Tuesday, January 10, 2012
No stepping down: news planted in the media by vested interests!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Unscientific, Unnecessary Road Humps
Bangalore: The unscientifically built road humps across the city was something Bangaloreans were complaining about for long, as they not only posed a threat to the spines of motorists, but also to vehicles. Finally, on Thursday, it seemed that the pain was felt by the law makers too, as members of the legislative council raised concerns over the killer humps.
Monday, November 30, 2009
29.11.2009 Udupi
Udupi, Nov 29: State tourism minister G Janardhan Reddy inaugurated the newly-built ‘Anna Brahma’ dining facility at Sri Krishna Mutt on Sunday November 29.Tirumala Tirupati temple managing trustee Adikeshavalu Naidu presided over the programme.
State home and district-in-charge minister Dr V S Acharya, MLAs Lalaji R Mendon and Raghupathi Bhat, former MP Vinay Kumar Sorake, city councillor Dinakar Shetty, entrepreneur Pramod Madwaraj, MP D V Sadananda Gowda, and Harshendra Kumar of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala were present on the dais. More news/photos
Adiudupi-Malpe Road will be widened at Rs. 28 cr.: Minister
Staff Correspondent: The Hindu| Janardhan Reddy says a jetty will be built at St. Mary’s Island |
Yatri Nivas to be built in all pilgrimages of
Udupi district
60,000-km-long roads to be laid in the State under PPP method
START: Tourism Minister G. Janardhan Reddy at the inauguration of the four-lane Adiudupi-Kadiyali Road in Udupi on Sunday. Home Minister V.S. Acharya is to his left.
Udupi: Tourism Minister G. Janardhan Reddy said on Sunday that the Tourism Department would widen the existing Adiudupi-Malpe Road into a four-lane one at a cost of Rs. 28 crore.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the four-lane Adiudupi-Kalsank Road here.
Mr. Reddy said that his department would give an impetus to tourism sector in Udupi district. It would invest Rs. 10 crore in various projects related to tourism in the district.
A jetty would be constructed at the St. Mary’s Island at a cost of Rs. 2 crore. Of this, Rs. 75 lakh had already been released, he said.
The Malpe beach would be developed at a cost of Rs. 85 lakh.
Yatri Nivas would be built at all pilgrimages in Udupi district. “In addition to promoting helicopter tourism, we will give importance to promoting heritage and coastal tourism,” he said.
The Government had decided to build the necessary infrastructure to promote tourism.
As many as 13 airports would be built in the State. Of them, 10 were in various stages of construction. As many as 10 airstrips, including the one at Udupi, would be constructed in the State. The Government had decided to construct 60,000-km-long roads under public-private partnership (PPP), Mr. Reddy said. Home Minister V.S. Acharya said that the Kadiyali-Manipal Road was being widened at a cost of Rs. 12 crore.
In the second phase, the Syndicate Circle-MIT Road would be upgraded, and the MIT-Athrady Road would be widened in the third phase. A ring-road would be developed in the city at a cost of Rs. 30 crore. The Kanakadasa Road would be widened. The Syndicate Circle-District Offices Complex Road would be upgraded, he said. MP D.V. Sadananda Gowda, MLAs K. Raghupati Bhat, Lalaji Mendon, Lakshminarayana and Gopal Bhandary, MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, president of Udupi City Municipal Council Dinakar Shetty were among those present.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Adopt new technologies to detect cyber crimes: Acharya
Photo:Star Of MysoreTerrorism is the toughest challenge before the police, says the Minister
MYSORE: Home Minister V.S. Acharya on Thursday advised police personnel to adopt new technologies to detect cyber and white-collar crimes which are posing a major challenge to the force. “The police need to be equipped with skills on using state-of-the-art technologies to probe cyber crimes,” the Minister said. Reiterating the Government’s resolve to modernise the police force, Mr. Acharya called upon newly recruited police officers to make use of technology and also encourage other officials to follow suit.
Addressing the 28th batch of 13 gazetted probationers, including five women probationers, who successfully passed out from the Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) here after completing an yearlong training, the Minister said terrorism was the toughest challenge before the police.
