FIR against Siddaramaiah, DKShi, others for trying to protest outside CM's house
Bengaluru: The High Ground Station Police have reportedly registered an FIR against Congress leaders for trying to protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence demanding the resignation and arrest of Minister Eshwarappa for his involvement in the suicide of the contractor Santhosh Patil.
Reportedly, FIR has been registered against a total of 36 congress leaders including Vidhana Sabha leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah, KPCC President D. K. Shivakumar, Congress state in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewal.
The Congress leaders have been accused of organising a gathering without permission and creating traffic obstructions during the protest conducted at Race Course Road near the Race View Hotel, and the police have registered FIR under IPC Section 143, 341, it is learned.
The police had detained Siddaramaiah, DKShi, and other Congress leaders from near CM’s residence on April 13 for trying to protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence.
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Kerala govt to declare as ''dead'' people missing in Wayanad landslide
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 15 (PTI): The Kerala government has decided to declare as ‘deceased’ the people who went missing in the devastating landslide in Wayanad last year which will help provide compensation to their families.
The decision comes as a huge relief to the kin of people who were reported missing in the disaster.
As per a government order issued on Tuesday, local, district and state level committees will be formed including revenue department officials to examine the list of missing people.
The local level committee includes the panchayat secretary, village officer and station house officer of respective police stations. The committee will prepare a list of missing people and submit it to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) for scrutiny.
The DDMA will examine the list and forward it to the state-level committee with its suggestions. The state level committee, comprising additional chief secretary (home) and principal secretaries of revenue and local self-government, will examine the list and forward it to the government, the order said.
The government will subsequently issue an order declaring them as dead and providing ex-gratia to their close relatives.
According to official record, 263 people were dead and 35 people were reported missing in the landslides that occurred on July 30 last year. The order directs the local level committee to closely examine the FIRs filed in connection with the missing people in the respective police stations.
The tahsildar or sub-divisional magistrate should conduct a detailed enquiry about the missing person and the findings will be published on the official website and government gazette.
A 30-day period will be given for filing any objections, after which the list of missing people will be published and death certificates issued to their immediate relatives, the order said.
