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Kuruba Siddaramaiah gets goat, blanket as gifts

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August 28, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 28: It was back to his roots for chief minister Siddaramaiah when he got some unusual gifts on Sunday -- a goat, colourful headgear and a blanket -- at a function organized by the Karnataka Pradesh Kurubara Sangha.

The gifts were from a party functionary from Raichur district and an ardent fan of the CM, Anjaneya, who carried the goat and other presents to the dais but was stopped by party workers. Siddaramaiah, who noticed the fracas, asked them to allow Anjaneya to come up.

A visibly elated Anjaneya came to the stage, greeted his icon and offered his rare gifts, as onlookers cheered.

The goat and blanket hold significance to Kurubas - the community to which Siddaramaiah belongs - who traditionally rear sheep and goats and sell blankets. They live near the forest and cultivate small patches of land.

After the felicitations, Siddaramaiah said: "I was born, accidentally, in the Kuruba community. Nobody files an application to be born in any particular community. I don't practice or believe in the caste system. What I believe in is uplifting poor and downtrodden communities, which I have been seriously pursuing as a politician. My political opponents brand me as Ahinda CM but I am in favour of all communities, while my focus and priority is the poor."

Siddaramaiah also expressed serious concern at the Centre's move to centralize functions relating to safeguarding the interests of socially and educationally backward classes.

A select committee is looking into the Constitution (123rd amendment) Bill, 2017, that enables states to send their demands for inclusion in the other backward classes (OBC) list to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), who then may or may not forward them to the Union government.

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Hahahaha... This is his own 13% vote of kuruba community gifting him a goat. Add to this atleast 8-10 % muslim votes, 3-4 % christian votes,  a good majority of Dalits, former Modi-Bhakths etc... andd you think Siddaramiah will resign..!

 LOL.. Look at your Candidates _BSY, SHOBHA, ESWARAPPA ...hhahahah  the only way you can win is Gujarat/UPmodel EVM tampering!

Naresh
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Monday, 28 Aug 2017

Ha Ha... Good thing.. he can use both after resignation as CM. Siddu tampering the evidences of DySP suicide case. he should resign

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May 3,2020

Mangaluru, May 3: Dakshina Kannada in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary today announced that there will be partial lockdown relaxations in the district from tomorrow (May 4) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The district falls under orange zone as per the classification done by the union government to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Mr Poojary said that shops can remain open for 12 hours (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.). However, this relaxation will not apply for malls, restaurants, beauty parlors, saloons and dental clinics. 

Even though bars can remain open, they can only sell liquor. People will not be allowed to consume anything inside the bar. 

In auto-rickshaws only one passenger will be allowed to travel apart from driver and in car two passengers will be allowed apart from driver. 

The relaxations come with strict protocols, which the people need to follow, he said, adding that the relief had been provided to make life easier and not for people to come out unnecessarily.

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: A youth was killed and three others injured as a pillar of an old temple on the outskirts of Bengaluru fell on them as they and five others dug under it in search of treasure, police said on Saturday.

"One treasure hunter got crushed under a pillar, three suffered injuries and have been hospitalised while five are on the run," a police official said.

The incident occurred at a centuries-old Anjaneya temple in Hindiganala village near Hoskote, around 50 km away from the city, on Thursday night.

Suresh, 23, got crushed to death while Manjunath, 23, Srinivas, 22, and Sebastian Raja Rathna, 22, were injured.

Following the unexpected accident, the injured treasure hunters called a 108 ambulance, leading to the entire incident coming to light.

The ambulance staff helped the youth stuck under the temple pillars and took them to hospital.

Police have registered a case under various sections of the Ancient Monuments Act, the Karnataka Treasure Trove Act, and the Indian Penal Code.

According to the official, local youth the village as well as a nearby village were involved in the hunt.

Police are on the lookout for the five treasure hunters on the run.

However, the police official said that it was an old ruined temple and there was nothing there.

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May 27,2020

Bengaluru, May 27: Former Karnataka chief minister and JD-S leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said that the state government should withdraw the decision to name the Yelahanka bridge after Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

"The state government's decision to name the Yelahanka bridge after Savarkar is a disgrace to those who have struggled for the country's prosperity. This doesn't give a good name to the state government," Kumaraswamy tweeted.

"There are many great people who worked for the development of the country before and after independence. Their names could have been used for this bridge. Do other states name their bridges after our leaders? On behalf of the people of the state, I urge the state government to take a step back from this decision," he added.

The newly built Yelahanka bridge was named after Savarkar last year in a BBMP council meeting. Later it was sent to state government for approval. Tomorrow, the bridge is likely to be inaugurated for public use.

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