Of the 13 gazetted probationers, 11 are deputy superintendents of police (DySPs) and two are deputy superintendents of excise (DySEs).
Referring to rise in the incidences of communal disturbances, Mr. Acharya urged the officers to establish committees at police station-level in their jurisdiction for maintaining communal harmony. Rise in crime against women and children had become a matter of grave concern which police officers should address on priority, he said. Special attention should be given to protection of minorities and Dalits.
Mr. Acharya also asked the officers to focus on intelligence network. “Keep your eyes and ears open. You have big responsibility on your shoulders,” he said. The Minister also urged the officers to be law abiding and serve society and nation selflessly without giving room for any complaint. He promised to discuss the proposal on increasing allowances for officers of the Karnataka Police Academy with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa.
In his address, Director-General and Inspector-General of Police Ajai Kumar Singh said that it was the most memorable day for the probationers and advised them to remember the oath administered to them throughout their life.
“You are starting a new chapter in your life... Be sensitive towards common people, especially those from the weaker sections, otherwise it will not serve the purpose being in the police force,” he said. Mr. Singh urged the officers to lead a clean, disciplined and honest life.
Additional Director-General of Police (Recruitment and Training) S.T. Ramesh wished a bright career to the probationers. KPA Director A.M. Prasad said the objective of one-year training was to transform the police from “power-oriented force” to “service oriented”. Senior police officers of the State attended the function. Family members of the gazetted probationers witnessed the passing-out parade.
Friday, May 29, 2009
70,000 houses to be built for police personnel
BANGALORE: The Home Department will build 70,000 residential quarters for policemen in the next three years at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,500 crore.
Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Minister for Home V.S. Acharya said there were one lakh police personnel in the State and only 30,000 policemen had been given residential quarters. Nearly 7,500 houses were in a dilapidated state and were unsafe for living.
The department proposed to construct 70,000 residential quarters in various parts of the State by raising a Rs. 500-crore loan, he said.
The Karnataka Police Housing Corporation would build the quarters, Dr. Acharya said.
Around 500 vehicles would be purchased for the department at a cost of Rs. 18 crore. On Tuesday, the Minister handed over 23 vehicles, including 18 Hoysala, to the department.
The second unit of the India Reserve Battalion would be raised in Dharwad district. The Union Home Department had requested the Government to provide details related to land and location to establish the unit and a minimum of 500 acres would be required, Dr. Acharya said. The first unit of India Reserve Battalion had been raised in Koppal district. On filling vacancies, he said 142 assistant public prosecutors would be recruited soon.
Dr. Acharya clarified that no Minister was under intelligence surveillance and no orders had been issued directing the police or intelligence officials to watch Ministers’ movements.
(The Hindu/Spl Correspondent)
1500 new vehicles for police: The state will soon replace 1,500 old and obsolete police vehicles with new ones, at a cost of Rs 18 crore. "The new vehicles, which are faster and more powerful than the old ones, will be introduced to the existing fleet,'' Acharya said.
He said every police vehicle will be condemned after 10 years of induction and auctioned after getting the state govt`s permission through the director general of police.
142 APPs to be appointed: Considering a long-pending demand, the state government will soon appoint 142 assistant public prosecutors to fill the existing vacancies in the state, Acharya said.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Writeup of the week: Safety First
MEDIA MATTERS / SEVANTI NINAN in The Hindu/The Hindu, January4, 2009Is a story worth dying for?
It is the time of year when grim figures about the state of press freedom worldwide come out. This year the good news also amounts to bad news. Substantially fewer journalists were killed, arrested, attacked or threatened in 2008 than in 2007, fewer media outlets censored. But that is partly because the insecurity is taking its toll on the profession. Reporters Without Borders says that the quantitative improvement in certain indicators suggests that journalists are becoming disheartened, turning to a less dangerous trade or going into exile.
