Spending sleepless nights: Araga Jnanendra
The Hindu
Home Minister Araga Jnanendra today said he had sleepless nights since he took charge of the portfolio. Speaking at a programme, where he was felicitated by the office-bearers of Karnataka State Areca
Home Minister Araga Jnanendra today said he had sleepless nights since he took charge of the portfolio. Speaking at a programme, where he was felicitated by the office-bearers of Karnataka State Arecanut Cooperative Societies Federation in Shivamogga, Mr. Jnanendra said only he knew the irritation he was undergoing. “However, I am not the person to run away from the responsibilities on hand”, he said. The Minister however clarified that his remarks should not be construed as his unwillingness to handle the portfolio.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.