Karnataka PSI exam postponed second time in one day; New date to be announced soon
Bengaluru: The Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) recruitment exam, scheduled for September 28, has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict with the UPSC examination on the same date. Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar made the announcement on Thursday through an official press release, stating that a new exam date will be finalized and communicated in the coming days.
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) was set to conduct the PSI exam for 402 posts on September 28, a date that was already rescheduled from its original plan of September 22. However, with the UPSC exam coinciding on the same day, the decision was taken to avoid clashes and allow candidates to appear for both exams.
Dr. Parameshwar also addressed delays surrounding the final selection list for 545 PSI posts from a previous recruitment drive during the BJP administration. Irregularities in that recruitment process had led to the cancellation of results and legal challenges. Despite conducting a re-examination under court approval, the final selection list is still pending due to ongoing legal proceedings.
ALSO READ: CM Siddaramaiah tours across Bengaluru, inspects various works
The minister acknowledged that there has been no PSI recruitment in Karnataka for the past four years. Given the additional time required for the selection process, including document verification, training, and a two-year probationary period, efforts are being made to expedite the recruitment for 402 PSI posts.
He also revealed plans to recruit an additional 600 PSI posts following this exam. Addressing concerns about previous recruitment scandals, Dr. Parameshwar emphasized that investigations are underway to uncover corruption that occurred during the BJP rule. While clarifying that the current government is not pursuing "hate politics," he warned that if BJP continues such tactics, the Congress government may have to respond accordingly.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
