PM Modi to inaugurate National Youth Festival in Hubballi on Jan 12: CM Bommai
Bengaluru, Jan 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Youth Festival at Hubballi in Karnataka on January 12, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.
The Prime Minister is also likely to visit Karnataka on January 19 to dedicate the Narayanpur Left Bank Canal (NLBC) modernisation project, he added.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Hubballi directly to inaugurate the National Youth Festival on January 12, which will be organised at the Hubballi Railways Ground," Bommai said.
He added that youth from 28 states and eight Union Territories will participate in the seven-day event, which the Prime Minister will address.
The Chief Minister said the Prime Minister might come to the state again on January 19.
"Most probably, he will come to Narayanpur on January 19 to dedicate the NLBC to the nation. The complete modernisation of the NLBC has been undertaken using state and Central grants," Bommai said.
According to him, the NLBC has the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)-based automation system at a mega scale.
If Modi's January 19 programme is confirmed, there are plans to hold an event with the Banjara community, he added.
"These (events on January 19) are all subject to confirmation," Bommai said.
Assembly elections in Karnataka are due by May.
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Allahabad HC expresses dissatisfaction over probe in 2009 custodial death case
Prayagraj (PTI): The Allahabad High Court has expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation and state's evidence in a 2009 custodial death case in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh.
A bench of justices Atul Sreedharan and Siddhartha Nandan warned that if relevant videography and photographs are not placed before the court, the only option left to it will be to take assistance of CBI to recover the vital evidence.
The order was passed while hearing a PIL filed by Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives.
The court, in its order dated April 7, noted that crucial facts including video and photo evidence of the incident are missing.
The court observed, "In the event, by the next date of hearing, the videography and photographs relevant in this case are not placed before this court, the only other option left to this court is to take assistance of the central bureau of investigation (CBI) to recover vital evidence in this case which shall be considered on the next date of hearing."
"The chain of evidence is unclear casting doubt on the fairness of the investigation," the court added.
The court also directed the then sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Karmendra Singh of Mainpuri to file his affidavit strictly in terms of the order dated February 9, failing which, it said, it shall consider to take appropriate action against him.
The court asked Singh to give a precise answer on the fate of the videography recording which was done in his presence.
The court fixed May 5 as the next date of hearing in the matter.
