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DELHI THE HINDU 8 SOUTH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Siddaramaiah removed from SC ruling in Sabarimala issue Congress Working Committee likely after Dasara vacation 65 petitions had challenged its September 2018 judgment Sumalatha visits BJP Party appoints the former CM as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Krishnadas Rajagopal offi ce, fuels speculation Special Correspondent NEW DELHI BENGALURU across the camps within the mand.” According to this New Delhi/Bengaluru The visit by independent MP party in Bengaluru on Sun section, the reason is the A Constitution Bench led by Sumalatha Ambareesh to the Ending weeks of specula day. There were several con growing complaints within Chief Justice of India Ranjan BJP office in her constituency tion, the All India Congress tenders for the post, includ the Karnataka unit. Many di Gogoi may pronounce its Mandya on Wednesday Committee (AICC) has ap ing senior leaders H.K. Patil rectly blame him for the fall judgment on a series of peti sparked speculation over her pointed Congress Legisla and G. Parameshwara. of the CongressJD(S) al tions seeking reconsidera joining the party. However, ture Party (CLP) leader Sid Mr. Siddarmaiah retaining liance government owing to tion of the Sabarimala ver the actor-turned-politician daramaiah as the Leader of posts of both CLP leader and his diff erences with the JD dict, after the ongoing clarified that she had visited Opposition in the Karnataka Leader of Opposition is be (S). “It could not have been Dasara vacation. the office to thank party Legislative Assembly. Form ing read as his victory, des business as usual after the The Supreme Court judg leaders for their support in er Minister S.R. Patil has pite voices of opposition to July events. It was clear that ment of September 2018 had the election. been appointed Leader of him continuing to grow with Mr. Siddaramaiah’s diff e lifted the bar on menstruat Big challenge: The petitioners have questioned the authority the Opposition in the Legis Siddaramaiah in the party, especially after rences with Deve Gowda fa ing women worshipping at of the SC to interfere in the centuries-old belief. IMA case: supplementary lative Council. the collapse of CongressJD mily destroyed the alliance,” the temple. chargesheet filed by CBI Meanwhile, the former quested to be relieved of his (S) government in Karnata a Karnataka leader said. A whopping 65 petitions which also comprises Justic Chief Justice Dipak Misra NEW DELHI Chief Minister has been re role in CWC to work more ef ka. Mr. Siddaramaiah who had challenged the authori es Rohinton Nariman, A.M. and Justice Khanwilkar. The The CBI has filed a lieved from the membership fectively for the party within shifted from the JD(S) to the ty of the Supreme Court to Khanwilkar, D.Y. Chandra majority had condemned supplementary chargesheet against two accused in the of the Congress Working Karnataka. ‘Inevitable to party’ Congress was handpicked by interfere in a “centuriesold” chud and Indu Malhotra, the ban as being akin to the I-Monetary Advisory (IMA) Committee (CWC), the high The decision was preced “It shows that he is inevita former Congress president belief that the Sabarimala had reserved its judgment social evil of untouchability. scam case. According to the est decisionmaking body of ed by hectic lobbying bet ble to the party in the State Rahul Gandhi to be part of deity is a Naishtika Brahma- on February 6 this year after Justice Malhotra, howev CBI, Mohammed Haneef Afsar the party. In a tweet, he ween the “original” Con despite several other senior CWC and was once consi chari, whose penance hearing arguments in an er, dissented stridently. The Azeezi and Khaleem Ulla thanked Congress president gressmen and “migrants” for contenders,” said a party dered very close to him. Him should not be disturbed by open court. Justices Nari lone dissent held that judges Jamal were involved in luring Sonia Gandhi for both ap these posts. AICC general se source. However, a section being retained in both roles the entry of women wor man and Chandrachud gave should not impose their per people to make investments pointments and for his role cretary Madhusudan Mistry of the Congress is reading is also being read as a victory shippers of the menstruat separate opinions which sonal views, morality or ra in IMA schemes on the in CWC so far. Mr. Siddara had held deliberations with him being relieved of CWC for the “Rahul camp” within ing age of 10 to 50 years. concurred with the main tionality with respect to the pretext of high returns. maiah said that he had re more than 60 leaders from membership as a “repri the Congress. The Constitution Bench, judgment shared by former form of worship of a deity. ED records statement of Cong. Kerala woman targeted more persons, say police MP D.K. Suresh and two others No clean chit for husband Shaju or any assurance given to make him approver; he will be interrogated Staff Reporter the families. The fi ve sus ment and that of his wife. The conspiracy was ex Probe into money heads the State Apex Coop The ED had earlier Kozhikode pected incidents would be As of now, about 20 peo posed after Rojo, son of Tom erative Bank, and transpor quizzed Mr. Shivakumar’s The Crime Branch squad in probed after getting the cus ple