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Tension grips Chikkamagaluru ahead of Datta Jayanti

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December 13, 2018

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 13: A tense atmosphere has prevailed in Chikkamagaluru city and other parts of the district amidst massive preparations for the three-day Datta Jayanti, scheduled from December 20.

Meanwhile, administration has tightened security around the disputed site at Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah to prevent untoward incidents. Last year, during the event some devotees had attempted to damage tombstones adjacent the disputed area.

This time the height of the fence around the area has been increased and a decision taken to post additional police force.

“The chain-link fence is almost 8.5ft. We are prepared to avoid such incidents. Last year also, nothing was damaged in the disputed site,” Harish Pandey, Superintendent of Police, said.

Deputy Commissioner M.K. Sreerangaiah has issued orders banning the entry of tourists to the Bababudangiri during the event.

Devotees have been asked to travel to the cave shrine only in minivans or buses. The entry of vehicles with long chassis has been prohibited to avoid traffic congestion on the narrow roads.

Prior to Datta Jayanti, the VHP had planned a rath yatra in the district from Wednesday. However, the district administration refused to grant permission citing a shortage of police staff as many have been deputed to Belagavi for the State Legislature session.

Mr. Pandey said the organisers had agreed to take out the yatra after December 17. “They have plans to take out a bike rally on December 19. They have been doing it every year,” he said.

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July 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 18: Bringing a major change in the  administration of Bengaluru, which has emerged as a Covid-19 hotspot, the state government on Saturday transferred B H Anil Kumar out of the BBMP and brought N Manjunath Prasad to take his place. 

Manjunath Prasad, who headed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) before being replaced by Kumar, will take over with immediate effect. The government has also placed him in concurrent charge of the Revenue Department as well as the Disaster Management, Bhoomi and UPOR.

Kumar, an Additional Chief Secretary, has been put in a place where earlier a secretary was posted. He now heads the Department of Public Enterprises. The posting would have brought him two spots down had it not been for the government upgrading it to the level of additional chief secretary. 

Anil Kumar, who was earlier praised for his work to contain the coronavirus pandemic, had faced criticism by the High Court of Karnataka for the BBMP's failure to help people in containment zones as well as other issues on the spread of the pandemic. 

Sources in the government said, pressure has been building up against Anil Kumar over the last two months after most of the Bengaluru MLAs complained to the chief minister's office.

"No MLA backed him. Everyone had a problem," a source said. 

Things came to the head with regard to a Rs 436 crore project given to KRIDL. "The issue reached the chief minister's office as all the MLAs took an issue with the way the project was awarded," a source said. 

Another source said that Kumar came under fire after a central team flagged the issue of failing Covid-19 surveillance measures in Bengaluru. The central team's criticism, it is widely believed in the government, came as the last straw. 

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July 2,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 2: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru Director CS Patil said that good rainfall is expected in few districts during next five days.

The districts likely to receive rainfall include Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Kodagu. All these districts had received deficit rainfall till date from June 1.

"From June 1 to till date Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Kodagu districts received deficit rainfall. However, there is an expectation of good rainfall in these districts in next 5 days," said CS Patil.

"Coastal districts are very likely to experience light to moderate to widespread rainfall activity during the next five days," he added.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Janata Dal (Secular) leader and MLA Satyanarayana passed away today due to multiple organ failure. He was 67.

Satyanarayana was representing Tumakuru’s Sira constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is survived by five daughters and one son.

It is learnt that he was suffering from multiple organ ailments from the past few days and was recently admitted to Manipal Hospital in the city. He breathed his last at 12:20 p.m.

He contested from JDS and worked three times as MLA and 2 times as MP. He was the chairman of KSRTC during the coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy.

Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda mourned his death and said, “It is a shock to hear the demise of former minister and my close friend. We are friends from the past 3 decades and I cannot recall the days without him.”

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar said, “Satyanarayana was concerned for the farmers and he was a gentleman. Hearing the news hurts me and this is an irreparable loss to the political field.”

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