Karnataka to hold winter session of state legislature in Belagavi from Dec 8
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Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to hold the winter session of the state legislature in Belagavi for 10 days starting from December 8.
Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been authorised to take the final call on the matter.
Patil said three cabinet sub-committees, which had not submitted their report for more than six months, were directed to do so at the earliest.
One committee pertains to the Justice John Michael D’Cunha’s report on the procurement of medicines and medical equipment during COVID-19, the Minister said.
Second committee was formed to review the financial condition of the universities in Karnataka and make suitable recommendations while the third committee was tasked with reviewing the developments on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor and initiating appropriate steps to be taken in future.
The first and second committees are headed by the Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar while the third is by the Home Minister, Patil said adding it was resolved that the report should be submitted at the earliest though no time limit has not been specified.
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UP: Girl raped by two youths, juvenile at Banda hotel, all accused held
Banda (UP) (PTI): A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a hotel here by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police said on Thursday.
The two youths involved in the crime were arrested, and the juvenile was apprehended on Wednesday, they said.
According to Atarra Circle Officer Praveen Yadav, the arrested have been identified as Mahesh Kushwaha (18), Shakti Singh (19), and a 15-year-old boy, all residents of Girwan.
He said the incident took place around 8.30 pm on Tuesday.
The complaint filed by the girl's father stated that his daughter had gone to the market in Atarra town with a friend, when the three accused on a motorcycle made her inhale some intoxicant. They took the semi-conscious teenager to a hotel on Station Road, committed the crime and then abandoned her under the Ken Canal bridge before fleeing, CO Yadav said.
A case was registered on Wednesday, and all the accused were held, the CO said.
He added that one of the arrested accused was a former acquaintance of the victim. RUK
