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Karnataka delegation meets Modi, seeks Rs 1,199-cr aid; BJP leaders skip

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September 10, 2018

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Led by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, a high-level delegation from Karnataka today Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought Rs 1,199 crore financial assistance to take up relief programme in flood-hit areas of the state.

The delegation also sought funds to take up relief works in drought-affected areas in some parts of north Karnataka. Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, Revenue Minister R V Deshpande and several others were part of the delegation. Interestingly, no BJP leader from the state accompanied the delegation.

"An intimation was sent to the Opposition party leaders in the Assembly and the Council, and MPs from Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, requesting them to accompany the delegation. But none of them attended," Kumaraswamy said speaking to reporters in New Delhi.

Kumaraswamy said the state suffered a loss of Rs 3,705 crore due to the floods and sought Rs 1,199 crore to take up relief works in affected areas, including Kodagu, Shivamogga, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts.

The funds sought to take up relief works includes building houses, roads, bridges, removing silt from agriculture lands and providing water supply to rural areas, he said.

The delegation also urged the Centre to send two teams to assess the loss caused due to crop failure on account of both floods and drought.

As per the central government norms, a total of 86 taluks are facing a drought-like situation due to a dry spell and loss of moisture, the chief minister said.

The prime minister promised to send an expert committee to assess the damage due to drought, he said.

During the meeting, the leaders from the state requested the prime minister to convene a meeting between the state governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to discuss issues concerning the Mekedatu Reservoir Project.

Comments

Naresh
 - 
Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018

Arrey chai wala.. provide relief fund atleast for their chai

Joseph
 - 
Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018

Modi acting like he's providing aid relief from his father's property and asset. 

Ibrahim
 - 
Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018

Nobody should vote for BJP. B#####ds. They just wanted to loot our money. They never stand for people. HDK asked for relief fund and for that also BJP leaders skipped the meeting

Kumar
 - 
Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018

BJP leaders' absence only showing that relief aid amount will be less

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June 16,2020

Newsroom, Jun 16: A 35-year-old Kannada lecturer died in a motorbike accident at Tumkuru in Karnataka.

The deceased is K N Swamy, who was a guest lecturer in Department of Kannada at Central University of Kerala located at Periya in Kasaragod district.

The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when he was riding his motorbike.

Swamy was also a writer and poet in Kannada.

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June 16,2020

Shivamogga, Jun 16: The Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday announced a ban on movement of heavy goods vehicles in the Agumbe ghat section between June 15 and October 15 as a precautionary measure, as there was possibility of landslides due to heavy rain during the monsoon season.

All trucks over 12 tonnes will be prohibited from passing through the ghat, DC K B Shivakumar said in a statement here.

The authorities have suggested two alternative routes for the movement of heavy freight vehicles – the Shimoga-Thirthahalli-Sringeri-Kerekatte-Karkala-Udupi-Mangaluru route and the Shimoga-Thirthahalli-Mastikette-Hulikal-Hosangadi-Siddapura-Udupi-Mangaluru route.

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January 1,2020

Mangalore, Jan 1: Under the aegis of the Dakshina Kannada District Jatyateeya Paksha Sanghatanegala Janti Vedik, Members of Congress, Communist Party of India, CPI (M), Janata Dal (Secular) and other secular organisations will stage a dharna on January 2 here demanding a judicial inquiry into the firing on December 19.

Talking to reporters on Tuesday evening, former Bantwal MLA B Ramanath Rai said the dharna will be held before the statue of B R Ambedkar, near the Town hall, from 1000 hrs to 1600 hrs.

Mr Rai said allegations are being made that the trouble in the city on December 19 was orchestrated by certain political parties and leaders. The city police are also being accused of acting under the influence of the ruling government in invoking prohibitory orders to quell the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and later firing at the protesters that led to two deaths.

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