Permit kids to grow plants beside roads in Bengaluru, DKShi's message to BBMP officers
► World Environment Day
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who inaugurated the World Environment Day programme at Rachenahalli near Byatarayanapura on Monday by planting a sapling, told BBMP officials to give schoolchildren the privilege of growing trees by roads.
Addressing the BBMP officials who attended the event, the Deputy Chief Minister said, “Submit a report at the earliest on the roads in the city that have no trees beside them. Also hand schoolchildren the responsibility of planting and growing saplings by these roads.”
Shivakumar instructed the BBMP officers to provide saplings for the children to plant and also install protective barricades around the saplings. “Every child planting a sapling should be permitted to water and grow the plant. The child should also be permitted to put a tag with his/her name on the plant. Ensure that the children develop a sense of competition regarding growing the plants. This will help the children grow the plants with enthusiasm, care and delight too,” he advised the BBMP officers.
The Deputy Chief Minister said, “A comprehensive plan for a long-term scheme related to growing plants and conservation of the environment should be prepared within a month’s time. This is the first task that I, as Bengaluru Development Minister, assign to the BBMP officers,” and added that officials in the Forest Department, the BBMP and the Horticulture Department should contribute to planning the scheme.
Shivakumar reminded that conservation of the environment was extremely important due to our heavy dependence on environment for various needs. “Organizing a World Environment Day programme is only symbolic. Our effort on a daily basis at conservation of the environment and the green cover is what truly matters. Only when we grow plants as caringly as we raise our children does it imply that we respect the World Environment Day. Our changed lifestyle has also forced us to use artificial plants in place of natural plants,” he pointed out with a sense of irony.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
