Government studying DGP's?report, may scrap reserve police forces

Bengaluru, Apr 19: The state government is studying a proposal to abolish reserve police forces and have a common force on the lines of those in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

“The government is studying a report submitted by DG&IGP Rupak Kumar Dutta to set up a common police force by abolishing reserved forces such as Karnataka State Reserve Police, District Armed Reserve and City Armed Reserve. Karnataka has been following the reserve police force system for the last several decades.

The government will surely abolish the reserved police force system if the move is found to be beneficial,” Home Minister G?Parameshwara told reporters here on Tuesday. He was speaking after chairing a crime review meeting of the six districts of the Central Range (Bengaluru Rural, Kolar, KGF,?Chikkaballapur, Ramanagaram and?Tumakauru.)

He inaugurated the cyber crime police station exclusively for these six districts.

Replying to a question on increasing online frauds in the state, Parameshwara said: “The government has decided to set up one cyber crime police station in every district and sub-division levels. All cyber crime police stations in the state would be integrated and online frauds will come down once more police stations are set up.”

Regarding the notice slapped by the Supreme Court for large number of vacancies in the Police department in the state, Parameshwara said: “Wrong information was given to the Supreme Court. There were 25,000 vacant posts in 2013 and the government has filled up 21,000 posts in the past three years.

The Police department has a sanctioned staff strength of 1.07 lakh, of which 8,000 posts are vacant. The government will shortly issue notification to recruit 8,000 constables and sub-inspectors. The Home department has taken the Finance department’s consent for the recruitments for the next three years.”

‘CID yet to ready Meti case report’

Regarding the CID’s report to the Home department giving a clean chit to former minister H?Y?Meti in a sex scandal, Parameshwara said: “I am not aware of any report submitted by the CID. The government will take suitable action based on the report, once it is submitted.” DGP?(CID) H?C?Kishore Chandra told DH: “The CID?has neither prepared any report nor submitted it to the Home department. The matter is still under investigation.”

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Mangaluru’s public transport revolution: 100 new govt electric buses to end private ‘trip-cutting’

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: Public transport in Mangaluru is set for a state-led transformation as the government moves to deploy 100 new electric govt buses to replace unreliable private services. The initiative aims to provide a dependable alternative to private operators who have been frequently "cutting trips," leaving thousands of commuters stranded.

The announcement was made by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV during a public phone-in session. The move specifically targets routes where private bus service has become erratic, ensuring that citizens no longer have to rely on a fluctuating private sector for their daily commute.

Restoring the Govt Presence

The transport crisis was brought to the forefront by Ramayya, a resident of Bajal, who highlighted a growing trend of private buses skipping morning and night trips. With the previous KSRTC (govt) services discontinued, residents have been left without a fallback option.

To fix this, the DC confirmed that the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme will bring 100 government-owned electric buses to the city:

• Phased Deployment: The first 50 of the new 100 government buses are scheduled to arrive by March 2026.

• State Infrastructure: Two new government depots, including one at Mudipu, are being prepared for operations.

• Recruitment: The state has already begun training a new batch of government bus drivers to ensure the fleet is operational the moment it arrives.

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