Karnataka gears up for 2nd bandh in a week; govt extends tacit support

September 8, 2016

Bengaluru, Sep 8: For the second time in less than a week, and the fourth time this year, the State is likely to shut down on Friday, September 9, as numerous organisations lend their support to the bandh called against the Supreme Court's decision to release Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu.

JayF Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday extended tacit support to the bandh supported by 1,200 unions and organisations in the state. "The government has resolved not to oppose the bandh called by the pro-Kannada organisations. Schools and colleges will be closed and almost all government offices are likely to be shutdown as attendance is going to be quite low," said Siddaramaiah.

The emotive issue has garnered support from numerous sectors. Transportation is expected to come to a crippling halt with cabs, autorickshaws and airport taxis extending their support to the bandh call. While Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) have officially adopted a wait-and-watch' approach, buses are largely expected to remain off the roads.

In anticipation, many private schools have declared a holiday on Friday. The official announcement from the district administrations are expected to come on Thursday.

For banks and government offices, Friday's bandh will see the start of a three-day weekend.

Similarly, private companies are expected to declare a holiday or extend a work from home' option for their employees.

Emergency services, primarily healthcare and ambulance services will function. Pharmacies will remain open, albeit with shopkeepers wearing black badges in protest.

6 lakh lorries to stay off the roads

truck Over 6 lakh lorries in the state, which supply goods, sand and other materials, will stay off the roads on Friday.

The Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners' and Agents' Association have decided not to ply these vehicles after extending their support to Karnataka Bandh, called by pro-Kannada organisations and farmer unions, scheduled to be observed on Friday.

GR Shanmugappa, president of the Federation, said the interim order by the supreme court pertaining to release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu has come as a shocker to the farmers in the basin. "We also condemn the failure of successive governments in protecting the interest of the people depending on the river water," he added.

Federation members will be observing a peaceful protest on the Bandh day at Nayandahalli junction along Mysuru Road.

Petrol bunks, eateries to shut down

Petrol bunks in Bengaluru and other parts of the state will remain shut through the day on Friday with Karnataka Petrol Bunks Owners Association extending support to the bandh.

BR Ravindranath, president of the association, said as many as 3800 fuel bunks, including 460 in Bengaluru, will not operate between 6 am to 6 pm on Friday.

Similarly, eating joints and restaurants in the city will shut doors on the bandh day with PC Rao, vice president of Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels Association, extending support to the agitation.

Also Read: Schools, colleges, govt offices in DK, Udupi will shut for Friday bandh

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What ever losses will be paid from our pockets as more taxes and also suffer.....come on ....this is too much

What the f___ is going on????

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Long awaited Pumpwell Flyover inaugurated, finally!

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January 31,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 31: The Pumpwell flyover, part of the four-laning of Talapady-Kundapura stretch of National Highway 66, was finally inaugurated today.

Work on four-laning NH 66 between Talapady-Kundapur, excluding the Nanthoor-NITK Surathkal stretch, started in September 2010 and Pumpwell (Mahaveera Circle) flyover was a part of the project. Concessionnaire M/s Navayuga Udupi Tollway Pvt., Ltd., failed to execute many flyovers on the stretch within the prescribed time, including Thokkottu and Pumpwell in Mangaluru, Karavali Circle in Udupi, and Shasri Circle in Kundapur.

Thokkottu and Karavali Circle flyovers are complete now while Shastri Circle flyover as well as the four-lane road within Kundapur town are still incomplete. Similarly, a small bridge and portion of the road in Padubidri too is yet to be completed.

District in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Pojjary and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel inaugurated the long-pending Flyover

MLA Vedavayas Kamath, MLA Bharath Shetty were also present on the occasion.

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Two kids, aged 7 and 9, contract corona from their dad

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March 25,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 25: The COVID-19 count in Karnataka went up by 10 on Wednesday, reaching 51. The 10 new positives included two girls aged seven and nine who contracted the infection from their father.

The 34-year-old man had returned from Amsterdam on March 19 and tested positive as the 17th confirmed case in Karnataka.

Though his family were kept in isolation and under quarantine in their house, the children developed a cold. They were confirmed for COVID-19 infection while their mother is still negative.

The government remained tightlipped over whether or not a 70-year-old woman from Gouribidanuru who was put under house quarantine and died on Wednesday morning, tested positive for COVID-19. Government officials would neither confirm nor deny anything on the results of tests on the woman.

This evening’s bulletin issued by the Karnataka health department continued to indicate the strong correlation of coronavirus infection and foreign travel.

Among the positive cases identified today were

A 63-year-old Bengaluru man and his 59-year-old wife, with a history of travel to Brazil and Argentina.
Two 26-year-old men with a history of travel to Spain and arrived back in Bengaluru via Dubai.
Two others, a 63-year-old woman and her 69-year-old husband, had a history of travel to Athens and London.
A 34-year-old man, a resident of Udupi, who returned from Dubai
A 37-year old woman, a resident of Chitradurga, with a history of travel to Guyana and arrived back in Bengaluru via Delhi
Speaking to the media, medical education minister K Sudhakar said health officials were apprehensive the positives may go up tonight.

Of the corona positive cases detected in Karnataka so far, three have been discharged after quarantine, and 47 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals in a stable condition. There has been one fatality.

As per a recommendation by the high-level health committee, the government has decided to convert the Bowring Hospital into a coronavirus treatment hospital facility along with the Rajiv Gandhi Hospital for Chest Diseases and Victoria Hospital.

“The number of positive cases are growing at an alarming rate and the government needs more treatment facilities. The government is for burning of COVID-19 death cases. However, due to some religious practices, it has been decided they would be buried in 8 ft deep pits,'' Dr Sudhakar said.

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