who had links with Jolly Thomas, fi led a petition with laundering case ter Sunil Kumar Sharma. daughter Aishwarya and vestigating the Koodathayi tody of Jolly, 47, who is in and her fi nancial deals are the Crime Branch seeking a against brother The ED had arrested Mr. Karnataka MLA Laxmi Heb serial murders has come judicial custody. on the list of suspects to be fresh investigation into the Shivakumar in September, balkar. It claims to have across suspicious incidents The suspicious death of questioned further in the suspicious deaths in his D.K. Shivakumar following investigations into identifi ed 317 bank accounts in which the prime accused local Congress leader M. Ra case. A revenue offi cer and a family. a chargesheet fi led last year in his name and that of his Jolly Joseph targeted fi ve makrishnan, who had fi nan few offi cials at the National Special Correspondent by the Income Tax Depart family members and more persons, including cial deals with Jolly, would al Institute Technology, Cali Astrologer missing NEW DELHI ment. Mr. Sharma was also associates. those in her own family. It so be probed. He too had cut, may be grilled soon. An astrologer who is suspect The Enforcement Directo named along with the Con All the transactions made was found that fi ve girls had reportedly showed similar Jolly, along with two of her ed to have provided an amu rate has recorded the state gress leader and former Kar through these accounts are a narrow escape from mur symptoms before he col aides, was arrested by the let to Jolly is reported to be ments of Congress MP D.K. nataka Bhawan employee being scrutinised. der attempts at diff erent lapsed and died a few years District Crime Branch squad absconding. Suresh and two others in Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah The properties acquired times. ago. His son has fi led a peti on October 5. She was alleg A visiting card along with connection with the money and one Rajendra N. by Mr. Shivakumar and his Crime Branch sources Jolly Joseph tion seeking an investigation. edly found responsible for the amulet was found in the laundering case against his The IT Department al relatives are also being in said the girls were reportedly The sources said Shaju, the murder of her former pant worn by Roy Thomas at brother, D.K. Shivakumar. leged tax evasion and “ha vestigated. The Congress served food laced with poi his suspicion to the police. Jolly’s husband, was not gi husband Roy Thomas, fath the time of his death. Among the persons wala” transactions running leader, who is currently in son and all of them exhibited Two of the girls were report ven a clean chit or any assu erinlaw Tom Thomas, The astrologer, a resident whose statements have been into crores. In the chargesh judicial custody, has denied signs of poisoning such as edly her friends’ children. rance to make him an ap motherinlaw Annamma of Kattappana town, had recorded under the Preven eet the agency had said that the allegations, stating that vomiting and dizziness. Ho Police sources said Jolly har prover in the case. Thomas, and Annamma’s provided the amulet and a tion of Money Laundering a wide network had been set he has already declared the wever, they all survived. boured a “hidden hatred” to He would be interrogated brother Mathew Manchadiyil powderlike substance to Act are former Karnataka up to transport unaccounted assets to the authorities con The incidents came to wards girls and reportedly for verifying some of the and two other relatives bet Jolly. MLA K.N. Rajanna, who cash. cerned. light when a parent revealed treated them as a burden for contradictions in his state ween 2002 and 2016. (With inputs from Idukki)
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Plea alleges Smash hit Kerala govt. extends IAS illegalities in Polavaram offi cer’s suspension Special Correspondent Staff Reporter Thiruvananthapuram New Delhi The Kerala government has The Delhi High Court on extended the suspension of Wednesday asked the IAS offi cer Sriram Venkitara Centre to consider as a re man by 60 days. presentation a petition The 2013 batch offi cer seeking action on com had come under a cloud af plaints alleging largescale ter the police implicated illegalities and mismanage him in the controversial ment in the execution of drunkanddrive accident the Polavaram irrigation that caused the death of The images of superheroes Hulk and Thor superimposed on a project in West Godavari journalist K.M. Basheer on photo of Mysuru Palace. * MARVEL STUDIOS district of Andhra Pradesh. August 3. Sriram Venkitaraman A Bench of Chief Justice Chief Secretary Tom Jose D.N. Patel and Justice C. told The Hindu that he had as a precursor to an impend Hari Shankar disposed of sought an explanation from ing request to the Central the petition. Mr. Venkitaraman. The go Administrative Tribunal The Marvel of The petition, fi led by vernment had vetted Mr. (CAT) for a favourable order Pentapati Pullarao, has al Venkitaraman’s clarifi cation to get himself rehabilitated leged that the Polavaram and decided that there was in the civil services. Dasara captures Project Authority, instead legitimate ground to extend The case had taken a sev of assessing the cost inde the offi cer’s suspension ere turn last week after pendently, allowed the period. Basheer’s colleagues and Thor and Hulk too State government