Keshavamurthy of JD(S) joins Cong.

February 16, 2017

Bengaluru, Feb 16: Kalale Keshavamurthy, who contested the 2013 Assembly polls on JD(S) ticket in Nanjangud constituency, joined the Congress on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president G. Parameshwara.

Mr. Keshavamurthy will be the Congress candidate in the crucial bypoll to the Legislative Assembly from Nanjangud reserved segment. Meanwhile, Congress leaders said the party is likely to field Geetha Mahadeva Prasad, wife of the late Mahadeva Prasad, from Gundlupet constituency.

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Rare Rurk’s Ristella Skink found in Kodagu

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June 9,2020

Madikeri, Jun 9: A rare Rurk’s Ristella Skink was found by some wildlife enthusiasts on their way to Madapur in Kodagu district.

Ristella Rurkii, commonly known as Rurk’s Ristella, is a species of skink endemic to the Western Ghats of Southern India. It is a small, insectivorous, diurnal skink found in Shola grasslands and rain forests of hills ranges in parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The specific name, rurkii, is in honour of “Dr Rurk” who collected the type specimen in the Annamalai Hills, High Ranges, Travancore, and the Palani Hills, of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is endemic to rainforests South of Palghat Gap.

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Journalist tests covid positive; Press Club sealed

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July 6,2020

Mandya, Jul 6: With a journalist from Srirangapatna testing positive for Covid-19, the Mandya District Journalists Association was sealed as a precautionary measure.

Association President K C Manjunath said on Monday that as the reporter has tested positive for Covid-19, it was voluntarily decided to seal down the premises for another month.

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