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Rebellion-hit JD(S) is now at BJP's mercy to win RS, Council seats

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June 2, 2016

Bengaluru, Jun 2: The rebellion-hit JD(S) appears to be in dire straits as far as the elections to Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Council are concerned.

dghdkChances of mustering numbers to win the second Council seat looks tough at this point for the JD(S) following rebellion in the party. With five MLAs led by B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan threatening to switch their loyalty to the Congress, the party is left with only six surplus votes. A candidate requires a minimum of 29 votes to win a Council seat.

However, the JD(S), which has 40 MLAs, can easily win one Council seat. The party has fielded K V Narayanaswamy and S M Venkatpati as the first and the second candidates respectively. With total 44 MLAs on its side, the BJP will be left with 15 surplus votes. This has brightened the prospect of the saffron party's second candidate in the council polls. V Somanna and Lehar Singh are the first and the second candidates of the BJP respectively.

The JD(S) is not in a position to drive a hard bargain with the BJP. With talks between leaders of the two parties to reach an understanding remaining inconclusive, the BJP has begun wooing independents and other smaller parties.

The Assembly has nine independents, three MLAs of the BSR Congress, two of the KJP and one each of Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha and Karnataka Makkala Paksha. The saffron party does not need the JD(S)' support if it gets the support of independents and smaller parties.

The elections to seven Council seats are scheduled for June 10, while the Rajya Sabha elections are scheduled for June 11. The MLAs are the voters in both the elections.

With the Independents and MLAs of smaller parties announcing their support to the ruling Congress in the Rajya Sabha polls, the JD(S) is left high and dry. The party has fielded Mangaluru-based businessman B M Farook as its candidate. It is difficult to win for the JD(S) even if the BJP gives the second preference votes, without the support of Independents or Congress.

Of the four RS seats, the Congress can easily win two. Former Union ministers Jairam Ramesh and Oscar Fernandes are its first and second candidates. The Congress has a total of 123 MLAs on its side. A candidate needs about 45 votes to win. The BJP, which has 44 MLAs, can win one seat – Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Congress, which will be left with about 33 surplus votes, is confident of ensuring victory of its third candidate– K C Ramamurthy – with the help of independents, smaller parties and JD(S) rebels.

The Congress believes that its second preference votes will ensure a smooth sail for Ramamurthy.

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy said the BJP should help the JD(S) win the second Council seat as an act of reciprocation.

“We had helped the BJP win a Council seat in 2014 (D U Mallikarjun). I hope the BJP will reciprocate. We have already announced a tie-up with the BJP in the BBMP Council,” he said. Kumaraswamy said the party was waiting for the response of state BJP chief B?S?Yeddyurappa.

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Kushwant Bhat
 - 
Thursday, 2 Jun 2016

Maeshwari Sister that was long back, now all looted money finished these Both Love Birds ( Kumaranna/Chaddianna) again they are planning forth coming Election to come share ruling start to loot now itself planning, these Buffoon's thought all Karnataka Public Like Our Master \Naren kotian\" absolutely wrong thinking now each and every one have become Clever, but still Master Naren !!!!!
Any way Good Luck Annannas, But Do not forget Shobakka also get her in your Team, she become MP no Income!!!!
Siddanna be careful see the Goons Planning.
Jai Hoooo Hindustan."

Rikaz
 - 
Thursday, 2 Jun 2016

How many MLAs required to put these son and father in jail?????

Maheshwari
 - 
Thursday, 2 Jun 2016

kumaraswamy looted so much of money, he should be in jail for his sins,

Rakesh
 - 
Thursday, 2 Jun 2016

this is the worst party of india, son did two marriages what it shows him as leader to each person of the country should marry twice?, leader should always be an role model to the society,

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June 12,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 12: A huge crowd gathered for the grand opening of the newly built 175-metre-long two-lane bridge across Phalguni River on National Highway 169 near Gurupura on the outskirts of the city today.

Even as the photos of the bridge inauguration ceremony went viral on social media, netizens took the elected representatives and the district administration to task for flouting safety norms at a time when the coronavirus cases are continuing to mount in coastal Karnataka.

The bridge was completed in a record time of 15 months. Dakshina Kannada MP and State BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel and district in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojari inaugurated the bridge in the presence of Mangaluru City North MLA Y. Bharath Shetty and others.

The bridge has come as a breather to thousands of travellers between Mangaluru-Moodbidri-Karkala on the busy NH. The age-old steel bridge had become dilapidated and was a cause for concern for road users. The highway is also under the process of getting widened to four lanes.

The bridge was constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore by contractor Sudhakar Shetty of Mugrodi Construction. Work started in February last and the contractor had time till February next.

