Karnataka Cabinet warns officials of action for not reporting to Socio-Educational Survey duties
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to initiate disciplinary action against officials, employees, and staff who fail to report for duty in connection with the ongoing Socio-Educational Survey.
Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Vidhana Soudha, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil said that the Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has been authorised to take disciplinary action, as per service rules, against those who remain absent from survey duties within the jurisdiction of the five city municipal corporations under Greater Bengaluru.
On the day the survey began, some places had reported server-related issues. Patil clarified that these problems have now been largely resolved. To issue further directions and address any pending issues, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will hold a video conference with Deputy Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats on September 26 at 11:30 am.
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Telangana: Man sets woman on fire for 'rejecting' marriage proposal
Hyderabad (PTI): A 28-year-old married woman was set on fire allegedly by a man after she "rejected" his marriage proposal in Mahabubabad town on Tuesday, police said.
The accused, in his 40s, who runs a shop, had developed an "illicit" relationship with the woman and was suspecting that she was in contact with another person and that she was "ignoring" him.
He poured petrol on the woman when she was alone at her house and set her on fire. He then hugged her and both of them suffered injuries, police said.
They were initially shifted to Government Hospital in Mahabubabad and later admitted to another state-run Hospital in Warangal for further treatment.
As per the doctors, the woman suffered 90 per cent burns in the incident while the accused 75 per cent burns, police said.
The woman's mother, in a complaint to the police, stated that her daughter was married to a man in Gudur mandal.
Due to family disputes, the woman came to Mahabubabad along with her two children and was residing there for the past three years.
She was running a vegetable cart. The accused was already married, and his wife had passed away. He developed an"illicit" relationship with the woman, police said.
The accused allegedly forced and harassed the victim to marry him, the complainant said.
Based on a complaint, an attempt to murder case was registered in connection with the incident, police added.
