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Siddaramaiah, DKS involved in Rs 417-cr scam: Yeddyurappa

DHNS
October 21, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 21: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday released documents, alleging a Rs 417-crore scam in the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah serves as the chairman and Energy Minister D K Shivakumar as the vice-chairman.

“This is the biggest loot of public money I have ever seen in my political life,” Yeddyurappa told a press conference here.

In September 2002, KPCL formed a joint venture company with Kolkata-based Eastern Minerals and Trading Agency (EMTA) and was allotted six coal mines at Kiloni, Manoradeep and Baranj in Maharashtra. In August 2014, the Supreme Court cancelled several coal allocations, including the ones made to the KPCL-EMTA joint venture. The apex court levied a fine of Rs 295 per metric tonne of coal that was mined. Accordingly, the additional levy payable was Rs 417 crore.

“The private company was liable to pay Rs 417 crore, but KPCL ended up paying it, although it did not have to,” Yeddyurappa said. “Clearly, there were kickbacks involved. I ask Siddaramaiah, why did you act as an agent of the private company? Will you now resign?”

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president Dinesh Gundu Rao has rubbished the allegations.

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March 31,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 31: The total number of positive cases of coronavirus reached 101 in Karnataka on Tuesday after 13 more positive cases were reported in the state from March 30 5 pm to 2 pm today.

The total number of 101 includes three deaths and 8 discharged/cured cases, Karnataka Health Department stated.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 1,397 after 146 new patients were reported in the last 24-hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.

Of this little less than 1,400 cases, there are 1,238 active while 124 cured. The total figure also includes 35 fatalities.

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May 12,2020

Bengaluru, May 12: Nurses are the frontline warriors in the fight against COVID-19 and their commitment towards duty is commendable, said Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on World Nurses Day on Tuesday.

The Chief Minister was speaking at the inauguration of Miss Florence Nightingale's bicentennial anniversary organized by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences at his home office 'Krishna'.

The Chief Minister said that the care and service provided by the nurses enhance the chances of recovery for any patient.

"In spite of the stress and pressure they go through everyday, nurses render quality service in the providing healthcare. There is an enormous demand for nurses around the world. I appeal to nurses to continue to render their quality service in this fight against COVID," he said.

Speaking at the event, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that the nurses are the backbone of the healthcare services and their role in the fight against corona is so large that the whole system would have gone for a toss without their services.

The Minister said that the Nurses have been renamed as Nursing Officers in recognition of their service.

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June 29,2020

Bengaluru, June 29: The Karnataka government on Monday issued guidelines to conduct online classes for all students of ICSE, CBSE and SSLC under the directions of the High Court.

According to the guidelines, for the kindergarten students, online classes can be held 30 minutes a week and students in classes 1-5 will have online classes for 30-45 minutes divided into two periods for three alternate days every week.

For students in classes 6-8, the online classes will be for 30-45 minutes divided into two periods for five days every week while students in classes 9 and 10 can have the virtual classes for 30-45 minutes divided into four periods for five days a week.

Earlier, the state government barred online classes for the kids from LKG to class 5.

Minister for primary and secondary education S Suresh Kumar had said that online classes cannot be held for the kids from LKG to class V.

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