Campaign for Udupi-Chikmagalur bypoll ends

March 17, 2012

Udupi, March 17: Curtains came down on the two-week public campaigning for the by-election to the Lok Sabha from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency at 5 p.m. on Friday.

All political parties put their best foot forward in the final days of the public campaigning. They did all they could to convey their message to voters through public meetings, door-to-door campaigning, 'padayatras', road-shows, and two-wheeler rallies.

The campaign was intense this time. The unending rounds of press conferences by all major political parties kept journalists on their toes.

The biggest surprise in the campaign turned out to be the sudden joining of the former Minister Manorama Madhwaraj to the BJP. No one in the media had a clue about it. But after her joining the party, Ms. Madhwaraj was nowhere to be seen in the campaign.

The JD(S) tried to improve its fortunes in the district by inducting the former Udupi MLA U.R. Sabhapathi into the party. The stage shook when the Congress launched its campaign for the by-poll, but mercifully did not come down.

Prominent leaders such as S.M. Krishna, K.H. Muniyappa, M. Veerappa Moily, G. Parameshwara, B. Janardhana Poojary, and Oscar Fernandes for the Congress, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, H.N. Ananth Kumar, K.S. Eshwarappa, R. Ashok, Shobha Karandlaje, S.A. Ramdas, and Govind Karjol for the Bharatiya Janata Party, and H.D. Deve Gowda and H.D. Kumaraswamy campaigned for the Janata Dal (Secular).

Actors added a touch of glamour to the campaign. They included Umashree, Bhavana, Ramya and Adi Lokesh who campaigned for the Congress, Tara and Srinath for the BJP, and Pooja Gandhi for JD(S).

Though the public campaigning has stopped, political parties will, however, do door-to-door campaigning on Saturday.

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News about seal down in Mangaluru is fake: Police chief

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April 26,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 26: City Police Commissioner P S Harsha on Sunday said that the news about the implementation of seal down in some wards of Mangaluru city is fake and urged the public not to pay any heed to it.

Taking to twitter, Mr Harsha wrote, ''Some miscreants are floating some old speculative…TV news reports of seal down in some wards of Mangaluru city. It’s fake news.....Don’t Heed to fake news.''

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Karnataka Board of Auqaf asks mosques to conclude Juma prayers in 15 minutes

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March 19,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 19: As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf has issued an advisory to mosques, dargahs and other religious institutions, requesting them to conclude the Friday congregation in 15 minutes for the next three weeks.

"Respected head of masjids and imams (prayer leader) are requested to conclude the entire Juma congregation (including Juma khutbah, salah and dua) in 15 minutes for the next three weeks and avoid using the public mic for the khutbah and salah," read a statement from the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf.

It has advised to ensure cleanliness and good hygiene inside mosques and keep the carpets, prayer mats, floor mats etc clean.

Further, it stated that those coming for daily prayers should be instructed to perform wudhu (ablution) at their homes and avoid using prayer caps placed in masjids.

"Please remove the public towels and prayer caps from the masjids. Sunnah and nafil prayers should observed at home," the advisory read.

The advisory came as the number of coronavirus patients spiralled across the country. The governments are taking all precautionary measures to contain the spread of the virus that has claimed more than 7,500 lives across the globe since its outbreak in China in December last year.

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Doesn't this reflect upon our stupidity. They have lost the whole point of virus spread. Let's pray as per our so called Muslim religious leaders IQ level that the virus does not spread among the hundreds in that 15 minutes.This is exactly why we are losing it.

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Sanitary napkin vending machines installed at 10 bus stands including Mangaluru

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February 7,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 7: In an attempt to promote menstrual hygiene among women, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has installed vending machines and incinerators to dispense and dispose off sanitary napkins at 10 bus stands of the state including Mangaluru.

The machines have been installed inside the women's washroom and women can purchase sanitary napkins from the vending machines by inserting five rupee coins.

Nearly 100 napkins can be stored in the vending machines at a time and housekeeping personnel have been instructed to replenish the stock, as and when required.

While directions on how to use the machine have been displayed near the machines, people can get seek assistance from housekeeping staff if needed.

Initially, the machines were installed at two depots in Bengaluru on a pilot basis and in the second phase it has been extended to 10 KSRTC bus depots.

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