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Sunday sees no let up in rush; long queues outside banks, ATMs

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November 13, 2016

New Delhi, Nov 13: There was no let up in the rush for exchanging demonetised notes and withdrawing money with many people spending their Sunday queueing up outside banks and ATMs since early morning hours, even as some of the outlets were shut after being short on cash.

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Delhiites started forming serpentine queues as early as 6 AM outside ATMs and banks to try to get cash. Security has been beefed up outside bank branches as people struggling to buy daily items lined up to get Rs 100 currency notes.

Yesterday, there were rumous of stampede, of people plundering goods from a mall in Seelampur, following which police asked citizens not to spread such rumours and warned of strict action.

"Since it's a Sunday, we are expecting more crowd outside banks and ATMs. We have made adequate security arrangements to ensure no untoward incident occurs," said a senior police official.

To manage anxious crowds, as many as 3,400 personnel of paramilitary and Delhi Police along with 200 quick reaction teams have been deployed at ATMs and banks to keep the situation under control.

"I didn't get a chance to exchange the banned Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes as I was working. But today is my off day and so I rushed to the bank only to find a huge crowd of people waiting for their turn to come. The crowd is swelling by the hour," said Mohit Jha, a resident of Vikaspuri.

A 71-year-old Roopak Das said he had a harrowing time yesterday running from one ATM to another to withdraw money.

"I visited a number of ATMs to withdraw money yesterday but none of them were operational. I'm old and there is nobody at my home who can withdraw money on my behalf. I'm finding this extremely difficult. Today I woke up early and reached the ATM but then were was a long queue. I just hope that I am able to withdraw money today," Das said.

Another elderly resident expressed his frustration saying he was completely out of cash and had to borrow money from his neighbour.

"Even today there is no respite. I went to the bank and stood in the queue for sometime but then my legs began to hurt and came back. Arrangements should be put in place for the elderly and disabled people," he said.

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naren kotian
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

Rikacha , it is how u interpret ... he said each indians will get 15 lakhs if entire black money is un earthed .. he never said he will transfer ... got it ... have some common sense while commenting ... true muslim will never beg for money .. u go and buy any apartment or site after december 31st then u will understand what u will earn .. FYI real estate already fell by 25% . common man is happy ... sumne matadbeku antha matadbardu mari ... 15 lakhs yaavtaraha benefits antha explain maadthini india kke bandaaga sigu ... pork and yenne hoditha discuss madana ... oka na ?

Rikaz
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

I did not say will give 15 Lakh but your Modi said it....if he cant fulfill his promise....should ask forgiveness from us.......still licking aas of those richests of richests.....

Naren kotian
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Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

hahaha ... itch guard kodipa ... thumba kirchadtavne :) rikacha ... kelasa madade 15 lakhs kelo chaprasi nan maklanne nodode kushi ... 2019 also Mr Modi will be again PM of India ... hahaha ... in earlier surgical strike porkis were targetted and this surgical strike black money supporters and mini pakistanis were hit hard ... so we can understand their frustration ...

Rikaz
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

Modi gave people trouble and it is not worth at all....if it was for 15 Lakhs, waiting could have been worth.....where is the election promise....he won to give trouble....he will suffer for it....eliminating black money is fine but the way he did it is bullshit...

Althaf
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

This is the result of voting Besharam Janatha PARTY.

Zubair Riyadh
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

The Pics speaks alot.. frustrated woman sitting. What is the stigma of her.. But PM MODI enjoying his tour in JAPAN... Time will teach him...

Sure, people's curse on him..

Althaf
 - 
Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

All Because of selecting a chaiwala. Bhatks come on still you support this chaiwala Fenku?? National wants to know. People are suffering day by day.

Skazi
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Sunday, 13 Nov 2016

Every one CURSING ......There is a saying that the curses of the innocents will not go WASTE.....
the scheme was good, but it is manhandled, by not printing the new notes in advance.....Has any one seen this xxxxx , feku, daku, jaitley, advani, bachans, adanis, ambanis in lines to get new notes .....They must have received home delivery ....I think they are living on air ....

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January 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 11: Scholar and writer M Chidanadamurthy passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday.

He was 88 and is survived by wife, son and daughter.
He was a well-known scholar in Karnataka specialising in the history of Kannada language and ancient Karnataka.

He was also known for his campaign to conserve the monuments Hampi and to secure classical language status to Kannada Language. Murthy has also articulated that uniform civil code and an anti-conversion law must be enacted by the Government in India.

Murthy was the head of the department of Kannada Bangalore University. He was also associated with Kannada Shakti Kendra. As a historian most of Murthy's work has focused on scientific study of the Kannada Inscriptions.

He has attempted to contextualise inscriptions in their socio cultural setup. He has produced many books on the history of Kannada language and Karnataka. He has guided many research students.

Murthy was recipient of Rajayothsava, Sathiya Academy Award , Papama award and Alava’s Nudisiri award.
His mortal remains were kept at his residence for his fellow mates and relatives.

Several dignatories like B S Yediyurappa, S L Bhyrappa, S Suresh Kumar, V Somanna expressed their condolences to the veteran's death.

The final rituals will be held on Sunday with state honour.

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March 12,2020

Hassan, Mar 13: In what could have been a major tragedy, an under construction flyover across Hassan-Mangaluru railway level crossing, near the new KSRTC Bus stand here collapsed today.

Fortunately no casualties occurred despite six concrete beems of 50 feet height, collapsed and broke into pieces.

The much awaited project was completely neglected by the successive governments for over a decade due to politics.  It was sanctioned eight months ago.

The Rs 42 crore project was taken up by a joint venture between state, center and South Eastern railway. The contractor or the Engineer were not present when the incident occurred.

Blaming the contractor, the locals alleged that poor quality of work led to the incident. No contractor or engineer was present even during construction, they added. Siddaiah, who runs an eatery near KSRTC bus stand said that it could have been a major tragedy if people were underneath the flyover when it crashed. The incident should be probe and the contractor should be punished, he added.

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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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