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Blow to BJP: After resigning as MLA, Anand Singh joins Cong with 300 supporters

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January 31, 2018

Ballari, Jan 31: In a blow to Bharatiya Janata Party and Reddy brothers, former minister B S Anand Singh, who had recently resigned as an MLA, on Wednesday joined the Congress party along with 300 supporters.

The Congress is learnt to have assured Singh to give the ticket to contest the coming elections from Vijayanagara constituency in Ballari district.

State Congress president G Parameshwara formally inducted Singh into the party. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC working presidents, Dinesh Gundu Rao and S R Patil, were also present on the occasion.

Singh, who was a close associate of the Ballari Reddy brothers of the BJP, had distanced himself from the saffron party after Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebrations a few months ago.

Anand Singh, quoting internal differences between him and the district unit, had submitted his resignation letter in person to Speaker K.B. Koliwad at the latter’s residence.

To express their solidarity with their leader, office-bearers of the taluk unit of the BJP and other sub units, including the party’s Scheduled Tribes Morcha and women’s wing, among others, also tendered their resignation. 

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January 3,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 3: Mangaluru police arrested another person on charge of spreading communal hatred through messages. The accused have been identified as Abubakkar Siddique (48).

"One Abubakkar Siddique has been arrested in connection with a case for spreading communal hatred through inciting messages," said Dr PS Harsha, commissioner of police, Mangaluru.

On December 31, Police have arrested one person, Moideen Hameez, on charge of spreading communal hatred through social media.

The Mangaluru city police on Monday served notices to a few persons for posting inflammatory messages on social media.

The Cyber Crime police have summoned the accused persons to appear before it on January 2.

"Action against miscreants spreading communal hatred on social media underway in a major way. A dedicated team of cyber experts is keeping a hawk's eye on anyone fomenting communal disharmony anywhere on the internet," Harsha said in another tweet.

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June 29,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 29: An elderly woman who was tested positive for coronavirus, breathed her last at the designated covid hospital in the city today.

The deceased was a 60-year-old resident of Ullal.

According to sources, the woman, was getting treated for ailments related to liver and heart.

More details awaited:

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July 19,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 19: Two flights with 346 stranded Kannadigas from Sharjah and Dammam landed at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) on Saturday night.

MIA officials said on Sunday that the chartered flight from Dammam landed with 178 stranded people, while an Air India flight from Sharjah landed with 168 stranded passengers under the 'Vande Bharat Mission'.

All the passengers on their arrival underwent health checkup and were sent for seven days institutional quarantine. They will undergo swab tests during the quarantine period, health officials said.

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