1. Ola's Licence Suspended in Bengaluru for the Next six Months by RTO
App-based cab aggregator Ola has been suspended from operating in Bengaluru for the next six months by the Regional Transport Office for violating its license conditions, an official notice said. The action is being taken after the cab aggregator operated illegal bike taxis, as per the Karnataka On Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules 2016. According to the suspension order, Ola cannot run its aggregator service for any vehicles including cars, autos and bikes in the city for 6 months.
Currently, bike taxis in Karnataka are illegal due to lack of policy framework and is also strongly opposed by the Ola TaxiForSure and Uber Drivers’ Association in fear of loss of business.
(Source: The News Minute)
2. Yeddy Diaries: BJP Calls Documents Fake, Slams Cong for Falsehood
Soon after the Congress party, citing a report, accused senior BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa of paying over Rs 1,800 crore to the party's national leaders during his tenure as Karnataka chief minister, the party and the leader himself hit back, calling the documents fake and slamming Congress for resorting to falsehood.
Yeddyurappa released an official statement saying the Income Tax department has already probed into the matter and found out that the documents, handwriting and signature are fake.
(Source: The Quint)
3. Karnataka Minister Shivalli Passes Away
Karnataka Minister for Municipal Administration CS Shivalli suffered a massive heart attack and passed away on Friday. He was 58.
Shivalli was rushed to a private hospital in Hubballi after he collapsed while speaking to some people in Dharwad. He breathed his last in the hospital.
Shivalli had undergone a heart surgery earlier. For the past three days, he was at the building collapse site in Dharwad monitoring the rescue operation.
Channabasappa Satyappa Shivalli was a three-time MLA from Kundagol constituency in Dharwad district. He won his first election as an independent candidate in 1999.
(Source: The Hindu)
4. Death toll in Dharwad Building Collapse Rises to 15: Cops Arrest Owners, Architect
Four days after an under construction building collapsed in Dharwad, the death toll has risen to 15. On Friday, a few minutes past midnight, the team investigating the case tracked down and arrested the architect of the building, Vivek Pawar, from a lodge in Kolhapur. Meanwhile, the owners of the collapsed building – Ravi Basavaraj Sabarad, Basavaraj D Nigadi, Gangappa S Shintri and Mahabaleshwar Puradagudi – surrendered to the Dharwad Suburban Police.
"The owners came to the station and surrendered. They will be produced before the magistrate today (Friday). They were in police custody since they surrendered past midnight. They informed us that the architect Vivek Pawar had assured them that there were no structural defects. We are still probing the matter," DCP Nagesh, who is investigating the case said.
(Source: The News Minute)
5. Mohan, Prakash Raj File Papers From Bangalore Central
Two prominent candidates from Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency – BJP candidate and sitting MP PC Mohan, and actor Prakash Raj (independent) – filed their nominations, in Bengaluru, on Friday.
Mohan filed his nominations after arriving in a procession along with BJP MP Rajeev Chandrashekar, MLAs Arvind Limbavali and R Ashoka. Actor Prakash Raj visited a temple, mosque and a church before his filing his nomination papers. There were tense moments at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike office while Raj was leaving the premises after filing his nomination.
BJP supporters who had arrived at the venue to support Mohan, raised pro-Modi slogans as soon as they saw the actor. Irked, Raj climbed into his car and questioned Modi’s contributions in the last five years.
(Source: Deccan Herald)
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