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Cong extends Karnataka poll campaign to Saudi Arabia; leaders reach out to NRIs

coastaldigest.com web desk
April 8, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 8: For the first time, the Congress leader from coastal Karnataka have launched direct campaign among non-resident Indians in Saudi Arabia ahead of May 12 Karnataka assembly polls.

It is estimated that around two lakh NRIs from coastal Karnataka have been working in various parts of the oil-rich kingdom. Though the proposed proxy voting for NRIs is yet to be implemented in India, political parties expect that at least a couple of thousand NRIs may visit their home land during polls. 

Two prominent ministers from coastal Karnataka – B Ramanath Rai and U T Khader – and MLAs B A Mohiuddin Bava and Vinay Kumar Sorake and several other Congress leaders attended a rare party convention organized by the Youth Congress NRI Cell in Jeddah last Friday.Around 500 NRIs participated in the convention. 

Another programme was held in the industrial hub of Jubail, where many prominent businessmen and industrialists of coastal Karnataka origin in Saudi Arabia were seen with Congress badges in the programme. “We have got a very good response in all programmes in Saudi Arabia. These programmes are a part of our plans to open a permanent unit Saudi Arabia,” said U T Khader.

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Abdullah
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Monday, 9 Apr 2018

Only for vote they need NRI people. They never helped any NRI. Even Flights are looting money from Gulf NRIs they never mind. The flight to Gulf countries are costlier than western countries specially from mangalore to saudi arabia. And the service and flight condition also very poor. Khader and bava go to any extend for their vote bank. They also perform pooja in Temples. Ramanath Rai always used Muslims and he support RSS people.

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Udupi, Feb 11: In a tragic incident, a 62-year-old man from Chennai died of drowning in Sri Krishna Mutt’s Madhwa Sarovar (pond) during the wee hours of Tuesday.

Police said the deceased has been identified as Capt G Sridharan.

It is suspected that Sridharan accidentally fell into the holy pond while taking a bath. The incident is said to have occurred around 4 a.m.

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January 28,2020

Mysuru, Jan 28: The Second Additional District and Sessions Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to B Nalini, who displayed the ‘Free Kashmir’ placard during a protest, and also to Maridevaiah, the organiser of the protest.

Nalini and Maridevaiah had applied for bail as Jayalakshmipuram police had booked them under sedition charges. Nalini had displayed the placard during a protest at Manasagangotri, the University of Mysore campus, recently. The court, which took up the case on January 24, had kept the order pending.

The court directed the accused to submit their passport to the court and a bond for a sum of Rs 50,000. The court also directed them to be present before the police, whenever needed.

Meanwhile, the Mysuru Bar Association has decided to take measures against the association members who are in favour of Nalini. Seventy-five members, seeking to represent Nalini, have withdrawn their support, the association secretary B Shivanna said. The association has suspended advocates Manjula Manasa and P P Baburaj.

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Mangaluru, Mar 29: Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty has sent the second consignment of N95 Masks, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and Sanitisers worth about Rs 73 lakhs, City police Commissioner Dr P S Harsha said on Sunday.

"These will be primarily used by Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics of Wenlock Hospital here and masks by the frontline staff of ASHA and police at risk of exposure to the virus,” Dr Harsha tweeted on Sunday.

The district has received the first consignment with critical medical equipment worth Rs 28 lakh from the Infosys foundation on Saturday, March 28.

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