Separation of KSRTC BC Road depot from Mangalore division opposed

July 5, 2011
Mangalore, July 5: Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (Bheemavada) has expressed its sever opposition to the separation of B C Road depot of KSRTC from Mangalore division.

P Keshava, State Committee Member of Samithi, said at a press meet here on Tuesday that BC Road depot, which is 24km away from Mangalore city, should not be bring under the jurisdiction of proposed Puttur sub-division as people from BC Road depend more on Mangalore for administrative purposes. The BC Road depot should be attached to the Mangalore division of the KSRTC at any cost, he added.

People in the region will not be benefited through the formation of a new sub-division at Puttur. Hence, KSRTC authorities should think of forming a new division based in Madikeri or Udupi, he suggested.

Further, he demanded that KSRTC authorities should give priority to candidates from Dakshina Kannada district while appointing staff for Mangalore division. The division faces severe staff shortage, as employees from other districts manage to get transfer to their native places immediately after they are posted in Mangalore, he pointed out.

He said 50% of reservation should be given to local people during recruitment.

Acquire Ambedkar Bhavan

Mr Keshava also urged the government to acquire Ambedkar Bhavan, which was constructed during time of then Chief Minister of Karnataka Ramakrishna Hegde on the premises of Uppinangady Pre-University College. He said the college is using the Bhavan as library.

“Uppinangady Gram Panchayat should acquire the Bhavan and allow people to utilize it to conduct programmes and functions,” he said.

Action against MCC official

Samithi also demanded stringent action against a Junior Engineer in the Development Cell of Mangalore City Corporation, who allegedly misbehaved with Dalit Mayor Pravin Anchan during a review meeting.

Mr Keshava said if the Junior Engineer was a Dalit, they would have not turned back to suspend him immediately. “This is the 'disrespect' shown by the bureaucrats to the post of Mayor,” he said.

Mayor had advised twice to the concerned officials to hold a review meeting on the effective utilization SC/ST Development Fund. However, officials did not pay attention to the Mayor. He urged the MCC to hold the meeting before monthly meeting.

Vishwanatha Bolloor, Chandra Kumar, Somanath and Dinakar Mulky were present.

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May 31,2020

Udupi, May 31: As many as 10 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in Udupi district today. 

The district has registered a total of 187 positive cases so far. Majority of the positive cases in Udupi district have inter-state travel history to Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, 14 people including three children who recovered from COVID -19 discharged from Government Hospital in Kundapura, in Udupi district.

Kundapura AC Raju, DHO Dr Sudhirchandra Sooda, taluk medical officer Dr Nagabhushan Udupa handed over a rose to all the discharged. With this, a total of 64 persons have been recovered and discharged in the district.

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June 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 30: In an attempt to tackle unemployment amidst covid-19 crisis, the Karnataka state government has launched a job portal connecting employers and job seekers.

The portal, 'Skill connect' ( https://skillconnect.kaushalkar.com/ ) provides region-wise and sector-wise job listings. An interested candidate can register on the portal and either apply for jobs or can also seek skill training. 

As on Monday, the portal has 25 registered companies with over 2000 jobs available in various sectors. 

The portal works more or less on similar lines as that of any private job portal, except that those posting jobs and candidates searching for employment will have to register with the Skill Development Department. 

Launching the portal on Monday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa hoped that the portal would provide an impetus to job creation, as well as the economic revival of the state. 

Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan who is also the skill development Minister added, "All these years, there was no information and communication between job seekers and recruiters. This portal will solve that problem."

Also, until now, there hasn't been comprehensive information either on those seeking jobs or those looking for employees. The skill development efforts have not been in sync with the market. All these issues would be addressed by the portal, he said. 

According to Karnataka Skill Development Authority Managing Director Ashwin Gowda, the portal has already seen a response with about 68 applicants in just a day. 

Officials said even the organisations will have to register with the government while providing all documents concerned. The government aims to avoid any fake job advertisements through this. "We will also enable virtual interviews between the candidate and the employer," sources in the department told DH. 

Recently, the government had also launched a portal exclusively for migrants who had returned to Karnataka from other places. This was meant to work as a skill registry.

However, the portal that was launched on Monday, went a step ahead by connecting both the prospective employers and employees, according to officials in the department.

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June 20,2020

Udupi, Jun 20: The wife and daughter of a 54-year-old man who succumbed to Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Saturday.

Sources said that the family returned to Udupi on June 18 and the man died the same day while his wife and daughter tested positive today.

The man and his family had arrived at their house in Thekkatte on Thursday, June 18 afternoon. Later in the day, the man died. He was suffering from jaundice and had arrived from Mumbai in the state of illness.

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