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Kalladka Bhat didn’t incite the clashes; drop Ramanath Rai from Cabinet: BJP

DHNS
June 20, 2017

Bengaluru, Jun 20: The principal Opposition BJP demanded in the both Houses of the legislature that the government remove Forest Minister B Ramanath Rai from the Cabinet for “misusing” his power to “target” senior RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat.

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Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Jagadish Shettar said a video had surfaced which purportedly shows Rai directing the Dakshina Kannada SP, Bhushan G Borase, to arrest the RSS leader in the wake of recent clashes at Kalladka. “The minister has been caught interfering in the police work. He has directed the officer to file a murder case against Bhat. Rai should not continue as minister (sic),” he stated.

In a recent statement to the media, the SP had held drug mafia responsible for the Kalladka clashes. Preliminary investigation has proved that Bhat has nothing to do with the clashes. Though the enquiry is still on, the minister jumped to a conclusion and tried to influence the police, Shettar said, adding that he is ready to submit the video in the form of a CD to the House.

V Sunil Kumar (BJP) accused Rai of being responsible for communal clashes in the district. “How can the minister direct the police to conduct the investigation in a particular way? It is an effort by the minister to appease the minority community by targeting pro-Hindu leaders. Rai should be removed as the in-charge minister of Dakshina Kannada district,” he demanded.

Vishweswara Hegde Kageri (BJP) said the video was a testimony to the minister’s efforts to disturb communal harmony. The entire House should admonish the minister, he said. Congress members, including Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Mohiudddin Bava and Abhayachandra Jain, objected to BJP members, leading to a noisy scene in the House.

Raising the issue in the Upper House, BJP’s Tara Anuradha sought Rai’s immediate resignation.

“The government is committing atrocities against BJP and Sangh Parivar leaders in the coastal belt. Rai is misusing his powers. The government is nurturing political enmity and, voices of other political parties ar¬e suppressed. Rai’s action is a new model of terrorism,” she charged.

Minister denies charge

Later, Rai denied having directed the SP to take action against any particular individual and said he had only asked the officer to act against those who make inflammatory speeches. He said some members connected to the Sangh Parivar are involved in the murder of local leaders belonging to a minority community.

“Inflammatory speeches were responsible for the recent clashes. So, I asked the police to take action against those who make such speeches...

“Some members of the Sangh Parivar were arrested in connection with the violent incidents. I have never protected a murderer in my life. I am a secular person and I vehemently oppose religious fanatics,” he stated.

Home Minister defends Rai

Home Minister G Parameshwara defended Ramanath Rai, saying that being the district in-charge minister he has responsibility to ensure law and order and communal harmony. Rai instructing the SP is not wrong. But, the police can’t arrest anybody based on a minister’s direction. The police will have to probe the matter and take action as per the law,” he added. Two people were stabbed in the recent violence at Kalladka, which took a communal colour. “Bhat had made many provocative speeches in the past. The police had arrested him several times for his involvement in violence.

Currently, there is no evidence about Bhat’s involvement in the violence. The police are probing the issue,” Parameshwara stated.

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Abdul Samad
 - 
Tuesday, 20 Jun 2017

some Question need Answer.??

almost 4 years of Congress rule D.K district faced lot of communal disturbance from Facist Group, in every case RSS roam free, muslim youths at large put behind bar!?

there were many hate speech cases pending against Mr. Kalladka Bhatt, but no action was taken!?

D.K Police helpless it seems or they are also part of the R.S.S Conspiracy!?

the so called secular leaders turn their mouth & mobiles in to silent mode

Mr.Siddaramayyah & Mr.Rai openly challenged to Mr.Bhatt that once congress comes to power we will send Mr. Bhatt to jail!?

finally today the innocent voters come to the conclusion that congress never ever dare to touch RSS or its affiliate.

only the small opponent group which is working round the clock to resist RSS is the only hope for D.K. People

Holy cow
 - 
Tuesday, 20 Jun 2017

Saffron terrorists are at their peak, need to shut them down

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August 6,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 5: Touted as a first of its kind in the nation, a mobile Covid-19 lab was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar.

The lab, approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) can do 9,000 RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) tests per month, an official press release said here. "This is a unique lab having all safety features and capable of producing 100% accurate results within four hours," Dr Sudhakar was quoted as saying in the press release.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) had developed the lab and handed it over to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS).

