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Sriramulu to take on Siddaramaiah in Badami; both file nomination papers amid fanfare

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April 24, 2018

Badami, Apr 24: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday filed nomination from Badami constituency in Bagalkot district. Siddaramaiah was accompanied by Congress leaders S R Patil, C M Ibrahim and ministers R B Thimmapur, Umashree and sitting MLA B B Chimmanakatti while filing the papers.

Siddaramaiah is contesting the upcoming elections from two seats - Badami and Chamundeshwari. On April 20, he had filed his nomination papers from Chamundeshwari constituency. 

Meanwhile Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate B. Sriramulu filed his nomination from Badami against Siddaramaiah. BJP state chief Yeddyurappa, party leaders Jagadish Shettar, Prakash Javadekar and Muralidhar Rao were with Sriramulu at the time of filing the papers.

Workers from both Congress and BJP flooded Badami's streets, marching to drum beats. On one side in this election is Siddaramaiah, who thought Badami to be a safe bet given the huge population of his community, the Kurubas and other Ahinda groups. On the other is Sriramulu, banking on the votes of dalits (to which he belongs) and the Lingayats, the latter being BJP's traditional vote bank.

The BJP has tried to paint Siddaramaiah's choice of Badami as an insurance in the event of a possible loss in his home turf Chamundeshwari. The chief minister has sought to nullify the criticism by asking whether it was the fear of defeat in Vadodara that prompted Narendra Modi to contest from Varanasi too in the 2014 prime ministerial bid. 
He claims he is only responding to the love and affection shown by people in North Karnataka, by opting for one of the segments there. 

When Sriramulu filed his papers, two other BJP ticket aspirants M K Pattanashetti and Mahantesh Mamadapur too submitted their nominations, leaving room for a change of candidate if needed till the last date for withdrawal on April 27.

Yeddyurappa said goddess Banashankari, Badami's presiding deity, too will not bless the chief minister. The elections in the state will held on May 12 and result will be out on May 15.

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April 20,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 20: Close on the heels of the Padarayanapura vandalism, Karnataka Cabinet on Monday decided to promulgate an ordinance that gives special powers to implementing authority and also provide protection to frontline health workers.

Briefing media after the Cabinet meeting here, Minister for Law J C Madhuswamy said that the ordinance will be on the lines of one promulgated by Kerala and Uttar Pradesh governments.

“Through the ordinance, a State Epidemic Act will be enacted to protect health workers and any non-cooperation will be punishable. Also, any attempt to deliberately spread the disease or float rumours will attract action,” he added.

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March 23,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 23: In the wake of the shutdown in several districts of the state to control the COVID-19 spread, Karnataka government on Monday said food would be provided free of cost through Indira Canteen for the poor who depend on daily wages for their livelihood.

The state-sponsored subsidised 'Indira Canteens' as of now serves breakfast at Rs 5 and lunch and dinner at a cost of Rs 10.

"In the interest of the poor, it has been decided to serve free food for poor. Through Indira Canteen, free food will be served for the entire day for the poor," Yediyurappa told reporters.

The Karnataka government has already announced shutdown of all commercial activities, barring essential services, in nine districts where COVID-19 cases have been reported till March 31.

They are: Bengaluru city, Bengaluru Rural, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Dharwad, Chikkaballapura, Kodagu and Belagavi.

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June 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 11: Within hours after claiming that it has decided to prohibit schools from schools from conducting online classes till Class 7, the Karnataka government has taken a U-turn and said that currently than ban is only till Class 5.

“Karnataka Govt has decided to stop all online classes for LKG, UKG & classes up to 5th std. To extend this up to 7th std is only a suggestion from few cabinet ministers as expressed in an informal discussion and NOT a decision,” tweeted Prime and Secondary Minister Suresh Kumar.

Law Minister J C Madhuswamy earlier today had stated that the decision to ban online classes till 7th standard was taken by the government.  "All of us were of the opinion that there were challenges faced by students studying in rural areas. Hence, we urged the government to extend the ban on online classes till 7 standard," he said

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