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Ayurveda Hospital building of 60 beds at A 3.72 cr 151 Shivamogga completed by spending out of Rs 5 crore spent towards A2 cr upgradation of Government Ayurveda Hospitals at Bangalore, My- Ayush sore and Bellary Units to be started in all the Drugs testing labs District Hospitals - constructed at Hubballi and Bellary by Rs 5 crore spending Rs 15 crore allocated 117 primary health centres newly A10 cr started in rural areas allocated for starting Ayurveda 70,661 women have College at Shivamogga availed free delivery facilities under Thayi Bhagya Scheme 6,243 rural women who delivered children at private hospitals have been paid an incentive of Rs 6 lakh, at the rate of Rs. 1,000 per head Free medical check-up of 8.16 lakh Bhagyalakshmi Scheme beneficiaries and 2.53 lakh children treated for vari- ous diseases. 95 mobile clinics were pressed into service in the State 1,737 general medical officers and 5,863 paramedical staff appointed The IV World Ayurveda Conference successfully held in Bangalore in which representatives from 26 countries all over the world took part

2008-2011 RURAL LENS Reservation for elected women representatives in Panchayat Raj Institutions was enhanced from 33% to 50% The honorarium of elected representatives , 2500 viz Gram Panchayat members, ZP and Taluk Panchayat Members, Presidents and Vice Presidents of Development all these institutions was increased Officers recruited 152 Financial support of Rs 354 crore to 2.75 lakh Under Under Mukhya members of 22,000 self-help groups formed un- Pradhana Mantri Gram der Swarna Jayanthi Gram Swarojgar Scheme. Mantri Sadak Yojana, Gram Sadak 32,684 km of Yojana, 6,959 roads main- Kms of road tained with an developed with expenditure of an expenditure of A476 cr A2,134 cr 1,132villages developed under Suvarna Gramodaya Scheme. Rs 1,267.90 crore spent. Roads and drainage development works worth Rs 431.07 crore completed in 95 villages during 2010-11.

Under Total REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 153 Sanitation Campaign, the unit incentive of toilets to 1 A388cr be built by BPL families was- provided during 2011-2012 for the development of specified raised from areas to address the problem of regional imbalance A2,500-A3,000 2 A 45 cr Under ‘Jala Nirmal’ provided for Hyderabad- Karna- Scheme , 612 works taka Areas Development Board related to supply of drinking water in rural 3 A34cr areas completed with provided for Malnad Area Devel- an expenditure of opment Board A211 cr 4 A6cr 23 lakh provided for Bayalau Seeme Area Development Board individual families built toilets in their homes and more than 11,000 schools and Angan- 5 A3cr wadis also got the facility provided for Coastal Area Devel- opment Board Based on the progress under NREGA, the cen- tral government increased the grant from 6 A300cr Rs 2,846 crore to Rs 4,781 crore for the year 2010-11. National awards presented for Bel- provided for Legislators Area Devel- gaum, Gulbarga and Dharwad for excellent opment scheme implementation of NREGA 7 A50cr each provided for development of infrastructure facilities at Yadgir and Chikkaballapur districts during 2011-12

2008-2011 URBAN UPLIFT Global level basic infrastructure facilities were provided for Bengaluru which has the distinction of being the fastest developing city in the world. Best quality roads, drainage and drinking water facilities , under and over bridges etc, were provided. Necessary action was initiated for the beautification of the city. Emphasis has also been given for the development of Tier-2 cities. Increase in Central Government's ‘Sanitation Awards’ for five total amount spent for urban major towns of State; second place for Mysore development , E-Ten- 165% and 122% dering A 899 cr154 increase during System Im- 2009-10 and 2010- released for 4,000 works related plemented in 7 11 respectively. to road, water and drainage development under Chief Mahanagara Computerization Ministers Nagarotthana scheme, Palikes of 214 local bodies Rs 653 crore spent , 73% progress. Chief Nagarapalike (City Minister's Urban Municipalities) Rs 100 Development crore, Rs 15 crore for Scheme imple- district headquarters, Rs 5 mented. Rs 340 crore for taluk headquarters crore released and and Rs 2 crore for other Town fully utilized under Panchayats was provided this scheme. to upgrade infrastructure facilities.

