Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT arrests four men in Davanagere
Davanagere: A Special Investigation Team of the Karnataka police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, reports Indianexpress.com.
These four arrested, who were allegedly guiding operations in Karnataka to plan the murder of Bhagwan, were nabbed from Davanagere bus stand on May 21. The report also mentions that the four arrested men were linked to radical right-wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha.
According to an Indianexpress.com report, the arrested are Amol Kale alias Bhaisab (39) from Maharashtra, Amit Degwekar alias Pradeep, 39, a resident of Goa; Manohar Edave, 28, a resident of Vijayapura; and Sujeet Kumar alias Praveen, 37, from Mangaluru.
Sujeet Kumar was arrested first and reportedly produced before a magistrate on May 20 while the other three were produced on May 21. They are scheduled to be in police custody until June 1. The SIT team that conducted searches at over eight places in Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa; is believed to have discovered key evidence on May 22.
“The plot to kill Bhagwan came to fore earlier this year following the arrest of Hindu Yuva Sena leader KT Naveen Kumar for possession of illegal arms on February 18. The probe revealed that a group of people, including Naveen Kumar, were surveying Bhagwan’s home to carry out killing on the lines of the Lankesh murder. Naveen Kumar is said to have told investigators that he received instructions in the plot to kill Lankesh and Bhagwan from a Mangalore-based man he could identify only as Praveen. The Hindu Janajagruti Samithi activist Sujeet Kumar has now been identified as Praveen,” indianexpress.com reported.
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Karnataka cabinet approves formation of separate Dharwad Municipal Corporation
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a formation of separate Dharwad city corporation. Alongside, a 15% hike in fares across the four state transport corporations was also approved. The revised fares will come into effect on January 5.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil, addressing the media at the Committee Hall of Vidhana Soudha, provided details about the decision. He explained that the last fare revision for BMTC was a decade ago when diesel cost Rs 60.98 per litre. Since then, operational costs have risen significantly.
Diesel expenditure for the four corporations has increased from Rs 9.16 crore to Rs 13.21 crore, and personnel costs have grown from Rs 12.85 crore to Rs 18.36 crore. The daily operational burden now stands at Rs 9.56 crore. The fare hike is expected to generate an additional Rs 74.85 crore in monthly revenue without burdening the state exchequer, as Rs 5,015 crore has already been allocated for the Shakti Yojana this fiscal year.
Minister Patil announced that the Cabinet has decided to bifurcate the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation into two independent municipal bodies.
The Cabinet approved the construction of a fishing port in Hejamady village, Udupi, with a revised estimate of Rs 209.13 crore. Additionally, Rs 84.57 crore has been sanctioned for the modernization and dredging of fishing ports.
In a move to strengthen cow shelters, Rs 10.50 crore has been allocated for projects in 14 districts. The Cabinet also approved constructing a building for Visvesvaraya Technical University in Chikkaballapur district at Rs 149.75 crore.
The Cabinet sanctioned a state-of-the-art bus stand in Bannimantap, Mysuru, at a cost of Rs 120 crore. Spread over 14 acres, the facility will include a divisional office, bus units, and commercial shops.
Approval was also granted to utilize Rs 137.85 crore, provided by the Union Finance Ministry under the Special Capital Assistance Scheme, for capital expenditure.
The Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board will use Rs 56.92 crore from its SCP/TSP scheme to supply bed sheets, mosquito nets, and clothing to government residential schools and hostels.
The Cabinet approved Rs 100 crore to construct new buildings for 200 veterinary institutions currently housed in rented or dilapidated structures, using NABARD assistance.
In Davangere, a site was allotted to the Karnataka Working Journalists' Association for constructing a civic facility. A plot in Avaragere village was also leased for 30 years at a concessional rate to Nayaka Vidyarthi Nilaya.
