Rs 200 Cr to be released for rain-affected districts: CM
Bengaluru, August 16: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that in order to take up relief works and give compensation in the rain-hit districts including Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Hassan, Chikmagaluru, Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada, the government would release Rs 200 crore immediately.
After holding a meeting with senior officers of various departments to know the present situation in the state, he told media persons here on Thursday that respective deputy commissioners were directed to submit reports on damages due to rains within two days. All those districts have received highest rainfall than normal rainfall. It was decided to take the help of the army in relief works in Kodagu. All district ministers have camped in their respective districts and overseeing the relief works, he said.
Total 29 gruel centres were opened and 1,755 persons were given shelter. In rain-related incidents, two persons in Udupi and one each in Udupi and Shivamogga lost their lives. Though it was tried to rescue them through helicopter, it was not possible due to bad weather, he said.
Based on the reports of the deputy commissioners, the state government would decide on demanding compensation from the centre. Control rooms were set up in all deputy commissioners’ offices and they are working round-the-clock. The deputy commissioners have Rs 237.55 crore in their accounts and they were directed to take immediate relief measures, he said.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Revenue Minister RV Deshpande, Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader, Tourism Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar were present.
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Odisha GRP arrests 3 from Rajasthan for looting gold ornaments
Berhampur (PTI): The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Odisha on Monday arrested three persons from Rajasthan for allegedly looting gold ornaments from a trader near Berhampur railway station while posing as CBI officers.
Gold ornaments weighing 88 gm, valued at around Rs 14.80 lakh, were seized from their possession, an officer said.
At least two unidentified persons intercepted the victim, Husmukh Jain (43) of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, when he and another man were leaving Berhampur railway station after deboarding the Konark Express around 9.30 pm on February 25, the officer said.
“We have identified some more accused persons involved in the loot. They are from outside the state and will be arrested soon,” said Jagannath Mallick, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), GRP (Khurda).
The accused allegedly posed as CBI officers and forcibly took away his bag on the pretext of an enquiry.
The bag contained two mobile phones, 33 gold ornaments weighing around 862.5 gm, among other items, the officer said.
Based on the trader’s complaint, a case was registered at GRP Berhampur on February 26.
A joint team of GRP and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel conducted raids at multiple locations in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan during the investigation, leading to the arrest of three persons, Mallick said.