Danger zones
Fifteen of 60 deaths in 2008 were in Iraq, one of the two countries which has seen journalists fleeing. Halfway through the year the Committee to Protect Journalists issued figures to show that in the previous twelve months 22 journalists fled Iraq on account of kidnapping and death threats. Another 21 fled the war zone of Somalia, which could have accounted from a fall in the death toll for Africa from 12 in 2007 to 3 in 2008.
The Internet has only added to the dangers the profession faces. For the first time last year a blogger was killed: a Chinese businessman who was beaten to death by municipal police officers while filming a clash with protesters. Fifty-nine bloggers were arrested (10 in China, 18 in Iran), 45 were physically attacked, and 1,740 websites were blocked, shut down or suspended.
South Asia has become a really dangerous place to work. Nepal's Federation of Nepalese Journalists just released a year-end report which is a hairy account of 284 incidents in one calendar year. More than 62 journalists manhandled, 18 media outlets forced to shut down for periods, 16 incidents of obstruction from agitators and hooligans in various parts of the country, and more than 12 media houses ransacked.
Nepal has fewer deaths than Pakistan which had seven, according to RSF. The Pakistan Press Foundation's monthly tally of incidents (there were 17 in December 2008) always includes CD shops and Internet cafes being torched or bombed, less about journalism than about the Taliban's intolerance of what it considers sinful media. This is a country where you have rocket attacks on press clubs and journalists are kidnapped almost every month. Afghanistan too is dangerous for the profession, even as Western aid to "grow" journalism in this region results in a steady influx of briefly trained youth into the ranks of journalists.
News safety therefore is increasingly becoming a vital issue. A body of wisdom is evolving on the subject which suggests that journalists have to reassess their professional methods. At a media development conference in Athens last month there were panel discussions and a workshop which suggested that one way to decrease the vulnerability of both journalists and media workers is to increase the standards within newsrooms.
Basic standards
Do not crusade, say, against a drug mafia, because crusading is dangerous. Take threats seriously. Examine your news process. Is it fair, balanced, independent? Stay away from personal issues. Don't try to embarrass people. Check all facts and issue corrections immediately. The emerging wisdom on the subject is that while 90 per cent of journalist safety training is about riot and war zone preparedness, 99 per cent of the opportunity for deflecting harm lies in the newsroom. Eliminate the desire to kill reporters — if a criminal element is being exposed, put their point of view into the story. The point was made that the Internet now helps the militia to see what is being written about them. And it's not just about physical danger. If you publish something on the Internet, you can be sued in any part of the world.
Professional lapses
It is interesting that one of the reasons given for the vulnerability of media in the Nepal year-end report mentioned above, is bad journalism. And for each well-known case of media martyrdom, be it in Dublin or Chechnya, a post mortem now exists to show what should have been done differently.
Since there is no rule of law in conflict ravaged areas and countries and the pattern has been that in nine out of 10 cases of a journalist's killing no one is brought to book, journalists, including freelancers, have to learn to look after themselves, be prudent, rather than macho. When they set out on a dangerous assignment they have to work out what they will do if things go wrong. Hostile environment courses have been designed by places such as the International News Safety Institute, and more news organisations should feel the moral obligation to expose their staff to these.
Alan Johnston of the BBC, who has been held hostage in Gaza in the past, said at the conference that the underlying philosophy of the BBC now is safety first. "No story is worth dying for. Any time a reporter in the field is not happy going forward, he need not. It is never a question of editors."
To stake out within the range of fire as so many reporters did during the Mumbai siege was to be foolhardy, not brave. And it should not happen again.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ
Karnataka Government headed by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Thursday selected 90 personalities, for Karnataka Rajyothsava Award - 2008 for their outstanding contributions in various fields.
Coastal districts:
In the field of literature Ambatanaya Mudradi (Udupi) has been selected for the award while Mohan Das Pai of Infosys (Dakshina Kannada) bagged the coveted prize in the filed of Information Technology.
