Karnataka Chief Secretary organise pledge taking ceremony for officials on Anti-Terrorism Day
Bengaluru: To mark the Anti-Terrorism Day, Karnataka Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Tuesday organised a pledge taking ceremony for the officials working at his office here in the city.
The ceremony was organised at Vidhansouda’s auditorium hall and was participated by the officials and other workers of Vijay Bhaskar’s office.
In India May 22 is observed as the Anti-Terrorism day to mark the death anniversary of former PM Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv was killed on May 22, 1991 by a woman operative of LTTE, who greeted him at a rally in Tamil Nadu with a bomb strapped to her body.
Earlier in the day, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 28th death anniversary at his memorial, Veer Bhumi in Delhi. Besides the Gandhi family, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former president Pranab Mukherjee, among other senior party leaders, were also present at Veer Bhumi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to the former prime minister on Twitter. He wrote “Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary”.
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No more street vending on B’luru’s main roads, as govt plans to bring new policy for street hawkers
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said that the state government has decided to formulate a new policy for footpaths in Bengaluru, under which street vending will not be allowed on main roads and sub-main roads.
Addressing the media after a budget preparation meeting and executive meeting of GBA corporations at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said discussions were held with MLAs from the GBA region regarding the corporations’ budgets and key civic issues.
Leader of Opposition R. Ashok also participated in the meeting and shared his views. Officials from multiple departments, including police, BESCOM, BMRCL, BWSSB and BDA, along with ministers and legislators, were present.
He stated that all five municipalities have prepared their individual budgets, while MLAs have submitted their demands, including calls for ward-wise grants.
“We have decided to bring a new policy for footpaths. Citizens are struggling to walk as footpaths are encroached upon by street vendors,” Shivakumar said.
Highlighting the need to balance livelihoods and public convenience, he added that “a separate space will be provided for street vendors, and specific roads will be designated for their business,” ensuring that pedestrians can use footpaths without obstruction. He noted that there was unanimous agreement among MLAs on this approach.
Issuing a warning to vendors, Shivakumar said that authorities will act against those violating the rules. “If vendors operate during the day and leave their carts on the roadside at night, authorities will clear them. People should be aware of this,” he said.
Providing data on street vendors, he said that around 60,000 vendors have registered so far, of which 30,000 have applied for vehicles, and a tender has already been floated.
“Only those with street vendor identity cards will be allowed to do business. Those without ID cards will not be permitted to operate on the streets,” he added.