to in Mr. Venkitaraman is cur kin moved court accusing crease it from ₹ 16,010 rently the subject of an on the police of having des crore to ₹ 57,941 crore. going criminal investigation troyed evidence by wilfully Fans and tourism industry excited Mr. Pullarao claimed by the Crime Branch. Mr. delaying the mandatory that he and many other re Venkitaraman had appealed blood alcohol test on Mr. Laiqh A. Khan the post received more than sidents who lived near the to the government to rein Venkitaraman by more than MYSURU 1,61,000 likes on Instagram, project area had made state him in service as per 10 hours. Fans of Marvel superheroes besides the 30,000 likes complaints against the pro Champion’s visit: Newly crowned World Badminton Champion P.V. Sindhu leaving the Sree the provisions of the All In They alleged that the de were elated after pictures of and 2,700 shares on Face ject to the authorities, but Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. She was felicitated by dia Service (Discipline and lay had helped Mr. Venkita their favourite fi ctional cha book while fans retweeted it no action was taken till the Kerala government and the State Olympic Association. * S. GOPAKUMAR Appeal) Rules, 1996. The raman erase incriminating racters Hulk and Thor almost 2,000 times on Twit date. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC plea was perceived widely evidence in the case. standing in front of the mag ter. It reportedly went viral nifi cent Mysuru Palace ap even on WhatsApp. peared on the social media The tourism industry in pages of Marvel Studios on Mysuru was also excited. Vijayadasami day. The greeting from Marvel Proposed alternative to NH 766 tops in wildlife roadkills It may or may not be a Studios is an indication that new adventure planned by the popularity of Mysuru Mananthavady-Gonikoppal Mysuru highway passes through the Tholpetty forest range of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary the makers of highly popu Dasara is not restricted to lar movies like Avengers: the region. E.M.MANOJ nad Wildlife Sanctuary. The phibians (2,213), reptiles few years ago recorded 68 Endgame, Incredible Hulk “It is known all over the KALPETTA forest range, with an extent (153), and mammals (57). roadkill cases. A sixmonth and Iron Man, but the photo world,” Janardhan, Deputy A recent directive of the Su of 77 sq km, is also a major Three birdkills were also re study on the State highways of their favourite superhe Director of Tourism, Mysu preme Court to study the tiger habitat. corded. The 2,426 kills be passing through the Nilgiri roes superimposed against ru, told The Hindu. possibilities of developing an longed to 42 species belong North Territorial Forest Divi the backdrop of Mysuru Pa The post by Marvel Stu alternative route to the Koz Sensitive to disturbances ing to eight species of sion (19 km) and the Mudu lace was enough to tran dios will promote Mysuru hikodeKollegal National “For large animals such as amphibians, 19 species of malai Tiger Reserve (15 km) sport fans to a new world of Palace and the city among Highway 766 is a hot topic of tigers and elephants, roads reptiles, two species of birds, in Tamil Nadu in 2013 report fantasy. The greetings in the tourists across the discussion, but a recent stu and railroads hardly pose and 13 species of mammals. ed 176 roadkills of 30 species. Kannada “Dasara Habada world, he said. dy has found that roadkills any physical barrier. Most The highest number of road “It is suspected that the Subhashayagalu” came as Drawing a parallel bet on the proposed route is one mammals, however, are sen kills was observed in Sep major reason for the road an icing on the cake. ween the fi ctional charac of the highest in the country. sitive to disturbances by hu tember, he said. kills on the alternative route “Whether it is Rangnarok ters of Marvel Studios and The study was conducted mans. Smell, noise, and veh “Studies on roadkills are is the unrestricted vehicle or Dasara, the power of the mythological characters by Dhaneesh Bhaskar, re icle movement as well as comparatively low in the movements, especially dur Good remains! Dasara Haba in Dasara, Mr. Janardhan searcher at the Kerala Forest experiences from human en country, but available stu ing night hours, after the da Subhashayagalu #Vijaya hoped that Mysuru could be Research Institute (KFRI), counters may repel the ani dies show that the roadkill night traffi c ban was intro Dashami #HappyDusseh featured by some well under the guidance of P.S. mals from approaching the on the proposed alternative duced on NH 766 since ra2019 #MysuruDasara”, known production houses Easa, former director, KFRI, road corridor,” Mr. Bhaskar highway is high,” Mr. Dha 2009,” Mr. Dhaneesh said. said a post by Marvel Stu in Hollywood like Marvel on the MananthavadyGoni said. neesh said. Moreover, speedbreakers dios on its Instagram, Face Studios to give the city a Clear danger: One of the roadkills recorded during the study koppal Mysuru highway The eightmonth study re A fi vemonth study on NH have not been set up on the book and Twitter accounts. push on the global tourism on the proposed alternative route to the Kozhikode-Kollegal passing through the Tholpet corded 2,426 roadkills dur 37, adjacent to the Kaziranga route to curb the menace, he
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