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Congress suffers blow in Devadurga as BJP candidate Shivanagowda Naik wins

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February 16, 2016

Devadurga, Feb 16: Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to snatch Devadurga assembly seat from Congress party in the recently held bypoll to the three assembly constituencies in Karnataka.

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After the 18th and last round of counting, K Shivanagowda Naik of BJP has bagged 72,645 votes while Congress candidate Rajashekhar Naik secured only 55768 votes. Karyamma of JD(S) bagged 9156 votes.

The result is a setback for Congress. The by election was held after popular Congress MLA A Venkatesh Naik A was killed in a rail accident in August 2015.

The accident occurred when Bengaluru-Nanded Express (Train No: 16594) in which Naik was travelling was rammed by a granite laden truck at a level crossing near Madakashira village between Rangepalli and Penugonda Stations in Anantapur district on Dharmavaram Section of Bengaluru division of South Western Railway, leading to the derailment of four coaches and killing six people, including Naik.

Congress had fielded departed leader Venkatesh Naik’s son Rajashekhar Naik from the constituency. 12 ministers, including Chief Minister, campaigned for the Congress.

“Voters rejected Congress. People voted for me considering the developmental work that I had undertaken in Devadurga constituency during my tenure as MLA and Minister. This result would boost morale of party workers and have positive impact on imminent Panchayat polls, " said K Shivanagowda Naik, outside vote counting Centre in Raichur after the last round of counting was completed.

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Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016

I don't understand why the people of India is not thinking. Why they supporting BJP????

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February 19,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 19: Congress MLA UT Khader on Wednesday slammed the Central government over the enactment of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said it violates the Constitution.

"The new citizenship amendment bill is unconstitutional. The citizenship cannot be given on cast and creed basis. Because of these things we are fighting against it," he said while speaking to media in Bengaluru.

Opposition along with several non-BJP state governments, including Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan have refused to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed NRC in their respective states.

The CAA grants citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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March 12,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Karnataka on Thursday confirmed another positive case of the deadly coronavirus, taking the total number of infected persons to five in the state.

According to a source from the State Health Department, the infected person, a 26-year-old patient had recently returned from Greece. He is currently under observation in an isolation ward in a city hospital.

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May 26,2020

Bengaluru, May 26: The state government today hinted that places of religious worship belonging to Hindus will be allowed to reopen from June 1, keeping social distancing and other norms in place.

In principle, the government has decided to open temples coming under the Muzrai department after Lockdown 4.0 ends on May 31. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.

“Movement of people on air and rail has started. We have been receiving repeated pleas from devotees that temples should be opened. When this was discussed with the CM during a review of the Muzrai department, it was decided that temples can start from June 1,” Muzrai Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary told reporters. 

Poojary said all day-to-day activities will be allowed in temples. “But religious fairs and ceremonies will not be permitted,” he said. 

Mosques and churches

Asked whether his government will allow opening of mosques and churches too from June 1, he replied that they don't come under his Muzrai dept.

Howvever, government sources said this may apply to mosques, churches and other places of religious worship as well. However, this decision will be subject to whether or not the Centre will allow places of religious worship to be open for the public after Lockdown 4.0, an official said. 

All places of religious worship have been closed for the public ever since Karnataka enforced a state-wide lockdown on March 24 to contain COVID-19. 

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