India’s poor have social security under Modi’s rule: Javadekar

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May 28, 2015

Mangaluru, May 28: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar said that the Ministry of Environment and Forest which had been perceived as a ministry of road blocks and speed breaks - had been converted into a facilitating ministry for both effective environment protection and development, under the NDA government in the past one year after coming to power.

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Addressing a press conference during his visit to Mangaluru on Thursday, he told mediapersons that environment protection and development were both possible together. The ministry has made processes online to bring transparency and cleared several projects of public utility including over a hundred projects in Karnataka state. The ministry has come up with several rules for the protection of environment such as solid waste rules, e-waste rules, plastic waste rules and hazardous waste rules and the Government has started making policy-based decisions in this regard, he said, crediting the progress to the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speaking about the proposal to create buffer zone for wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, the minister said he had suggested the Government of Karnataka to open a new tiger sanctuary in the state. There are around 600 protected wildlife areas in the country and there was a need to create a well-defined buffer zone around these areas where the developmental activities will be regulated, not banned. More than 170 such eco-sensitive zones have been cleared by the ministry after the court passed an order in this regard, he informed, adding that all the necessary eco-sensitive zones would be cleared by the end of the year to bring more clarity.

He also said that the Western Ghats and the vast coastline of the country would be protected by the ministry, with allowance for development in a sustainable manner.

Listing the achievements made by Modi-led NDA government in the country, he said that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana launched by Narendra Modi had set a record by achieving as many as 15 crore new bank accounts in 100 days. This is a first in India. For the first time, the poor in the country have social security after the Jeevan Suraksha insurance scheme was launched, with over 8 crore poor people having paid the premium in the first 20 days. The government is also ensuring people's participation in governance through Swacch Bharat cleanliness drive and other schemes, he said, adding that the NDA government also placed emphasis on rural and urban housing, and creation of employment for youth.

Mr Javadekar said that he had attended public meetings in Coimbatore, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod in the past week and would hold four such meetings in Maharashtra in the next few days.

Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and other BJP leaders were present on the occasion.

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March 27,2024

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Hassan: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has announced that his son, former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will contest from state's Mandya parliamentary seat as NDA candidate.

Deve Gowda told reporters on Tuesday that the decision to field Kumaraswamy, who is also JD(S) state president, in Lok Sabha polls from the Mandya seat was taken amid mounting public demand. "People are demanding that Kumaraswamy should contest from Mandya. In the core committee meeting as well, all members suggested that he should contest from Mandya," Deve Gowda said.

The former Chief Minister's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy had lost to independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh from Mandya in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The JD(S) supremo further said that the name of senior leader Mallesh Babu has been finalised from the Kolar seat.

Deve Gowda's grandson and former Karnataka Minister H. D. Revanna's son sitting JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna will be contesting as the NDA candidate from the Hassan seat.

Earlier in the day, Kumaraswamy in a media briefing indicated that he would contest from Mandya amid mounting public pressure on him.

Congress has fielded Venkatarame Gowda popularly known as ‘Star Chandru’ from the Mandya seat dominated by Vokkaligas. Star Chandru is a close associate of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.

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March 27,2024

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Gokarna (Uttara Kannada): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the Congress will decide about making him the Chief Minister in future, bringing to the fore again the issue of leadership change.

There was stiff competition between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the Chief Minister's post after the Assembly election results in May last year, and the Congress had managed to convince the latter and made him the Deputy Chief Minister.

There were some reports at the time that a compromise had been reached based on a "rotational Chief Minister formula," according to which Shivakumar will become CM after two-and-half years but they have not been officially confirmed by the party.

During a temple visit here, a priest prayed that God's blessings may be showered on Shivakumar, and he became the Chief Minister.

Speaking to reporters here in Uttara Kannada district, Shivakumar, who has in the past made no secret of his ambition to become Chief Minister, amid speculations of change in guard mid-way of the Assembly term, responded to talk in some political circles about the leadership issue.

"What's wrong if a priest expresses his desire before God while praying? The priest has expressed his desire. Now Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister, I'm working as Deputy Chief Minister under him, also as party's state President. People speak about it and desiring it (Shivakumar should become CM) is a different matter, it will be decided by our party," Shivakumar said.

"Now we are all working under the leadership of Siddaramaiah, and our desire is that the state should progress further under his leadership," he said.

"There will be people including supporters and priests, who pray for us, they will express their opinion. Can we stop them from doing it? At the temple it is between God and his disciple, they have expressed their feelings to God," Shivakumar added. 

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March 27,2024

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday launched simultaneous raids in multiple places, including Bengaluru and Shivamogga.

Reports suggested that the ongoing raids are in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe on March 1. The blast had injured at least ten people as per the police report.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) had launched an investigation alongside the NIA, and the trail of the suspect led them to Tumakuru first and subsequently to Ballari. Investigators believe that the bomb was planted by Mussavir Hussain Shazib, a handler of the Islamic State’s Shivamogga module who was aided by another IS handler called Ahmed Taahaa.

Sources in the know said that Shazib and Taahaa had stayed in Chennai for about a month between January and February using fake credentials. The names of the suspects were identified after they traced the cap worn by Shazib to a shop in a mall in Chennai. The cap, which was abandoned by the bomber in Bengaluru after the blast, was reportedly bought by Taahaa, around January-end.

As per the NIA, Shazib hails from Masjid Road in Thirthahalli, Shivamogga district, and Taahaa from Fish Market Road, Soppu Gude, Thirthahalli Rural. Both "wanted" suspects have been termed "absconders" by the NIA.

The NIA has questioned seven jailed terror suspects so far in connection with the blast. The investigation agency had also obtained seven-day custody of a jailed terror suspect named Maaz Muneer Ahmed.

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