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No proposal to withdraw quota for Dalits: Union minister

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June 7, 2017

Bengaluru, Jun 7: Union Minister of State for Power and Coal Piyush Goyal on Tuesday clarified that there is no proposal before the Centre to withdraw reservation for the Dalits in the education and government jobs.

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He was speaking to reporters after having breakfast at the residence of RSS worker Madan Giriyappa, who passed away recently, at Dalit Colony in Bommanahalli. “There is no need for any confusion regarding reservations. The Centre is in favour of reservations,” Goyal said.

Madan Giriyappa's wife Mallika and her children served chapathi, chitranna, chatni, potato and beans curry to the minister.

The minister made Giriyappa's grandson sit on his lap and fed him chapathi. Later, he gave him some Rs 500 notes. He then had coffee at the residence of Shankar and Rama in the same locality. Later, Bommanahalli MLA Sathish Reddy gave a cheque of Rs one lakh to Giriyappa's family.

'Stage-managed'

Goyal's Swachh Bharat campaign at Bommahanalli was apparently a stage-managed one with the organisers throwing pieces of tissue papers for the minister to run his broom on it.

Before Goyal's arrival, the pourakarmikas had cleaned the area. By the time he reached, there was no trace of any litter anywhere. The organisers finally found a way out and littered the pieces of tissue paper.

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June 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 5: An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Karnataka on Friday morning while another with a magnitude of 4.7 was felt in Jharkhand.

The tremors were felt in Hampi (Karnataka) and Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

According to NCS, the aftershocks were felt at 6:55 am in both the places today.

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August 3,2020

Manjeshwar, Aug 3: In a horrific incident, a man hacked four of his relatives to death at Bayar near Kaniala Gurukumeri in Manjeshwar taluk of Kasaragod district.

According to police, Udaya (40), a resident of Sudanbala, killed three of his maternal uncles and a maternal aunt who were staying together at a house at around 7:30 p.m. today. 

The deceased have been identified as Sadashiv (54), Vittal (52), Babu (50), and maternal Revati (58).

Locals caught him and handed him over to the police after tying his hands and legs. 

A preliminary investigation revealed that a familial clash led to the gruesome murder. A police team led by Kasargod DSP Balakrishnan are investigating the matter.

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May 22,2020

Bengaluru, May 22: Karnataka government on Thursday said that there will be no inter-district check-posts for health screening in the State.

"There will be no inter-district check-posts for health screening in the State. Any health screening for passengers travelling by public transport -- buses and trains -- will be done at the origin of the journey and all those passengers found asymptomatic will be allowed to travel," reads the statement issued by the Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare Services.

It further reads: "The agencies running public transport (KSRTC and others, Indian Railways, private bus operators) should ensure health screening of passengers before the start of the journey. There will be no health screening of passengers travelling by private vehicles across districts in Karnataka." 

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