Kerala blasts: High alert in Karnataka, says Home Minister
The Hindu
Karnataka police on high alert after Kerala blasts; Home Minister Parameshwara says officers closely monitoring situation, taking necessary action. Recruiting 18,000 constables, 1,000 PSIs soon; 600 ASIs promoted to SI in last two months. Investigating two complaints on money taken for BJP ticket; necessary action to be taken against wrongdoers.
Karnataka police are on high alert and closely monitoring developments following serial blasts at a convention centre in Kalamassery in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Sunday, October 29, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said here.
Talking to reporters after inaugurating the new buildings of Mangaluru rural police station and Bajpe police station, Mr. Parameshwara said: “Our officers are closely monitoring the situation and taking necessary action.”
On the reports on likely blasts during the Mysuru and Mangaluru Dasara, the Minister said police took necessary precautions following intelligence inputs about likely disruptive activities during these two major events.
The Home Minister said the process of recruiting 18,000 police constables will be launched shortly. The process to recruit 1,000 Police Sub-Inspectors will resume after getting clearance from the High Court, which is looking into the case related to PSI recruitment scam. In the last two months as many as 600 Assistant Sub Inspectors were promoted as Sub Inspectors, he said.
Two complaints on money taken to get BJP ticket for the last Assembly election were being investigated. Necessary action will be taken against the wrongdoers. State police is efficient to investigate the two cases, Mr. Parameshwara said.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.