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Rains lash parts of Karnataka, bring smiles and tears

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February 12, 2018

Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of North Karnataka on Sunday. In some areas the rains were a pleasant surprise while some farmers suffered losses.

There was rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in Dambal village in Gadag taluk of Gadag district. There was rain for half an hour at Mundargi. There was heavy rain for an hour on Saturday night.

The rain in Dambal damaged crops ready for harvesting like cotton and jowar.

Hailstorms were reported from Bagalkot, Vijayapura and Ballari districts also. There were reports of rain from Bilagi, Almatti and Nidagundi in Bagalkot district.

It rained in Bagalkot and Gadag cities too.

The unseasonal rain brought smiles on the faces of farmers in the parched Koppal district in the evening. The city and surrounding areas received showers accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Saturday night brought downpours to villages in Hosadurga taluk in Chitradurga district.

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Hari
 - 
Monday, 12 Feb 2018

Rain started, accidents and electrolated death also will start soon

Danish
 - 
Monday, 12 Feb 2018

Hey.. according to you people, farmers fall into rich catagory..? they needed rain right?

Kumar
 - 
Monday, 12 Feb 2018

Rain can be enjoyed by only poets and rich people

Ganesh
 - 
Monday, 12 Feb 2018

Those who are rich, can enjoy rain and they will do that. Those who are poor, cant enjoy and they will suffer because of heavy rain. 

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Agencies
February 12,2020

New Delhi, Feb 12: Senior Karnataka BJP leader Umesh Katti, who has been left out of the latest cabinet expansion, on Wednesday met party president Jagat Prakash Nadda over the issue.

On Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa allotted portfolios to 10 newly inducted ministers. The leader was sulking after he was left out from the cabinet.

According to sources, Katti urged JP Nadda to consider his seniority in the party and give him a ministerial berth.

Earlier, Yeddyurappa had announced that Umesh Katti would be given a place in the state cabinet, but his name was dropped from the list of ministers at the last moment.

According to sources, Umesh Katti also urged Nadda for a Rajya Sabha berth for his brother Ramesh Katti.

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News Network
May 15,2020

Bengaluru, May 15: There is no trace of community spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka due to the strict measures taken by the State Government, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Friday.

All those tested positive for the virus here have arrived from other states and are currently being treated in quarantine centres, he tweeted.

Over 25 per cent of the COVID-19 positive cases, which were detected in the state, were related to those who had either come from abroad or other states, and only about 7 per cent cases were associated with the influenza-like diseases, his tweet further read.

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News Network
June 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 30: To instill confidence among its commuters, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to put stamp on hand of all passengers before they are allowed to board the buses.

In a statement issued here on Tuesday, The decision was taken in the wake of a sudden jump in the number of COVID-19 cases reported from Bengaluru.

The round stamp is, however, different from 'home-quarantine' stamp applied to infected and they were not allowed to travel. Officials said that the measure is aimed at reassuring passengers that those travelling with them do not have symptoms. The left hand will be stamped with an ink which can be washed away by the time they reach home.

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