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Cong may support HDK’s wife in Channapatna to defeat party hopper Yogeshwar

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December 20, 2017

Two Vokkaliga strongmen of Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress – former chief minister H D Devegowda and power minister D K Shivakumar – have reportedly entered into a tacit understanding to dent the electoral prospects of party hopper C P Yogeshwar, who recently jumped to BJP.

Kumaraswamy’s wife Anitha is keen on contesting from Channapatna in the coming Assembly elections. Yogeshwar who recently quit the Congress, is currently representing Channapatna as an MLA. In spite of their bitter political rivalry Kumaraswamy and Shivakumar are said to have reached an understanding to ensure Anitha's victory.

Shivakumar, while participating in Kanaka Jayanti celebrations in Channapatna recently, reportedly favoured Anitha openly. "She (Anitha) is like my sister. She has come to this constituency as she has a lot of faith in the people of Channapatna. Everybody should respect the fact that a woman has entered politics... Don't let her down," the minister stated.

This is not all. It is speculated in political circles that the two leaders have agreed to ensure that it will be smooth sailing for them in their respective constituencies - Kanakapura and Ramanagaram - in the election.

The BJP has tasked Yogeshwar  with the responsibility of strengthening the party base in Ramanagaram and Mandya districts, where Vokkaligas form the dominant community. He has been trying to woo disgruntled leaders in both the Congress and the JD(S) in these districts to join the BJP.

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March 28,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 28: Karnataka government on Saturday launched a food helpline number --155214-- for the labourers who have been affected due to lockdown imposed by the central government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

This came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from midnight to deal with the spread of the coronavirus, saying that " social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.
Similarly, other states including Delhi have started both official and non-official helpline numbers for necessary assistance.
Both the government institutions and social organizations are contributing together in the fight against coronavirus during the lockdown.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 918 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases in the country and 19 fatalities have been reported.

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April 20,2020

Bengluru, Apr 20: Lockdown restrictions have been extended by a day by the Karnataka government, in an order issued by chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Sunday.

The order directed all heads of departments, district deputy commissioners and superintendent of policies to "continue to implement the measures presently in force" as per Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines dated April 14, "till the midnight of April 21, 2020."

The MHA guidelines had earlier allowed the state government to relax lockdown norms post-April 20.

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June 19,2020

Bengaluru, June 19: The throat swabs of a Bengaluru-based Kannada journalist, who passed away on June 18, were tested positive for the covid-19, officials said.

Gauripura Chandru (54), who was one of the sub-editors of Vijaya Karnataka Kannada daily newspaper, had reportedly suffered cardiac arrest.

It is learnt that Chandru wasn’t keeping well for past few days. He collapsed at his home on Thursday afternoon and was immediately rushed to a hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

A native of Gauripura in Chitradurga district, Chandru had completed graduation in engineering. However, he had chosen journalism as his profession.

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