K'taka govt will examine considering Kannada film industry employees as frontline workers: DCM
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government would examine whether employees in the state's film industry, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic,could be considered as frontline workers and facilitate them get vaccinations, Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said here on Sunday.
Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said the film industry was one of the sectors which had been severely hit on account of the pandemic and induced lockdown.
"The film industry has been in difficulties since March 2020 and their distress has been continuing due to restrictions on shooting activities and closure of theatres.
Organizations and donors should come forward generously at this juncture to help film artists considering the plight they have been facing," he said.
The government would examine whether they could be considered frontline workers and facilitate them get vaccinations, he said.
The DCM Sunday symbolically distributed food kits donated by a charitable trust to supporting artists of Kannada films.
He also announced a personal aid of Rs 1,000 each to 200 supportive artists during the occasion.
As part of the financial pacakage announced by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa recently, artistes and art teams will be given Rs 3,000 each, benefitting 16,095 of them and it will cost Rs 4.82 crore.
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
