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Swachh Bharat mission: Mysuru cleanest city; Modi’s Varanasi among dirtiest

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February 15, 2016

New Delhi, Feb 15: For the second time in a row, Mysuru was today ranked cleanest city, followed by Chandigarh whereas Dhanbad and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, Varanasi, are among the 10 least clean cities in India, as per the first survey after the launch of 'Swachh Bharat' mission in 2014.mysore

The survey, which was released by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu here, covered 73 cities including 51 cities with more than 10 lakh population on cleanliness and sanitation.

"Swachh Survekshan-2016 is primarily intended to measure the impact of the efforts under Swachh Bharat Mission launched after the survey of 2014," Naidu added.

While Mysuru has topped the list followed by Chandigarh, Tiruchirappalli and NDMC area of the national capital, Dhanbad in Jharkhand has been ranked the worst.The city of palaces was ranked first in the list of 476 cities last year.

Other cities which have found place in 10 cleanest category in the Survey, conducted by Quality Council of India, include Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Surat (Gujarat), Rajkot (Gujarat), Gangtok (Sikkim), Pimpri-Chindwad (Maharashtra) and Greater Maharashtra.

The least clean cities included Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Asansol (West Bengal), Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Patna (Bihar), Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Kalyan Dombivili (Maharashtra).

Cities from South and West continue to do well overall but those in other parts of the country, particularly, in the North are beginning to catch up with the traditional leaders, Naidu said.

"The results of the survey were analysed to identify the top leaders, aspiring leaders, cities where accelerated efforts need to be made and the slow movers," he added.

Last cleanliness survey was conducted in 2014 among 476 cities with a population of one lakh and above and its results were announced last year. That survey was done before the launch of 'Swachh Bharat' mission'.

"This (ranking) is meant to help the cities know where they stand in absolute terms and in relation to others besides what more needs to be done by each city to ensure sanitation. In that sense, the survey is more holistic, participatory, purposeful and meaningful for future guidance and evolving course of action," the minister added.

Here is the list of 10 clean cities:
1. Mysuru (Karnataka)
2. Chandigarh
3. Tiruchiraplli (Tamil Nadu)
4. New Delhi
5. Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
6. Surat (Gujarat)
7. Rajkot (Gujarat)
8. Gangtok (Sikkim)
9. Pimpri Chinchwad (Maharashtra)
10. Greater Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Cities at the bottom of the list:
64. Kalyan Dombivili (Maharashtra)
65. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
66. Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
67. Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)
68. Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
69. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
70. Patna (Bihar)
71. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
72. Asansol (West Bengal)
73. Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

Cities that have the potential to lead the pack:
Panaji (Goa, ranked 16)
Thane (Maharashtra, ranked 17)
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu,ranked 18)
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, ranked 19)
Nagpur (Maharashtra, ranked 20)
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh, ranked 21)
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh, ranked 22)
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh, ranked 23)
Bhubaneswar (Odisha, ranked 24)
Indore (Madhya Pradesh, ranked 25)
Madurai (Tamil Nadu,ranked 26)
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh, ranked 27)
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh, ranked 28)
Jaipur (Rajasthan, ranked 29)
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh, ranked 30)
Nashik (Maharashtra, ranked 31)
Warangal (Telengana, ranked 32)
Agartala (Tripura, ranked 33)
Ludhiana (Punjab, ranked 34)
Vasai-Virar (Maharashtra, ranked 35)

Cities that need acceleration:
Chennai (Tamil Nadu, ranked 36)
Gurgaon (Haryana, ranked 37)
Bengaluru (Karnataka, ranked 38)
South Muncipal Corporation of Delhi (New Delhi, ranked 39)
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala, ranked 40)
Aizawl (Mizoram, ranked 41)
Gandhinagar (Gujarat, ranked 42)
North MCD (New Delhi, ranked 43)
Kozhikode (Kerala, ranked 44)
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh, ranked 45)
Durg (Chhattisgarh, ranked 46)
Agra (Uttar Pradesh, ranked 47)
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir, ranked 48)
Amritsar (Punjab, ranked 49)
Guwahati (Assam, ranked 50)
Faridabad (Haryana, ranked 51)
East MCD (New Delhi, ranked 52)
Shillong (Meghalaya, ranked 53)

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Zeeshan
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Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016

Mangalore not on Top 53, of the 73 recognized cities is hard to believe. regardless, need to take this survey in right spirit and every mangalorean need to contribute in their bit in not making the city any dirty. We helplessly trust that our Municipal and district administration shall feel the guilt of not making the city in good ranks and take measures to improve...We mangalorean City-Zens are proud of our city for its history & potential and should fight every evil trying to destroy its growth and prosperity.

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June 10,2020

Kasaragod, Jun 10: Indian Union Muslim League leader Metro Muhammad Haji passed away at a private hospital in Kozhikode today. He was 70.

He was a well known social and political activist in Kasaragod district. He has served in the social, cultural, philanthropic and educational fields.

He was the Executive Committee Member of the Muslim League. He also served as the Kerala State Vice President of the Sunni Youth Union, and President of the Kanhangad Samyukta Jamaat.

He is survived by his wife Zuhra and children Mujeeb, Jaleel, Shameem, Khaleel, Kabeer, Suhaila and Jusaila.

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May 28,2020

Bengaluru, May 28: As many as 115 new coronavirus cases were reported in Karnataka on Thursday taking the infection count to 2,533, Karnataka Minister S Suresh said.

The total coronavirus cases include 834 discharges, 1,650 active cases, 47 deaths so far due to the disease and two deaths due non-COVID causes, Suresh Kumar, who is minister for primary and secondary education, said during the daily COVID-19 briefing.

According to him, 29 cases were reported in Udupi on Thursday, followed by 24 in Dakshina Kannada district, 13 in Hassan, 12 in Bidar, nine in Bengaluru Urban, seven in Yadagiri, six in Chitradurga, five in Kalaburagi, four in Haveri, three in Chikkamagaluru, two in Vijayapura and one in Raichur.

The minister said among the new cases, 95 are inter-state passengers and two international passengers.

According to the health department, 84 infected people have returned from Maharashtra and eight from Tamil Nadu.

Among those discharged today, 13 are in Davangere, 12 in Dakshina Kannada, nine each in Yadagiri and Vijayapura, five in Gadag, three in Belagavi, one each in Mysuru and Bagalkote.

Two are severe acute respiratory infection cases.

There were, however, no coronavirus related deaths in the state today, the minister said.

Kumar said the government has issued another circular making changes in the quarantine rules.

"A person who has completed seven days of institutional quarantine and is asymptomatic can be permitted for home quarantine without a COVID test, subject to undergoing medical check-up," the minister said.

According to the circular, all elderly people of above 60 years of age and those with comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, heart ailment and renal diseases, are required to be clinically evaluated diligently prior to shifting them to home quarantine.

Such people will be under mandatory home quarantine for seven days, the circular read.

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June 27,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 29: As many as 49 fresh covid-19 cases were reported in Dakshina Kannada district in past 24 hours taking the district’s tally to 568.

At the same time 38 persons were also discharged from the hospital after complete recovery from covid 19.

Out of the 49 positive cases, 14 persons had returned from Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. 17 persons had contracted the disease from patient number 9590. 3 persons are suffering from an influenza-like illness (ILI), and 4 persons are suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection.

The health officials are tracing the contacts of six others. All the 49 persons have been shifted to hospital for treatment. Most of them are said to be asymptomatic.

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