Karnataka assembly pays tribute to Lata Mangeshkar
Bengaluru, Feb 14: Glowing tributes were paid to eminent playback singer and Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away recently, along with others in the Karnataka assembly on Monday.
Speaking in the assembly, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said words fall short to portray Lataji's personality.
"Lata Mangeshkar was a special creation of God. The purity of Saraswati flowed through her voice. She would give life to the lyrics with her scintillating voice in a way that the song would remain etched in the memory forever," Bommai said.
In his tribute to Mangeshkar, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said the Bharat Ratna recipient was an unparalleled singer who had become a living legend by singing over 30,000 songs.
She sang over 10,000 Hindi songs and lent her voice for songs in 36 different languages, Siddaramaiah said.
Hailing the emotions that Mangeshkar would pour into her songs, the former chief minister said 'Aye Mere Vatan Ke Logon', which was a tribute to the soldiers who died during the 1962 Sino-India war, had brought tears to the eyes of then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.
The assembly also paid tributes to former minister and former chief secretary J Alexander, former MLA M M Sajjan, former minister H B Patil, Prof Chandrashekhar Patil, religious orator Ibrahim Sutar and Justice K L Manjunath.
After the homage, the assembly was adjourned for the day.
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Belagavi: Owner of Shivam Associates held for running illegal investment scheme
Belagavi: City Police Commissioner Bushan Borase has said that Shivanand Neelannavar, owner of Shivam Associates, has been taken into custody for having violated Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules by running an unauthorized transaction scheme and getting thousands of people to deposit money.
The police registered an FIR on Friday night and questioned Neelannavar, who is also suspected to be involved in money laundering, in the case.
On Thursday evening, Assistant Commissioner Shravan Nayak, accompanied by officials of the Cooperation Department, conducted a preliminary investigation that followed a search of about 24 hours at the offices of Shivanand Neelannavar, owner of Shivam Associates. The operation is said to have been conducted under directions of Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan.
The officials held the raid over allegations of a money-circulation racket, and reportedly seized important financial documents from the office of Shivam Associates. Preliminary findings suggested that about 5,000 investors were made to invest nearly Rs 4,600 crore through pyramid-style scheme. Documents related to the financial transactions were seized from an apartment and two offices of Shivam Associates for further scrutiny.
AC Nayak is said to have submitted a detailed preliminary report on the probe to the DC on Friday, sources said, and senior officials of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) are expected to take over the case soon.
Statements made by Shivananda Neelannavar, a native of Unkal, Hubballi, at a recent event in Kadur went viral on social media. He was seen declaring that he had built a big empire and, having 15,000 guns, was not afraid of anyone. It is learned that he had said that, if needed, he would also show up as CM in 2028.
The viral video is learned to have drawn the attention of the authorities to Shivam Associates and led them to conduct the raid.
