K’taka to launch lemon tea points to promote Indi lemons
Dakshina Kannada, Udupi among target districts
Vijayapura: In a bid to popularise Indi lemons, which have been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, the Karnataka Lime Development Board has launched a state-wide initiative by setting up lemon tea points. The move aims to showcase the unique flavour and health benefits of lemons grown in Vijayapura, Karnataka’s largest lemon-producing district.
The project, which began with the opening of a lemon tea point in Indi town, has received positive feedback. Encouraged by the response, the board now plans to expand the initiative to other districts. “The Lemon Tea Point initiative has taken off well in Indi, and we are planning to replicate it across Karnataka, including in Bengaluru, Dakshin Kannada, and Udupi in the next two months,” The New Indian Express quoted Yashwantraigoud Patil, MLA from Indi, as saying.
H. S. Patil, In-charge Managing Director of the Board, said the initiative aims to establish Indi lemon as a globally recognised brand. He explained that through the launch of tea points and the promotion of products like lemon pickle, the board intends to showcase the superior quality of lemons from Indi to a broader audience.
To further boost visibility, the board is also planning to give franchise to others to popularise the lemons of Vijayapura, added the report.
One of the key promotional strategies includes setting up lemon tea stalls at public events, such as agricultural fairs and flower shows. Additionally, lemon pickles made from Indi lemons have been introduced, with over 200 kilograms already sold at stalls. The pickles received notable demand during the recent Bengaluru Flower Show.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
