Enraged by the apathy of authorities and legislators for not caring to build a bus shelter for 40 years, villagers in Karnataka built one themselves.
Gadag: Fed up with apathy of authorities and legislators for not caring to build a bus shelter for 40 years, villagers decided to protest against the government’s indifference in a novel way. Frustrated with the authorities’ indifference, they took matters in their own hands and built a bus shelter themselves. Not only that, they made a buffalo the chief guest, instead of a politician, in an attempt to embarrass the authorities. The incident took place in the Balehosur village of Laxmeshwar taluk in Gadag district of the state, where the bus shelter was built 40 years ago, and its roof collapsed a decade ago. They built the roof of the shelter with coconut branches and made a buffalo the chief guest. They also held a ribbon cutting ceremony and decked up the buffalo to register the protest more impactfully. Videos of the event has gone viral on social media. Notably, the bus shelter was turned into a dumping yard and commuters had to wait for buses close to this spot in the scorching sun and heavy rain. Lokesh Jalawadagi, the farmer leader, explained that a memorandum had been submitted and pleas were made innumerable times to sitting BJP MLA Ramappa Lamani and MP Shivakumar Udasi.“The village has a population of 5,000 and everyday, hundreds of students travel from the village to surrounding towns,” says Virupaksha Itagi.A fter the videos and photos went viral on social media, Shirahatti MLA Ramappa Lamani said that he was not aware of either the issue or the inauguration. “We shall look into the matter soon, and build a new bus shelter for the villagers”, he told The New Indian Express.
Villagers from Balehosur village of Gadag Fed up with delay in restoring the bus stand, the villagers themselves built a temporary shelter and made a buffalo inaugurate it instead of a politician. pic.twitter.com/Ke9ZFPiX79
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Tragic Video of Ambulance Hitting Toll Plaza in Karnataka’s Udupi Emerges, 4 Dead
The ambulance that was on its way to bring a patient from Honnavar to Kundapur hospital when the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit the pillar.
Punjab CM’s Chandigarh Residence Fined Rs 10,000 For Littering
The house address mentioned in the challan is: House number-7, Sector-2, Chandigarh.
the challan is: House number-7, Sector-2, Chandigarh. Local BJP councillor Maheshinder Singh Sidhu said he had been receiving complaints for some time from residents regarding the disposal of waste by the staff of the chief minister’s residence behind house number-7. They were requested several times by the municipal corporation staff to not dump waste outside the house but it did not stop. Therefore, the challan has been issued, he said. House numbers 44, 45, 6 and 7 are part of the chief minister’s residence, Sidhu said.
Probe into two cases linked to BJP leaders, including Fadnavis, transferred to CBI
The Mumbai Police had recorded the statement of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while probing the case.
The Maharashtra government has issued an order directing the state police to transfer the investigation of a case concerning sensitive call recordings being leaked from the State Intelligence Department (SID). The Mumbai Police had recorded the statement of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while probing the case. Another case in which BJP leader Girish Mahajan and 28 others were booked for extortion and criminal conspiracy has also been transferred to the CBI.The Mumbai Police had registered an FIR in March 2021 against unknown persons under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), days after then leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis had alleged there was hectic lobbying by IPS officers for plum postings in exchange for money with politicians in then Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.Fadnavis had said that he has 6.3 GB worth of data of call records, obtained from phone tapping allegedly conducted by the then SID commissioner Rashmi Shukla, in which names of several key police officers were discussed. The MVA government had then asked then additional chief secretary (Home) Sitaram Kunte to inquire into the phone tapping and how the recordings were leaked. Subsequently, a case was registered by the Mumbai Police and the statements of Fadnavis and Shukla were recorded. Sources in the DGP office on Friday confirmed to The Indian Express that the case was being handed over to the CBI.
Will meet you in court: Irani hits back at Congress for allegations against daughter
Congress alleged a scam in the issue of a liquor licence to a bar allegedly run by Irani’s daughter
A war of words erupted in Goa as Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani threatened to go to court when state Congress alleged that her daughter, Zoish, was running an illegal bar in North Goa. Congress alleged a scam in the issue of a liquor licence to the bar and restaurant, claiming that the licence had been renewed in the name of a deceased person. Addressing a press conference in Panaji, state unit president Amit Patkar claimed that the liquor licence was renewed in favour of a Mumbai-resident Anthony D’Gama in June 2022, who expired in May last year. Congress demanded that Irani resign as minister in wake of the alleged impropriety. The minister hit back, saying that she was being politically victimised by the Congress party leadership, threatening to go to court for legal recourse. She asserted her 18-year-old daughter is a first-year college student and does not run any bar. “The person who applied for the liquor licence renewal died on May 15, 2021. There is a valid death certificate to prove it. On June 22, 2022, his ghost came and signed the documents for renewal of the licence. She should come clear about this. It is a big fraud,” Patkar alleged. The restaurant ‘Silly Souls’ is located in the upmarket Assagao village in North Goa also informally to as the Beverly hills of Goa.
