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Yeddyurappa defers to Jan 15 bid to topple BJP government

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January 4, 2013
Bangalore, Jan 4: Contrary to his earlier assertions of a decisive move Friday to pull down the BJP government in Karnataka, the party's former leader B.S. Yeddyurappa deferred the plan to Jan 15.

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"We will take a final decision Jan 15 as it is an auspicious day," Yeddyurappa told reporters after the first meeting of the working committee of his new party, the Karnataka Janata Party (KJP).

The Bharatiya Janata Party's first chief minister in Karnataka, he was forced out of office July 2011 over mining bribery charges, and formed the KJP after quitting BJP Nov 30. He took over as KJP president Dec 9.

Jan 15 is considered auspicious by many as the period of "Uttarayana" (Sun's journey to north) starts after "Makar Sankranti" (harvest festival) Jan 14. Yeddyurappa, however, indicated that he was determined to make allout efforts to prevent Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar from presenting the state budget in February, ahead of the assembly polls due in May.

"Myself and everyone in the working committee is opposed to budget presentation by Shettar as he has lost majority," he said. "I do not think he will be able to present the budget," Yeddyurappa said.

Yeddyurappa claimed that about 15 BJP assembly members, out of 118 in the 225-member assembly, attended Friday's KJP working committee meeting, which indicated that Shettar has no majority in the house.

He said all these BJP legislators were ready to quit the assembly and the BJP "right now but we asked them not to do so as we want to hold more consultations with all other BJP legislators supporting me on appropriate action and appropriate time for it".

Yeddyurappa said that 40 to 50 BJP assembly members, including several ministers, were supporting him and "we will talk to them and take a final decision (on toppling the Shettar ministry) Jan 15." The 15 BJP assembly members had also shared the dais with Yeddyurappa at a public meeting Dec 9 when he took over as the chief of the KJP, which he formed soon after quitting the BJP.

The BJP has not taken action against them for fear of Shettar ministry falling. state BJP chief K.S. Eshwarappa, however, says disciplinary action has been deferred as at least two of them have informed him that they would stay back with the BJP.

The state BJP coordination committee comprising, among others, Shettar, Eshwarappa, and party general secretary and Bangalore South Lok Sabha member H.N. Ananth Kumar is meeting here Saturday to take stock of the situation in the light of Friday's KJP decision.

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July 28,2020

Ghaziabad, Jul 28: Days ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, Nand Kishore Gurjar, a BJP MLA from Loni assembly constituency in Ghaziabad, has stoked controversy as he asked people celebrating the festival to "sacrifice their children instead of animals" on the occasion. He also claimed that "meat spreads coronavirus" so people should not be allowed to sacrifice innocent animals.

"People who want to sacrifice on Eid should sacrifice their children. I will not let people consume meat and alcohol in Loni. We will not let people sacrifice innocent animals because meat spreads coronavirus," the BJP legislator said while speaking to reporters.

"The way people have followed the guidelines of the government by not offering prayers and namaz at temples and mosques to contain COVID-19, in the same way, they must not give the sacrifice of animals on this Eid," he added.

"Earlier, sacrifices of animals used to be done in Sanatan Dharam as well. However, now coconut is offered instead. I request the Muslim brothers not to give 'qurbani' of animals. We will stop those who will perform the ritual animal sacrifice. We will not let this happen in Loni," he said.

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April 23,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 23: Amid opposition charges, the Kerala government on Tuesday constituted a two-member committee to examine whether the privacy of personal and sensitive data of COVID-19 patients has been protected under the agreement entered by it with US-based IT firm Sprinklr.

The committee, headed by former Special IT Sscretary M Madhavan Nambiar and former health secretary Rajeev Sadanandan, will also ascertain whether adequate procedures were followed while finalising the arrangements with the private company.

The Opposition Congress has been levelling charges that the collection of data by the US firm violated the fundamental rights of the patients.

In its order, state government said it had initiated steps to set up a Data Analytics platform to integrate data from various sources available in the government to meet the "exigency of a massive and unprecedented surge of epidemic".

The committee will also examine whether deviations, if any, are fair, justified and reasonable considering the extraordinary and critical situation faced by the state, it said.

Meanwhile, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to file its reply by April 24 on a plea seeking to quash its contract with the US-based firm.

Expressing concern over the confidentiality of the citizen's data processed by a third party, the court sought to know why the sanction of the law department was not taken before finalising the agreement.

The court hailed the state government's fight against COVID-19, but said it is concerned about data confidentiality.

The government informed the court that the agreement with Sprinklr has safeguards for data protection "as per standard practices of software as a service model."

The ward-level committees, set up by the government for the anti-coronavirus fight, collect information of those under home isolation, the elderly and those at the risk of the disease, using a questionnaire and later uploads it on the server of the private agency.

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June 12,2020

Google on Friday announced the launch of a new feature on Google Search, Assistant, and Maps for users in India to help them find information on COVID-19 testing centres near them.

The search giant has partnered with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and MyGov to provide the information on authorised testing labs.

The feature is currently available in English and eight Indian languages including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, and Marathi.

According to the company, users will now see a new "Testing" tab on the search result page providing a list of nearby testing labs along with key information and guidance needed before using their services.

On Google Maps, when users search for keywords like "COVID testing" or "coronavirus testing" they will see a list of nearby testing labs, with a link to Google Search for the government-mandated requirements.

Google said that the Search, Assistant, and Maps currently feature 700 testing labs across 300 cities and working with authorities to identify and add more testing labs located across the country.

The company reiterates that it is important to follow the recommended guidelines that help determine testing eligibility before visiting.

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