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Congress will retain power, if polls held now: survey

DHNS
August 21, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 21: A pre-poll survey conducted by a private research organisation in Karnataka has revealed that the Congress will emerge as the single largest party and also secure a majority by winning 120-132 seats if Assembly polls were to be held today.

The survey conducted by C fore was posted on the organisation’s website on Sunday and also did the rounds in Whatsapp groups created by the Chief Minister’s Media Cell. The survey places the BJP in the second place (60-72 seats) followed by the JD(S) (24-30) seats) and others (1-6 seats). The magic number to secure majority is 113 in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly.

C  fore has claimed that as many as 24,679 voters were interviewed from 165 Assembly constituencies covering all districts between July 19 and August 10. The survey also places Anna Bhagya scheme as the post popular programme of the state government (79%) and Siddaramaiah as the post popular chief minister in the recent past (46%).

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Monday, 21 Aug 2017

Who ever win or lose we the citizen of INDIA demand fair and clear voting system that is BALLOT VOTING SYSTEM.

What ever it may be EVM or Electronics system will not give a fair mandata.  To respect citizen's mandate it is the duty of ruling  party stand  in front of INDIAN CITIZEN'S request.

 

Hope we all will get the same respect from central and state govt.

Jai Hind  Jai Karnataka

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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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May 4,2020

Mangaluru, May 4: In order to protect the frontline coronavirus fighters from the pathogen, students at Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management has developed face shields that will help the front-line healthcare workers.

Mr Johnson Tellis - Chief Innovation Officer, Mr Gautham Nayak - Design Engineer and DreamWorks Makerspacerun by determined students, supported by Sahyadri Start-up ecosystem, at Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management has headed the team.

The team took the initiative along with other maker communities in Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and the likes, with a pledge to produce and deliver 1 Million face shields across India. In three weeks, the team has contributed to the cause and delivered more than3500 face shields and a ventilator splitter for the Dakshina Kannada and Shimoga region.

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May 11,2020

Bengaluru, May 11: Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar today held a video conference with Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja to discuss measures to tackle COVID-19.

The ministers discussed in detail the protocols for testing, quarantine and treatment for COVID-19 that are being followed by both the states.

The Karnataka Health Department on Monday said that 10 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state, taking the total number of positive cases to 858.

"31 people have lost their lives due to coronavirus in the state and 422 persons have been discharged after recovery," the Health Department added.

Kerala, on the other hand, has tackled the coronavirus crisis better than most other states of the country. There are only 19 active cases of COVID-19 in the state while 489 people have recovered. The death toll in the state is 4, according to the data published by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.

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