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Thrown out of Cong, Harikrishna Bantwal joins BJP chanting Hindutva mantra

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November 12, 2017

Mangaluru, Nov 12: Harikrishna Bantwal, the confidante of former union minister B Janardhana Poojary, has formally embraced the Bharatiya Janata Party nearly two years after he was expelled from the Congress on charge of anti-party activities.

The Billava community stalwart, who officially joined the saffron party during BJP’s public meet held at BC Road in Bantwal on Saturday as part of Karnataka Parivartana Yatra, on Sunday addressed another public meet at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru city and reiterated his commitment to Hindutva ideology.

Harikrishna claimed that he quit Congress because it lacked patriotism and nationalism. “Congress leaders tolerate pro-Pakistan slogans but cannot tolerate pro-Hindu and pro-India slogans,” he claimed.

It could be recalled here that in December 2015 Harikrishna had termed the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee’s decision to expel him for six years as unacceptable. He also had claimed that party should have expelled the senior leaders instead of taking action against him. The KPCC had expelled him for contesting the Legislative Council polls as a rebel candidate against the party’s official candidate.

Continuing the barb against Congress and its leaders, Harikrishna predicted the death of Congress in coastal Karnataka in 2018. “Tulu Nadu will become a gateway for victory for BJP in the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections,” he said.

He also said that he was not new to BJP. “Earlier I was with the other BJP (B Janardhana Poojary). Now I have joined Bharatiya Janata Party. This is in fact a homecoming," he declared.

Vociferously praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said that former’s dream of Congress Mukt Bharat will soon be a reality. “Modi hails from the land of Gandhi who drove away the British. Now, Modi will drive away the Congress,” he said.

Also Read: Cong expels JP Hegde, Harikrishna Bantwal, Reddy for six years

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wellwisher
 - 
Sunday, 12 Nov 2017

Fellow joined bjp and still shows  congress symbol  cannot trust

Kumar
 - 
Sunday, 12 Nov 2017

Opportunist... He will do the same in his house also

Althaf
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Sunday, 12 Nov 2017

One more danda pinda joined Bunch of Jokers party... Welcome

Sandesh
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Sunday, 12 Nov 2017

Welcome to patriotic party.. Jai bharat, jai gau mata

Mohan
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Sunday, 12 Nov 2017

Shame.. If congress doesnt give seat then jump to bjp.. if they do the same then another party

Hari
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Sunday, 12 Nov 2017

Indian present both BJP and Congress leaders lack ideology. They want only seats..

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April 12,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 12: As many as 17 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed on Sunday in Karnataka, taking the total number of infected to 232, the health department said.

This includes six deaths and 54 discharges.

According to the bulletin issued by the health department, six cases were reported from Vijayapura, four cases in Belagavi, three each in Bengaluru city and Kalaburagi and one in Mysuru.

Among the 17, four people are suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) -- two of whom are in Bengaluru and one each in Vijayapura and Kalaburagi, the department said.

Following the sudden spurt in cases in Vijayapura, the department has initiated contact tracing.

Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, Bengaluru continued to top the list with 76 cases, followed by Mysuru with 48 cases, Belagavi with 14 cases, Kalaburagi with 13 cases and Dakshina Kannada with 12 cases.

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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 22,2020

Mangaluru, May 22: There will be complete lockdown in Dakshina Kananda from 7 p.m. on Saturday (May 23) to 7 a.m. on Monday (May 25). 

Announcing this today, Deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh clarified that there would be no restrictions on sale of newspapers, vegetables, fish, meat, milk and medicine.

Other shops, hotels and bars will remain closed. Movement of private vehicles also banned during this period.

Under lockdown period, people are instructed to stay indoors and all non-essential activities are restricted. 

Under coronavirus lockdown, people can step out only for essential activities like medical supplies, grocery shopping, and hospital appointments.

Wedding with permission

If marriages have been scheduled already on Sunday, they will be considered as a special case. However, prior permission is must for scheduled weddings, said the deputy commissioner.

Marriages can be permitted by ensuring social distancing, capping the number of guests at 50 and strict compliance with all other guidelines.

No AC, no consumption of liquor and paan, no invitation to people aged above 65 and below 10 and also pregnant women are some of the guidelines to be followed for holding marriages or events.

Containment zones 

In the corona containment zones that have been sealed no one can step out, only home delivery of essential services are allowed. Only movement of medical vehicles will be allowed and no one will be allowed to perform any other activity. No one will be allowed to step out of their home even for essential services. The govt may take legal action if anyone is seen out of their home.

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