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Here’s the list of Congress candidates for 18 LS seats in Karnataka

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March 24, 2019

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The Indian National Congress has finally announced candidates for 18 out of 20 Lok Sabha seats it will contest in Karnataka.

As expected it has re-nominated nine incumbents while fielding young leaders in some seats including Dakshina Kannada.

The Congress has not declared a candidate for the Bangalore South seat, amid concerns that the party lacked a strong contender in this BJP bastion. Curiously, even the BJP has not declared its candidate for Bangalore South, where incumbent (late) Ananthkumar's wife Tejaswini is tipped to get the ticket.

The Congress has also not declared the Dharwad seat, where the BJP has renominated its incumbent Prahallad Joshi.

As part of its pre-poll alliance with the JD(S), the Congress will contest from 20 seats, conceding the remaining eight to the regional party.

Only two sitting members of the Karnataka Assembly have been given the Lok Sabha ticket - Eshwar Khandre (Bidar) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davangere). Both candidates belong to the Lingayat community that is dominant in the two seats. The party is banking on the Lingayat card in Belgaum as well by fielding Virupakshi S Sadhunnavar.

The only Muslim candidate in the list is Rizwan Arshad for Bangalore Central, where actor-activist Prakash Rai is contesting as independent candidate.

List of 18 candidates:

Dakshina Kannada - Mithun Rai

Chikkodi - Prakash Hukkeri

Raichur - BV Nayak

Bellary - VS Ugrappa

Chitradurga - BN Chandrappa

Chikkaballapur - M Veerappa Moily

Kolar - V Muniyappa

Gulbarga - Mallikarjun Kharge

Chamarajanagar - R Dhruvanarayana

Bangalore Rural - DK Suresh

Davangere - Shamanur Shivashankarappa

Bangalore Central - Rizwan Arshad

Bidar - Eshwar Khandre

Mysuru-Kodagu - CH Vijayashankar

Belgaum - Virupakshi S Sadhunnavar

Bagalkot - Veena Kashappanavar

Koppal - Rajashekar Hitnal

Haveri - DR Patil

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, July 29: The Central Crime Branch arrested four international drug peddlers belonging to Kerala and recovered drugs worth Rs 1.25 crore from them, said Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday.

"We have started a war on drugs. Our agenda is to curb the drug mafia not only in Bengaluru, but in entire Karnataka. Many people are involved in the drug mafia. They are targeting students, other states, and international students who can spend and afford to become victims," said Bommai.

The recovered items include 2,000 kg LSD strips, 110 grams MDMA Cristol, 10 ecstasy tablets, 5 kg Ganja, five cell phones, weighing machine and pouches.

"When we raided a house in Soladevanahally police station area, we arrested Shahad Mohammed, Azmal, Ajin KG Verghese and Nitin Mohan. All are from Kerala and we will arrest their contacts as well. They are involved in the dark web mafia," Bommai said.

He said the peddlers were using post offices and couriers for their business.

"I'll speak to the central government, the home ministry and postal department, and other issues related to this mafia. Canada, Netherlands, and other nations are also involved in this mafia," said the state home minister.

"People from influential backgrounds are also involved in this mafia, but our objective is zero tolerance. We are using our intelligence. Drugs are coming from other states like AP, Goa, and other states," he said.
Bommai said he was personally addressing this case and appealed for support from parents, schools and colleges.

"I'm addressing this issue personally because it's important to curb the drug mafia. I need support from schools and college managements and parents. I'll also call college and hostel managements before colleges start. We will make managements responsible," he said.

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June 6,2020

Mangaluru, June 6: Four persons were arrested by the Mulki police today in connection with the murder of Abdul Lateef, a 38-year-old businessman.

The arrested are: Mohammed Hasim (27), Nissar alias Riyaz (33), and Mohammed Razim (24), all residents of Mulki, and Aboobakar Siddique (27), a resident of Udupi.

The weapons and vehicles used for murder have been confiscated. Investigation is in progress to find out the motive behind the murder and the arrest of remaining accused.

Abdul Lateef, his father-in-law Muneer, latter’s son Ijaz and relative Imran were returning from Vijaya Bank at Mulki when a gang of nine miscreants waylaid their car and attacked with sharp weapons.

The gang comprised of Hakeem, Wafa, Asim, Siddique, Nissar, Bava, Farhan, Razeem and Siddiq.  While four of them are arrested, police continued hunt to nab other accused.

Abdul Lateef breathed his last while being taken to hospital. Others are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mangaluru.

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March 11,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 11: A suspected coronavirus patient who had returned to Kalaburagi from Saudi Arabia on February 29 passed away today in hospital.

It is said he was admitted to the hospital on March 5 after he showed flu symptoms. But, the family members of the patient had shifted him to Hyderabad from GIMS on Tuesday against the advice of the doctors.

However, the district administration and District Health Officer (DHO) M A Jabbar are waiting for the final report of throat swab of the patient sent for lab test.

The DHO has directed Taluk Health Officer Sharanabasappa Kyatanal to supervise until the final rites of the suspect person were performed.

Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner B Sharat said the patient died on Tuesday night on his way back to Kalaburagi after the doctor stated that chances of his survival was bleak. "It is still a suspected coronavirus case. We are waiting for the report," he said.

Sharat said he developed severe respiratory problem coupled with cough, cold and fever. "As he was 76-year-old, he failed to respond to the treatment. It is yet to be confirmed if the cause of death was coronavirus," he said.

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