A 532 cr The survey of slums across the state has been completed. As has been spent to provide infrastructure per this survey, 7,87,604 families facilities across 7 Mahangara Palikes of are living in 3,568 slums the State. Development Similarly, Rs 13 crore works worth Rs development released to- 1,454 crore have initiatives wards free wa- been completed worth of ter supply to SC/ across 211 ST families under towns under A 626 cr Nirmala Ganga Chief Minister's Small and have been Scheme Medium Town completed Development across 211 local scheme. bodies 155 Notification Development works issued for worth Rs 208 crore Kempegowda implemented under and Shivarama Karnataka Urban Karantha Layouts in Development Coastal Bangalore City and Environment Approval for Management Scheme formation of Layouts in memory All the offices of the urban and rural planning departments and of late K C Reddy, planning authorities are being computerized with an expenditure of D Devaraj Urs, Sri S Nijalingappa A 4.5 cr

2008-2011 TECH TERRITORY Rural BPO Centres were started at Taluk and Hobli Headquarters 32Rural BPOs set up, Rs.40 lakh per unit provided, Rs.4.6 lakh spent. Out of 712 applications for BPO Centres, 42 settled, 28 centers have already started working. Amount released: A 8.2 cr 156 Software worth of 17.3 acres A 85,000 cr exported during 2010-11 which amounts to a whopping 30% share of the total of land allotted to Tata national software exports Institute of Fundamental Research in Bangalore, to start an international centre for study of Bio Technology Park started in Electronics IT parks are theoretical sciences. City. IBAB, Bio IT Centre and CHG being Institutions started in first phase developed in Preliminary notification issued for acquiring 2,072 acres of land Mysuru, Shivamogga, to start IT Investment Zone near B.I.A.L Mangaluru, Belagavi and Kalaburagi on PPP model.

A2 cr 1a,5c0re0s 14 acres provided for of land allotted near of land starting IT Park Challakere to start allotted to in Kalaburagi second branch of JNCASR near Aryabhata the Indian Institute Hessarghatta to start IT Park devel- of Science,activities Science and oped in Hubballi, have already started Technolony Policy Study A3 crAmount spent: Center. TELEMETRIC RAIN GAUGE CENTERS 157 SET UP IN 747 HOBLI AND 303 GRAMA PANCHAYAT HEADQUARTERS Permanent Seismic centers A7.84 cr A19.54 cr started at 12 different Central share Bio IT Facility Tech Park places across Centre Started is being the state A 5 cr in IBAB built at Campus of Devanahalli State share of Bangalore released and fully Bio Tech Park spent

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2019-2020 165 A NEW DAWN During his first 100 days, BSY was confronted with one major challenge, the floods that hit the state. While he handled the crisis as an ideal leader, he also ensured that other sectors were not neglected. Education, health, IT&BT, rural development were integral to his agenda.

FTALCKOLINOG DS Karnataka, which was facing a harsh drought, suddenly found itself in the midst of excessive rain and floods caused by the release of water by neighbouring Maharashtra into the Krishna river between August 3 and 9, 2019. During 166 this period, Karnataka received 279% more rain than the average rainfall in a year and this is the highest in 118 years. K arnataka undertook what lines, the State had submitted an appeal to finally became one of the the Union government, seeking release of massive disaster-relief oper- a compensation of Rs 3,891.80 crore. The ations in its history. The Na- Union government has released an inter- tional Disaster Relief Force, im relief of Rs 1,200 crore. defence teams, Coastal Security Force, l Some 103 taluks in 22 districts in the state fire and emergency services, police State have been declared flood-affected personnel, Home Guards and many other l A sum of Rs 417.93 crore in grant has rescue teams took part in the extensive re- been released towards flood relief under lief operations. the State Disaster Relief Fund l To help the flood-affected people pur- The extent of loss on account of floods chase clothing and utensils to rebuild in August 2019 has been estimated at Rs their lives, the state government released 35,160.81 crore. As per flood-relief guide-

167 Rs 10,000 crore. Compensation amount of comprehensive crop management strate- Rs 3,800 fixed as per the Union gov- gies and problems linked to markets. Be- ernment guidelines, was increased to sides responding to cries of the farming Rs 10,000 to help the distressed people community, the government is according l A sum of Rs 202.36 crore has been re- top priority to the robust revival of the ag- leased for 2.03 lakh families riculture sector. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE In this backdrop, the government, on the very day it assumed office in July, A huge number of people in the State de- decided to provide additional compensa- pend on agriculture for their livelihood. tion to farmers who are covered under They are in deep distress due to the com- the Prime Minister’s Kisan Samman Ni- bined assault of nature’s fury, failings of dhi Yojana.

