False allegation is a conspiracy to tarnish my image: UTK on BDA site allotment row

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March 26, 2014
Mangalore, Mar 26: Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader has expressed shock over what he called the baseless allegations ' made against him by opposition parties and a section of media amidst the ongoing campaign for Lok Sabha polls.

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The state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has accused Mr Khader of misusing his power to divert a Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) site from a temple to a charitable trust run by his brother.

Malavika Avinash, one of the 35 star campaigners of BJP in the state in a press meet here on Tuesday alleged that a BDA site that had been allotted to Kukke Subrahmanya temple Trust, had been taken over by a charitable trust in the name of U T Naseema Fareed. The land which was allotted to the temple trust to construct an information centre was transferred to U T Naseema Fareed Memorial Trust without any reason, she alleged adding that a probe should be conducted to find out the role of Mr Khader in this issue.

Responding to the allegations, Mr Khader said that he is ready to face any inquiry. He said that such false allegations are deliberately made against him by vested interests to tarnish his image ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

He clarified that he has no connection with the charitable trust run by his brother in Bangalore. He also said that he was not even a minister when the site was allotted to the trust as per procedure last year.

Rubbishing the allegation of scandal, he said that the charitable trust had applied for a site following a notification appeared in a newspaper seeking applications for the BDA site allotment. The BDA received seven applications one from including Kukke Subrahmanya Temple Trust. However, it was decided in the BDA governing committee meeting to allot the land to UT Nasima Fareed Memorable Charitable Trust as it was meant for benefit of differently-abled persons. The Temple had applied for the site for the establishment of an information centre. However the notification had clearly mentioned that the site will be for the purpose of differently-abled persons, he said adding that he did not play any role in the allotment.

Mr Khader, however, said that if it is proved that the land truly belonged to the temple trust, his brother either should immediately take steps to handover the land or cut relationship with him.

The minister also questioned why he should acquire the land belonging to a temple while he has handed over his own ancestral land to a Hindu religious centre near Vittla.

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May 21,2024

Mysuru district Congress Committee, Women's wing, City General Secretary has been allegedly murdered by her husband at Turaganur of T Narsipur taluk Mysuru district in Bannur police station limits on Monday night.

The deceased, Vidya (36), was a resident of Srirampura, her husband, Nandish allegedly killed her when he hit her with a machete after they engaged into a verbal duel on Monday night. The accused escaped after the incident.

The incident has reportedly occurred due to a family dispute. However the exact reason is yet to be ascertained, according to police.

Mysuru district SP Seema Latkar, ASP Nandini have visited the spot along with Bannur Police.

A complaint has been filed in Bannur police station. They are in the process of filing an FIR. The police have shifted the body to K R Hospital in Mysuru for the autopsy and is looking for the accused.

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May 24,2024

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Udupi, May 24: In a heart-wrenching incident, a college student lost his life after being struck by lightning while standing near a washroom to take a bath in Shirva Manibettu, Udupi district, last night.

The deceased, Rakshit Poojary, only 20 years old, was the beloved son of Ramesh Poojary. A resident of Shirva Manibettu Totadamane, Rakshit was in his second year of BCA studies at Shirva MSRS College.

Rakshit was standing near the washroom to take a bath when the lightning struck him. He was discovered lying on the ground and was rushed to Manipal Hospital by his devastated family. Despite the best efforts of the medical team, Rakshit passed away at 10 PM.

The sudden and tragic loss of this young student has left the community in deep sorrow, mourning the untimely death of a bright and promising young man.

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In a tragic road accident, six members of a family died on the spot after their car jumped the median and hit a truck coming from the opposite direction in Eechanahalli village near Hassan town on Sunday.

The incident took place around 5.45 am on Sunday when the family was returning from Mangaluru. The deceased have been identified as Sunand, 40, Narayanaswamy, 50, Nethra, 25, Ravi Kumar, 30, Chethan, 7, and Gunashekar, 28. All of the deceased were residents of Devanahalli, Bengaluru Rural district.

According to police sources, the family had hired a Toyota Etios car and had visited Mangaluru for medical purposes. Gunashekar was driving the car.

A cop said, “We suspect Gunashekar’s drowsiness may have led to the accident. The car hit the road median and jumped to the other lane. It crashed into a container truck coming from the opposite direction. Going by the impact of the accident, it seems that the car was being driven at a high speed.”

The bodies were shifted to Hassan Institute Of Medical Sciences (HIMS). The Hassan traffic police have registered a case under Sections 279 (driving in a negligent manner endangering human life) and 304 (a) (death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide) of the Indian Penal Code.
 
Additional Director General of Police (Traffic and Road Safety) Alok Kumar posted on X, “In last 24 hrs 51 lives lost in road accidents in Karnataka, one of the highest toll in recent past. Many of these caused due to rash & reckless driving. Road safety needs responsible behaviour from all the stakeholders.”

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