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Will Arathi Krishna contest Karnataka assembly polls?

coastaldigest.com news network
February 24, 2018

Arathi Krishna, Deputy Chairperson of NRI Forum of Karnataka government, who has been associated with non-resident Indians and persons of Indian origin for several years, is now considering to tread the path of her father by entering the state politics.

In a candid chat with coastaldigest.com during her visit to Jubail in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, Ms Krishna said that she’s ready to contest the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls if the high command and chief minister want her to enter the poll fray.

Daughter of Begane Ramaiah, a veteran Congress leader and former rural development minister, an ever-smiling Ms Krishna considers former prime minister Indira Gandhi, whom she had met at the age of 10, as her role model.

Though she spent several years abroad, Ms Krishna is emotionally attached to her parental hometowns – her father Ramaiah hailed from Begane near Sringeri in Chikkamagaluru while her mother Seetha hailed from Kadthur in Shivamogga.

Ms Krishna holds a master degree in ‘political science’ from Mysore University, another master degree in ‘international commerce and public’ from George Mason University, Washington, and an honorary doctorate from Kuvempu University.

Earlier she worked as a Community Development Officer in the Indian Embassy in Washington DC, and as an Adviser in the India Development Foundation, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. She also has set up an NGO ‘Krishna Foundation’ to partake in socio-economic needs and provide improved educational facilities in remote villages of Karnataka.

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Tony Nellicken
 - 
Wednesday, 28 Feb 2018

Since i know her personally, i can say that she's a very focused and hardworking woman whom we rarely would come across, let alone any politician. She does not need to play any gimmicks to win a ticket, in her present portfolio. If she agree to contest, that would be a blessing for the people of Karnataka. We wish her all the best and like to see more achievements on her way.. 

 

It’s not good to call it political gimmick. There is nothing connection between Saudi visit and assembly ticket. To get ticket she has to lobby staying back in Bangaluru. We must appreciate her visiting labour camps in Saudi Arabia. 

Kannadiga
 - 
Sunday, 25 Feb 2018

Let her contest from D.K.

Salam Bava,Dubai
 - 
Sunday, 25 Feb 2018

All this gimmicks from her is just to catch up an assembly ticket. Karnataka Govt has done nothing to address neither the problems of Gulf Kannadiga’s nor a single word in this year’s budget about NRI’S. Just a NRI forum, which is toothless and only achievement of this forum is creating a dysfunctional website .Now as the election is nearing up she just woke up and requesting NRI'S to register with that dysfunctional website! Disguisting, taking poor Gulf Kannadigas for a ride.

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May 30,2020

Bengaluru, May 30: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has announced that on May 31 (Sunday) there will not be a total lockdown and all activities will be permitted and continue like the rest of the week.

The decision was taken in view of demands from citizens and “keeping their interests in mind,” said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

This means that public transport services - buses, autos and cabs - shops, commercial establishments and others will be open on May 31.

Under a Lockdown 4.0, Karnataka had decided to throw open public transport, except metro, shops and commercial establishments, except Metro, on all six days between 7 am and 7 pm. However, May 24 and May 31 - Sundays - were exempted from the relaxation and a curfew was to be imposed throughout the day.

The Lockdown 4.0 ends May 31 and the government's decision to keep Sunday free comes ahead of the Lockdown 5.0 that the Centre is expected to announce soon.

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June 16,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 16: A woman employee at the Vikasa Soudha, next to Vidhana Soudha, the State Secretariat, was tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Hence the authorities sealed the Food Department offices, which was in the ground floor of the building.

Employees of Vidhana Soudha and Vikasa Soudha were shocked after learning that one of their colleagues tested positive for the dreaded killer coronavirus.

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April 1,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 1: The price of petrol and diesel will go up by Rs 1.60 and Rs 1.59 per litre, respectively, from Wednesday. This is in line with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s decision to hike the rate of tax on petrol from 32% to 35% and diesel from 21% to 24%.

He had announced this in his March 5 Budget for 2020-21 fiscal. At present, a litre of petrol costs Rs 71.97 and diesel Rs 64.41 in Bengaluru.

The government decided to roll out the hike from Tuesday midnight going into Wednesday, April 1, after briefly considering a postponement in view of the COVID-19 crisis. 

Finance Secretary (Budget & Resources) Ekroop Caur confirmed to DH that the hike will be rolled out. 

The 3% hike on fuel tax was a key resource mobilisation measure that Yediyurappa announced in his Budget. The hike is expected to fetch the government Rs 1,500 crore. 

Yediyurappa had also announced a 6% additional excise duty on Indian Made Liquor (IML), which could help the government mop up Rs 1,200 crore. However, the sale of liquor has been prohibited during the lockdown period. Plus, hiking fuel prices during the lockdown will not hit citizens very hard. 

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