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Rain throws life out of gear; houses damaged; paddy fields destroyed

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August 2, 2011

Mangalore, August 2: Heavy rains which started lashing Dakshina Kannada since Monday evening continued on Tuesday too, inundating low-lying areas and throwing life out of gear.

Strong winds damaged houses and destroyed agricultural fields in many parts of the district.

A portion of the house belonging to one Pramod at Kandak area of Mangalore city collapsed in the wee hours of Tuesday, causing damage to the tune of Rs 50,000.

The skies remained cloudy entire day. The downpour led to water logging in many localities, causing hardship to many families.

Many two-wheelers and even four-wheelers had to wait for long time as the streets were flooded with rainwater.

The Dakshina Kannada district recorded an average of 82.5 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending at 8am on Tuesday. While Bantwal taluk recorded the highest rainfall of 78.0 mm, Puttur taluk recorded the least at 27.0.6 mm. Rainfall recorded in Mangalore, Sullia and Belthangady taluks respectively was 57.2 mm, 45.4 mm and 69.0 mm.

Meanwhile, Director-in-charge of Meteorological Centre, Bangalore warned the fishermen that strong onshore winds from westerly to northwesterly direction speed occasionally reaching 45-55 kmph likely along off karnataka coast during next 24 hours.

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April 25,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 25: KPCC president D K Shivakumar, has alleged that BJP leaders from the state have sold rice that was meant to be distributed to the poor in Tamil Nadu.

Speaking to newsmen here on Friday, he stated that Congress fully supports the government’s work in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19, but maybe unknown to the Chief Minister, corrupt dealings are which we want to bring to his attention.

He alleged that 1,879 quintals of rice brought from Haryana have been illegally sold to a businessman in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.

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May 27,2020

Bengaluru, May 27: Aimed at giving a boost to affordable housing, the Karnataka government on Tuesday decided to slash the stamp duty on new apartments costing up to ₹35 lakh.

The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to review the progress of the Stamps & Registration department.

The Chief Minister directed that the stamp duty be cut from the existing five per cent to two per cent on apartments costing less than ₹20 lakh, getting registered for the first time, his office said in a statement.

Further, the stamp duty on apartments costing between ₹21 lakh - ₹35 lakh will be down from five per cent to three per cent, it said. It is estimated that in 2020-21 due to COVID-19 induced lockdown, Stamps and Registration department might fall short of its revenue target by ₹3,524 crore. The revenue target for 2020-21 is ₹12,655 crore.

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April 9,2020

Udupi, Apr 9: Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesha said that criminal cases would be booked against owners of houses and sheds who were collecting rent from those, including workers, staying in rented houses.

In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Mr Jagadeesha said that to prevent the spread of COVID-19, restrictions had been imposed throughout the district under Section 144 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The administration had through an earlier order made it clear that house owners and shed owners should not collect rent from their tenants and workers for March and April.

But the administration had received complaints that some house owners and shed owners were collecting rent despite the order.

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