168 PRIME MINISTER’S KISAN 2,000 SAMMAN NIDHI YOJANA l The Union government has chosen Kar- nataka for its commendation award on its Under the Prime Minister’s Kisan Sam- spectacular achievement of bettering and man Nidhi Yojana, every eligible farmer taking its pulses output to a five-year high family is entitled to an annual financial help of Rs 6,000. In addition to this, the MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2019-20 Karnataka government hands out Rs 4,000 in two instalments under the PM Kisan l The department has launched e-auction Karnataka Yojana. The state government in 10 silk markets to bring transparency in has fixed a grant of Rs 2,200 crore for this the sector and also help farmers get best programme. The state government has and remunerative prices for their produce transferred Rs 489.13 crore to 24,45,699 l The department has released Rs 1,076.909 beneficiaries’ bank accounts as part of lakh assistance under the Prime Minis- disbursal of the first instalment of Rs ter’s Krishi Sinchai Yojana to introduce

drip-irrigation units in 1,350 hectares of tive approval to a Rs 30-crore project es- 169 mulberry-growing area timate that seeks to install a network of l By integrating silk producers’ units in pipelines to carry additional 35 MLD wa- Pavagada of Tumakuru district, Shid- ter from Agara (STP) lake to K&C Pump laghatta of Chikkaballapura district and House Koppa of Mandya district’s Maddur taluk, efforts have been made to build a bridge PRIMARY AND SECONDARY between the silk farming community and EDUCATION DEPARTMENT the industry. l For the first time, the department is giv- DEPARTMENT OF WATER ing nutrition-rich milk to 10,567 children RESOURCES: MAJOR AND of 155 special schools in the State MEDIUM IRRIGATION l Concerned by the weight of the bags The Government of Karnataka is commit- schoolchildren carry, the government has ted to extending the number of acres un- taken bold measures and issued advisories der irrigation and it has given the sector to aided and unaided schools to ensure the utmost priority. Kalasa-Banduri drinking weight of the bag must not exceed 10% of water project has secured the approval of the average body weight of the student of the Union Ministry of Forests and Envi- that age ronment. Works under Phase 3 of the Up- l The department is in the process of ap- per Krishna Project have picked pace. The pointing 10,000 new teachers in primary government is making all efforts to see schools that water allocation made by different l The government has released grants tribunals is judiciously executed. to repair or rebuild a total of 5,771 class- rooms across Karnataka — 3,202 in prima- For the year 2019-20, the department has ry schools, 2,120 in high schools and 449 been allocated Rs 17,212.33 crore. From rooms in government PU colleges — to April to June 2019, the department has improve basic infrastructure for the year achieved progress in projects worth Rs 2019-20 3,278.76 crore. HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF MINOR IRRIGATION l Action has been taken to fill the posts of l The department has given adminis- 1,242 assistant professors and 310 princi- trative approval for a Rs 29-crore project pals in the Department of Collegiate Ed- proposal that seeks to fill 22 lakes in Bik- ucation through the direct recruitment konahalli, Kommanalu, Abbalagere, Beer- process anakere, Kunchenahalli and Kallapur vil- l The department has so far utilized Rs lages by harnessing water from the Tunga 105.77 crore of the sanctioned Rs 111.89 river near Holehanasawadi in Shivamog- crore to take up repair and improve the in- ga district frastructure in the state government-run l The department has given administra-

