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Karnataka floor test: Judgement Day for CM Kumaraswamy as speaker sets 6pm deadline

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July 23, 2019

Bengaluru, Jul 23: The fate of the tottering JD(S)-Congress government will be decided by 6pm on Tuesday. Before adjourning the house at 11.42pm on Monday, assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar announced the schedule — debate on the trust motion from 10am to 4pm, the CM’s reply from 4pm to 5pm, and voting between 5pm and 6pm.

That’s likely to bring the curtains down on the 17-day political drama spanning across Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi and the Supreme Court.

The Congress and JD(S) launched a spirited campaign to postpone a vote on the motion of confidence, moved by chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday, saying the Supreme Court had said in the morning it would hear on Tuesday pleas filed by Congress seeking clarification on issuing party whips and the role of the governor, and petitions filed by the two independents seeking the trust vote to be held “forthwith”.

With the debate on the trust vote continuing for the third day on Monday and looked set to barrel through Tuesday, the BJP urged the speaker to take up voting on Monday itself even if it meant sitting till or beyond midnight. After Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah said they will positively wind up the debate on Tuesday, the opposition BJP relented on its demand and agreed for voting on the motion by Tuesday evening.

The assembly that resumed after a weekend break witnessed high drama throughout the day with the house being adjourned thrice after the ruling coalition partners sticking to their stand that the debate on trust motion should continue till Tuesday. However, the speaker insisted that the voting must take place on Monday since he had given his commitment to the opposition party on Friday.

The tug of war between the treasury and the opposition benches extended closer to midnight. Several women members of Congress and JD (S) said they needed to be home for their families, while others said they were diabetic and had to have dinner on time.

Handing out nuts and toffees to MLAs, leader of opposition and state BJP president BS Yeddyurappa urged the assembly speaker to make arrangements for dinner.

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April 25,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 25: Heavy rain lashed Mangaluru and surrounding areas on Saturday, providing the people respite from the sweltering heat, which they have been experiencing for the last few weeks. 

The rain, which started around 10.30 pm on Friday, lashed heavily after 2 am. Later, there was drizzle for sometime before it stopped raining around 8 am. 

People were seen walking towards the market to purchase essential commodities holding an umbrella and wearing a raincoat.

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January 19,2020

Mysuru, Jan 19: Karnataka Rural Development and Panchyat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa on Sunday claimed that Popular Front of India and Social Democratic Party of India have been indulging in anti-national activities.

Talking to media persons here, he said the government is mulling to ban and take action against PFI and its political arm SDPI.

It was recommended even during the previous government, but it was not taken seriously, he added.

He said that the BJP will ensure that all the MLAs who were instrumental in the party coming to power (the then-disqualified MLAs who joined BJP from Congress and JDS recently and won the bypoll subsequently) will not be let down and be given suitable posts in the government.

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Sharief
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Sunday, 19 Jan 2020

RSS will be banned and wipedout from the planet.

Now USA declared RSS as the worst terrorists. So Indian government is terrorist.

 

This is the limit of their brain.

 

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March 26,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 26: The district Wenlock hospital in

the city will be turned into a dedicated hospital for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, Dakshina Kannada district-in- charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said on Thursday.

Addressing reporters here, he said the 250-bed super speciality wing at Wenlock would be converted to a dedicated hospital to treat coronavirus patients in view of the prevailing situation.

The 20-bed Ayush block will be used for the treatment of suspected cases.

The patients currently being treated for various other ailments at the hospital will be shifted to private hospitals within three days.

The expenses for their treatment will be borne by the government, he said.

The 705 beds available at the hospital wards will be used for coronavirus cases in a phased manner.

The patients visiting the outpatient ward will be directed to go to nearby medical colleges for treatment, he said.

A total of 140 children being treated at the regional advanced paediatric care centre at the hospital will be shifted to nearby medical college hospitals.

The centre will also be used for covid-19 treatment.

Poojary said at present five COVID-19 patients and 140 suspected cases are being treated at the Wenlock hospital.

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