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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Model food streets coming up in four locations in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Food Safety Department has launched the Modernisation of Food Streets project, setting up four model food streets that emphasise hygiene and aesthetics. In the first phase, projects are underway at Shankhumukham (Thiruvananthapuram), Panampilly Nagar (Ernakulam), Kottakunnu (Malappuram), and Kozhikode Beach. Health Minister Veena George said the initiative is a model for serving quality food in clean and attractive environment. Each food street is being developed for Rs 1 crore, adhering to strict food safety standards. The outlets will be operated by staff certified under the FoSTaC programme and follow the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Emphasis is also placed on sanitation, with provisions for toilets and waste management systems. Construction is nearing completion, with Nirmithi Kendra handling the work at Shankhumukham. Other locations are being developed in collaboration with GCDA (Ernakulam), DTPC (Malappuram), and the Kozhikode Corporation. The initiative is being implemented under the State Food Safety Department, in coordination with district authorities and local bodies, with support from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and the National Health Mission.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Time of India
Lokayukta raids 7 govt officials across Karnataka
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police Thursday carried out simultaneous raids on properties linked to seven govt officials across six districts following allegations of possessing disproportionate assets . Raids were conducted in Bengaluru city/rural, Tumakuru, Yadgir, Vijayapura and Mangaluru, covering over 35 locations including the accused officers' residences, offices and relatives' houses. Operations began at 6am and continued through the day. The raided officials from Bengaluru city and rural are HR Nataraj, legal metrology inspector in City Market-1 sub-division; Murali TV, additional director of town planning at BDA; Anantha Kumar, second-division assistant at Hosakote taluk office. According to Lokayukta police, assets worth over Rs 3.9 crore were unearthed at Nataraj's premises, including two sites, two houses, nine acres of agricultural land, cash, gold ornaments, vehicles and household items. Murali TV was found in possession of three houses, three sites and valuables totalling nearly Rs 3.5 crore. Anantha Kumar had one house, five acres of agricultural land and movable assets, bringing the estimated total to nearly Rs 2 crore. Officials from the districts under scanner are: Rajashekhara D, planning director of Nirmithi Kendra, Tumakuru; Manjunatha MR, survey supervisor at UPOR office in Dakshina Kannada; Renuka Satarle, former district manager at Dr BR Ambedkar Development Corporation, Vijayapura; Umakanth Halle, tahsildar, Shahapur taluk, Yadgir. In all, assets over Rs 13.4 crore were unearthed from raids on these officials.
Indian Express
15-05-2025
- Indian Express
Karnataka Lokayukta seizes over Rs 22 crore in disproportionate assets from seven govt officers
Karnataka's Lokayukta police said they raided over 35 locations linked to seven government officers in Bengaluru city as well as Bengaluru Rural, Tumakuru, Mangaluru, Vijayapura, and Yadgir districts, and uncovered disproportionate assets of Rs 22.7 crore on Thursday. The raids were conducted at the officers' homes, offices, and their relatives' homes. According to the Lokayukta police, H R Nataraj, a legal metrology inspector in Bengaluru's city market-1 subdivision, held assets worth Rs 3.94 crore, including two sites, two houses, and nine acres of agricultural land valued at Rs 3.13 crore, plus movable assets like Rs 21 lakh in ornaments and Rs 1.50 lakh cash. Lokayukta sleuths also searched locations linked to Anantha Kumar, a second-division assistant at the Hosakote taluk office in Bengaluru Rural and unearthed Rs 1.96 crore in assets, including a house and five acres of land valued at Rs 1.51 crore. The other five officers and their assets seized during the raids as per the Lokayukta are as follows: Murali TV, Additional Director of Town Planning at the Bengaluru Development Authority, possessed Rs 3.47 crore in assets, with three sites and three houses worth Rs 3.16 crore, along with Rs 25.54 lakh in ornaments. Rajashekhara D, Planning Director at Nirmithi Kendra, Tumakuru, held assets worth Rs 5.74 crore, including 12 sites, four houses, and four acres of land worth Rs 3.89 crore, with movable assets like Rs 89.06 lakh in ornaments and vehicles worth Rs 37.92 lakh. In Mangaluru, Manjunatha M R, Survey Supervisor at the UPOR (Urban Property Ownership Record) Office, had assets worth Rs 2.56 crore, including nine sites and two houses valued at Rs 2.31 crore. Renuka Satarle, a former district manager at Dr BR Ambedkar Development Corporation Limited in Vijayapura, possessed Rs 3.10 crore in assets, with three sites, two houses, and movable assets like Rs 58.80 lakh in ornaments. Umakanth Halle, Tahsildar of Shahapura taluk in Yadgir district, held assets worth Rs 1.98 crore, including two sites and two houses.
