Women should empower themselves without the help of reservation'

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February 18, 2011

Mangalore, February 18: Women should empower in all the aspects including politics without the support of reservation quota said newly elected President of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat KT Shailaja Bhat.

She was speaking after inaugurating a two day state level workshop on “Women Empowerment” organised by State Information Department at Kalangan in Shakthinagar on Friday.

Former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj and many women have set a model for women folk of this country by playing a key role in the Indian society. “They came forward using their own capacity without the help of reservation quota”, he pointed out.

Mayor Rajani Dugganna presided over the function. ZP Vice President Dhanalaxmi Janardhana, Dr Dominic D, Director of the workshop and Hampi Sirigannada University Head of the Department H Nagaveni were the chief guests.

Prajavani Chief Sub-Editor NAM Ismail spoke on “The role of NGOs in Women Empowerment”

DK District Information Director Rohini welcomed the gathering while District Information Director Vinod Chandra proposed vote of thanks.

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March 25,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 25 : Karnataka recorded its highest single-day tally to date, as 10 people tested positive, taking the total number of cases to 51 in the state.

“Till date 51 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes one death and three discharged," the health department said in a statement on Wednesday.

The rise in cases adding to the growing national tally of people who have tested positive for COVID-19.

The daughter of a former union minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Karnataka has also tested positive.

Bengaluru accounts for 32 of the total 51 cases recorded in the state so far,including three who have fully recovered and released.

Dakshina Kannada has five confirmed cases, Chikkaballapura and Kalaburagi has three cases each, Mysuru has and Uttara Kannada has two cases each and four other districts have one case each.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a 21-day lockdown of the country to keep people indoors and contain the spread of the virus in the community.

The government has also been trying to scale up testing.

Medical education minister K.Sudhakar on Wednesday told Mint that Karnataka will scale up testing by 10-fold with the help of government and private labs approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

A total of 2,438 people have been tested in Karnataka and 2242 have tested negative, according to state health department. 214 people are lodged in medical hospitals.

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March 29,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 29: Mosques across Karnataka are now turning into centers to create awareness against deadly coronavirus that cause Covid-19. 

The state government's board of auqaf has issued a notification to the administrations of all mosques to use their loud speakers to create awareness against the virus. 

All the mosques in the state have already suspended congregational prayers to prevent the spread of the virus.

As per the decision of the state board of auqaf, now all mosques have to play the audio clips that creates awareness against the virus in three languages. 

The clips will be played at 10 a.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. everyday.

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Monday, 30 Mar 2020

Also need to make call on all prayer places temples and churches to live with humanity without violence. 

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July 17,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 17: A total of 3,693 new COVID-19 positive cases and 115 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Friday, said the state health department.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is presently at 55,115, including 33,205 active cases. While there are 20,757 recoveries, the death toll stands at 1,147.

With the highest single-day spike of 34,956 cases and 687 deaths, India's COVID-19 positive cases crossed the 10 lakh mark on Friday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The total positive cases stand at 10,03,832 including 3,42,473 active cases, 6,35,757 cured/discharged/migrated and 25,602 deaths, according to the ministry.

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