Parrikar, BJP playing 'double game' over Mahadayi: Kumaraswamy

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December 22, 2017

Bengaluru, Dec 22: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Friday said Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was continuing to humiliate and discriminate against Karnataka and Kannadigas.

Reacting to the developments concerning the Mahadayi water dispute over the last two days, Kumaraswamy said that the people of north Karnataka should not count on the assurances made by the BJP leaders, as they would be hoodwinked.

Speaking to reporters here, Kumaraswamy said Parrikar, while assuring water to Karnataka on humanitarian grounds, had, however, told the Goa media that the dialogue would be initiated only if the BJP comes to power in the state (Karnataka).

"Parrikar has said that he trusts only B S Yeddyurappa and not the Karnataka chief minister, and that by the time the talks are initiated, the BJP will be in power in Karnataka. His letter to Yeddyurappa is just a ploy to ensure that the BJP wins the next Assembly elections. The BJP leaders are indulging in a double game," he said.

Kumaraswamy said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had written 10 to 15 letters to the Goa chief minister since 2015, but to no avail.

"The central BJP leaders are trying to mislead the voters - they are indulging in cheap politics. If Parrikar doesn't trust the Karnataka chief minister, then who will he discuss the matter with?"

Kumaraswamy said Parrikar had also told the media in Goa that the state would set up pumping stations, which would be monitored by the Goan authorities.

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June 2,2020

Kasaragod, June 2: As Kerala commenced fresh academic year with online classes from Monday, a ninth-standard student at Malappuram district in North Kerala ended life allegedly owing to lack of online study facilities like television connection and a smartphone at her house.

Devika, daughter of Balakrishnan, hailing from a Dalit community at Valancherry, about 25 kilometres from Malappuram town, ended her life.

Balakrishnan told the media that he could not recharge the television connection owing to financial crunches. He was working as a daily wage worker and owing to COVID-19 and lockdown, he was not having much work these days. 

The family also did not have a smartphone or computer. The family members alleged that Devika was quite upset as she could not attend the virtual class that began on Monday. She was a student of a nearby government school.

Local police said that Devika, who was the eldest among four children of Balakrishnan, was suspected to have self-immolated using kerosene at a premise close to her house on Monday evening. The cause and provocations were still being probed only. No suicide notes were recovered yet.

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January 21,2020

Yadgir, Jan 21: A bag was found abandoned at the Yadgir Bus Stand on Tuesday morning that left the commuters in panic.

After receiving the information, a police team, along with a sniffer dog, rushed to the spot. When the bag was checked, the police found clothes and cash in it.

It is stated that a passenger might have left the bag in a hurry to catch the bus.

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June 12,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 12: A pregnant woman who returned from Maharashtra and tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, gave birth to a child at the Wenlock COVID-19 hospital in Mangaluru. After she experienced labour pain, a team of expert doctors performed the delivery through the caesarean section on Thursday.

Both the woman and the new born are safe, hospital sources said. The woman, who belongs to Kinnigoli in Dakshina Kannada district, had arrived in the city on Monday. She was in an advanced stage of pregnancy and was taken to another hospital the next day after she complained of weakness.

As she came from Maharashtra, she was shifted to a separate ward at the Wenlock hospital and quarantined. Her throat swab samples tested positive on Wednesday. A COVID-19 test will be done on the baby after a few days, district health officer Ramachandra Bairy said.

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