Siddaramaiah lauds ‘Vartha Bharati’ for fearlessly delivering truth to people
Chief Minister releases 21st annual special issue of ‘Vartha Bharati’
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah unveiled the 21st annual special issue of 'Vartha Bharati,' Kannada daily, at the State Finance Corporation office on Thursday.
Expressing his pleasure, Siddaramaiah stated, “It is with great pleasure that I release the 21st annual special issue of Vartha Bharati. For 21 years, through objective journalism, they have fearlessly presented the truth to the people. Vartha Bharati is committed to delivering news that is essential for society."
He acknowledged reading Vartha Bharati daily, praising its independent and fearless reporting. Siddaramaiah commended the newspaper for its editorials addressing burning issues and wished it continued success.
During the event, CM Siddaramaiah presented the first copy of the annual issue to Madan, and Sneha, students who represented readers of Vartha Bharati. NRI businessman Nasir Syed, Director of Samvahana Campaigns Pvt. Ltd., presented a memento to the CM on behalf of Vartha Bharati.
Siddique Beary, Director of Bearys Group, presented the book 'What is going on in Palestine?' written by A.S. Puthige, the Editor-in-Chief of Vartha Bharati, to the CM.
The event was attended by Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa, Chief Minister's Political Secretary Naseer Ahmed, Senior Journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister LK Atheeq, Private Secretary to CM Nellukunte Venkatesh, Chief Minister's Media Adviser K.V. Prabhakar, and partners of ESSEE Enterprises printing house, Shashidhar and Chandrasekhar, along with A.S. Puthige, Editor-in-Chief of Vartha Bharati.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