170 first grade and post-graduate institutions lThe department has held 24/7 medical l In a bid to encourage girl student enrol- care and counselling sessions for those af- ment in the higher education sphere, the fected by sudden floods and torrential rain. department has taken action to waive l The government has kicked off the pro- the fees of all the 4 lakh girls studying in cess of filling 1,500 vacancies of special- government PU, degree and post-graduate ist doctors, which remained unfilled for colleges many years HEALTH AND FAMILY l Under the cadaver transplant pro- WELFARE DEPARTMENT gramme, the department will give finan- cial assistance of Rs 3 lakh for kidney l The government’s primary resolve is to transplant, Rs 11 lakh for heart transplant, ensure quality healthcare for all sections and Rs 12 lakh for liver transplant of society. In this regard, the government l The state has invented Baalika, a soft- has decided to improve facilities in gov- ware, to track and supervise registration ernment hospitals and upgrade facilities and renewal of private hospitals and re- under Ayushman Bharat and Aarogya al-time monitoring of scanning conduct- Karnataka projects. ed under PCPNDT Act

DEPARTMENT OF 30-crore help to bio-startups 171 INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE Karnataka is the investors’ paradise. In HOME DEPARTMENT the goals set by the Union government in ease of business, Karnataka has achieved Karnataka has unblemished law-and-or- 98% Karnataka Udyoga Mitra der, besides maintaining peace. The gov- l At the 117th state-level single-window ernment is giving importance to its goal committee meeting held on October 3, of reducing crime rate and ensuring over- 2019, it was decided to approve 34 invest- all welfare of police personnel. ment proposals. These proposals are ex- pected to bring in investments to the tune RECRUITMENT OF POLICE of Rs 1,413.68 crore and create 8,390 em- ployment opportunities l The department has taken measures to l 3 industrial units got off the ground fill vacancies in the constabulary level, in since July last year with Investment of Rs particular posts of police constables and 240.5 crore and generated 1,679 jobs police sub-inspector cadre and recruit- ment process is initiated DEPARTMENT OF IT, BT l Based on the recommendations of a com- AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY mittee headed by IPS officer Sri Raghav- endra Auradkar, the government has giv- Karnataka has made giant strides in IT, en approval to make upward revision of BT, science and technology spheres, and the pay and payscale of all cadre of police has made huge impact at the internation- personnel in the fire and emergency ser- al level too. As per the recent Niti Aayog vices and the prisons. report, Karnataka is the most innovative l The Karnataka State Forensic Sciences state in the country. Laboratory technology centre at a cost of l Under Idea 2 POC project, the depart- Rs 30.16 crore coming up on the premises ment conducted Elevate 2019 competition of forensic sciences laboratory in Ben- in which 100 startups achieved victory. It’s galuru’s Madiwala area. significant to note that a sizeable number of women and businessmen from Tier TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT II and III cities have achieved success in great numbers The department of transport is an impor- l With the assistance of Biotechnology tant department that brings in revenue Industry Research Assistance Council to the state. From July 2019 to September and under the aegis of Bangalore Bio-In- 2019, the department has collected reve- novation Centre, the department has es- nues of Rs 1421.35 crore tablished a Sustainable Entrepreneurship l The government had set the department and Business Fund, besides offering Rs a revenue target of Rs 6,601.96 crore for the year 2019-20. From April 2019 to Sep- tember 2019, the department has realised

Rs 2,930.71 crore in revenue, achieving 88.78% of the annual target l The department, in October, launched online submission of applications at Ban- galoreOne and KarnatakaOne centres across the state to avail services regard- ing driving licence l To ensure people are able to complete their RTO-related work within the stip- ulated time, 24 services are included through new software to \"Sakaala\" servic- es in the system of KGSC Services . FINANCE DEPARTMENT The financial health of the state continues to be strong and and tax collection is on target. There is no resource crunch, and it is committed to honouring fiscal disci- pline 172 ENERGY DEPARTMENT l The department has been supplying 3-phase power supply 24/7 in Urban/city and in rural areas, under Nirantara Jyoti scheme; houses which have non-agricul- tural power connections are enjoying 22- 24 hours of 3-phase power supply l In rural areas, the department is sup- plying 3-phase power supply to irrigation pumpsets for 7 hours and in batches, and it has been providing single-phase power supply for 10 hours between 6pm and 6am. l The state has kicked off measures to im- plement projects that will collectively add 277.16 megawatts to the state’s grid from various renewable energy resources — so- lar 244.86 megawatt, wind 30.3 megawatt, mini-hydel 2 megawatt.

