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Motamma flays BJP government for unmotorable roads

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November 13, 2011

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Udupi, November 13: Opposition leader in the Karnataka legislative council Motamma has taken the BJP government to task for failing to maintain motorable roads.

Speaking to press persons in Udupi she said, the condition of roads connecting taluk centers like Karkala and Kundapura in Udupi district had been in a pitiable position.

The BJP government, which had been chanting the development manthra, had totally failed in maintaining this basis infrastructure, she said.

“When questioned, Deputy Commissioner of Udupi, he admits to have got Rs 4 crore for flood relief in Udupi district last year and that had not been utilised. This year another Rs 2 crore had been released under the calamity funds. But not spent. Villages in Shirva region had been affected by the scarcity of drinking water. It is a surprise that a district of which Dr VS Acharya, the number 2 in the state cabinet is the in charge ministers has such problems”, Motamma said.

“No needy beneficiaries were given house sites, but the BJP leaders and persons in their close circle were given away government key lands, making a clear case of favoritism”, Motamma added.

Alleging misuse of power by the BJP Motamma said, “If a beneficiary in Chikmagalur wanted an application for benefits under the Suvarna Bhoomi yojna, he shall approach the MLA. Likewise, for an application for Arogya Card in Udupi CMC, one shall beg before a BJP Councilor and not the respective horticulture department or the CMC Commissioner. Is it not misuse of power? She questioned.

Former Minister K Jayaprakash Hegde, Udupi Block Congress President Pramod Madhwaraj, District Mahila Congress President Veronica Carnelio, Shyamala Bhandary, ZP member Mallika Balakrishna, State youth Congress secretary Amrith Shenoy, Yathish Karkera and others were present on the occassion.


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January 1,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 1: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said here on Tuesday that the State government will think about making policy on giving compensation to the families of those who have died in police firing.

Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, he said that the government withholding compensation to the families of two persons who died in police firing in the city on December 19 after a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent and even in 2006 when two persons had died in police firing at Mulky in Dakshina Kannada the then State government had not given any compensation to their families.

In the latest case, the First Information Report (FIR) has named the two persons who had died in the firing as the accused. After the incident, there were demands to provide compensation to the families of the victims.

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April 9,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 9: 10 new positive cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, apart from the recent fatality of an 80-year-old woman from Gadag district, the health department said on Thursday.

The fresh cases have been reported in the state from last evening to Thursday noon.

Till date, 191 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed, which includes 6 deaths and 28 discharges, the update said.

Among the 10 positive cases, eight are contacts of patients who have already tested positive- one each from Belagavi, Mandya and Chikkaballapura, two from Mysuru, and three from Bagalkote; while two from Bengaluru city are with a travel history to Delhi.

Three cases from Bagalkote are children- two boys of 4 and 13 years of age, and one girl of 9 years old.

The elderly woman died on April 8 in Gadag, the department said in its mid-day situation update.

Confirming that her reports tested positive on April 7, officials had said, she had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).

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June 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 2: Karnataka-Kerala border at Talapady is yet to be opened for traffic despite lifting lockdown. Only those, who have registered on ‘Seva Sindhu’ portal, are given one-time permission to enter the district.

With the relaxation of the lock-down many, especially the labour class, were anticipating free movement. However, both the States have not allowed free movement of vehicles. Hundreds of people from bordering villages of Kerala arrive in Mangaluru for work and likewise many from bordering villages of Mangaluru too work in Kasargod district.

It has become a routine for the labourers of both the States living in border villages to daily assemble at the check post in the morning and return after the authorities refuse free movement.

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