While the two-lane carriageway is 16 metres wide, the bridge has 2.5-metre-wide pedestrian paths on both the sides. New approach roads of 500 metres each were also part of the project.

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March 30,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 30: Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL) has received the first tranche of Rs 2,000 crore following disinvestment of Global Village Techparks to repay debts following the death of its founder V G Siddhartha.
In August last year, CDEL executed definitive agreements with entities belonging to Blackstone Group and Salarpuria Sattva Group for investment in GV Techparks, a wholly-owned subsidiary of group company Tanglin Development Ltd (TDL), at an enterprise value of Rs 2,700 crore.
The balance amount is expected to be received after the receipt of few statutory approvals, CDEL said in a statement.
"Out of the money received in first tranche, the company has paid off its debts in full including principal and interest amounting to Rs 1,644 crore to the lenders despite difficult economic conditions," it said.
Post this payment, the consolidated debt of the company and its subsidiaries stands at Rs 3,200 crore as on March 27. This includes debt of Rs 1,400 crore of its subsidiary Sical Logistics Ltd where disinvestment process is in progress.
"The company and subsidiaries have repaid around Rs 4,000 crore to the lenders since the beginning of this financial year," CDEL said.
"With the continuous support of stakeholders of the company, the current management is working to ensure better liquidity and operational efficiency. The company is confident of the future ahead despite various challenges," it added.
The company has been in rough waters after its founder V G Siddhartha took his own life as debt strains began to emerge in his company. Since his death in July last year, CDEL has been trying to divest its assets to pare debts.
On July 30, 2019, CDEL informed stock exchanges about Siddhartha's disappearance. In a letter that was purportedly written by him, the Cafe Coffee Day founder said: "I could not take any more pressure from one of the private equity partners forcing me to buy back shares."

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July 28,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka crossed the grim milestone of one lakh Covid-19 cases while Tamil Nadu logged nearly 7,000 fresh infections for the third straight day on Monday as the sharp spike in recent weeks continued unabated in the southern states.

Kerala's tally inched toward the 20,000-mark and Telangana saw the total infection count beach the 55,000-mark while the cumulative cases rose to 2,872 in the tiny union territory of Puducherry as the six together added 20,629 fresh cases and their aggregate shot to 5.02 lakh.

A total of 291 deaths were reported on Monday from these states with Tamil Nadu accounting for the maximum of 77 closely followed by Karnataka with 74 fatalities, according to bulletins issued by respective states.

The cases have been rising in the region since last month when the lockdown norms were eased and thousands of people returned even as testing had been given a push.

The worst-hit was Andhra Pradesh where the Covid-19 count doubled in just eight days as the day's 6,051 cases pushed the tally to 1,02,349. It had crossed the 50,000-mark on July 20.

East Godavari district registered a high of 1,210 cases. After 16,86,446 tests were completed on Monday, the Covid-19 positivity rate in the state shot past the 6 per cent mark, a record high.

From 15,252 confirmed cases on July 1, the number swelled to the current level as every district in the state has been witnessing a severe surge in the pandemic.

The toll rose to 1,090 with 49 fresh deaths. The state now has 51,701 active cases after a total of 49,558 patients had recovered, a bulletin said.

Covid-19 cases in Karnataka spiralled to 1,01,465 as the state reported the biggest single-day spike of 5,324 new infections and 75 fatalities, taking the death toll to 1,953, the health department said.

The day also saw 1,847 patients getting discharged, taking the cumulative recoveries to 37,685.

Tamil Nadu reported highest single-day spike of 6,993 cases, taking the tally to 2,20,716 while 77 deaths propelled the toll to 3,571.

The state has added 45,038 cases since last Monday while the active cases stood at 54,896 and recoveries touched 1,62,249, including 5,723 people discharged today.

Chennai accounted for 95,857 cases of the state's tally.

In Kerala, at least 43 health workers were among the 702 people who tested positive while 745 others recovered, as the state's total infection tally touched 19,727.

The death toll climbed to 63 with two more fatalities from Kozhikode and Kottayam districts, while 9,611 people were presently under treatment, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

A total of 10,054 patients have recovered so far and over 1.55 lakh people were under observation, he told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram.

Telangana's total infection count rose to 55,532 with the addition of 1,473 cases, including 506 from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) areas, a government bulletin said on Monday, providing data as of 8 pm on Sunday.

With eight more deaths, the Covid-19 toll in the state rose to 471. The death rate was 0.85 per cent as against 2.3 per cent in the country, it said.

As many as 42,106 people have recovered from the infection so far, while 12,955 were under treatment.

Puducherry logged 86 new cases, pushing the overall tally to 2,872 and the toll increased to 43 with three more deaths. It has 1,109 active cases, an official statement said.

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