Amid Trump’s push to reopen schools, Caputo’s science adviser asked that the health agency alter its warning about a study of pediatric coronavirus.
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Monday, October 5, 2020
Two men toured a once-bustling Koramangala in Bengaluru: What they saw wasn't hopeful
Renjith and his friend Abhinand drove around to find 'to-let' boards and shuttered shops all through the once bustling Koramangala.
On Sunday, Renjith Thomas, a freelance consultant, and his friend Abhinand decided to drive around Koramangala. They were not out for a joy ride; Renjith had been noticing an increasing number of bustling commercial establishments that had emptied out. Having lived in the area for 16 years, the duo decided to map just how much such spaces had been impacted by the pandemic. In the subsequent exercise, Renjith and Abhinand found atleast 132 commercial establishments had been emptied or had to-let boards on them. Pointing out the irony, Renjith said on a Twitter thread that Koramangala was the “Manhattan of Bengaluru”, where many tech start-ups like Flipkart began, and where many billionaires like Nandal Nilekani, Sachin Bansal and Kiran Shaw live. Koramangala is a posh residential/commercial suburb of Bengaluru. This is where billionaires like @NandanNilekani, @kris_sg, @_sachinbansal, Binny Bansal and @kiranshaw lives. Unicorns Infosys, Biocon, Flipkart and many more were started here. (2/12)https://t.co/2nXEXXVTAJ — Renjith Thomas (@TowardsLiberti) October 4, 2020 This is the Forum Mall - Raheja Arcade area, Koramangala 7th Block, the most happening place in Bengaluru. See the distress. So many establishments including showrooms, software companies, eateries, pubs etc. closed down. Literally, blood bath on the streets. (4/12) pic.twitter.com/y0HSlzsAD1 — Renjith Thomas (@TowardsLiberti) October 4, 2020 Speaking to TNM, Renjith says that he had been seeing a yellow banner saying “showroom for rent” for Rs 1.98 lakh in Koramangala for a while. But on his recent visit to the city, he noticed a considerably higher number of similar postings across the locality. Imagine the financial loss just from this area. This is an ad from 8th Block near Koramangala Police Station. You can assume this ₹115/sqft as the average rent in Koramangala. I'm seeing this ad from May-June. (7/12) pic.twitter.com/KeDTwLjdPr — Renjith Thomas (@TowardsLiberti) October 4, 2020 Renjith adds that he also went drove a bit in Indiranagar, on 100-feet road, but did not have enough time to map the area the way he and Abhinand had done for Koramangala. “The situation is not as bad as Koramangala, especially Koramangala 80-feet road, in Indiranagar. Overall, we counted around 180 commercial spaces that had been emptied out or shut, and from that 132 were in Koramangala. We were able to spot around 50 in Indiranagar so far.” Photos from Indiranagar He also pointed out that these numbers are just from driving around the main roads. “We've not covered all the by-lanes of Koramangala. We didn't include residential properties. We didn't include closed establishments without a TO-LET board. These are places what we could see driving around. The count will be manifolded if we add all that.” “Fresh Engineers used to flock to the city with the hope of finding a job. Now, I don't know where will they go now. It looks so depressing. We don't know whether the Silicon Valley of India will ever be the same again,” Renjith added in a tweet. He also observed that there are many places which have been emptied out – like the Shopper’s Stop store next to Koramangala’s Forum Mall, but it does not have a To-Let board. Renjith and Abinand’s findings are also corroborated by Gregory, a realtor dealing with commercial and residential establishments in central Bengaluru. He tells TNM that in areas like Koramangala and HSR Layout, where many startup markets have come up because of easy access to restaurants and other outlets, are now under stress because offices have been shuttered due to the pandemic. This has had a domino effect on the commercial establishments that would run because the people who are now compelled to work from home or don’t frequent the stores as much. Photos from Koramangala “Around 40-50% restaurants have shut down because of lack of business, the unaffordability of rent because of it. The same goes for a lot of shops. Subsequently, the rentals have also dropped by around 10-20%,” Gregory says. He adds though that the market has seen some revival in the past two weeks or so despite the slump. For one, many offices are looking to downgrade their spaces to smaller ones, because of the work from home model and reduction in the number the people allowed to be in office at a point of time. “So, the smaller commercial spaces are seeing an interest again. Fresh requirement of new leases is happening as those with the cash flow want to capitalise on the falling sale and rental value,” Gregory says.
