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Congress wrests Mangaluru, Bantwal Taluk Panchayats from BJP

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February 23, 2016

Mangaluru, Feb 23: Even though Congress party failed to meet its expectations in recently concluded Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections in Dakshina Kannada, it managed to wrest two of the five Taluk Panchayats from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the district.

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BJP had wrested Mangaluru and Bantwal Taluk Panchayats from Congress in 2011. This time, Congress bettered its performance in both the Taluk Panchayats and regained power. SDPI, CPI(M) and others did not win any seat.

In Mangaluru TP, Congress won 20 seats out of 39, while BJP won remaining 19 seats. In 2011 BJP had won 19 out of 37 seats while Congress had secured 18 seats.

In Bantwal TP Congress won 22 seats out of 34 seats while BJP won remaining 12 seats. In 2011 BJP had won 17 out of 33 seats while Congress had secured remaining 16 seats.

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Ashraf
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

SDPI ... No news.. Congress would have come with more seats if SDPI would Not contested.. last year they won few seats... i don't think they have not doing good job.. that's why lost seats preferably they should not be contesting for communal forces to win the election .. HOPE YOU LEARNT LESSON AND AVOID ELECTION SDPI

IBRAHIM.HUSSAIN
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

Shradha,

JNU row in DK? hahahahahahah.
What a connection you made. You may not be knowing overall Karnataka who is leading?

Mahabala
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

saleem na thigaldakutta

Subramanya
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

congress paid lots of money to the voters otherwise clean sweep.

Prakash salian
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

historic victory for bjp, congress started downfall.

Mahadesha
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

Siddaramaiah will lose his post soon, at the end ONLY wrist watch will remain for him,

Saleem
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

congress da thigaldakatta

Praveen
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

Outstanding performance by BJP - Mandate is against Congress.

VidyaDinakar
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

Bjp has won 13 District Panchayats in Karnataka.I congratulate Bjp Team Karnataka for this spectacular victory. sorry for congress

sharath
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

what a bastion that BJP has just not being able to break. Not a single seat won in #Karnataka TP/ZP elections

Shradha
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

JNU row, cant defeat BJP this is the answer for Truth.

Manjula
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

BJP is in majority congress failed all over.

Saleem Khader
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

Ministers Like Khader will not lose. congrates khader

Saleem Khader
 - 
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

people know whom they should elect, the result is congress.

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July 28,2020

Bengaluru, July 28: Former prime minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today threatened to launch a state-wide agitation in against the amendments made to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act.

Gowda’s opposition to the new law comes even as Congress leader Siddaramaiah is also doggedly pursuing it.

Demanding that the state government immediately rollback the ordinance empowering these amendments, the octogenarian leader said he personally would take to streets if the government failed to budge.

The B S Yediyurappa government has liberalised the land reforms law by removing restrictions on non-agriculturists from purchasing and owning farm lands.

The government has also amended the APMC Act and has tweaked labour laws, which are all “against the interest of the state and must be rolled back,” Gowda said.

Speaking to reporters here, Gowda stated that he had already written thrice to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in this regard. "The ordinances have to be taken back. The amendments to Karnataka Land Reforms Act, by repealing sections 79-A, B and C, is an anti-farmer move. The APMC Act amendment, too, is against the interest of the state. The government has failed to speak about the impact of these amendments," said Gowda, who is now a Rajya Sabha member.

Elaborating on the amendment to the Land Reform Act, the JD(S) patriarch opined that by throwing open agricultural land ownership to anybody at all, the government was only helping real estate developers while pushing farmers into a “vulnerable” situation.

Amidst all this, there are now reports of funds misappropriation in Covid-19 relief measures and in procurement of medical equipment, he said, adding that it seemed like only the corrupt became stronger over time.

Further, Gowda lambasted both national parties for creating political unrest, referring to the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan and the recent developments in Madhya Pradesh. However, he added that he would not wish to dwell on it much, while emphasising that his focus was primarily on strengthening his own party at this point in time.

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April 29,2020

Bantwal, Apr 29: Two people were injured after the truck laden with poultry feed rammed into the compound wall of after catching fire on Wednesday, at Marnabailu near Melkar.

Police said the injured were the driver and an assistant in the truck. They were admitted to a private hospital at Mangaluru.

However, it is not yet clear whether the truck transporting poultry feed from a company at Kandur caught fire after colliding against the electric pole or with the compound wall.

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June 11,2020

Bengaluru, June 11: Amulya Leona, a college student, who was charged with sedition for raising "Pakistan zindabad" slogans in Bengaluru, has finally been granted bail. 

The court had denied her bail yesterday, saying she might abscond. But her lawyers had been pursuing another way of getting her out of jail where she has spent nearly four months.

Ms Leona's advocate, Prasanna R, said that the delay of the state in submitting a chargesheet in the case beyond the stipulated time meant she was eligible for "default bail".

"The default bail application was moved before the magistrate under whose jurisdiction the alleged crime was committed. The chargesheet has not been submitted by the state within 90 days. So default bail has been granted. We had moved the default bail plea on May 26 and again on May 29 when the court told us the earlier mail IDs had been disabled. A physical application was filed on June 2. The state filed the chargesheet on June 3," the lawyer said.

While the state tried to argue that they were entitled to an extension in the time allotted, the court hearing this aspect of the case gave an order favourable to Ms Leona. The process is on to release her.

The arrest of Ms Leona during a rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Bengaluru had led to a debate on the use of sedition charges.

The woman on a Facebook post had also said "zindabad" to many countries including India and Pakistan. She did also try to chant "Hindustan zindabad", but was soon silenced and whisked away. She was accused of sedition, causing enmity between communities and causing deliberate mischief.

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