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SDPI gears up for Karnataka ULB polls: to contest 15 wards of Mangaluru

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October 24, 2019

Mangaluru, Oct 24: The Social Democratic Party of India is gearing up for the polls to urban local bodies (ULBs), scheduled to be held on November 12 in Karnataka including Davangere and Mangaluru city corporations.

Addressing a press conference in the city today, Akram Hasan, SDPI Karnataka state secretary, said that the party has already finalised 25 candidates in Mangaluru, Davangere, Magadi, Kolar, Mulbagil and Kanakapura. Soon another list of candidates for other selected wards will be released.

Ataullah Jokatte, SDPI DK district president, said that out of 60 wards of Mangaluru City Corporation, the party would contest in 15 wards. Candidates for six wards have already been finalised. Another list of wards and their candidates would be released within three days, he said. The finalised wards and their candidates of MCC are as follows:

Bajal (Kabeer Bajal); Bengre (Muneeb Bengre); Kannur (Misriya Haneef); Katipalla North (Shamshad Banu); Panjimogaru (Haneef Kavoor); Kudroli (Muzair Kudroli).

SDPI leaders Antony PD, Shahul SH and Iqbal Bellare were present at the press meet. 

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June 29,2020

Mangaluru, June 29: As many as 32 fresh covid positive cases were reported in Dakshina Kannada today. In Udupi 18 new positive cases were reported. 

In Dakshina Kannada out of the 32 positive cases, one had returned from another state. Ten persons had contracted the disease from patient number 9590, 10274, 10275, 9739, 9589, 12384 and 10582.

Nine persons are suffering from influenza-like illness (ILI), and Six others are suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection. The health officials are tracing the contacts of five others.

In Udupi, out of 18 positive cases, 5 had travelled from Maharashtra, four had travelled from Bangaluru and nine others had contracted the virus from the COVID Positive patients.

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July 27,2020

Udupi, Jul 27: Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa has appointed BJP leader Lalaji R Mendon as the new chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission.

Mendon is a three-time MLA from the Kapu Assembly constituency. During his second term as MLA, he was the Director in Konkan Railway’s Board.

Mr Yediyurappa has appointed 24 MLAs to different corporations in the state. Mendon is only one from coastal Karnataka.

Mendon is the only MLA representing BJP from fishermen's community. He was the president of Kaup unit of BJP Yuvamorcha. He also served as the state BJP secretary.

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June 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 23: An elderly person, who was undergoing treatment for covid-19 in Mangaluru, breathed his last on today. 

The victim, identified by number P-6282, was a 70-year-old man. He had returned from Bengaluru on June 7. 

He was suffering asthma and pneumonia. He had Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) symptoms and was hence admitted to the designated covid-19 hospital in Mangaluru on June 12. 

His condition continued to worsen and today he breathed his last, sources said.

With this the total number the deaths of covid-19 patients in Dakshina Kannada district mounted to 9.

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