Justice Somasekhara panel cannot escape from its responsibilities

The general notion is that any government constitutes an Enquiry Commission solely

to ascertain the truth which the public is aware of and also to identify the accused in

the case. But what the Justice Somasekhara Commission which was appointed to look

into the church attack case that took place after the BJP government took charge, was

to shield the politicians and police personnel from the allegations even when the public

are aware as to who are the guilty persons in the case. The act of Justice Somasekhara

has raised many eyebrows as well as question marks

Bahuguna demands ban on Endosulfan

The three ?day Save Western Ghat Convention has urged the

Government against setting up any new industry in the Western Ghat area.

Nagarjuna effluents prove fatal to fish

Hundreds of fish have perished due to the impact of the chemical

effluents released by the controversial UPCL( erstwhile Nagarjuna ) power plant.

It is learnt, the chemical effluents contaminate the water used by the farmers for irrigation

purposes, leading to the perishing of the fish.

GP bid to acquire farm land in Admar resented

The act of the Tenka gram panchayat in the all of a sudden issuing of

notice to one Ramesh Acharya of Admar, to acquire his one acre of Kumki farm land, has

been strongly resented by the locals. Meanwhile, the Raitha Sangha members who visited

the site which the GP intends to reserve for the landless people, removed the boundaries

marked by the authorities by placing stones.

Gregory finally decides to let his land

Gregory Patrao, the farmer of Kalavar who had stood like a rock against

the acquisition of his farm land for the MRPL extension works as part of the SEZ, has

finally decided to drop his agitation and hand over his land.

Drunk cops create a scene in Puttur

Two constables of the Puttur town police station created a scene at Kodimbadi

in Puttur where they had arrived to conduct an enquiry in connection with a land dispute.

It is learnt, the constables namely Rukmaya and Lakshminarayana, who were under the

influence of alcohol arrived at Kodimbadi when land was being leveled through a JCB

machinery for construction of the Rajeev Gandhi Seva Kendra building on behalf of the

Kodimbadi Gram Panchayat. Initially, the two cops laid their hands on the pockets of

the JCB driver and snatched his mobile phone and purse. Later, they behaved rudely and

began to abuse the GP staff and finally instructed the JCB driver to get the vehicle to the

station.

A total failure of Somasekhara Commission

The Somasekhara Commission Report will in the days to come be a good tool to prove

the uselessness of enquiry commissions which take years together for their enquiry

by spending sufficient public funds. The several comments on the Somasekhara panel

findings are enough proof to this.

Somasekhara Panel report dishonest, says Justice Saldanha

The Justice Somasekhara Commission which has completed its

investigation into the church attacks case of 2008, has been dishonest by presenting a

favourable report to the ruling party and the Parivar organizations, observed Justice MF

Saldanha, former High Court judge.

Puttur TMC chief

The President of the Puttur TMC Kamala is the first citizen only for

namesake, while she is actually lying orphan on the government hospital bed.

?Behenji? a ray of hope for Dalits

The present generation has not seen great men like Dr Ambedkar. We have learnt about

Ambedkar by seeing his photograph and reading about his life. But we have tried to

search for Ambedkar in leaders like Kanshiram. Baba Saheb Ambedkar launched his

movement just to secure Dalits their political rights.