Rebel Cong MLA Umesh Jadav resigns; not a setback, claims KPCC chief

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March 4, 2019

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Rebel Congress MLA from Chincholi, Umesh Jadhav, early on Monday tendered his resignation to his Assembly membership, bringing down the party’s number to 79 in the Legislative Assembly.

Jadhav, who has decided to defect to the BJP, travelled all the way to Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar's residence in Srinivaspura taluk in Kolar district to tender his resignation. Jadhav’s resignation comes ahead of the launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha election campaign from Hyderabad Karnataka through his rally in Kalaburgi on March 6.

Jadhav will be facing off Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge in Kalaburgi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. BJP was, in fact, scouting hard for a strong candidate to take on Kharge.

Jadhav is among the four legislators, whose disqualification the Congress had sought for anti-party activities and repeated violation of whips. The Congress had on February 11 had submitted a petition to the Speaker to disqualify Jadhav, along with Ramesh Jarkiholi (Gokak), B Nagendra (Bellary) and Mahesh Kumathalli (Athani) on February 11.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president Eshwar Khandre, who was tasked with bringing Jadhav back into the party fold, declined to comment on the reasons behind his resignation. "He has destroyed his political future.

Till the last minute, we tried to convince him," Khandre told reporters. "The Congress party's disqualification petition is before the Speaker. I'm confident the Speaker will make the right decision."

Asked if Jadhav's resignation was because he was upset with some Congress leaders, especially Mallikarjun Kharge, Khandre declined to answer.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao confirmed Jadhav's resignation. "He has sold himself. Whatever reasons he may cite are false. He can't say openly that he has taken money. We knew all along that he'll leave the party," Rao told reporters.

"Jadhav grew so much politically because of the Congress. The party gave him the ticket twice to become a legislator. The first time he was elected, he was made a parliamentary secretary. This time, he was chief of a corporation. He has stabbed the Congress," Rao added.

Jadhav's resignation will not be a setback to the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Rao asserted. "In fact, it's good if people like Jadhav go, instead of having them with us to only work against us," he said.

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7 arrested for violating prohibitory orders during lockdown in Mangaluru

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March 24,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 24: Seven people were arrested on Tuesday for violating prohibitory orders imposed under Section 144 of CrPC in Mangaluru during the lockdown in Karnataka, Commissioner of Police PS Harsha said.

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday had announced a complete lockdown in the state till April 1.
"In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the entire state will be locked down from 12 am of March 23 to April 1. People are requested to strictly follow it to contain the coronavirus spread," he said.
Earlier, the state government had ordered the suspending of all public and private transport services.
According to the data compiled by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the total number of the infection-related death toll in the country rose to nine on Tuesday, while the total number of active cases reached 482.

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Bengaluru top cop calls meeting of essential services representative at his office

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March 25,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 25: Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao on Wednesday called a meeting of online, e-commerce food, medicine, groceries or animal products delivery aggregators at his office in wake of situation arising out of lockdown imposed in the entire country due to coronavirus epidemic.

The Police Commissioner has appealed one representative from each agency to join him in the meeting at 7 pm.

"I have called a meeting of online, e-commerce food, medicine, groceries, vegetables/fruits or animal products delivery aggregators today at 7 pm at my office at Infantry Road, Bengaluru," said Rao.

"One representative from each agency may please come. We promise all cooperation, please come," he said.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday confirmed 539 positive cases of coronavirus in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from midnight to deal with the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.

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Mosque to host Hindu couple’s marriage

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January 4,2020

Alappuzha, Jan 4: The management committee of a mosque in Kerala is all set to solemnize the wedding of a Hindu couple, setting yet another instance of the communal harmony prevailing in Kerala.

The Cheravally Muslim Jamaat Committee at Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district in South Kerala is conducting the marriage of Anju and Sharath after the bride's mother approached the Jamaat authorities seeking help.

The marriage will be held at the mosque premises on January 19 as per Hindu rituals and the Jamaat Committee has also prepared the invitations.

Anju's father Ashokan died a few years back and her mother Bindhu was struggling to win bread for her three children. Nujumudeen Alummoottil, a businessman and secretary of the Jamaat had helped the family earlier also.

Hence Bindu sought his help for the marriage of Anju. Nujumudeen discussed it with other members of the Jamaat committee and members of the mosque.

Najumudeen said that there was no hesitation from anyone on conducting the marriage by the mosque at its premises. A gift in cash and gold would be also given to the couple.

Kerala recently witnessed a church allowing the Muslim believers who participated in an anti-CAA meet to offer namaz at the church premises and another church conducting a carol service with the youth of the parish dressed up in traditional Muslim attire.

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Well educated, good decision makers , intelects and wise people are keralites.

Kerala is unique in India for cordial relation between different religions. However, this is not being digested by sanghis and are trying to build gulf between the communities. I am sure that people will not let theese anti national succeed in their wicked behaviour. This communal harmoney is a slap on the faces of enemies of society. Well done keralites. Salute to all of you.