Mangaluru: Western Range is most challenging', says new IGP Chakravarthy

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May 30, 2016

Mangaluru, May 30: Promising to make policing people-friendly, 1995 batch IPS officer Jeji Arun Chakravarthy took charge as the new Inspector General of Police of Western Range of Karnataka state police on Monday.

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Mangaluru city police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar, who as the in-charge IGP after the transfer of Amrit Paul to Central Range, formally handed over the Mr Chakravarthy at the latter's new office in the city.

Speaking to media persons on the occasion, Mr Chakravarthy, who was the IGP of Central Range before this posting, called the Western Range, which consists of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Chikkamagalur districts, a challenging region.

"Almost all challenges that police officers can visualize is present in the range," he said adding professionally the posting is a good assignment. Arun incidentally has worked as a probationer here attached to the office of superintendent of police.

With his earlier stint as superintendent of police in Raichur and Shivamogga districts, the IGP said the issue of Left winged extremism is not something new to him.

"Raichur borders Mahabubnagar and Kurnool districts in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states respectively, which have its share of naxalite problem and even parts of Shivamogga too," Chakravarthy said adding he will get a perspective on where things stand as far as naxal menace in the state is concerned.

A topper in Sociology from Bangalore University, Chakravarthy born in Chitradurga was selected as customs inspector in 1990, before he joined the IPS five years later. He has worked as SP in Chitradurga district, was deputed to UNO for peace keeping operations in Eastern Europe, as SP in Vijayapura.

As DIG, he worked as director of BMTC, directorate of civil rights enforcement cell, and in the Lokayukta too where he continued on his promotion as IGP as well.

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SYED
 - 
Monday, 30 May 2016

SIR, PLEASE REMOVE ALL CHADDI OFFICERS FROM DK DIST AND WE NEED THE UNITY AND PEACE IN THIS WONDERFUL DISTRICT AND CITY.

ALL THE BEST SIR.......

Numal Ali
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Monday, 30 May 2016

Welcome sir. You are one of the best cops in Karnataka

Naarada
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Monday, 30 May 2016

When will you arrest Naresh Shenoy, the key accused in RTI activist Vinayak Baliga murder case.?

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March 16,2024

Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

Further, he said that many people gathered at the MUDA office during the Lokayukta raid, and have raised complaints about the harassment at the urban development authority. “We have gathered evidence for MUDA officials carrying out file disposal processes through brokers on phone calls. The investigation on the MUDA network will be continued,” he said.

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March 14,2024

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Udupi: In a freak mishap, a 65-year-old man lost his life after being hit by his own bus which was being repaired at a garage at Athrady in Udupi district on Wednesday, March 13.

The deceased has been identified as Dayanand Shetty, the owner of a private bus.

It is learnt that the bus had been kept for repairs at the garage and Dayanand had gone there to inspect the repair works.

At this time, the mechanic started the engine and the bus moved ahead. Dayanand, who was standing in front of the bus, came under its wheels.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he died without responding to the treatment. A case is registered at jurisdictional Manipal police station.

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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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