Congress defeats BJP in Kaup Town Municipal Council; JD(S), SDPI duck out

April 27, 2016

Udupi, Apr 27: In spite of the presence of Janata Dal (Secular) and Social Democratic Party of India candidates, the Congress party has managed to defeat Bharatiya Janata Party in the first elections to the newly created Kaup Town Municipal Council in Udupi district.

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In the 23 strong TMC, the counting for which was held at taluk panchayat office here on Wednesday, the Congress won 12 seats while the BJP won remaining 11 seats. Both parties had fielded 23 candidates each, while the JD(S) and SDPI had fielded 5 and 4 candidates respectively. Three independent candidates also tried their luck but in vain.

Supporters of both BJP and Congress had gathered in large numbers outside the counting centre as both were neck-and-neck each winning 11 seats. Finally, the result of Ahmed Mohalla seat brought cheers on the faces of Congress supporters as their candidate Leela humbled BJP's Ratna by a margin of votes.

The prestigious TMC, which falls under Urban Development Minister and Udupi District in-charge Vinay Kumar Sorake's Kaup constituency, had recorded 75 percent voter turnout in the election held on April 24.

Since Mr. Sorake had personally taken the initiative to make Kaup a TMC, it was a matter of prestige for him to win the polls. On the other hand, the BJP, which had performed well in the recently concluded Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections in the district, also had tried its best to upset Mr. Sorake's applecart.

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Yeddi's entry... benefits Congress

Congress Rocks...We would have achieved more Votes if SDPI and JDS were not in race. Well it is a victory of Common People.Jai Hind

Winners serve the people to the best & Losers try for the next time.

CONGRATULATION.

HARD WORK OF VINAY kUMAR SORAKE AND PARTY

First up all Congratulations the winners, neck to neck fight between Congii and Criminal Parties, where its stopped now in Top of Neck, any one good Friday, bit side line goes with in a minute falling down with in a minute, even there is no other Substitute to add in Essence??? neck to neck!!!!!, Master Blaster D Gowdanna , where is Kumaranna in Kaup no Relation not yet managed? any way Zero in your account, we will see playing Game behind. What about 'IPDS\ choors they washed out, couldn't manage grab anything looks sold out for Havala money????? like last rain Mushrooms is it required all these dramas???????
Chaddi gone Trouser came. Yaddi Come Who goes???
Any way Jai hoo Siddaramanna.
Jai Hoo Surakanna."

Congress says national level alliance won't be needed. So True!! RahulGandhi alone is enough to destroy

Greed of Congress for power grab is so desperate that it won't mind destroying India for its own political gain.Shame congress

Congress coined 'Hindu terror' to woo Muslims.

we also won 11 seats.

Congratulations

everyone must first understand that whomever comes to the power we are not getting anything, same life we are living, from the independence,

ache din agaya phirse,

congress rolling back, bjp's thug life

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Kumaraswamy blames officials for spread of COVID-19 in Mandya

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May 1,2020

Bengaluru, May 1: As Mumbai link surfacing in some COVID-19 cases in Mandya district in Karnataka, JDS leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday blamed the district administration for the situation, accusing it of not quarantining 7,000 labourers who 'returned' from the Maharashtra capital.

"The information we have is that there are about 16,000 labourers from Mandya were working in Mumbai of which 7,000 people reached the district. None of them was quarantined properly," Kumaraswamy told reporters in Bengaluru.

He claimed the district, a stronghold of JDS, was staring at a major spurt in cases due to the careless attitude of the district administration. "Government should initiate action against those who are responsible for the laxity," he said.

However, he did not specify when the 7,000 workers returned to Mandya. When asked about Kumaraswamy's claim, officials said they have to verify it. Of the eight cases reported from Mandya on Friday, three had a travel history to Mumbai, a major COVID-19 hotspot in the country, officials said.

A Health Department official said four of the fresh cases were contacts of a patient who tested positive on April 8 and admitted to a hospital. After weeks of coming in contact with him, the four were confirmed for COVID-19, an official said. The Three people with travel history to Mumbai had, in fact, brought the body of a man who died of a heart attack there on April 24, the official added.

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Swiggy to lay off 1,100 employees as corona hits online food orders

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May 18,2020

Bengaluru, May 18: Indian food delivery startup Swiggy said on Monday it would lay off 1,100 employees, or nearly 14% of its workforce, to cut costs, as a weeks-long nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak hits demand for online food ordering.

The company, backed by South African internet giant Naspers, also said it will scale down adjacent businesses and has already shut several of its cloud kitchens - facilities that only cater to takeaway orders - temporarily or permanently.

“The core food delivery business has been severely impacted and will stay impacted over the short term, but is expected to start growing again after that,” said Sriharsha Majety, co-founder and chief executive at Bengaluru-based Swiggy.

Swiggy, one of India’s best known startups, is among many that are laying off employees and reshaping their business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced 1.3 billion Indians indoors and crippled business.

India is currently under a two-month lockdown, and though several curbs are being eased, public places such as restaurants remain closed, hurting restaurants themselves as well as companies such as Swiggy and main rival Zomato.

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