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Not in a position to fight BJP alone; will join hands with others in LS polls: Karnataka Cong chief

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August 28, 2018

Newsroom, Aug 28: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao has candidly admitted that his party is not in a position to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party singlehandedly in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the latter has too much money.

Responding to a query at a press conference in Dharwad yesterday, the KPCC chief said, “Under the current circumstances, the Congress is not in a position to take on the BJP. We will join hands with like-minded parties in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections to keep the communal agents out of power,” he said.

Mr Rao has said that right wing elements believing in violent methods to settle debate were gaining clout under the governance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“I do not have evidence to claim that the BJP and the Sangh Parivar are behind the killings of rationalists and activists subscribing to ideologies different from that of the right wing. However, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report on the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and activist Gowri Lankesh has proved that systematic planning and execution are taking place by some extremist right wing organisations,” he said.

He further stated that people were being killed in the name of cow vigilantism and other such issues. For every crime, there is a punishment. But some right wing extremists have taken it upon themselves to provide mob justice, which is dangerous to democracy. Congress and All India Congress Committee president Rahul Gandhi are opposing this divisive ideology and are going to the people seeking vote against the hatred politics of the BJP, he said.

He added that co-ordination committee chairman Siddaramaiah is not acting as a Leader of the Opposition and a section of media was misinterpreting his statements. “Mr. Siddaramaiah himself has clarified his statement on becoming Chief Minister. So, there is nothing more for me to add,” he said.

Mr Rao said that the BJP is still continuing with its efforts to break the coalition government. “However, it has not succeeded in luring our MLAs. None of the MLAs will leave the party, as they don’t fear CBI raids nor they will fall to its lures,” he added.

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Unknown
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Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

Anti BJP force wont work. Coalition govt in karnataka is struggling now.

Ramprasad
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Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

All party alliance needed against communal bjp and rss

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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April 9,2020

Gadag, Apr 9: An 80-year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 passed away on Thursday due to cardiac arrest in Gadag, the district's Deputy Commissioner said.

She also had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). Her body was disposed of as per the protocol, officials said.

According to the Karnataka Government, 10 new positive cases have been reported in the State today, taking the total COVID-19 cases to 191, including 28 discharged patients and six deaths.

With an increase of 540 positive COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's tally of coronavirus cases has risen to 5,734, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.

Out of the 5,734 cases, 5,095 are active COVID-19 cases and 472 patients have recovered while 166 have died.

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February 26,2020

Tumkuru, Feb 26: A man was arrested from Azad Nagar area of Anantpur on Wednesday for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed and posting it on social media earlier this month, police said.

He was identified as Atul Kumar alias Madhugiri Modi, a resident of Madhugiri’s Hobali Honnapur village.

According to Superintendent of Police Vamshikrishna teams had been formed to arrest the accused following protests against his video and remarks against Prophet Mohammed in Tumkuru and Madhugiri,

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