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JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy today said he would file a complaint before Income Tax Department and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee over alleged IT evasion by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's family members.

"I will be filing the complaint within a week with documentary evidence", Kumaraswamy said at a media conference here, a day after Yeddyurappa hurled charges against him.

Irked over Yeddyurappa's allegations that a trust owned by Kumaraswamy's brother H D Balakrishna had received Rs 250 crore as donation from the mining sector and 164 Bangalore Development Authority sites were allotted to his (Kumaraswamy) relatives when he was Chief Minister, the JDS leader challenged the Chief Minister to produce documentary evidence.

"I have been exposing the corruption of Yeddyurappa and his family with documentary evidence.Let Yeddyurappa also do the same without resorting to baseless charges",he said.

No tweet could be harsher than this. Actress Ramya has tweeted that she's quitting the film industry altogther, citing personal reasons and problems in the film industry. Ramya has done well not to give away her ‘number one’ slot in the Kannada film industry.

She is popular as Divya Spandana in Tamil film industry. She’s always stood up for what she believes is ‘right’ and is known for her ‘dramatics’. And Ramya has always been in the news for both good and not so good reasons as well.   There are people who admire her and those who’ve had their share of misunderstandings with her. Nevertheless, she still remains a popular face in the film industry.

Ramya’s latest clash with producer Ganesh during the promotional event of her Kannada film Dhandam Dhashagunam may have provoked her  to quit the industry. The latest is that Ramya kept Ganesh and the team waiting and didn’t answer any calls or bothered to revert.   

Under attack from opposition over allegations that a trust run by his family received donations from some firms,Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today hit back, levelling charges pertaining to site allotment and illegal trading of iron ore against JDS chief H D Deve Gowda's family.

Speaking in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Yeddyurappa said on a single day during Gowda's tenure as Chief Minister, 48 sites were allotted by Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to the former Prime Minister's family.

Yeddyurappa also sought to raise issues surrounding 'BSK Trading company', but could not be heard due to protests by JDS members and his statement was drowned in the din.

BJP leaders in the past had alleged that BSK Trading company was owned by Gowda's family members,including his son and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, and it was involved in illegal trading of iron ore and extorting money from mining owners when the latter was at the helm in the State.

BBMP's garbage management is pathetic. While it's easy to impose and collect a cess for this, is there accountability for garbage that's not collected regularly and in payments to contractors who clear it? Chances are money will again start flowing to people favoured to dispose of garbage. Also, will residents segregate dry and wet waste and have separate covers for them? Will pourakarmikas keep it in separate bins?

BBMP has failed to provide the scientific landfill for processing 3,200 metric tones of waste generated daily. BBMP has failed to justify the cess without implementing any new measures in solid waste management.

We love green causes, but convenience is far more important than the environment. That’s what it seems like on the first day of the rest of our lives without plastic bags thinner than 40 microns.

Be it posh neighbourhoods of Indiranagar or middle-class bylanes of Ulsoor, thin plastic bags were being sold and carried everywhere on Tuesday, when the ban came into force. “I know about the ban but because I’m in a hurry, I had to pick up this bag,” said Parvati S, who was on her way to work and picked up a plastic bag of fruits in Koramangala.

Many people like Parvati who came to the Indiranagar Market and CMH Road were carrying thin plastic bags in a clear violation of the ban.

As always, Shahul Hameed’s vegetable shop had customers flocking to the counter and he stuffed all their purchases in plastic bags. “These days, many people are getting their own bags; I’m not sure if it’s because they knew about the ban. We spend Rs 95 every day on buying 150 plastic bags from City Market. It’d be great if everyone gets their own bags,” he said.