Kalburgi killing investigation to be handed over to SIT
Bengaluru, June 16: The state government has decided to hand over the murder case of rationalist M.M Kalburgi to Special Investigation Team (SIT) and an notification will be released about the same within two weeks, officials said.
Kalburgi was killed three years ago and the government is now mulling to hand over the case to SIT. The home ministry has decided to discuss the issue with the senior officers of the SIT team probing Gauri Lankesh murder case, a senior official informed.
It is said that, in connection to Gauri Lankesh murder details of 1.5 crore phone calls have been collected within five months. But in Kalaburgi case it is impossible to collect the details of all the phone calls where the murder took place.
Parashuram Vaghmore, Amol Kale and other accused in Gauri Lankesh murder are tight lipped about Kalburgi's murder. Although the weapons used in both the killing are same, it is very difficult to trace the culprits on this basis, said a senior official.
Gouri Lankesh murder accused had also planned to kill rationalist Bhagavan and they even had the name of Jnanpith awardee litterateur Girish Karnad in their hit list, it was learnt during investigation.
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India-Oman free trade pact to give new energy to bilateral relations: PM Modi
Muscat (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Oman will give new confidence and energy to the bilateral relations.
Speaking at the India-Oman Business Summit here, the visiting Prime Minister said the summit will give a new direction to the India-Oman partnership.
"Today, we are taking such a historic decision, the echo of which will be heard for many decades to come. Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that is, CEPA, will give our partnership new confidence and new energy in the 21st century," the prime minister said.
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He said India’s nature has always been progressive and self-driven.
Whenever India grows, it helps its friends grow as well, Modi said and added India is progressing towards becoming the world’s third-largest economy.
"This is beneficial for the entire world. However, it is even more beneficial for Oman because, in addition to being close friends, we are also maritime neighbours. Our people know each other well. We have generations of trust in our business relations, and we understand each other’s markets very well," he said.
Modi invited companies from Oman to become partner in the growth story. He said India's economy is growing at a high rate because over the past 11 years, India has not just changed policies, but has also changed its economic DNA.
He informed the gathering about the reforms, including GST and IBC, India has implemented in the recent years.
Modi arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit.
India-Oman bilateral trade was about USD 10.5 billion (exports USD 4 billion and imports USD 6.54 billion) in 2024-25.
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