Proposal will be submitted to include Tumakuru under Greater Bengaluru Authority: HM G Parameshwara
Bengaluru, Jun 9 (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that a proposal will soon be submitted to the government to include Tumakuru under the Greater Bengaluru Authority.
He also said that the Tumakuru which is located around 70 km from Bengaluru is growing rapidly.
"We have developed an industrial hub (at Tumakuru) in an area of 20,000 acre. Many are demanding that Tumakuru should be expanded. A study is being conducted on this. If Tumakuru is included in Greater Bengaluru, it will benefit us in terms of development. We will submit a proposal regarding the same," he told reporters here.
He said that the Karnataka government will also take a call on extending metro services to Tumakuru.
Referring to his Monday's meeting with Union Minister V Somanna, who represents Tumakuru Lok Sabha constituency, he said, "Somanna has said that Tumakuru requires metro connectivity. Let there be both metro and suburban rail connectivity."
Parameshwara, who is also in-charge minister for the Tumakuru district, said, "We are proposing to build an arch on the National Highway in Tumkuru and have requested Union Minister Somannna to get a permission from National Highway Authority. I have given a representation to Gadkari ji (Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways). Somanna has assured me that he will talk to Gadkari and get permission."
The home minister said that he requested Somanna to get approvals for many project proposals related to drinking water that come under the purview of the Central government.
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Maoist carrying bounty of Rs 15 lakh among four killed in gunfight with security forces in J’khand
Hazaribag (PTI): Four Maoists, including one carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said.
The encounter took place in the Khapia forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off.
"Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with joint forces in 'Operation KotiNeer'. The Maoists killed have been identified as regional committee member Sahdeo Maho, carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh, Ranjit Ganjhu, Zonal committee member, carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh," IG, CRPF, Saket Kumar Singh told mediapersons.
The remaining two are Area Commander Budhan Karmali, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh and sub-zonal committee member Natasha, a woman who hailed from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra.
SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said that no security personnel were injured in the operation.
The Maoists killed were wanted in about 80 cases.
With the encounter, only 57 Maoists are left in the state, the IG said.
A number of arms were also recovered during the operation including two AK 47 and one INSAS rifles.
The development comes close on the heels of a fierce exchange of fire between a Maoist squad headed by Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs 1 crore, and police personnel on April 15 in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum. Four security personnel were injured in the encounter.
The Centre has already informed the state governments that there are no Naxal violence-affected districts in the country, more than five decades since Left Wing Extremism (LWE) originated in India.
The declaration followed a high-level security review held earlier this month by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the mandated 'National Policy and Action Plan to Address Left Wing Extremism' formulated in 2015.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on March 30 that India was free from Maoists.
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