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Siddaramaiah opposes Centre's move to sub-categorise OBC list

DHNS
August 28, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 28: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday opposed the Centre’s decision to set up a panel for sub-categorisation of Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), stating it is being done without sufficient data.

Siddaramaiah said sub-categorisation of OBCs should not be done arbitrarily. It should be done based on scientific data, which include caste particulars and socio-economic parameters. He said the Centre has not conducted any census or survey to compile such data.

The chief minister accused the NDA government of trying to scuttle the rights of states on deciding on reservation for communities by proposing to give constitutional status to the National Commission for Other Backward Classes.

Siddaramaiah was speaking at a function organised by the Karnataka Pradesh Kurubara Sangha to felicitate Union Public Service Commission and Karnataka Public Service Commission civil service rank holders in Bengaluru.

Earlier, Hosadurga Kagi-nele Mutt seer Eshwaranandapuri Swami expressed his displeasure that Siddaramaiah is being blamed for ‘dividing society’ in the name of separate religion tag for Lingayat dharma. “There is confusion among Linagayats on securing a separate religion status and Siddaramaiah is being unnecessarily blamed,” he said.

The Sangha submitted a memorandum to the chief minister seeking that the state government should impress upon the Centre to include Kurubas in the Scheduled Castes list.

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February 6,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 6: A 40-day old child with cardiac condition was shifted to Bengaluru’s Jayadev Hospital from Father Muller Hospital in Mangaluru through a green corridor traffic.

Hospital sources said the ambulance carrying the 40-day old patient was provided Green Corridor by police department throughout the way.

Saiful Azhman, who is just 40-days old has been diagnosed with heart-related ailment. Doctors at FMMC hospital provided basic treatment to Saiful and advised that he be taken to Jayadeva hospital for advanced treatment.

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June 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 2: Even as the mosques in Karnataka recieved green signal from state government to reopen for congregational prayers from June 8, a senior Islamic scholar in coastal Karnataka has encouraged Muslims to prefer to offer prayers at homes during covid times. 

Twaqa Ahmed Al-Azhari, the Qadhi of Mangaluru, has welcomed the state government's decision to allow Muslims to offer congregational prayers including Jum'a prayers with certain precautions and conditions.

"Government has upheld our religions sentiments. All the mosques where congregational prayers will be held from June 8 should strictly follow all the guidelines issued by the government," he said. 

He also suggested that if any mosque is not in a position to follow all the guidelines issued by the government then it should refrain from holding congregational prayers. "Muslims can continue offer Fard and Jumá prayers at homes as the cornavirus pandemic is still spreading in the region and across the world," he said.

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May 6,2020

Mangaluru, May 6: Three more coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Dakshina Kannada district. 

According to fresh bulletin of health and family welfare department, an 11-year-old girl and a 36-year-old woman from Boloor in Mangaluru and a 16-year-old girl from Bantwal tested positive for the covid-19. 

All of them are undergoing treatment at Wenlock Hospital. Their condition is said to be stable. 

With this the total number of cases in the district reached 28 including 22 residents of Dakshina Kannada, 4 from Kasaragod, 1 from Udupi and 1 from Uttara Kannada.

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