Other award winners from coastal districts are: educationist V.B. Kuthino (Uttara Kannada) and Kuranji Venkataramana Gowda (Dakshina Kananada); agricultural scientist P. Shetty (Udupi), Freedom Fighter – Hammanna Mani Naik (Uttara Kannada), Yakshgagana- K. Govinda Bhat, Sannakki Banglegudde, Patala Venkataramana Bhat (Dkashina Kannada), Fine Arts- B.G. Mohamad (Dakshina Kannada); Sculpture- Gunavantheshwar Bhat (Udupi); Social services and others- N. R. Narayana Rao ( Hotel- Udupi)
Minister for Home Dr. V. S. Acharya announced the list of award winners and said the Government had received 2500 applications from award seekers. The list was selected for the award on the basis of merit and regional representation, he said.
The Government has decided to increase the cash prize each award from the existing Rs. 10, 000 to Rs. One lakh and a gold medal weighing 20 gms from this year. Besides each award carry a memento, citation and shawl. The award will be presented at the Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium on the Rajyotsva Day (November 1), he added.
Other award winners: S.K. Shivakumar and M. Annadorai, senior scientists with the ISRO who have played an instrumental role in the Chandrayan Mission, writers S.G. Siddaramaiah and Vijaya Dabbe, film producer Basanthkumar Patil, playback singer S.P. Balasubramanyam and director S. K. Bhagavan, and artist Chandranatha Acharya for the Rajyotsava award for 2008 in 24 categories.
HoranadaKannadigas
The award has been given to Horanadu Kannadigas and they are Uday B.S. Prakash (science- US), Niraj Patil ( medicine- England), M.B. Udoshi ( medicine and social services- US), Uma Mysorekar ( medicine-US), Vijaykumar Shetty ( social service- Mumbai) and Upendra Bhat ( Hindustani music – Pune).
The winners in other fields are:
Ayurveda- Dr.T. L Devaraj (Bangalore) and Veterinary- Dr. Jayadevappa (Mayakonda- Davanagere). Science- P. Balaram ( IISC). Literature- Veeranna Rajura( Dharwad), R. Ramaswamy (Bangalore), Farida Rahamattullah (Bangalore), Sannarama Naik ( Shimoga).
Agriculture- Mirataayi Koppikar (Dharwad), Papamma Papanna (Kurubarahalli-Kolar).
Information Technology- Anantha Koppara (Gadag).
Classical Music- Venkataraghavan (Carnatic vocal - Mysore), Sangeshwaraswamy Hiremath (Hindustani vocal- Bagalkot), Hanumanthkumar Mudhol (flute- Koppal), Shivappa Yellappa Bhajantri (Shahani- Haveri), and B.Shankara Rao (flute- Bangalore).
Light Music- T.V. Raju (Tumkur), Yeshawantha Halabandi (Dharwad) and Shantha Anand (Shimoga). Gamaka – K.L. Narayanaswamy (Hassan). Theatre- V. Ramamurthy and Malathi Sudhir (Bangalore), Vani Saraswathi Naidu, B.M. Krishne Gowda (Chikkaballapur), Byregowda Marisiddaiah (Ramnagar). Dance- Gitabali (Bangalore). Folk- Ambalike Hiriyanna (Shimoga), Erabadappa (Chitradurga), Shivalingappa Hagaluveshagaara (Raichur), Chudike Uchhangamma ( Davanagere), Bhovi Jayamma ( Chitradurga) and Lingadaveeraru Mahadevappa ( Mandya).
Yakshagana - Aralukuppe Nanjappa (Tumkur).
Fine Arts- V.M. Sulapurkar (Bijapur), Yeshwanth Hibare (Bidar).
Sculpture- Jayannachar (Chikmagalur), K. Narayana Rao (Shimoga).
Cinema- Saikumar, Pramila Joshai, Srinivasa Kadavikere (television). Medical- Dr.H.V. Kotresh (Shimoga), Dr.D. Nagaraj, Dr. Subrayappa, Dr. Venkataramana Neelam (Bangalore) and Dr. B.K. Srinivasamurthy (Bellary). Journalism- Padmaraja Dandavathi (Bijapur), Krishnamurthy Hegde ( Dharwad), Ravi Belegere ( Bellary), K.B. Ganapathi (Kodagu), , Chandrakanth (Shimoga), Madan Gopal (Dharwad)Be.Su. Na. Malya and Imran Qureshi (Bangalore). Your browser may not support display of this image.