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FRAMES 177 OF TIME Precious moments captured from BS Yediyurappa's life. Pictures that tell stories of his rise from a small village to the corridors of power, his association with various political stalwarts, industry giants, celebrities, and spiritual leaders, and how he paved a new path of development for the state of Karnataka. These are glimpses that reveal a personality who has stood the test of time and won

FIRSTFRAMES OF TIME FLUSH Dr M B Shivashankar, BSY and S Shankara Rao during their Pre-University days in 1959. Shivashankar is currently a medical practitioner in US and Shankara Rao is an insurance consultant in Mysuru 178 BS Yediyurappa and S Shankara Rao at his family areca nut Leading a team of 1,700 bonded labourers to the Shivamogga DC o ce demanding their release and rehabilitation farm at Bookanakere

Addressing bonded labourers at Shivamogga DC o ce 179 With his classmates during a farewell party a er 10th standard exams in 1959. (From le ) M P Somashekar, BSY, S Shankara Rao, K P Chandrashekhar Shetty, Parthasarathy, R C Panduranga Rao and R K Sathyanarayana Rao RSS stalwart Baburao Deshpande visiting BSY at a hospital in Shivamogga. BSY was critically injured a er an attack by his political opponents at Shikaripura. His attackers later regretted the incident With his wife In 1987, BSY travelled all over Shikaripura on bicycle to assess the drought situation in the taluk, forcing the then Mythradevi and government to take up relief measures on a war-footing daughter Padmavathi

SPECIALFRAMES OF TIME BONDS B S Yediyurappa with former chief minister Siddaramaiah a er assuming o ce, for the fourth time, as Chief Minister in July 2019 180 Then Opposition Leader BSY and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy greeting Speaker of the Assembly K R Ramesh Kumar With the then Defence Minister A K Antony Then Chief Minister In discussion with former Union Minister and Rajya BSY and Karunanidhi, Sabha member Dr Subramanian Swamy CM of Tamil Nadu, during the unveiling of Tiruvalluvar statue in Bengaluru, August 2009

Former Union Minister Rahman Khan and BSY Yediyurappa greeting Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal 181 Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and BSY immediately a er the formation of BJP-JDS coalition government in 2006 With Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge BSY meets Dr Sarojini Mahishi, former Union Minister and chairperson of Dr Sarojini Mahishi Committee on Employment Opportunities for Kannadigas BSY and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, K Rosaiah Amitabh Bachchan shares a moment with BSY at the screening of the movie Paa in Bengaluru, 2009 With activist Medha Patkar and ryot leader Sunanda Jayaram

BS Yediyurappa playing host to his cabinet colleagues and friends at his residence FRAMES OF TIME MOMENTS & MEMORIES182 Greeting the then President of India, Pranab Mukherjee With the then Governor of Karnataka, Rameshwar Thakur BSY and the then Governor of Karnataka, Hans Raj Bhardwaj Yediyurappa wishes N Dharam Singh on his assuming o ce as Chief BSY and the then Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram visiting flood-affected districts in Northern Karnataka in October 2008 Minister of Karnataka in May 2004

Then President Pratibha Patil with BSY at Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru Yediyurappa meets veteran BJP leader L K Advani With Union Minister Rajnath Singh 183 Then Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and BSY during the signing of MoU between Karnataka and Chhattisgarh for establishing a thermal power plant by the Karnataka State Government Close encounter with BJP veteran Dr Murli Manohar Joshi

THEFRAMES OF TIME Then Gujarat Chief 184 VICTOR Minister Narendra Modi congratulating BSY during Being sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister by Governor of Karnataka T N Chaturvedi in 2006 his swearing-in ceremony as Chief Minister at Vidhana Soudha in 2008 Governor Rameshwar Thakur administering the oath to BS Yediyurappa as CM in 2008

BSY at an election campaign of the Yeshwantpur Assembly Constituency With Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala 185 BSY at a symposium organised by a Kannada daily at the Vidhana Soudha in 2008 Yediyurappa calls on BJP stalwart and the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

