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PFI holds Assam govt. responsible for communal clashes; demands Centre's intervention

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July 27, 2012

assam_copy_copyMangalore, July 27: Terming the ongoing communal clashes in North East Indian state of Assam as “unfortunate development”, the Popular Front of India has demanded a quick and effective intervention of the Central Government to solve the issue immediately.

“On behalf of PFI, I express deep concern over the unfortunate development in Assam in which dozes of persons were killed and tens of thousands of innocent people suffered from the mischievous activities of anti-social and communal elements”, stated a media release issued here by K M Shareef, the general secretary of the organisation.

Mr Shareef said the spread of ethnic clashes in Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Chirang and Bongaigaon districts were the result of the failure of the State Government in providing equal protection to all the sections of the society and in foreseeing the tensions grew up among different communities following a local incident.

There is complete breakdown of law and order machinery in the affected districts. Hence PFI demands immediate and appropriate actions from the Central Government so that the communal elements in the society are restrained from continuing their dangerous anti-social activities, the release said.

“As the failure of the State Government has been completely proven, the Central government should take steps to give safe shelter and basic living facilities to those who had to leave their home out of fear”, it added.

The PFI also requested the people of the Assam to maintain peace and communal harmony.

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Muslim refugees at the Bagaon High School relief camp in Kokrajhar. Out of 4,000 refugees who had initially taken shelter here, only about 1,500 remain, the rest having fled to camps in Dhubri, outside the Bodoland Territorial Council-administered districts.

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The Bagaon High School camp was set up on July 19 but the government started providing food only on July 26. Medical facilities and basic necessities like baby food are yet to reach the shelter.

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Mason Noimuddin of Hekaipara village has sent his mother, wife and three children to Bilashipara in Dhubri district. As security forces are yet to reach Badgaon, the inmates find their access to the main town cut off as they have to cross Bodo strongholds
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Ahmed Fauziaur Rehman (centre), a farmer from the Parura Muslim Basti fled his village hearing gunshots on July 19, 2012.

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Mohammad Chinu Hussain of Boro Bhardanjugam shows the gunshot wound he recieved while fleeing his village.

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Samiran Bibi is worried as her son Sofizuddin, her family's sole bread-winner has been hit by a bullet and is still under treatment at the Government Medical College, Dhubri.

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Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddiq of Gossaigaon Bhudaigur is a worried man as his one-year-old daughter Azima and mother-in-law Hasina Begum have been missing since their village was attacked on July 21, 2012. Mr. Siddiq's wife Khadiya Begum was injured by firing during the attack.


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June 25,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 25: State-run Kumara Krupa Guest House in the city will be used as 100-bed COVID-19 treatment center for the designated category patients, Karnataka Health Department Sources said here on Thursday.

According to official sources, one wing of the Guest House with 100-bed rooms of individual occupancy having all the facilities is reserved to work as Covid Care Center (CCC) and it will be used for Ministers, MPs, MLAs/MLCs, Senior officers of above Secretary rank for clinical management.

The total number of positive cases reported till date in the State has increased to 10,118, the sources added.

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April 12,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 12: The Karnataka government is studying in-depth the consequences of the possible relaxation of lockdown norms after April 14 and plans to come out with a clear roadmap in a day or two, a key Minister said on Sunday.

Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar, who is in charge of all matters related to COVID-19, told PTI that the pros and cons of any decision that the Government intends to take is being looked at in detail.

"We are trying to understand how the situation would be of any action that we intend to take. We need to foresee the repercussions or results of our action. That we have to keep it in mind and make a decision. After-effects of the decisions we intend to take, that is more important, he said. You will have clarity (on the possible relaxation of lockdown norms) in a day or two. For everything (government decisions) we will give the reasoning for what action we would like to take; with the reasoning, we will give a decision," the Minister added.

Government sources said some relaxation in liquor sales, stopped during the lock-down period, is likely after the ongoing 21-day national clampdown ends on April 14. Twelve of the state's 30 districts remain free from the COVID-19 pandemic. Till Saturday, Karnataka reported 215 COVID-19 positive cases, including six deaths and 39 discharges.

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May 19,2020

Mangaluru, May 19: With lockdown 4.0 coming into force, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) started bus services from Mangaluru to various destinations today.

According to officials, buses started plying from Mangaluru to Bengaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Hubballi and other areas with limited passengers. A bus, which left for Bengaluru from Mangaluru had less than 30 passengers on board.

“Depending on the demand, the buses will be operated with 50% of the capacity. Measures have been taken to ensure that social distancing norms are adhered to while purchasing tickets from the counter,” said S N Arun, KSRTC Divisional Controller.

However, the KSRTC is yet to take a decision on operating Nagarasarige buses in the city. 

“Only those destinations, which can be reached by 7 pm has been considered by the KSRTC while operating the buses. As a result, after 11 am, no buses will travel to Bengaluru from Mangaluru. Further, permission will not be accorded for the travelling of pregnant women, children below 10 years old and senior citizens above 60 years old. Thermal scanning is used for checking the temperature of the passengers before boarding the buses. All the buses are sanitised after each trip,” he said.

Further, he said the contact number, name and address of the passengers are collected by the officials during the travel.

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