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Mangaluru: Balmatta-Bendoorwell road named after Blasius D'Souza

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July 16, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 16: The road stretch from Canara Bank Circle at Balmatta to Karavali Circle at Bendoorwell, in Mangaluru has been named after the former minister late Blasius M D'Souza.

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Senior Congress leader and Gulbarga MP Mallikarjun Kharge formally inaugurated the renamed road by unveiling a plaque at Bendoorwell on Saturday.

District-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes, Food Minister UT Khader, Mangaluru South MLA JR Lobo, MLC and chief whip Ivan D'Souza, Mangaluru Mayor Harinath and family members of Blasius D'Souza were present on the occasion.

Blasius D'Souza, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 69 was a lawyer by profession although he had developed a passion for politics. He was a leader of the Konkani-speaking people of the region.

He was the President of the Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee for a long time. Elected from then Mangaluru constituency to the Legislative Assembly twice, he was a member of S Bangarappa and M Veerappa Moily cabinets.

He was the first Roman Catholic minister in the Karnataka state government.

He was also a member of the Legislative Council for nine years. He represented the local bodies in the Council. He was a hockey player in his younger days.

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Rajesh Sequira
 - 
Sunday, 17 Jul 2016

That is indeed good news. People who have strived for the greater good of the society should be remembered.

Well Wisher
 - 
Saturday, 16 Jul 2016

I/o spending money n time behind this please improve road system n close all poth hole first. Renaming the road to remember late Blasius D'Souza is a good opinion . Ribbon cut travel expenses is waste of tax payers money.
Improve road water drainage n power system. South Kanara is blessed with well rain. Suggest to arrange water reservoir as much as u can. If u succeed on mention important matter defiantly all Mangalorears n Kannadigas will be with u forever n you can easily win ur next term.
Jai Hind

Well Wisher
 - 
Saturday, 16 Jul 2016

I/o spending money n time behind this please improve road system n close all poth hole first. Renaming the road to remember late Blasius D'Souza is a good opinion . Ribbon cut travel expenses is waste of tax payers money.
Improve road water drainage n power system. South Kanara is blessed with well rain. Suggest to arrange water reservoir as much as u can. If u succeed on mention important matter defiantly all Mangalorears n Kannadigas will be with u forever n you can easily win ur next term.
Jai Hind

Well Wisher
 - 
Saturday, 16 Jul 2016

I/o spending money n time behind this please improve road system n close all poth hole first. Renaming the road to remember late Blasius D'Souza is a good opinion . Ribbon cut travel expenses is waste of tax payers money.
Improve road water drainage n power system. South Kanara is blessed with well rain. Suggest to arrange water reservoir as much as u can. If u succeed on mention important matter defiantly all Mangaloreans n Kannadigas will be with u forever n you can easily win ur next term.
Jai Hind

Well Wisher
 - 
Saturday, 16 Jul 2016

I/o spending money n time behind this please improve road system n close all poth hole first. Renaming the road to remember late Blasius D'Souza is a good opinion . Ribbon cut travel expenses is waste of tax payers money.
Improve road water drainage n power system. South Kanara is blessed with well rain. Suggest to arrange water reservoir as much as u can. If u succeed on mention important matter defiantly all Mangalorears n Kannadigas will be with u forever n you can easily win ur next term.
Jai Hind

abdullah
 - 
Saturday, 16 Jul 2016

Because of this kind of work only congress is defeating everywhere.
can anyone tell me What Blasius d Souza did for the society. He enjoyed his life and purchased plenty of land from our money.

Ahmed
 - 
Saturday, 16 Jul 2016

instead of keeping Blasius dsouza name why can not keep some freedom fighter name ...

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: With preparations underway for conducting exams for the final semester/ year students in the state, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwathnarayan on Monday directed the respective universities to conduct exams for the backlog papers as well.

"In the wake of COVID-19, it has been decided to hold exams only for the students of final semester/year courses. It has come to our notice that some universities have decided against conducting exams for final year students who have a backlog to clear from previous semesters. This is unpardonable," the Deputy Chief Minister said.

