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Vidhana Soudha jubilee fete: JDS legislators skip photo session with President

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October 25, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 25: Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs stayed away from the photo session of legislators of both the houses with President Ram Nath Kovind in protest against not including the regional party leaders’ names in his speech during the diamond jubilee celebration of the Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday.

Photo session was an important event in the series of programmes planned by the State Legislature on occasion of the Diamond Jubilee celebration of state's seat of power - Vidhana Soudha.

Not referring names of former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy irked the JD(S) leaders. President Ram Nath Kovind, who referred to several former chief ministers in his speech, later spontaneously mentioned the name of Mr. Deve Gowda, though it was omitted in the written speech. 

This was taken note by JD(S) legislator Y.S.V. Datta, who expressed his displeasure over the omission of Mr. Deve Gowda’s name in the written speech. Responding to this, the President said: “Mr. Deve Gowda is my good friend.”

Senior legislator Basavaraj Horatti was also upset that protocol had not been followed, while allocating seats for the photo session. JD(S) leaders decided against taking part in the photo session. JD(S) leaders were upset from the beginning. They strongly protested against the State legislature's plan to distribute gold biscuits to all legislators commemorating the jubilee celebrations. They also decided against taking part in the lunch organised at Banquet Hall in Vidhana Soudha. This was following the direction of the party's state president Mr. Kumaraswamy.

Accusing the Speaker and Chairman of Legislative Assembly and Council respectively of not following the protocol, Mr. Horatti told media persons that while the President mentioned names of all the chief ministers, including that of Jagadish Shettar, in the address of Joint Session, Mr. Kumaraswamy was omitted. “How can the name of a former prime minister from Karnataka be omitted in the written speech?” he asked.

Mr. Horatti said: “We have not boycotted the photo session... we stayed away just to express our discontent over the treatment meted to JD(S) and its leaders.”

JD(S) MLC Ramesh Babu said that the organisers did not have the courtesy to offer a chair to former chief minister Mr. Kumaraswamy, following which the disgruntled party legislators “decided to boycott the photo session”.

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May 3,2020

Bengaluru, May 3: The Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare Services in the government of Karnataka KA Dayanand issued an order approving quarantine of asymptomatic COVID-19 infected international passengers on payment basis at star hotels.

The international passengers in the state have been categorised into A, B and C groups depending on their symptoms and co-morbid conditions. Category A passengers are symptomatic and are being sent to isolation hospitals which may be COVID care centres.

Category B and C passengers are asymptomatic and are being sent to institutional facilities like hostels, guest houses, hotels, etc.

"On the basis of demands by category B and C passengers to provide them star hotel accommodation on a self-payment basis, they have been granted the choice of staying in those hotels at their own cost. The BBMP Special Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner can have a meeting with such hotels and finalise the negotiated rate," Commissioner Dayanand said in the order.

"The hotels for category B passengers should have round the clock presence of health personnel while hotels for category C passengers should be visited by health staff once a day," he added.

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February 6,2020

Mysuru, Feb 6: Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Thursday said that he would consult experts in Ayurveda and other streams over coronavirus issue.

Speaking to the media here, he said that ''So far no positive case has been reported in the state''.

''However, the Health department officials have taken all precautionary measures to check the epidemic'', he further said.

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January 28,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 28: Amidst nationwide agitation by ‘We, the People of India’ against contentious CAA, NRC, the women of Manglauru have decided to hold satyagrah and form a human chain in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner in the heart of the city on January 30.

This was announced in a press conference today by activists Sajida Momin, Vidya Dinker, Terry Pais, Maria Ferandes and Suhasini Babbukatte.

The event will mark the 73rd anniversary of the martyrdom of the original Satyagrahi Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated by saffronite terrorist Nathuram Godse.

Ms Momin told media persons that the Satyagrah will commence at 10 a.m. to safeguard the constitution. At 4:30 p.m. a human chain will be formed.

“At 5.17p.m. when the father of the nation was gunned down 72 years ago during his evening prayer at Birla House by Godse, we will convey Gandhi’s message of unity against violence,” she said.

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