. After the incident, Sujith Bhargava and another accused from Chikkaballapura have surrendered before the police. After producing them before the court, they were handed over to the 14 days police custody. While taking Rajesh alias Kundur Raja to Lingadahalli forest area in the taluk for investigation, the accused attacked inspector Ravikumar and tried to escape. At this time, DySP Nagaraj shot at Rajesh on his thigh from his service revolver. Now, both the injured were undergoing treatment.
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No proposal to shift control of PU officials to Zilla Panchayats, says Minister
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday asserted that there is no proposal to transfer administrative control of Pre-University education officials to Zilla Panchayats.
The minister's clarification comes in the wake of lecturers threatening to boycott evaluation work over this reported move to shift control.
Reacting to this issue during zero hour of the state's legislative council, the minister said that he had already discussed the subject with legislators and stakeholders and clarified the government's stand. He also warned against pressure tactics such as boycotting the evaluation, stressing that it would harm students' interests.
"I clearly stated that there is no such proposal and we will not do it under any circumstances," Bangarappa said, reiterating that no government order had been issued in this regard.
The government has not taken any decision to shift administrative control of Deputy Directors of PU education to Zilla Panchayats, he added.
On pending dues, the minister said financial clearances have been obtained, and payments would be credited to lecturers' accounts "by around the 20th." The minister further said that resorting to a boycott call after discussions "amounts to acting against the interests of children," and urged teachers to resolve issues through dialogue.
"The welfare of students is paramount... laws and decisions must ultimately benefit children," he said, appealing to lecturers to reconsider their stand.
Earlier, Congress MLC Puttanna raised the issue, citing media reports that lecturers were opposing the move to bring PU colleges under Zilla Panchayats and that they had threatened to boycott evaluation work. He cautioned that such a move would lead to "interference from multiple levels" and "a decline in quality of education," besides creating administrative confusion.
Puttanna also urged the government to continue to maintain PU education's control under the education department and to immediately revise the evaluation honorarium, which he said had not been updated for three years. He demanded clearance of pending dues and timely payments henceforth.
JD(S) MLC Bhojegowda echoed similar concerns and sought the withdrawal of a proposed file on the issue. He also called for revision of lecturer-student ratios as per NCERT norms, restoration of the examination division under the PU Directorate, and withdrawal of orders affecting aided college lecturers.
Bhojegowda warned that if demands were not met, lecturers and staff were considering a statewide boycott of PU-II answer script evaluation and an indefinite protest in Bengaluru.
Reiterating the government's position, Bangarappa said discussions remained open but emphasised that "in the interest of children, we will not proceed with this."