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'Bigoted’: Tejasvi Surya's inclusion in German conference opposed by groups of Indians
To make their point, the community posted four of Surya’s controversial tweets which were against the Muslim community.
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A section of the Indian diaspora in Germany has raised strong objections over inviting Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya as a speaker guest at the Indian startup conference 2020 in Hamburg. The event is scheduled to be held on October 7 by the Consul General of India in partnership with GloMan Consulting GmbH. In a letter addressed to the Consulate General, the community has written that it was “disheartening to see its speaker list include Tejaswi Surya, a highly provocative and communal politician from Bangalore, seasoned by the RSS.” The letter has been signed by India Solidarity Germany, Chennai Solidarity Group, The Humanism Project, Solidarity Belgium, Indians Against CAA, NRC and NPR – Finland, Bharath Democracy Watch, Indian Alliance Paris, and Foundation The London Story. It has been circulated for more signatures. To make their point, the community posted four of Surya’s controversial tweets which were communal in nature. They also brought up the issue of Tejasvi’s infamous “puncturewalla” speech which he gave at a pro-CAA rally in Bengaluru. Speaking in December, 2019, Tejasvi had said, “People of Bengaluru’s IT sector, BT sector, those contributing to the nation’s economy like lawyers, bank employees, ordinary citizens including auto-rickshaw drivers have gathered here today. Only the uneducated, illiterate puncture shop wallahs are against it.” At that time Tejasvi was criticised for referring to the minority and Dalit community in demeaning way. Quoting these, the letter asks, “Tejaswi Surya’s highly controversial and communal views are publicly available. Does the consulate also endorse his following views where he openly plays communal politics and calls for the government to favor a particular religion?” “We will also raise this concern to other European progressive bodies and human rights institutions to limit platforms to people who are out rightly bigoted, misogynistic and take shelter behind freedom of speech to spew hatred against particular communities. We will really appreciate your actions toward holding and promoting the idea of progressive and pluralistic India by not hosting a polarizing figure,” the letter mentioned. Recently Surya has been made the president of the party’s youth wing- Yuva Morcha.
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Will CBI raids target DK Shivakumar during every election? DKS lawyer questions
DK Shivakumar’s lawyer said that the CBI had not provided any information regarding the allegations against him or the reason for the searches
Over five hours after the Central Bureau of Investigation began search and seizure operations at various properties belonging to Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar, his lawyer has raised questions regarding the legality of the search. Speaking to the media outside DK Shivakumar’s Sadashivnagar residence, AS Ponnanna said that the CBI has not furnished any information regarding the case against DK Shivakumar and that the legal team was not aware of the charges levied against him. The CBI registered an FIR against DK Shivakumar on Saturday after the state government granted permission to conduct a probe against the politician in September last year. Ponnanna said that on September 28 this year, the Karnataka High Court has granted interim stay on the CBI’s probe sanctioned by the state government. “They (CBI) have not given any information about the charges against Shivakumar. On September 28 High Court gave interim relief to Shivakumar and it stands so at least until the next hearing in a couple of weeks. If this is the case how can CBI raid his properties? They have not mentioned if it’s the same case or another case,” AS Ponnanna said. He urged the media to “dig into the matter” as the CBI was tight lipped about the details of the probe. “Without any information or explanation these searches are being conducted. So will there be a raid on DK Shivakumar every time there is an election around the corner?” he questioned. The CBI conducted searches at residences and properties belonging to Shivakumar on Monday morning. Searches began at 6 am simultaneously at 14 locations - 9 in Bengaluru, 4 in Delhi and one in Mumbai. The CBI in Delhi has recovered Rs 50 lakh cash at one of Shivakumar’s prosperities in the national capital. In a statement, the CBI said that it is proving a disproportionate assets case against Shivakumar. The CBI’s allegation is that Shivakumar did not disclose income properly. In September last year, the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money laundering case against Shivakumar, had shared information regarding the politician’s income with the CBI. The ED has alleged in its report to CBI that DK Shivakumar allegedly procured undisclosed assets through money obtained by means of corruption. The Congress party has vehemently denied the corruption allegations and stated that the CBI is a “stooge” of the BJP government and the raids were “vendetta politics” against Shivakumar, who is the star campaigner for the Congress in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. Congress leaders have defended Shivakumar saying that the BJP was targeting him with the upcoming byelections in mind.
