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Industrialist BM Farooq likely to get Rajya Sabha ticket from JD(S)

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May 24, 2016

Mangaluru, May 24: Even though the Janata Dal (Secular) is yet to announce its candidate for the looming Rajya Sabha polls, the name of industrialist BM Farooq is doing rounds for the sole seat the party can win on its own.

bmfarooqMr Farooq, who holds an Engineering degree, is a well-known businessman and real-estate tycoon in Bengaluru and Mangaluru. He is a brother of Mangaluru North MLA Mohiuddin Bava. He is also the president of Bengaluru based Bearys' Welfare Association.

Biennial elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats including four in Karnataka is expected to take place on June 11. This includes the seat vacated by liquor baron Vijay Mallya.

The BJP has already chosen Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu once again as its candidate from Karnataka.The ruling Congress in the State is undecided on the two candidates it can send to the Upper House with the names of former Union ministers P Chidambaram and Oscar Fernandes doing the rounds for the polls.

The fourth seat is up for grabs with JD (S), which has 40 members in the Assembly, hoping to put up an Independent and win with the support of other parties.

The JD(S) Legislature Party will formally meet in Bengaluru on May 26 to select the candidate. Party state president HD Kumaraswamy said they will field a personality from Karnataka but did not reveal if the candidate would be an industrialist.

Meanwhile, Mr Farooq has expressed his willingness to enter the parliament and also expressed hope that JD(S) would give him an opportunity to serve the people.

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Abdullah
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Wednesday, 25 May 2016

All like to become politicians for their own benefit.
Finally they divide the votes and it will help to bring RSS terrorists.
Selfish fellows never think of their community.

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore Bernard Moras has been diagnosed with mild symptoms of Covid-19 and his condition now is said to be stable.

"Most Reverend Bernard Moras, Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, had gone to St. John's Medical College for a routine check-up on July 2 as he was not well. Yesterday (July 3), it was confirmed that he has mild symptoms of Covid-19 and the doctors have stated that his condition at present is stable," Archbishop of Bangalore Peter Machado said in a message.

"We assure our beloved Archbishop Emeritus of the prayers of all the faithful in the Archdiocese and wish him a speedy recovery, he said.

The Archbishop Emeritus is aged about 78. 

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March 31,2020

Kottayam, Mar 31: A 91-year-old and 88-year-old senior citizen couple were discharged from the isolation ward of government medical college after getting treated from COVID-19 on Monday.

"It is a testimony to the dedication and expertise of the medical staff as well as the strength of the Kerala public health system. We shall overcome," Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac tweeted as he praised the healthcare services for treating the elderly couple considered as highly vulnerable to the contagious virus.

Apart from the two senior citizens, five others suffering from COVID-19 have also been treated and discharged from the hospital.
Thomas, 91, and his wife Mariyamma, 88, who were under treatment at the Kottayam Medical College were already suffering from various age-related problems. The 91-year-old had a heart attack and severe breathing trouble when he was under treatment.

"The aged couple based in Ranni in Pathanamthitta district had got infected with the virus after coming into contact with their son, wife and grandson who had arrived from Italy. COVID-19 was confirmed in them on March 8. They were admitted to Pathanamthitta hospital. However, they were shifted to the Medical College in Kottayam the very next day as their condition was critical," the Kerala government said.

The family will have to remain in home-quarantine for 14 more days.

The Union Health Ministry said the death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 32 and the number of total coronavirus cases to 1,251 as on Monday. 

There are 1117 active cases in the country with the state of Kerala contributing the highest number of cases which stands at 202.

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August 2,2020

Mangaluru/Udupi, Aug 2: The twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi witnessed sporadic movement of vehicles and relatively less commercial activities today in spite of the withdrawal of ‘Sunday lockdown’ by the state government. 

After the central government announced guidelines under Unlock 3.0, the Karnataka government has removed the complete lockdown concept on Sundays and done away with the night curfews too. So from today (August 2), there will be no lockdown on Sundays.

KSRTC operated its buses as usually. However, compared to other days, today the number of private and city buses on the roads in Dakshina Kannada was limited. 

In Udupi, city buses remained off the roads as the number of passengers was less. However, KSRTC and NARM buses were seen transporting passengers.

In containment zones ban on movement of people will continue till August 31 in Udupi. The Santhekatte market used to function on Saturdays, as there was Sunday lockdown on earlier Sundays. Now the market will be open on Sundays only.

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