Security tightened ahead of Datta Jayanti, Eid-Milad; prohibitory orders clamped

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November 29, 2017

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 29: The district police have made elaborate security arrangements in the district in view of Datta Jayanti and Eid-Milad this weekend. Prohibitory orders have been issued by the district administration with regard to carrying weapons and destructive material for three days from December 1.

More than 2,000 police personnel have been assigned to avoid any untoward incident during those days.Vishwa Hindu Parishad, BJP, and Bajrang Dal are holding three-day Datta Jayanti from December 1.

On the first day, Sankeertana Yatre will be held in the city. The district administration, after consultation meetings with leaders of respective communities, has scheduled the procession in view of Id-Milad between 8 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on December 2. Shobha Yatra of Hindutva organisations will be held later in the day at 3 p.m.

On the third day, devotees will be visiting Bababudangiri Hills for the Datta Jayanti programme.

According to a press release issued by Superintendent of Police K. Annamalai, three additional SPs, 10 DySPs, 30 Police Inspectors, 134 PSIs, 227 ASIs, and other 2,000 police personnel would be deployed. Besides that 20 platoons of DAR and 16 platoons of KSRP will be called in.

The police will open check-posts at 24 places in the district. Sale of liquor will be banned between the midnight of November 30 and midnight of December 3. Movement of vehicles on M.G. Road, Azad Park Road, and K.M. Road will be restricted between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on December 2 in view of processions in the city. CCTV cameras have been installed at 21 locations in Bababudangiri, 10 places in Chikkamagaluru city, besides other sensitive places in the district.

Police have booked cases against 1,415 people, who had history of being involved in incidents of violence and causing loss to public property under relevant sections of the Criminal Procedure Code and taken bonds worth ₹ 1 lakh, ₹ 5 lakh, and ₹ 10 lakh. Among them 28 are from Dakshina Kannada district, who had attempted to breach peace during Datta Jayanti last year, the release added.

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shaji
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017

Life of common man has become worst ever since anti social bjp is ruling

Hari
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017

Modi rule made situation worst. Under UPA this much communal issues was not here. Now for film, food, celebration everything restrictions

Ibrahim
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017

As a precaution, should arrest notorious leaders and workers.

Ganesh
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017

Because of saffrons important days cant go out freely. Everytime prohibitory orders

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June 17,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 17: Amid rising COVID cases in the past two weeks, the Karnataka government is planning to increase testing capacity to 25,000 samples a day, said a minister.

"Due to increase in cases in the last two weeks, the government is trying to scale up testing to 15,000 to 25,000 samples per day," said Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar.

He said people living in crowded places, sanitation workers, street vendors, healthcare workers, police and other frontline staff would be extensively tested.

"It has also been decided to mandatorily test all those who have symptoms of Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI)," he said.

Similarly, all people over 50 with ILI symptoms will be tested.

The health department will also randomly test samples in old containment zones to make sure that the infection is not recurring.

Currently, there are 72 Covid testing labs in the southern state, 41 government operated and 31 private labs.

However, for a few days, the number of Covid tests in the state have plummeted.

On Monday, the health department has tested only 5,362 samples across the state.

Likewise, on Tuesday, only 7,936 samples were tested, diverging from earlier weeks when around 10,000 cases were tested on an average.

In all, 4.57 lakh samples have been tested so far, of which 4.39 lakh have tested negative.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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March 11,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 11: Jyotiraditya Scindia has not betrayed the Congress, but he has been betrayed by the Congress and Kamal Nath, said on Wednesday Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs who are camping here after tendering the resignations.

"It is not Jyotraditya Scindia who has betrayed. Instead, he has been betrayed by the Congress and Kamal Nath. Despite the fact that it was his hard work that enabled Congress to form the government in MP after 15 years, yet he was being sidelined. His people were sidelined," Mahendra Singh Sisodia was heard saying in a video.

Taking a veiled jibe at Chief Minister Nath, Sisodia said: "On one hand, you claim that treasury is empty and on the other, works worth Rs 12,000 crore is done in Chhindwara constituency. Are the rest of MLAs and ministers just killing time?"

He also warned other Congress MLAs that the party would be decimated in the state in the future.

"Did not the Congress trick people in MP? What happened to the farm loan waiver announced? When we go to our region, people ask us what happened to loan-waiver.
What happened to curb corruption, Vyapam? Whichever party Scindia joins, we will go with him," he said.

Former MP Minister Imarti Devi said that all 22 MLAs are in Bengaluru out of their own choice.

"All 22 MLAs are here (in Bengaluru) on their own will. We are happy Scindiaji has taken this decision. I will always stay with him even if I had to jump in a well. Kamal Nathji never heard us," she said.

Another leader dismissed talks of being in touch with anyone and said that they are happy with the decision of Scindia, who joined the BJP earlier today. He had resigned from the Congress on Tuesday.

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