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Probe against Excise irregularities in Dakshina Kannada leads to controversy

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June 22, 2012

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Bangalore, June 22: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's direction to probe into a complaint alleging Excise Minister M?P Renukacharya of abetting department officials in extorting money from wine store owners has triggered a fresh controversy in the faction-ridden ruling BJP.

In a complaint to Gowda, R?Danaraj, JD(S)?General?Secretary from Dakshina Kannada district, had alleged that the minister was involved in various irregularities.

Danaraj accused Renukacharya, a Yeddyurappa loyalist of extorting money from wine shop owners for no tenable reason and taking money to affect transfers.

The CM's?decision to initiate probe by excise commissioner comes at a time when the Yeddyurappa camp is spearheading a campaign to oust Gowda.

Gowda's decision has not gone well with Renukacharya. “Gowda should have consulted me before initiating the probe,” Renukacharya said adding that he was being made a scapegoat.

He claimed that excise revenue had gone up and he had tightened administration to curb manufacture of illicit liquor and violations by wine store owners. The Yeddyurappa camp has also accused Gowda of hobnobbing with the JD(S).

“The complaint is a political conspiracy against me. I?am willing to face any probe and will come out clean,” Renukacharya said.




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March 1,2020

Udupi/Mangaluru, Mar 1: A total of twenty leaplings were born in the hospitals of the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada (DK) districts on Saturday, February 29, district health department said on Sunday.

According to the district health department, sixteen babies were born in DK district while Udupi district saw four births. More boys than girls were born in DK (12–4) and it was the inverse in Udupi district (3–1).

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July 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 15: A septuagenarian from Bantwal taluk died due to coronavirus infection at a hospital in the city taking the covid-19 death toll in Dakshina Kannada to 54.

The deceased was a 73-years-old and a resident of Kasaba village in Vittal, Bantwal. Recently eight members of his family were tested positive for covid-19 including his son.

He was admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru where he was tested positive for the virus. He did not respond to the treatment and breathed his last, sources said.

The final rites were carried out by a team of trained activists of Popular Front of India (PFI) at a designated graveyard. All necessary precautions were taken by the authorities concerned and police during the funeral.

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May 16,2020

Bengaluru, May 16: The Karnataka government is expected to take a call on Monday on holding the Secondary Level School Certificate (SSLC) or class 10 examination, which were postponed due to COVID-19 lockdown.

Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar said there was a possibility that the state government may come out with a timetable on Monday. "We are holding a meeting regarding the SSLC examination," he told reporters here.

He also said there would be discussions on how to conduct the exams and precautionary measures to be taken in view of COVID-19.

"We have to make arrangements for masks, sanitisers and thermal scanners. We will set up a thermal scanner for a health check-up. We have to make separate seating arrangements for those having health issues. All these issues will be discussed on Monday," Kumar said.

The SSLC exams were supposed to commence from May 27 but due to the lockdown, it was postponed for an indefinite period.

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