Eshwarappa has been particularly critical after Yediyurappa became chief minister for the first time in 2008.
BENGALURU: Alleging CM BS Yediyurappa’s “authoritarian interference” in his ministry, Karnataka rural development and panchayat raj minister K S Eshwarappa on Wednesday sought the intervention of the governor and party leadership for revocation of orders and restoration of “peace” in the administration.
In a written complaint to governor Vajubhai Vala and BJP national general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh, Eshwarappa accused Yediyurappa of direct interference in his ministry in violation of the Karnataka (Transaction of Business) Rules on division of power in the cabinet. A copy has been forwarded to PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda.
The mother and the baby girl were immediately attended to by a waiting medical crew.
BENGALURU: A passenger on board a commercial flight from Bengaluru to Jaipur gave birth to a baby girl midair on Wednesday morning.
She was attended by a doctor who happened to be her co-passenger on the flight.
The infant and the mother are healthy and were taken to a hospital in the Rajasthan capital.
According to sources, the childbirth took place on IndiGo airlines flight 6E 469 (Bengaluru to Jaipur) which took off from Bengaluru s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) at 5.32am on Wednesday.
Dr Nazir who attended to the situation was lauded and felicitated by the IndiGo airline authorities
BENGALURU: Kengeri’s wait for Namma Metro connectivity is likely to end soon.
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Tuesday issued a public notice asking people not to come in contact with the 33kv cables and 750 volt DC third rail installed on the viaduct.
The completed third rail traction system would be energised in phases.
Officials said Namma Metro’s 6-km western extension from Mysuru Road to Kengeri (Purple Line) is on track.
BMRCL managing director Ajay Seth said trial runs on the section will begin from March-end and commercial operations will start in June as per schedule.
He warned the city is “at a tipping point”. “If we don’t take action now, Bengaluru will see 1,000 cases a day,” he said. “Once we hit that mark, it will increase exponentially, and it will become very difficult to control. This will lead to an increase in ICU admissions. We will have to re-do whatever we did last year.” He also urged the government to engage private hospitals again to treat Covid patients.
Responsible behaviour
Dr V Ravi, neurovirologist and another member of the state’s technical advisory committee, said most of the current cluster outbreaks are being reported in hostels and apartments.