"Our intention is to see that the final year students finish their course. In the present situation, conducting only final semester exams won't help. We have to help the students in clearing their backlogs," added Ashwathnarayan, directing all universities to compulsorily conduct these exams.

Meanwhile, Ashwathnarayan thanked the staff and officials of various government departments who were responsible for successfully conducting the CET exams even amidst the difficult situation in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

"In all, 1,94,419 students had registered for the CET exams, of which 1,75,428 wrote the exams. The percentage of students who took up the exams this year was equivalent to that of the previous years, in normal times," the DCM informed.

"After we successfully conducted the exams, Arunachal Pradesh is going to conduct the Public Service Commission exams on the lines of how we successfully conducted the exams. Likewise, even our KPSC has said it will conduct the exams. We must appreciate the good work of the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), which has set an example for others," Ashwathnarayan said.

The deputy chief minister said that 33 colleges in various districts across the state faced shortage of land and that it is the responsibility of the District Commissioners (DCs) to get the lands sanctioned for all these colleges.
In Bagalkot district alone land has not been sanctioned for six degree colleges, he said.

Reacting to this, Bagalkot DC Captain Rajendra assured to look into the matter as soon as he receives the proposal from department officials.

"Similarly, there is shortage of land for five Diploma colleges and 28 ITI colleges in different parts of the state. The DCs must immediately pay attention to this. Once they get the land, buildings will come up within no time," the Karnataka deputy chief minister said.

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May 22,2020

Bengaluru, May 22: Karnataka Congress delegation met Chief Election Commissioner, Dr B Basavaraju in Bengaluru, urging him to guide Karnataka Government to conduct local body elections and not to allow State government to nominate their party men to the local bodies.

The delegation was led by Congress leader Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar.

"They (State government) wants to postpone the election, they have a lot of other provisions. We are demanding to protect the law, the government doesn't have the power to interfere in the system. We will not allow the state government to nominate their party men.

The CM and his entire team is responsible for this, they are killing the democracy and Panchayati Raj system of the State," said Shivakumar while speaking to the reporters.

The local body elections were scheduled to take place in the month of March or April, which were postponed in view of the COVID-19 crisis.

However, the date for conducting the local body elections has not been decided yet.

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February 4,2020

New Delhi, Feb 4: "I own my statement," said BJP lawmaker Anant kumar Hedge on Tuesday amid the raging controversy over his remark on Mahatma Gandhi while adding that he has never said anything against the Father of the Nation.

"All related media reports are false. I never said what is being debated over. It is an unnecessary controversy. I own my statement made on February 1, 2020, in Bengaluru. I never made any reference to any political party or Mahatma Gandhi or anybody else, I was just trying to categorise freedom struggle. That's all," Hedge told news agency.

"I am surprised by the discussion around it. What can I say about something that is not there? There is hullabaloo going on without anything. My statement is available in public forum. If anyone wants to see, it is available online and on my website. Show me if I have said anything against Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru and any other freedom fighters," he added.

The BJP leader continued: "That programme was about Savarkar. With due respect of all our freedom fighters, I was just discussing our freedom struggle, there is no confusion or any derogatory comment on freedom struggle or fighters. Unnecessary nuisance has been created."

Hedge stoked a controversy after he had attacked Mahatma Gandhi by calling the freedom struggle led by him a "drama" and also questioned as to how "such people" come to be called 'Mahatma' in India.

"None of these so-called leaders was beaten up by the cops even once. Their independence movement was a big drama. It was staged by these leaders with the approval of the British. It was not a genuine fight. It was an adjustment freedom struggle," he had said.

While several Congress leaders have condemned his remark on the father of the nation, BJP leaders too has distanced themselves from it.

Top leadership in BJP is unhappy with Anantkumar Hegde over his controversial remark on Mahatma Gandhi, party sources had said on Monday, adding that he has been asked to issue an unconditional apology.

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