hubballi l friday l July 04, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l city EDITION Centre says Oppn parties support motion to impeach Justice Varma Union minister Kiren Rijiju said opposition parties have given their in-principle approval to support the motion in the upcoming monsoon session Signatures to be collected soon: Rijiju Govt wants all oppn parties on board It is still not clear whether the motion would be brought in the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. For Lok Sabha, signatures of a minimum 100 MPs is required. For the Rajya Sabha, the support of at least 50 MPs is required. Rijiju said the process of collecting signatures could begin as soon as the government decides on the House where the motion will be brought ■ ■ Once a motion to remove a judge is admitted in a House, the Speaker or Chairman will constitute a three-member committee to investigate the grounds on which the removal has been sought Rijiju said since the matter involves corruption in the judiciary, the government wants all political parties to be on board | P7 July 21 Commencement date for Monsoon session. It will end on August 21 CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI snub to China Established institution to decide Dalai heir: Rijiju RAJ E S H K U M AR T H A K U R @ New Delhi IN a snub to China, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the decision on the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution. “All those who follow the Dalai Lama feel that the Incarnation is to be decided by the established convention and as per the wish of the Dalai Lama himself. Nobody else has the right to decide it except him and the conventions in place,” said the minister, himself a practising Buddhist. The remarks came after China rejected the 14th Dalai Lama’s succession plan, claiming it’s for Beijing to decide. Rijiju and Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh will repKiren Rijiju resent the Government of India on the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday event in Dharamshala on Sunday . On Wednesday, the Dalai Lama reaffirmed that only the Gaden Phodrang Trust—the non-profit organisation he set up to maintain the tradition and institution of the Dalai Lama—has the authority to recognise his future reincarnation. The Dalai Lama said: “Line will continue after me; no other authority can interfere.” Reacting sharply to this, the Chinese foreign ministry said any future succession plan must have the approval of the Chinese government. The Dalai Lama is the most important institution for Tibetans and the followers of the Nalanda tradition of Buddhism. express read FIR against Ravikumar over remark against CS Bengaluru: The Vidhana Soudha police on Thursday registered an FIR against BJP MLC N Ravikumar, over his offensive remark against Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh. The Karnataka State Commission for Women has also taken up a suo motu case against Ravikumar |P4 Baramani back to work, resignation up to govt Dharwad: Additional SP Narayan Baramani, who had submitted his resignation, resumed duty on Thursday, after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah spoke to him. He has, however, left the final decision to the government | P4 Def projects worth 1.05 lakh crore get panel’s green light 269 Gill now holds the seventh highest Test score by an Indian batter 18 Indigenous sourcing for 10 proposals: Ministry years since India passed 500 in a men’s Test in England AoNs were also accorded for procurement of moored mines, mine The Defence Acquisition Council counter measure vessels, super (DAC) on Thursday granted Accept- rapid gun mount and submersible ance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capi- autonomous vessels. They are tal acquisition proposals worth aimed at mitigating potential risks about `1.05 lakh crore in all, to to naval and merchant vessels. strengthen the offensive and defenTo provide further impetus to insive abilities of the armed forces. digenous design and development, The council’s meeting, AoNs were accorded under chaired by Defence Ministhe Buy Indian-IDDM (Inditer Rajnath Singh, approved an-Indigenously Designed projects that will be sourced Govt must also Developed and Manufacindigenously. The DAC is focus on R&D tured) category . the highest decision-making The MoD defines Buy (Inon emerging body on defence policy and threats such as dian-IDDM) category as the capital procurement. Its the black swan “procurement of products event of AoN is the first step in the from an Indian vendor that Hamas attack have been indigenously deacquisition process. on 7 Oct 2023 AoNs were accorded for signed, developed and manprocurement of armoured Maj Gen Sudhakar ufactured with a minimum recovery vehicles, Electronic of 50% Indigenous Content Jee ( retd) Warfare System, Integrated (IC) on cost basis of the total Common Inventory Management contract value.” System for the Tri-Services and surThe Armoured Recovery Vehiface-to-Air missiles. These procure- cles help in recovery of armoured ments will provide higher mobility vehicles, including the main battle , effective air defence, improve supply tanks, in difficult terrain and chalchain management and augment lenging weather conditions. They the operational preparedness, the assist with recovery and repair defence ministry said. during combat conditions. M AYAN K SIN G H @ New Delhi record Play Shubman Gill registered the highest score by an Indian captain, surpassing Virat Kohli’s 254 n.o. He also became the 1st Indian since Rahul Dravid to score a double ton in England. Dravid’s 217 came in 2002 master & Commander India captain Shubman Gill celebrates his first double century on day two of the second Test against England at Edgbaston. Gill’s 269, along with Ravindra Jadeja’s 89, helped India post 587 in the first innings | ap | More on P11 The mysterious case of the missing PHC doctor P r a j n a G R @Madikeri AN apple a day keeps the doctor away Apple does not grow . in Surlabbi, the tiny Kodagu hamlet, but the villagers wonder what has kept the doctor away from their Primary Health Centre for long. On most days it is a Group D worker who doubles up as nurse and doctor at the PHC which caters to the healthcare needs of five villages—Surlabbi, Hammiyala, Garvale, Mutlu, Kumbaragadige and Mankya. The PHC has a doctor on its roster but very few have seen the healer. The health centre is equipped with relatively good infrastructure but it stays locked most of the time. “A permanent doctor has been posted to the PHC. It is an interior place and there are not many patients. We have asked Fuel ban NOT FEASIBLE, SAYS DELHI GOVT the doctor to report at the PHC at least three times in a week,” said Dr Satish Kumar, District Health Officer. The villagers are, however, unaware of the doctor’s posting as the doctor does not turn up when they queue up at the PHC. “ Group D worker opens and A shuts the PHC. When she is on leave, the centre stays locked. The worker hands over medicines for minor health issues. In case of a major health issue, we have to make arrangements to reach Madapura, which is more than 15-km away,” said Mani, a resident of Mutlu. When TNIE visited the PHC, it was locked as the Group D worker had gone on some ‘personal errands’. The doctor was, however, not available for comment. The DHO said he would look into the mysterious case of the missing doctor. Villagers in the lurch While funds have been sanctioned for development of the PHC, its functioning is not being monitored, leaving the villagers in a dire situation The worker hands over medicines for minor health issues. In case of a major health issue, we have to go to Madapura, over 15-km away Mani, Mutlu resident The Delhi government has requested the Commission for Air Quality Management to suspend its order banning supply of fuel to old vehicles in the national capital, citing technical challenges and public outrage Rahul cites TNIE, says farmers ignored P r eeth a N a i r @ New Delhi Citing a report published in these columns on the number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the Centre for remaining indifferent to the plight of farmers. On Wednesday, this newspaper reported that as many as 767 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra between January and March 2025. The disclosure was made by Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Makrand Patil in the assembly in a written reply to a question by the opposition Congress on the rising number of farm suicides, particularly in Vidarbha, and the rehabilitation measures. Rahul accused the government of ignoring farmers’ demands for a loan waiver and a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Sharing a screenshot of the TNIE report, he wrote, “Think about it... in just 3 months, 767 far mers committed suicide in Maharashtra. Is this just a statistic? No. These are 767 destroyed homes. 767 families that will never be able to recover. And the government? It is silent. It is watching indifferently Congress lead...” er Priyanka Gandhi joined Rahul in attacking the government over the report. Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi 9:51 AM: Jul 3, 2025 262.1K Written response by minister Makrand Patil to a question on Tuesday reveals 767 suicides in Maharashtra in the first three months of 2025. State agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday claimed he had no idea where the data was sourced from BBMP staff attacks resident during SC survey E x p r e s s Ne w s Se r v i c e @Bengaluru A house owner in Sarvabhoumanagar, Chikkalasandra, was assaulted after questioning the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) staff who were pasting stickers related to the scheduled castes survey without prior consultation with residents. Municipal staff are required to notify homeowners before conducting surveys or affixing such stickers. However, in this instance, BBMP personnel carried out the task without informing homeowner Nandish, who confronted them. This led to a altercation where the staff slapped and kicked Nandish. The incident was captured by nearby CCTV cameras. The footage went viral on social media, prompting the BBMP to suspend Health Inspector Suresh pending an inquiry .