Men in Khaki salute fallen comrades

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October 21, 2011

Mangalore, October 21: Mangalore City Police and Dakshina Kannada district police jointly observed the police commemoration day at the police memorial site of District Armed Reserve premises here on Friday in memory of the 636 police and paramilitary personnel from throughout the country who laid down their lives in the line of duty during the previous year.

The names of all of them including 10 police personnel from Karnataka were read out on the occasion.

The tradition began in 1960 to salute the deaths of 10 members of a small patrolling party of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who laid down their lives in an attack by the Chinese at Hot Springs, near Aksai Chin on October 21, 1959.

As part of the ceremony the police flag was flown at half mast and a police patrol fired three rounds in the air.

Addressing the gathering, Deputy Commissioner N S Channnappa Gowda said that the policemen have to discharge their duties in unusual conditions and circumstances where the element of risk is much more than for the common man. Therefore, basic amenities like healthcare, proper accommodation should be provided to police community, he said.

Chief Guest Prof T C Shivashankara Murthy, Vice Chancellor of Mangalore University said that hot pursuit of criminals, combating armed miscreants and terrorists and deployment in rescue operations leave the policemen exposed to high risk and the men in khaki brave these conditions undeterred even if they have to give their life.

He said since education and police departments are substantial for a healthy society, both the departments are equally important.

IGP (Western Range) Alok Mohan, City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, SP Laburam, Additional SP Prabhakar, KSRP Commander Ramdas Gowda, Homeguard Commandant Nidarsh Hegde, MLC Ganesh Karnik, District Information Director Rohini K, Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr K N Vijayprakash, , NMPT Vice President T S N Moorthy and others were present.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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