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BJP leaders tried to lure me Rs 30-cr cash plus ministerial berth: Lakshmi Hebbalkar

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September 28, 2018

Belagavi, Sept 28: Lakshmi Hebbalkar, Congress leader and MLA from Belagavi district has revealed that the BJP had tried to poach her by offering her Rs 30 crore cash and with a promise to make her a Minister after toppling the coalition government.

“Some BJP leaders from Karnataka called me when I was in Hyderabad a few weeks ago and made an offer on the phone. They said I would be made a Minister and that I would get ₹30 crore. I told them ‘Operation Lotus’ was an unethical way to come to power and refused their offer,” she told presspersons here today.

“Some other leaders sent me messages,” she said. But she did not divulge the names of the leaders who contacted her.

She said she had handed over the details of the phone calls and messages that she had received, to senior party leaders. She refused to give further details.

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ajith kumar
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Saturday, 29 Sep 2018

Madam one salute to you ,for being al honest congress person.   

good job,

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Schools will remain closed and are expected to be opened in the month of August or September in the view of rising COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, said S Suresh Kumar, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka on Tuesday.

Speaking on the issue, Kumar said, "Schools would not open for the time being. The children will be taught through media."

"The state is also working on the new schemes to improve the learning process for the students," he added.

As many as 5,536 new COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday, according to the State Health Department.

The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1,07,001 including 64,434 active cases, 40,504 discharges and 2,055 deaths.

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April 4,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 4: About 20,000 quintal boiled rice has been distributed among the ration card holders through Public Distribution System, District-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said here on Saturday.

As people in the district prefer boiled rice over white rice, the government has given approval for distributing boiled rice. From next month, only boiled rice will be distributed in the district at fair price shops.

In the last two days, rice has been distributed among 61,302 cardholders in the district.

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July 5,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 5: A COVID-19 patient escaped from a hospital in Mangaluru on Sunday, Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Vikas Kumar.

A total of 1,925 cases of COVID-19 and 37 deaths recorded in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 23,474.

The health department informed that the death toll rose to 372 while active cases stood at 13,251 in the state.

According to the Union Health Ministry, India has recorded 6,73,165 numbers of COVID-19 cases and 19,268 deaths. 

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