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Moulana Azad is in Heaven; tricolor to be hoisted in Islamabad; Vajpayee's blood in our veins: Eshwarappa

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May 22, 2012
essuvvarappaMangalore, May 22: Moulana Abul Kalam Azad is one of the great freedom fighters who fought for the country and today lies in heaven, said K S Eshwarappa, State BJP President.

Adressing the gathering at a convention organized by BJP Yuva Morcha in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Eshwarappa said that Moulana Azad and others such as Subhash Chandra Bose and Veer Damodar Savarkar fought for the freedom of the country in the real sense of the term. “They are all in heaven now”. But the youth of today hardly have any role models to look at, Eshwarappa lamented.

Crediting the Yuva Morcha activists for actively participating in the tricolor hoisting movement of 2010 at Lal Chowk in Kashmir, Eshwarappa said: “You have given a strong message to Pakistan that you are not scared of its terrorists. You have given them a warning that today you have hoisted the flag in Kashmir and that next time you may well hoist it in Islamabad too”.

On the anti-cow slaughter bill, Mr. Eshwarappa said that the law would already have been implemented if not for Governor H R Bharadwaj who has time and again “acted as a Congress agent who forwarded the Bill to the President of India”. The BJP government is firm in its decision to implement the anti-cow slaughter law in the state, he said.

Mr. Eshwarappa also stated on the occasion that a corruption free government has to be brought back to power in Centre and that BJP is the only hope. “Nammalli praamaanika raajakaaranigalaada Atal Bihaari Vajpayee avara rakta haritaa ide (In our veins runs the blood of “honest politician” Atal Bihari Vajpayee)”, Mr. Eshwarappa remarked.


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News Network
March 30,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 30: Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL) has received the first tranche of Rs 2,000 crore following disinvestment of Global Village Techparks to repay debts following the death of its founder V G Siddhartha.
In August last year, CDEL executed definitive agreements with entities belonging to Blackstone Group and Salarpuria Sattva Group for investment in GV Techparks, a wholly-owned subsidiary of group company Tanglin Development Ltd (TDL), at an enterprise value of Rs 2,700 crore.
The balance amount is expected to be received after the receipt of few statutory approvals, CDEL said in a statement.
"Out of the money received in first tranche, the company has paid off its debts in full including principal and interest amounting to Rs 1,644 crore to the lenders despite difficult economic conditions," it said.
Post this payment, the consolidated debt of the company and its subsidiaries stands at Rs 3,200 crore as on March 27. This includes debt of Rs 1,400 crore of its subsidiary Sical Logistics Ltd where disinvestment process is in progress.
"The company and subsidiaries have repaid around Rs 4,000 crore to the lenders since the beginning of this financial year," CDEL said.
"With the continuous support of stakeholders of the company, the current management is working to ensure better liquidity and operational efficiency. The company is confident of the future ahead despite various challenges," it added.
The company has been in rough waters after its founder V G Siddhartha took his own life as debt strains began to emerge in his company. Since his death in July last year, CDEL has been trying to divest its assets to pare debts.
On July 30, 2019, CDEL informed stock exchanges about Siddhartha's disappearance. In a letter that was purportedly written by him, the Cafe Coffee Day founder said: "I could not take any more pressure from one of the private equity partners forcing me to buy back shares."

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August 8,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 8: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday demanded that the state government drop its plan to provide doorstep delivery of liquor.

"After faltering in mopping up revenue, the state government is mulling over allowing doorstep delivery of liquor by enabling online sales and starting new MSIL liquor shops in rural areas. I demand that the state government drop its plans," he tweeted.

"I came to know that the excise commissioner is keen to hold talks with a private firm to enable online sale of liquor. The government should back out from such a foolish decision. Otherwise, agitation is inevitable," Kumaraswamy said.

He said opening new liquor shops or online delivery will ruin the health of society.

"Post-COVID outbreak and subsequent lockdown, people are facing financial distress, struggling to lead day-to-day life. 

The government must withdraw such an imprudent decision to deliver liquor at doorsteps. Opening new liquor shops or the decision of online delivery in times of distress like this will spoil society's health. 

It is not fair for the government to fill its coffers by robbing people's money," he said in a series of tweets.

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Agencies
June 20,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 20: A 56-year-old head constable, who had tested positive for the coronavirus infection a couple of days ago and was undergoing treatment, died on Saturday, police said.

The deceased, attached to the Kalasipalya police station, was being treated at Victoria Hospital here, they said.

This the second death of a policeman in the state due to COVID-19. The first one was an assistant sub-inspector attached to the V V Puram traffic police station.

Officials said the deceased constable was among nine others who had tested positive for COVID-19.

Meanwhile, an ASI with the Wilson Garden traffic police station here has also reportedly tested positive. According to sources, the ASI is undergoing treatment at a designated hospital and the station has been sanitised. His contacts are being quarantined. 

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