Education- K.S. Narayanacharya (Dharwad) and Basavaraja Patil Sedam (Gulbarga). Handicraft- Puttaraju (Chamarajanagar) and Naryanappa (Bangalore). Sports- J.J. Shobha (Dharwad) and Shikha Tondon (Bangalore).
Social services and others- S.S. Patil (Gulbarga), P. Vali ( Bellary), S.C. Burman ( administration), Kevalchnad and Nitin Sha ( publication- all Bangalore) and Siddana Gouda Patil ( Kannada activist - Belgaum). Horanadu Kannadigas- Uday B.S. Prakash (science- US), Niraj Patil ( medicine- England), M.B. Udoshi ( medicine and social services- US), Uma Mysorekar ( medicine-US), Vijaykumar Shetty ( social service- Mumbai) and Upendra Bhat ( Hindustani music - Pune). Ayurveda- Dr.T. L Devaraj (Bangalore) and Veterinary- Dr. Jayadevappa (Mayakonda- Davanagere).
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Traffic management: Lessons from Singapore
Traffic woes: City police looking to Singapore for answers
Sunday, August 3, 2008
ವಾರದ ಬರಹ : writeup of the week
There are however, very vital restrictions on this rule, which are as much in the public interest as the need for open justice. The press cannot be allowed to sit in judgment over matters of life and death for those facing a trial. It is for this reason that the law allows reporting of judicial proceedings but without comment while the case is being tried. This rule balances the interest of the public in knowing the truth about pending cases and the interests of an accused in safeguarding his or her reputation. Problems begin when the press does not stop at reporting but goes on to build theories of guilt, all this when a trial is pending and the accused is presumed innocent until proved guilty. There is a clear and well defined line between reporting facts and expressing opinions on them. This line has often been breached by the press. The rule therefore must be strictly observed in order to prevent any pre-judging of the issue. Indeed, so sacred is the right to a fair trial, that in the U.S. for example, where trial is by jury, in significant cases, jury members are not allowed to read the press or leave the court until the case is decided.
Thankfully, in India, we do not have jury trials, but judges are exposed to daily media coverage of pending cases in which the press has crossed the limits of its legitimate right to report. Judges may say they are brave hearts and not influenced by press reports, but these reports are intended to build up public opinion in a negative manner which by itself can influence the outcome of a case. An example of this is the SMS polls run by television channels on controversial issues. This is what happened in Afzal Guru’s case. All television channels ran polls on whether Afzal Guru should be given the death penalty, a first in Indian legal history, when an SMS poll could decide the penalty by influencing public opinion. That public opinion, in any case something not measurable by any means, did influence the outcome of the case is evident from the fact that the judges who decided the case said that the “collective conscience of society” was outraged by the attack on parliament! In a manner of speaking the judiciary itself has lowered the bar for itself by relying on what it calls the “collective conscience” of society.Right to privacy
While not minimising the role of the press as an instrument of accountability for the legal system, especially when other channels do not exist, it is also important to remember that there is an equally great public interest in protecting the privacy, dignity and reputation of individuals facing the law. The press needs to remember that there are laws governing it functioning and it is accountable to the law too and to those whose reputations are at stake. The harm done by the press to reputation is irreparable and it needs to adopt preventive measures before the damage is done.
A case in point is the obscene manner in which the Aarushi murder was covered by the press. There were channels which went to the extent of recreating what they imagined to be the case, a sexual encounter between Arushi and the domestic servant under the blankets. Email exchanged between Aarushi and her friends which came into the possession of the Police were released to the press and displayed over and over again to convey the impression that she was of loose character, forgetting that she was no more than 13 years of age. There was nothing short of a media trial taking place here. And while some may voluntarily submit to media trials, this was a case where there was an on going police investigation and the matter was sub judice and should not have been reported in the manner it was. There is all over an unholy nexus between the police and the press. Much of what passes off as investigative journalism is nothing but press hand outs. The police release premature opinions to come out looking good in investigating crime and the press laps it up as an “exclusive” story. Both are happy. The law needs to step in here and hold the police responsible for damaging reputations and prevent them from sharing investigation reports with the press. Violation of ethics
Apart from violating the fundamental rights of citizens, the press also here violated its own journalistic ethics. The Press Council of India in its norms forbids the press from publishing private details of individuals unless relevant to public interest. The norm forbids the press from divulging details about any person in a manner which raises doubts about the chastity and privacy of a woman. All these norms were violated in the Aarushi case.