The mobile lab can also be used for molecular diagnostic-testing and can be deployed in coronavirus hot spots quickly, the release said adding, apart from Covid-19, the lab can be utilised for testing H1N1, HCV, TB, HPV and HIV among others.

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July 26,2020

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jul 26: Karnataka’s twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have recorded 369 new coronavirus positive cases and 10 more deaths related to the covid-19 in past 24 hours. 

Dakshina Kannada

With 199 new covid-19 cases, DK’s covid toll mounted to 4,811. The district also recorded eight new covid-related deaths. The death toll mounted to 123. 

Among the 199 new cases are 31 primary contacts, 73 with influenza-like illness (ILI), and 10 with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI). As many as 83 cases are under investigation. Two of the patients have international travel history.

Eight deaths:

A 71-year-old man from Mangaluru, who was admitted to a private hospital on July 19, passed away on July 23. He was diagnosed with ARDS/multiorgan dysfunction, chronic renal disease, diabetes, and hypertension. His throat swabs tested positive for covid-19. 

A 70-year-old man from Mangaluru, who was admitted to a private hospital on July 20, passed away on July 24. He had developed sepsis, chronic kidney disease, lower respiratory tract infection, and other ailments. 

A 55-year-old man from Puttur was admitted to a private hospital on July 23, and passed away a day later. He was diagnosed with septic shock with acute kidney injury with severe metaboic acidosis. 

A 56-year-old man from Mangaluru who was admitted to a private hospital on July 20 passed away on July 24. He was suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome and ischemic heart disease.

A 72-year-old man from Mangaluru who was admitted to a private hospital on July 18 passed away on July 24. He was suffering from refractory hypoxemia/refractory ARDS, septic shock, secondary bacterial infection, renal failure, acute coronary event, and other ailments. 

A 45-year-old woman from Mangaluru who was admitted to a private hospital on July 24 passed away the same day. She had been diagnosed with metastatic carcinoma of right lung and pneumonia. 

A 55-year-old man from Mangaluru who was admitted to a private hospital on July 21 and passed away on July 24. As per the district bulletin, he was suffering from refractory hypoxemia/refractory ARDS, septic shock, secondary bacterial infection, renal failure, acute coronary event, and other ailments.

A 70-year-old man from Mangaluru suffering from severe pneumonia with ARDS, multiorgan dysfunction, sepsis, chronic kidney disease and hypothyroidism was admitted to a private hospital on July 24 and passed away the same day.

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.

Udupi

The district recorded 170 new covid-19 cases and the total confirmed cases mounted to 3,388. Among the new cases, 86 are in Udupi, 31 in Kundapur, and 52 in Karkala. They include 106 male and 63 women. As many as 2,133 patients have been discharged so far, and 1,241 cases are currently active. 

The district also recorded two covid-19 related deaths – a woman and a man. One is a 63-year-old resident of Byndoor and the other is from Udupi's Indiranagar area. Both had been admitted to the ICU of a private hospital. 

Byndoor resident passed away on the night of Saturday July 26, the Udupi resident died on Sunday. The last rites of both the deceased were conducted as per protocol.

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May 31,2020

Mangaluru, May 31:  Even as the worst locust attack on India in recent years raised concerns over its impact on crops, swarms of locusts have triggered panic in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada too. 

Farmers in the coastal district were taken aback when they found the swarms of locusts, which they feared as the arrival of desert locusts in the region.

According to reports, Renjalady village under the limits of Nuji Baltila Gramp Panchayats in Kadaba taluk and Shirlalu village in Belthangady taluk witnessed locust attacks in last couple of days. 

“Locust swarms were seen in many areas. We have also alerted agriculture department. Already insects have destroyed crops of many farmers,” said a farmer in Shirlalu village.  

Joint director of Dakshina Kannada district agriculture department MC Seetha confirmed that officials have received information from villagers about the locust scare and entemologists have already visited the place to collect more information.

Not Desert Locusts?

“We contacted entemologists and forwarded the pictures that farmers sent to us. Looking at the picture, entemologists have opined that it may be calotropis locust or colour grasshopper. Desert locusts usually arrive in lakhs,” said Ms Seetha. Desert locusts that are destroying crops in other parts of India may not come to Dakshina Kannada, she added.

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