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BJP's search for Ramanath Rai's election opponent begins

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October 13, 2012

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Mangalore, October 13: The BJP has begun its hunt for a worthy equivalent to challenge Congress heavyweight Ramanath Rai in Bantwal Assembly constituency.

The BJP is currently up against the challenge of fielding a powerful enough contestant against Mr. Rai especially after the departure of B Nagaraj Shetty, Former Minister, from the BJP. Attempts are being made to fulfill this void in the next four months.

Although rumours did rounds that Padmanabha Kottary may contest against Mr. Rai, voices from within the BJP have reportedly said that he is not the right candidate against the Congress veteran as he has failed to make an impact as the district president of the BJP. The party is likely to field Mr. Kottary against U T Khader from the Mangalore constituency where he did reasonably well last time around, it is said.

Businessman Jitendra Kottari on the other hand has been making attempts to get an election ticket from the past one year, it is learnt. He has made Bantwal his home from the past one year and has been engaging himself in social and religious programmes with greater enthusiasm, trying to draw the attention of the Sangh Parivar, it is said.

The BJP, like Congress, is also reportedly taking caste permutations into account and hence may field Bunt candidates to cash in on the Bunt influence on the Bantwal constituency. In the BJP's Bunt list, prominent names that feature are those of Santhosh Kumar Rai Boliyaar, ZP member, and Rajesh Naik Ulepady. Both of them are active members of the party and are also reportedly close to Prabhakar Bhat. Rajesh Naik has meanwhile said that he is not interested in contesting elections. Hence, Mr. Boliyaar's name is coming to the fore and although there are chances that he may get the post of Vice President of DK Zilla Panchayat, he may well be elevated to contest for the Assembly seat.

In the meantime, it is also being said that Sadananda Poonja, a staunch critic of Ramanath Rai within the Congress, is likely to contest elections from BJP against Mr. Rai.

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May 7,2020

Amaravati, May 7: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said that Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has assured him to offer immediate help to stranded Andhra fishermen.

Around 300 Andhra Pradesh fishermen are stranded on the coast of Malpe village in Udupi district.

"Karnataka CM has responded very positively and assured to offer the stranded fishermen immediate help. The fishermen hail from Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

Yediyurappa has also said that their team was also contacting Andhra Pradesh authorities to safely bring them back to their home state," Naidu said in a statement on Twitter.

In a separate letter to Yediyurappa, Naidu lauded the tremendous efforts that the government of Karnataka has been putting to fight COVID-19 and expressed his solidarity with the people there in this critical time.

Naidu said that many Telugu people that have migrated to other states for work were facing various problems due to the COVID-induced lockdown.

"In this backdrop, I would like to bring to your notice that around 300 fishing folk from Srikakulam District are stranded in Malpe Village, Udupi District, Karnataka. Their families, relatives and well-wishers are deeply worried for their safety and well being," Naidu said.

The TDP chief said that on behalf of those families and on his own behalf, he would appeal for sending the stranded fishermen back to their respective homes.

"In case that is not possible, I request you to provide them with shelter, food, water, medical aid and other essential commodities until the end of COVID lockdown," TDP chief said in a letter.

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May 13,2020

Mangaluru, May 13: Coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today reported a fresh covid-19 positive case. According to sources, this case also linked to Manglauru’s First Neuro Hospital, which has emerged as the corona hub of coastal Karnataka.

Health and Family Welfare department in its today’s bulletin revealed that a 38-year-old woman from Darandabagilu near Someshwara in Mangaluru taluk of Dakshina Kannada was tested coronavirus positive.

It is said that the woman was in touch with P-507, an octogenarian, who was being treated for neurological issues at First Neuro Hospital.

With this the total number of coronavirus positive cases reported in Dakshina Kannada rose to 34. Among them only 26 are residents of Dakshina Kannada. Four are from Kasaragod, three from Udupi and one from Bhatkal.

Among 34, currently there only 17 active cases. The condition of two among them is said to be critical.

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June 18,2020

Mangaluru Jun 18: Dakshina Kannada on Thursday, June 18, reported 23 fresh covid-19 cases, taking the total number of the cases detected in the district to 401.  

Among the 23 corona-positive patients, there are 21 males and two females. 

21 are Saudi returnees, while the other two have contracted infection from P-6618.

No cases were reported in Udupi district on Thursday.

The total number of cases in Udupi is 1,039, with only 92 cases being currently active. As many as 946 patients including 38 on Thursday who recovered have been discharged from hospital.

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