That apart, even a dead person cannot be criminally defamed and Aarushi was quite clearly defamed by a substantial section of the media.
Yet another law, the Indecent Representation of Women Act, was also violated. So under-used is this law that the press is probably unaware of its existence. It is one law which requires the press to report on women in a responsible manner that does not violate their dignity. This law is all too often used only to seize pornographic material, though it is meant for all manner of reporting in news and advertising. Need for code of conduct
By far the most important lapse is that of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry in failing to enact a binding code of conduct on reporting in a manner that does not violate laws of defamation, contempt of court and the Indecent Representation of Women Act. There is an urgent need to bring print and television media under scrutiny for the manner in which they report. The only reason why the press is not sued for compensation in this country is because of the enormous court fees that a person would have to pay to bring a suit. At the end of the day, weak law enforcement encourages defiance of the law. We need also to deal with the declining ability of the judiciary to deliver timely justice, if we wish to avoid being tried by the press. The battle at the end of the day is for the re establishment of the rule of law, so that all can live in dignity and peace.
While the press is often credited with having brought issues like the failure of justice in the Jessica Lal case to public notice, we cannot forget that the real heroes are the family members of those who lost their lives. Without a Neelam Katra, who continues to fight a valiant battle for the rights of victims in the criminal justice system, there would be nothing to report.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Crime Stoppers Launched in Karnataka
UNO program: Crime Stoppers India launched in Karnataka
Acharya launches Crime Stoppers
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Datta Peetha inspected: ದತ್ತ ಪೀಠ ಗುಹೆ ಕುಸಿತ : ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರಕಾರದ ಪರಿವೀಕ್ಷಣೆ
(ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)
(ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ ಚಿತ್ರ)
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Terrorism aims at creating anarchy in society, says Acharya
ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಭ
Discussion: (From left) IGP (Western Range) A.M. Prasad, patron of SRSM National Government First Grade College B. Sudhakar Shetty, District and Sessions Judge K.N. Phaneendra and Home Minister V.S. Acharya at a seminar in Udupi on Saturday. Photo & report courtesy: The Hindu, http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/06/stories/2008070650040200.htmHe was speaking after inaugurating a UGC-sponsored seminar on “Modern terrorism, efficiency of criminal justice system and role of civil society”, organised by the District Legal Services Authority, Department of Collegiate Education and SRSM National Government First Grade College, here on Saturday.
Dr. Acharya said that terrorism aimed at creating anarchy in society. The police, the judiciary and civil society had to play an objective role in curbing terrorism.
He said that trial by media was the latest trend. Human rights organisations were acting as pressure groups, and only the judiciary could give a judgment on an issue.
Dr. Acharya said that schools, colleges and hospitals were soft targets for terrorists. Therefore, disaster management had been included in the curriculum of medical students.
Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) A.M. Prasad said that the first target of terrorists was the elected representatives, followed by civil administration officials. This was done to damage the morale of the police. The next target was the press so that terrorist activities could not be reported. They then attacked the judiciary. “Their aim is to make their (terrorists) writ run large in rural areas,” he said.
Mr. Prasad said that terrorism in India was of two kinds: religion-based as seen in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, and ethnic or land-based as seen in north-east India. Terrorists usually recruited adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 and brainwashed them. These adolescents with little knowledge of the truth became willing pawns and were even ready to give up their lives. Sensitisation of people was essential to deal with terrorist activities, Mr. Prasad added.
District and Sessions Judge K.N. Phaneendra said new laws should be framed to deal with terrorism, and people should be taught to respect human values. Moral education should be made compulsory in schools, colleges and even professional courses, he added.
