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Rahul Gandhi personally spoke to me; there are better opportunities in Congress: Mithun Rai

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April 26, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Mithun Rai, president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Youth Congress, who had remained aloof after ticket denial, has formally joined the party’s campaign for May 12 assembly polls saying that there are better opportunities for him in the party.

Mr Rai was an aspirant of the Congress ticket from Mulki-Moodbidri constituency. After the party issued B From to sitting MLA Abhaychandra Jain, office bearers of the district unit of the Youth Congress and National Students Union of India, had resigned en masse for their posts to show solidarity with Mr Rai.

Speaking to media persons in the city on Thursday, Mr Rai said that all those resignations have been rejected. “I am grateful to the leaders and workers of the Youth Congress and NSUI for their support. But, now it’s time to campaign for our candidates keeping all other things aside,” he said.

“Yes, I was sad for not getting ticket. But, that doesn’t stop me from campaigning for a senior leader like Mr Jain. I am not greedy. The party has given me so much. There are better opportunities for me in the party,” he said.

He said that all India Congress Committee supremo personally spoke to him in Delhi after the party released its list of candidates for upcoming polls.

“Rahulji asked me to engage in strengthening the Youth Congress at state and national levels. I have assured him that I will do my best,” Mr Rai said adding that all leaders and workers of the Youth Congress should work hard to ensure that Rahulji will become the prime minister of India in 2019.

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shaji
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Thursday, 26 Apr 2018

Salute to you Mithun Sir.  You expressed your inner feelings that you are not greedy of post.  You are great Sir.  I hope and pray for your better future.  You will definately be leader of common people and will light their life.  May God's blessings be upon you always.    I was confident in you that you will not desert our party at this needy time.  Congress needs open minded and hard working people like you.   Position is not everything.   Serving party and people from the depth of heart is most important and you possess this Sir.   We from all religions are with you Sir and we will support you and Congress always.   We will fight with you to remove communal forces and root them out of karnataka now and from whole country soon.

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April 9,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 9: 10 new positive cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, apart from the recent fatality of an 80-year-old woman from Gadag district, the health department said on Thursday.

The fresh cases have been reported in the state from last evening to Thursday noon.

Till date, 191 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed, which includes 6 deaths and 28 discharges, the update said.

Among the 10 positive cases, eight are contacts of patients who have already tested positive- one each from Belagavi, Mandya and Chikkaballapura, two from Mysuru, and three from Bagalkote; while two from Bengaluru city are with a travel history to Delhi.

Three cases from Bagalkote are children- two boys of 4 and 13 years of age, and one girl of 9 years old.

The elderly woman died on April 8 in Gadag, the department said in its mid-day situation update.

Confirming that her reports tested positive on April 7, officials had said, she had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI).

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March 11,2020

Kasaragod, Mar 11: An accused in a POCSO case here has been put in an isolation ward at the Government hospital on Wednesday as he was suspected having symptoms of Covid19.

The accused has been absconding ever since a case under POCSO Act was registered against him a year ago.

However acting on a tip off, the Kasaragod police arrested him at Mangalore Airport recently and was produced before the Court and was remanded to judicial custody.

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April 15,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 15: As many as 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of cases in the state to 277, including 75 discharged and 11 deaths, the state government said on Wednesday.

Of the 17 new cases, nine are workers of a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru, the government stated.

Meanwhile, a 65-year-old from Chikkaballapur, who had tested positive for COVID-19, lost his life on Wednesday.

"He was referred to a Bengaluru hospital with complaints of H1N1 positive, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with obstructive sleep apnea and a past history of diabetes and hypertension," the government stated.

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