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District Congress alleges bias in temple funding by BJP government

September 8, 2011

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Mangalore, September 9: President of Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee B. Ramanatha Rai alleged here on Thursday that the State government was anti backward classes as it released meagre amount for the development of small shrines in the district under 'aaradhana' scheme for 2010-11.

Addressing presspersons here he said that backward classes people worshipped the Almighty of their belief in small shrines (gudi and gopura). The government released only Rs. 71,428 for their development for each Assembly constituency in the district for 2010-11. It was not enough as MLAs got many demand applications from people seeking funds. Each MLA got more than 25 demand applications, he said.

Mr. Rai, who is Bantwal MLA, said that the government did not release any fund under the scheme in the district for 2008-09. He released details of funds released to each Assembly constituencies under the scheme in the district for 2007-08, 2009-10 and 2010-11. The details had been provided by the office of the Deputy Commissioner.

He said that each Assembly constituency got only Rs. 89,284 in 2009-10. The government had released Rs. 11.25 lakh for each Assembly segment in 2007-08.

Mr. Rai said that the Congress had launched the scheme when it was in power in the State.

Mangalore MLA U T Khader said that he had received 40 applications seeking funds under the scheme. Moodbidri MLA K. Abhayachandra Jain said that he had received 25 applications.

Mr. Rai said that the government should release more funds for developing roads in the district. Many doors in the district were in poor condition, he alleged.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 31: BJP leader CP Yogeshwar has slammed Yediyurappa supporters and said the JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy is supporting BJP.

Speaking to the reporters, Yogeshwar said, "Congress president DK Shivakumar and Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former CM HD Kumaraswamy, both are Yediyurappa supporters."

"His words seem to support the BJP. All that Kumaraswamy had said, during our government's rule, are happening including the officers they mentioned are being transferred. He has come forward to support BJP from the back door," Yogeshwar.

While reacting to allegations made by CP Yogeshwar, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar has said that earlier Yogeshwar requested for State Legislative Council (MLC) member ticket and now such people are blaming me without any evidence. This shows his dishonesty to his party and the kind of person he is." 

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June 28,2020

Udupi, Jun 28: A student appearing for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams in Kaup taluk of Udupi district has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

Officials of the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Udupi District Health and Family Welfare Department have confirmed the report. 

The 16-year-old girl had appeared for the Kannada and Mathematics exams on June 25 and 27 respectively. 

Her throat swabs were sent for testing on June 27 after her father tested covid-19 positive. Today she too obtained positive report.  

The student is unlikely to appear for the science paper on June 29.

Meanwhile, health officers have ruled out the possibility of subjecting other students to covid-19 test as all necessary precautions such as physical distancing and usage of sanitization were taken in the examination centre.

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May 7,2020

Bengaluru, May 7: Karnataka Minister for Labour Shivaram Hebbar, on Thursday, ordered issuance of notice to employers who have not paid salary to the workers during lockdown period amid Coronavirus threat in the state.

The Ministry has also directed serving notice to those employers who have reduced the wages of the workers in April '20, official sources told UNI here.

State Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had appealed to the employers not to retrench any employee from the job because of their failure to attend to work because of Coronavirus which is spreading like wildfire and since they have been asked to remain in the house.

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