(coming soon: full writeup on 'modern' terrorism)
ಭಟ್ಕಳದ ಕೋಮುಗಲಭೆ,ಶಾಸಕ ಚಿತ್ತರಂಜನ್ ಹತ್ಯೆ ವರದಿ ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಿರಂಗ:ಆಚಾರ್ಯ
ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದ ದಿನಾಂಕ : 2008-07-05, ಕೃಪೆ : http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/news-10299.html
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಭಟ್ಕಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ಕೋಮುಗಲಭೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಶಾಸಕ ಡಾ: ಚಿತ್ತರಂಜನ್ ಹತ್ಯೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನೇಮಕಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ಸಮಿತಿಗಳ ವರದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವ ಡಾ: ವಿ.ಎಸ್.ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಇಂದಿಲ್ಲಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಭಟ್ಕಳ ಗಲಭೆ ಕುರಿತು ನೇಮಕ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರರಾವ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಚಿತ್ತರಂಜನ್ ಹತ್ಯೆ ಕುರಿತು ನೇಮಕವಾಗಿದ್ದ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ಶೆಟ್ಟೆ ಆಯೋಗದ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗಗೊಳಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ದೆಹಲಿಯಿಂದ ವಾಪಸ್ಸಾದ ಬಳಿಕ ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸುದ್ದಿಗಾರರಿಗೆ ಈ ವಿಷಯ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
ಈ ಎರಡೂ ವರದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಸಮ್ಮಿಶ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಸಂಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಬಹಿರಂಗಗೊಳಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟ ಅರಣ್ಯ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನಕ್ಸಲೀಯರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತೀವ್ರ ನಿಗಾವಹಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಅವರ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿಕ್ಕಲು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಪಡೆಯೊಂದನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿರುವ ಆಧುನಿಕ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
ಮುಂದಿನ ಐದು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ನಶಾಮಕ ಠಾಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಧಾಪಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹಂತ ಹಂತವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದರು.
ಉತ್ತರ ಕಾಶಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ದುರಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೈಸೂರು ಹಾಗೂ ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ನಾಲ್ವರು ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಾಲ್ವರು ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಗಾಯಾಗಳುಗಳ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಗೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಸೂಕ್ತ ನೆರವು ಒದಗಿಸಲಿದೆ. ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟವರಿಗೆ ೫೦ ಸಾವಿರ ರೂ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಘೋಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನುಡಿದರು.
ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಗೃಹ ಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶಿವರಾಜ್ ಪಾಟೀಲ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ನಿನ್ನೆ ಭೇಟಿಯಾದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸ್ಧಾನಮಾನ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.
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Society Need to be Proactive for Erasing Terrorism - V S Acharya
Udupi, Jul 7: State home minister V S Acharya, while observing that terrorist outfits are more and more targetting schools, colleges and hospitals, asked the judiciary, executive and the police to play a more proactive role in combating terrorism.
In his inaugural address at the UGC sponsored seminar on 'modern terrorism, efficiency and criminal justice system and role of civil society' at Barkur recently, he asked the people to be aware of the fact that the terrorists aim at creating anarchy in the society.
The withdrawal of the Prevention Of Terrorism Act-2002 because of the pressure exerted by some human rights activists and the sympathy shown by these groups towards terrorists has resulted in a setback to the efforts in containing terrorism in the country, he argued.
Udupi district and sessions judge K N Phanindra expressed the view that lack of strong legislation to deal with terrorism has been helping it to mushroom uncontrollably. He strongly advocated the need to teach human values and respecting of fellow human beings from a very young age. Schools and colleges should have moral education in their curriculum for enabling a child to imbibe good conduct and life values at a very early age, he argued.
Inspector General of Police, Western Range A M Prasad said, the terrorist outfits usually hire young children aged between 15 to 18 years and use them for their operations..
The seminar was organized by SRSM National Government First Grade College Barkur, department of collegiate education and Udupi district Legal Services Authority jointly.