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Congress veteran Janardhana Poojary penning his autobiography

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September 15, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 15: From a bright student to being one of the stalwarts of the Indian National Congress party, B Janardhana Poojary's extraordinary journey is set to get a book treatment as the veteran politician is busy giving shape to his autobiography.

11poojary“I started writing few months back and the book will contain all my good and bad experiences right from my childhood,” said the 80-year-old leader, who is recently being alienated by the Congress for his relentless barb against chief minister Siddaramaiah and other party leaders.

Being the most influential leader of Billava community and one of the most powerful politicians of coastal Karnataka, Mr Poojary had served as Union Minister of State for Finance and Union Minister of State for Rural Development between 1982 to 1989 during the tenure of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

He was first elected to the 6th Lok Sabha in 1977 from the erstwhile Mangaluru (now Dakshina Kannada) constituency. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980, 1984 and 1989 from the same constituency.

In 1994, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament – a position he held until 2008. He also served as the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee and President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.

Prior to joining politics, Mr Poojary practiced law as a barrister from 1960 to 1979. As a lawyer, he was actively engaged in safeguarding the interests of poor agricultural tenants and defended a large number of poor people by giving them free legal aid.

He was responsible for the construction of several college, schools and temples, including the Gokarnanatheshwara Temple (Kudroli Temple) in Mangaluru. He is the architect of world famous Mangaluru Dasara. He also took active part in construction of Dharmasthala Kanyadi Shree Raam Mandir. He also took initiative in the renovation of Kankanady Shree Brahma Baiderkala Garodi Temple and Katpady Shree Vishwanatha Temple.

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devkaran gatti
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Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

poojari ..has never done anything for his community. where he had plenty of opportunities..his.reckless attitude helped saffron groups.to establish strongly..this useless old politician can help.alot just if he kept his.bloody mouth shut...but he even cant do this much courtesy ...

Siddaramaiah
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Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

All the best poojary, please dont include my name in your story. :P

Mohammed Fayaz
 - 
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

Always welcome poojari ji.

Swetha Salian
 - 
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

the great personality, just waiting for the book to buy it.

Rathan salian
 - 
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

A big salute to poojary, he alwasy made us very popular within the community.

Jeevan
 - 
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

siddarmaiah.. u are gone.

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March 6,2020

Mysuru, Mar 6: A BJP worker was stabbed to death by unidentified persons at his apartment in Mysore in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Anand in his early thirties, was reportedly attacked with a broken beer bottle shortly after he returned home following his late night birthday party, police added.

Following information from neighbours in the apartment, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

"The murder took place between 3 am and 4 am. We are investigating who was with him at the time and what was the motive behind the killing," Mysuru police Commissioner Dr Chandragupta told reporters.

Police said further investigations are on to ascertain the motive and people behind the killing.

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March 9,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 9: The first case of Nov Corona patient was found in Karnataka with a 40 year-old Software Engineer, who returned from US, developing fever today at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital in the City. This is the first case reported in the State.

Disclosing this to newsmen, Karnataka Minister for Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar said that the techie, his wife and their one child arrived from US on Feb 28 and were under observation.

He said that there were no indication or any symptoms immediately after their arrival and also for the first four days, but on March 5 the Techie developed fever and today (Monday) it was confirmed that he is suffering from the killer disease.

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July 31,2020

Mangaluru, July 31: Coronavirus related deaths in Dakshina Kannada continued to surge, with the district administration recording five more fatalities in a day, thus taking the tally to 155.

The district has recorded multiple deaths every day from July 1 to 31. A majority of the deaths are due to comorbid conditions.

Among the five deaths reported today, a 47-year-old man from Mangaluru, was admitted to private hospital on July 30, and breathed his last on the same day. He was suffering from ARDS, Type 1 respiratory failure, COPD, Type II DM, HTN and died due to cardiac arrest.

Another patient was a 75-year-old man from Bantwal, who was admitted to a private hospital on July 23, and passed away on July 30. He was suffering from acute coronary syndrome, pneumonia (ARDS), metabolic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury, systemic hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The third patient was a 63-year-old man from Mangaluru, who was admitted to a private hospital on July 18, and passed away on July 30. He was suffering from ARDS, septic shock, renal failure, and secondary bacterial infection.

The fourth patient was an 88-year-old woman from Davanagere, who was admitted to a private hospital on July 9, and passed away on July 30. She was suffering from septic shock, and secondary bacterial infection.

The fifth patient was a 75-year-old man from Mangaluru. He was admitted to Wenlock hospital on July 15, and passed away on July 30. He was suffering from refractory ARDS, septic shock, renal failure, acute coronary event, arrhythmias, pulmonary thromboembolism, and hemoperitoneum.

The district administration said that though the above patients contracted coronavirus, the exact cause of their deaths is being investigated by a team of experts and their report is awaited.

On the other hand, Dakshina Kannada district recorded a total of 204 fresh cases, taking the tally to 5,713. Among the 204 new cases are 75 primary contacts, 63 with influenza-like illness (ILI), and 14 with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI). As many as 52 cases are under investigation. As many as 70 patients were discharged on Friday from Wenlock as well as private hospitals.

As per the district health bulletin, a total of 40,706 samples have been tested so far and 34,993 out of them have tested negative. Among the 5,713 positive cases reported in the district, only 2,929 are currently active. As many as 2,631 persons have recovered and been discharged.

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