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GP by-polls: BJP MLS's aid held for distributing liquor

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September 10, 2012

liquorSullia, September 10: Two Bharatiya Janata Party workers were caught red handed while distributing liquor to lure the voters during the Gram Panchayat by-election at Peruvaje in Bellare near here on Sunday.

They have been identified as Kushalappa Peruvaje, the Personal Assistant of Sullia MLA S Angara and Prashanth, a local resident.

Both were caught by Congress workers and handed over to the jurisdictional police for further investigation. Cases were registered against the duo.

Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner NS Channappa Gowda has issued orders banning sale of liquor for 48-hours from 7am on September 8 in view of by-elections to gram panchayats.

The elections were held in Gram Panchayats of Mangalore, Belthangady, Puttur and Sullia taluks in Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday.

By-polls will be held for six gram panchayats in Mangalore taluk (Iruvail, Chelyaru, Adyaru, Harekala, Kotekaru - wards 7 and 8); two in Belthangady (Kashipatna, Kaniyuru GP - Uruvaalu ward); three in Puttur (Golithottu - Konaalu ward, Mundaru - Mundaru two ward, 34-Nekkilady - Nekkilady one ward); and five in Sullia (Amarapadnuru - Amarapadnuru - three ward, Bellare - Peruvaje - two ward, Guthigaaru - Nalkuru - one ward, Kankamajalu - Kanakamajalu - one ward, and Yenmuru - Murulya - two ward).

Counting will be held on September 12.

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August 7,2020

Udupi, Aug 6: Three people including police personnel entered a well and rescued an elderly woman who had accidentally fallen into Udupi on Thursday.

A police sub-inspector and two others got down into a well and rescued the elderly woman, who accidentally fell into well at near her home at Kukkikatte.

The locals immediately alerted to police and fire and rescue personal.

Udupi town police sub-inspector Sadashiva Govroji, fire and rescue staff Vinayaka and a local Auto-driver Rajesh Nayak got into the well and brought the woman out safely.

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March 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 16: Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner B Sharat has banned the sale of liquor and ordered the closure of bars and restaurants in the district until further orders in the wake of coronavirus scare.

On Sunday, Sharat said that the public gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in Kalaburagi district have been banned.

"Gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in the district have been banned as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus until further orders," Sharat said.

The Karnataka Health Department on Sunday said that all the family members and other contacts of the 76-year-old man who died of coronavirus in Kalaburagi are being monitored closely.

The state government has said that six cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state as of now, including one person who died.

"Till date, six COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state including one death. The 5 Coronavirus positive cases are in isolation at the designated hospital in Bengaluru," the government said.

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April 2,2020

Newsroom, Apr 2: Mohammad Sirajul Hasan, former chief (ameer) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, passed away today at a private hospital in Karnataka’s Raichur. 

The 87-year-old was suffering from old age related diseases for past few years and he was staying with his elder son in Raichur. 

He was the Karnataka (then Mysuru) unit chief of the JIH from 1st August,1958 to 6th April, 1984. Afterwards, he was appointed as the national secretary of the organization and held this post till he elected ameer for the term 1990-94. Previously, he also served the Jamaat as its Acting Ameer for about half a year. He was re-elected Ameer of the Jamaat for the terms 1995-99 and 2000-04. 

He had also served as the vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board for several years.

An orator and scholar, Sirajul Hasan was known for his scholarly lectures in Urdu and Hindi.

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