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New rules for Karnataka engineering college admission: Four things to know
The Karnataka government is in the process of amending a state education Act to include curbing of seat-blocking in private engineering colleges.
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In order to curb the continued practice of some engineering college seats being blocked by students in private colleges, the Karnataka government has passed a notification amending the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Prohibition of capitation Fee) Act, 1984. The draft was published on October 1 and will be finalized by October 16, after any relevant changes suggested by the public to the Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department (Higher Education) have been incorporated. The notification said, “Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and Suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department (Higher Education), MS Building, Bengaluru-560001.” The government has proposed four major changes to the Act, which are: 1. If a student fails to attend classes after accepting a government seat in a private college, they have to pay five times the seat-booking fee in addition to forfeiting the booking fee as penalty. 2. Private institutes will be held responsible for not informing the Karnataka Examination Authority about vacant seats in their colleges, which might arise due to students not attending the course after blocking a seat. In that case, the institution will have to pay a penalty of five times the fee. 3. Engineering colleges are to collect the original documents of the candidates at the time of admission and shall release them after obtaining the permission of the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). Once the KEA ascertains that the student will be attending the course, the documents will be released and the student will not be liable to pay the penalty fee. 4. In case a student is liable to pay the fines, the institution has to collect the penalty amount and transfer it to the KEA within a week after receiving it. Otherwise, the engineering colleges themselves must pay the penalty to the KEA.
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New rules for Karnataka engineering college admission: Four things to know
The Karnataka government is in the process of amending a state education Act to include curbing of seat-blocking in private engineering colleges.
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In order to curb the continued practice of some engineering college seats being blocked by students in private colleges, the Karnataka government has passed a notification amending the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Prohibition of capitation Fee) Act, 1984. The draft was published on October 1 and will be finalized by October 16, after any relevant changes suggested by the public to the Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department (Higher Education) have been incorporated. The notification said, “Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and Suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department (Higher Education), MS Building, Bengaluru-560001.” The government has proposed four major changes to the Act, which are: 1. If a student fails to attend classes after accepting a government seat in a private college, they have to pay five times the seat-booking fee in addition to forfeiting the booking fee as penalty. 2. Private institutes will be held responsible for not informing the Karnataka Examination Authority about vacant seats in their colleges, which might arise due to students not attending the course after blocking a seat. In that case, the institution will have to pay a penalty of five times the fee. 3. Engineering colleges are to collect the original documents of the candidates at the time of admission and shall release them after obtaining the permission of the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). Once the KEA ascertains that the student will be attending the course, the documents will be released and the student will not be liable to pay the penalty fee. 4. In case a student is liable to pay the fines, the institution has to collect the penalty amount and transfer it to the KEA within a week after receiving it. Otherwise, the engineering colleges themselves must pay the penalty to the KEA.
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New rules for Karnataka engineering college admission: Four things to know
The Karnataka government is in the process of amending a state education Act to include curbing of seat-blocking in private engineering colleges.
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n order to curb the continued practice of some engineering college seats being blocked by students in private colleges, the Karnataka government has passed a notification amending the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Prohibition of capitation Fee) Act, 1984. The draft was published on October 1 and will be finalized by October 16, after any relevant changes suggested by the public to the Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department (Higher Education) have been incorporated. The notification said, “Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and Suggestions may be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Education Department (Higher Education), MS Building, Bengaluru-560001.” The government has proposed four major changes to the Act, which are: 1. If a student fails to attend classes after accepting a government seat in a private college, they have to pay five times the seat-booking fee in addition to forfeiting the booking fee as penalty. 2. Private institutes will be held responsible for not informing the Karnataka Examination Authority about vacant seats in their colleges, which might arise due to students not attending the course after blocking a seat. In that case, the institution will have to pay a penalty of five times the fee. 3. Engineering colleges are to collect the original documents of the candidates at the time of admission and shall release them after obtaining the permission of the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). Once the KEA ascertains that the student will be attending the course, the documents will be released and the student will not be liable to pay the penalty fee. 4. In case a student is liable to pay the fines, the institution has to collect the penalty amount and transfer it to the KEA within a week after receiving it. Otherwise, the engineering colleges themselves must pay the penalty to the KEA.
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