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Congress wrests back Bidar from BJP as Raheem Khan defeats Khandre

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February 16, 2016

Bidar, Feb 16: Congress party candidate Raheem Khan made a decisive comeback in the district politics with his impressive win in the byelection for the Bidar North Assembly seat.

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The byelection had been necessitated by the death of sitting MLA Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli. Khan had lost to Nagamarapalli in 2013 elections. Khan trounced his nearest rival - BJP candidate Prakash Khandre - by a margin of 22,825 votes, the second highest for the constituency.

The record for the highest victory margin is held by Bandeppa Kashempur, who as an independent candidate then, had defeated Zulfiqar Hashmi by a margin of 27,235 votes in 2004.

JD(S) candidate Ayaz Khan performed poorly with a meagre 4,421 votes and lost his security deposit. Khan dedicated his victory to the people and the support from senior leaders like Dharam Singh, Bhalki MLA Eshwar Khandre and MLC Vijay Singh.

He said the win had increased his responsibility and would encourage him to take forward development works initiated by him in the past. Khan said that he would strive to address problems relating to drinking water and basic amenities.

Jubilant supporters of Khan gathered in large numbers at the counting centre - BVB College in the city - danced to drum beats and burst crackers. A victory procession was taken out through the major roads in the City. Out of the total 2,05,157 eligible voters in the constituency, 1,25,695 had exercised their franchise (voting percentage of 61.26). Of these 65,253 are men, 60,445 women.

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Amer khan
 - 
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016

Raheem khan shows his ability once again. But he should work otherwise he will face the problem in coming elections.

IBRAHIM.HUSSAIN
 - 
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016

Warning to Siddaramayyah Government from the people of Karnataka. If power mongering not ends with Congress, the party will be defeated by the people of Karnataka in next election. There is need to change the policy and remove the unwanted ministers from the cabinet and give chances to the young and working MLAs as ministers.

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Mangaluru Jun 18: Dakshina Kannada on Thursday, June 18, reported 23 fresh covid-19 cases, taking the total number of the cases detected in the district to 401.  

Among the 23 corona-positive patients, there are 21 males and two females. 

21 are Saudi returnees, while the other two have contracted infection from P-6618.

No cases were reported in Udupi district on Thursday.

The total number of cases in Udupi is 1,039, with only 92 cases being currently active. As many as 946 patients including 38 on Thursday who recovered have been discharged from hospital.

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January 11,2020

Shivamogga, Jan 11: Members of Karnataka Congress women's wing staged a protest in Shivamogga on Friday against the rise in onion prices and domestic LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinders.

As a mark of protest, the demonstrators wore garlands made of onions, drew rangoli on the road and cooked food with firewood. The protestors also carried posters comparing the price of cylinders in Congress and BJP-led government in the Centre.

The price of non-subsidised LPG was hiked by Rs 19 per cylinder from January 1, 2020.

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January 19,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 19: Two college students have been arrested for allegedly spiking their female friend's drink and sexually assaulting her in Bengaluru.

The 19-year-old victim filed a complaint against the two accused, following which they were nabbed. In her complaint, the victim said that the two friends persuaded her to accompany them in a party where one of them allegedly spiked her drink.

Feeling unwell, she wanted to return to her PG, but the two managed to convince her to stay back at their place, where they allegedly sexually assaulted her.

"After some time one of my friends gave me something to drink and I vomited. I felt uneasy and decided to return to my PG. However, he forced me to go to his house stating that I was not in a condition to go to my PG. He convinced me saying that I can go home in the morning. I did not suspect any foul-play as he was a friend," the victim was quoted as saying by the publication.

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