FRAMES OF TIME Yediyurappa exchanging thoughts with Pejawar Mutt seer MATTERS186 OF FAITH Vishwesha Teertha Swami In conversation with Dr Shivamurthy Shivacharya Swamiji, pontiff of Sirigere Mutt BSY and Mata Amrutanandamayi at her ashram in Bengaluru With then Arch Bishop of Bengaluru, Bernard Blasius Moras

Sri Bharathi Teertha Mahaswamiji of Shringeri Sharada Peetha blessing BSY BSY being blessed by Kashi Jagadguru Dr Chandrasekhar Shivacharya Swamiji Rambhapuri Jagadguru Sri Renukacharya Swamiji of Balehonnuru giving ashirvada to BSY With Sri Ravishankar 187 Guruji, head of Art of Living Members of Brahmakumaris spiritual organisation and BSY

BSY with steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and then Minister Murugesh Nirani during Global Investors Meet held in Bengaluru in 2008 BUSINESS TIES188 FRAMES OF TIME BSY welcoming N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, during Global Ratan Tata, former chairman of Tata Sons, and BSY in deep talks in Bengaluru in 2008 Investors Meet held in Bengaluru in 2008

Warren Buffett , CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, and BSY in 2009 Meeting point with Azim Premji, Chairman, WIPRO, and the then Minister BSY and Shobha Karandlaje, the then Minister for Energy, during the signing of an MoU between NTPC and ESCOM in 2009 Katta Subramanya Naidu 189 With Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys

B S Yediyurappa greeting Brinda Karat, former Rajya Sabha member and CPI (M) leader BOUQUETSFRAMES OF TIME & BEYOND 190 With cricketer Virat Kohli Greeting Y V Reddy, the then RBI Governor BSY with K Kasturirangan, former chairman, ISRO With former Air Marshal V R Iyer

Discussing energy-related issues with Thespian Dr Rajkumar with BSY With Lt Col Chengappa R K Pachauri, the then TERI chief BSY and then RSS chief K S Sudarshan 191 On a different pitch with cricket great Anil Kumble With Sam Pitroda, then Chairman of National Knowledge Commission At a meeting with Montek Singh Ahluwalia, ex-Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India, in 2008

MEETING &FRAMES OF TIME GREETING BS Yediyurappa congratulating M S Dhoni during a cricket match at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru 192 With actor Aishwarya Rai during the inauguration of the second World Kannada Conference held in Belagavi in March 2011 Keenly listening to acclaimed scientist Dr C N R Rao Explaining a point to Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

With Vijay Kelkar, Chairman, 13th Finance Commission With Su. Ramanna, convenor, Sangh Parivar, and G Madhusudan, MLC 193 BSY extending invitation to Srikantadatta Wadiyar, scion of Mysuru royal family, for the Dasara festival With former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair All smiles with Justice Cyriac Joseph, former Chief Justice of Karnataka

VARIEDFRAMES OF TIME B S Yediyurappa, a keen 194 MOODS wildlife lover, in the company of lions Fun time with grandchildren Receiving an honorary doctorate from the Saginaw Valley State University, Fitness mantra — performing yoga USA, in December 2008, for his contribution to public life

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Published by Express Publications (Madurai) Private Limited, Bengaluru 196 Senior General Manager P Suresh Kumar Editorial Resident Editor: Santwana Bhattacharya Associate Editors: Ramu Patil, Utthara Kumari B Senior Assistant Editors: Pallavi Srivastava, Adarsha Sri Krishna Chief Sub Editor: Tina Shashikanth Special Correspondents: Ashwini M Sripad, Anusha Ravi, Principal Correspondent: Ramachandra V Gunari Design Editor: Nitin Tuse Designers: Arun Kumar B, N Gopalakrishnan, Suman Mitra Photographers: Vinod Kumar T, Shimoga Nandan, Nagaraja Gadekal Assistant Editor (Supplements): Vyas Sivanand Acknowledgement Umadevi S Y, Daughter of BS Yediyurappa Mahadev Prakash, Media Adviser to CM Bhrungeesh N, Media Secretary to CM Disclaimer: Although the author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book was correct at press time, the author and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any party for any loss, damage or disruption caused by error or omission resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause.

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