Red alert issued in DK as heavy rains continue to lash; holiday for schools, colleges on July 20

coastaldigest.com web desk

July 19, 2019

Mangaluru, Jul 19: The coastal region of Karnataka including Dakshina Kannada district continued to receive heavy rains on today. The Indian Meteorological Department has forecasted heavy to very heavy rains in the region.

Private weather forecasting agency Skymet stated that the region will receive excessive rainfall till July 22 as a result of a low pressure area over North Bay of Bengal. This means heavy rains for the next 3-4 days which might lead to flooding.

The city of Mangaluru and other regions in Dakshina Kannada are likely to experience flooding rains over this weekend and authorities have already issued red alert in this coastal district. Fishermen have been asked to stay out of the sea due to strong winds. Sea condition has been predicted to be rough to very rough due to the present climate.

The district administration has also declared holiday for all schools and colleges across Dakshina Kannada tomorrow (Saturday, July 20), and urged the parents and school authorities to take care of their children.

Southwest mons0on has been disappointing so far. The month of June ended with deficiency of rainfall and the same trend continued in the first half of July too. However, heavy rains lashed parts of coastal Karnataka yesterday inundating low-lying areas. The Mangaluru Central Railway station premises came under knee-deep water due to heavy rain.

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No relief for Siddaramaiah in MUDA case as HC junks plea against Governor's sanction

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September 24,2024

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot's decision to sanction the complaint and investigation against him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

Justice M Nagaprasanna said the facts narrated in the petition would undoubtedly require an investigation.

The court has also said that the Governor's order approving sanction to investigate against Siddaramaiah under section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not suffer from application of mind, instead has abundance of application of mind.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the request made by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi to stay the order of the court. The court has vacated the interim order passed on August 19. In the interim order the trial court was directed not to take any precipitative action against Siddaramaiah. On August 17, Governor had approved sanction under section 17 A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 218 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS), citing three applications.

The court said the private complainants were justified in registering the complaint and seeking approval from the governor.

Insofar as private complainants seeking sanction under section 17A, the court said the provision nowhere requires only a police officer to seek sanction from a competent authority. The court further said it is in fact the duty of the private complainants to seek such approval.

Earlier, The High Court had completed its hearing in the case on September 12, and reserved its orders. It had also directed a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings and not to take any precipitative action against the Chief Minister.

The case pertains to allegations that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife B M Parvathi in an upmarket area in Mysuru that had higher property value as compared to the location of her land that had been "acquired" by MUDA.

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