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Congress veteran Janardhana Poojary penning his autobiography

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September 15, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 15: From a bright student to being one of the stalwarts of the Indian National Congress party, B Janardhana Poojary's extraordinary journey is set to get a book treatment as the veteran politician is busy giving shape to his autobiography.

11poojary“I started writing few months back and the book will contain all my good and bad experiences right from my childhood,” said the 80-year-old leader, who is recently being alienated by the Congress for his relentless barb against chief minister Siddaramaiah and other party leaders.

Being the most influential leader of Billava community and one of the most powerful politicians of coastal Karnataka, Mr Poojary had served as Union Minister of State for Finance and Union Minister of State for Rural Development between 1982 to 1989 during the tenure of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

He was first elected to the 6th Lok Sabha in 1977 from the erstwhile Mangaluru (now Dakshina Kannada) constituency. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980, 1984 and 1989 from the same constituency.

In 1994, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament – a position he held until 2008. He also served as the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee and President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.

Prior to joining politics, Mr Poojary practiced law as a barrister from 1960 to 1979. As a lawyer, he was actively engaged in safeguarding the interests of poor agricultural tenants and defended a large number of poor people by giving them free legal aid.

He was responsible for the construction of several college, schools and temples, including the Gokarnanatheshwara Temple (Kudroli Temple) in Mangaluru. He is the architect of world famous Mangaluru Dasara. He also took active part in construction of Dharmasthala Kanyadi Shree Raam Mandir. He also took initiative in the renovation of Kankanady Shree Brahma Baiderkala Garodi Temple and Katpady Shree Vishwanatha Temple.

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devkaran gatti
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Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

poojari ..has never done anything for his community. where he had plenty of opportunities..his.reckless attitude helped saffron groups.to establish strongly..this useless old politician can help.alot just if he kept his.bloody mouth shut...but he even cant do this much courtesy ...

Siddaramaiah
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Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

All the best poojary, please dont include my name in your story. :P

Mohammed Fayaz
 - 
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

Always welcome poojari ji.

Swetha Salian
 - 
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

the great personality, just waiting for the book to buy it.

Rathan salian
 - 
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

A big salute to poojary, he alwasy made us very popular within the community.

Jeevan
 - 
Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

siddarmaiah.. u are gone.

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August 4,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 4: The Kasaragod district administration has decided to restore the e-pass system for daily commuters between Kasaragod and Mangaluru amid covid-19 crisis. 

As covid-19 cases began to increase in Dakshina Kannada, the Kasargod district administration had unilaterally newly introduced of daily pass system on July 6 for entry and exit from Talapady border. This had inconvenienced hundreds of employees, who visited Mangaluru daily to eke a living. 

The decision to resume the pass system was taken in a video conference of Kerala Revenue Minister Chandrasekharan with officials and elected representatives on August 3.

The minister said the Kasaragod district administration will resume issuing of passes for daily commuters between Kasaragod and Mangaluru. But they should undergo rapid antigen test for every week to renew their passes.

"Similarly, one-time interstate passes will be issued for those who want to take part in marriages, funeral and other functions in both states. Even they should undergo antigen test after returning from the functions,” the minister added.

As per the previous order, daily commuters, especially employees, had to stay in Mangaluru for 28 days before returning to Kasargod. Later, Kerala government relaxed rules on July 23 allowing only bank employees from Kasaragod to travel daily in their private vehicles to their workplace in Dakshina Kannada.

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July 30,2020

Mangaluru, July 30: Medical doctor turned IAS officer K V Rajendra assumed charge as the 130th deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district here today.

The 2013 batch Karnataka cadre officer succeeds Sindhu B Rupesh, who was transferred as Director of Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (EDCS), Bengaluru. The outgoing DC welcomed the new DC in the presence of staff. 

Dr Rajendra said that he expects cooperation from all stakeholders in administering the district, amidst the mounting Covid-19 cases.

Rajendra, an alumnus of JJM Medical College, Davanagere, was serving as the CEO of Belagavi zilla panchayat before being posted as DC of this coastal district. 

Having served as assistant commissioner of Puttur sub-division for nearly a year from December 2015, Dr Rajendra, hails from Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district, had his probationary training in Bidar. He posted as CEO of Ballari ZP where he worked for nearly three till 21, 2019.

He also had a brief stint as assistant secretary in the department of fertiliser with the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers.

Sindhu who was the CEO of Udupi zilla panchayat had succeeded Sasikanth Senthil, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service on September 6, 2019. She had taken charge on September 7, 2019.

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July 24,2020

Indore, Jul 24: A woman who sells fruits on a cart and who lashed out at municipal officials here has done PhD in Materials Science. Her siblings too are well educated and sell fruits as they did not find jobs.

Dr Raisa Ansari, who lives at Bakery Street in Pardeshipura with her family said she wanted to be a scientist but did not get a job anywhere.

Speaking to media persons, Raisa said, "I have done PhD in Materials Science and wanted to be a scientist but did not get job anywhere. I sell fruit here but the municipal officials are bothering us. We are being forced to move from here to there like cattle. Our religion may be the reason why we are not getting jobs but we are proud to be Indian. I am still looking for a job."

Dr Raisa's mother Ayesha Ansari said she herself is not educated, but has four children of whom three girls and one boy studied a lot but no one got job.

Speaking to media persons Ayesha said, "I have four children and they are well educated. I have not studied but all my children are educated but did not get job so all of them sell fruits."

"When the matter came to marriage, one of the daughters got married. Raisa and Shahjahan Bi wanted an educated boy, but they were not able to find a suitable match because of their complexion and sometimes they rejected the proposal because of dowry, so both are single. Two of my grandchildren are studying biology. They will become doctors," said Ayesha.

Meanwhile, people in the neighbourhood lauded the family's abilities. They said theirs was an educated family had to sell fruits as they did not get jobs.

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