Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy meets PM Modi
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and congratulated him on being elected as the Prime Minister for the second consecutive term.
During the meeting Kumaraswamy discussed issues like drought situation in the state, releasing of remaining funds under NREGA scheme for the state and loan waiver with the prime minister.
Kumaraswamy further requested the Prime Minister that the central government should come forward to the aid of the state as this year only 45% rainfall is expected in the state.
Briefing the PM about the NREGA scheme the CM informed that the scheme has been successfully implemented in the state and that 1200 crore Rs. have been released to the state government while the release of another 1500 crore Rs. is still pending. He urged the PM to release the pending funds at the earliest.
Kumaraswamy also informed the PM that the state government has also successfully implemented the loan waiver in the state and that a total of 12,830 crore Rs. loans have been waived by the government so far of 9 lakh commercial bank’s beneficiaries and about 14 lakh government bank’s beneficiaries.
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Man identified as Pravin Mishra arrested in Gujarat for spying for Pakistan
Bharuch, May 9: A man has been arrested in Bharuch district of Gujarat for allegedly spying for a Pakistani intelligence agency, police said on Thursday.
Pravin Mishra, the accused, had allegedly collected highly confidential information about the Indian Armed Forces and defence-related R&D firms, said the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The CID started its probe following a tip-off from the Military Intelligence, Udhampur.
A resident of Ankleshwar in Bharuch district and native of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Mishra was in contact with a Pakistani intelligence operative through Whatsapp calls and audio chat "to carry out a criminal conspiracy against the country that could have serious security consequences," the CID said in a release.
"It was found that the information was being sent to an intelligence agency located in Pakistan," the CID said.
A case was registered against Mishra and the Pakistani operative who used an Indian WhatsApp number and the fake Facebook ID of `Sonal Garg', it said.
"The case has also been registered against the officers/employees involved in the criminal conspiracy who were in touch with the operative on the WhatsApp number," the release added.
The Military Intelligence had alerted the CID about the present or retired employees of the Armed Forces, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and employees associated with the R&D of missile system development being used to get confidential information, the CID said.
Further probe was underway, it added.
