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ZP/TP polls: Congress may face fresh troubles in DK, Udupi

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January 12, 2016

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jan 12: Even though the Congress party in the twin districts of coastal Karnataka has managed to overcome rebellion in recently held Legislative council polls, it may face fresh troubles in the looming Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat polls in both Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

congThe massive dissidence in the Congress was evident the last month with some leaders of in the district openly backing the independent candidate K Jayaprakash Hegde, who was expelled for contesting against the official candidate.

Another Congress leader Harikrishna Bantwal, known as the right-hand of party veteran B Janardhana Poojary, has continued his tirade against Oscar Fernandes, Veerappa Moily and Vinay Kumar Sorake, after the poll defeat.

In Udupi, as many as two Congress leaders have been expelled for anti-party activity, and three others have been suspended, while the District Congress Committee (UDCC) has recommended the expulsion of former Zilla Panchayat President B. Bhujanga Shetty to the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Party.

According to sources in the Congress, the fact that the dissidence in Congress had come out so openly was bound to affect the chances of the Congress in forthcoming elections, at least in some pockets of the twin districts.

But this would also depend on the fact on whether supporters of Mr Mr Hegde and M. Bantwal contest the polls or tacitly back someone in it.

“The people will react to the high-handed manner in which some Congress leaders have behaved in the run-up to the Council polls during the ZP polls,” said Rajesh Shetty Birti, a supporter of Mr. Hegde.

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The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), which is closely observing the developments in the coastal region, has issued a direction that a district-level election committee be constituted for selecting candidates for the polls. It would be headed by the district in-charge Minister.

Those general aspirants who would like to contest in the zilla panchayat elections would have to pay the party Rs 10,000 and those seeking ticket for the taluk panchayat polls would have to pay Rs 5,000 while filing their applications.

The committee would scrutinise the applications and decide who should contest based on reservations announced, said a senior Congress leader.

Previously, there were 35 constituencies in Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat, which have increased to 36 constituencies after the fresh delimitation process. Similarly, out of the existing 25 constituencies in Udupi zilla panchayat, one was removed and two new constituencies were included, making a total of 26 constituencies.

In the outgoing house in DK, the BJP has 24 seats and the Congress 11 seats. In Udupi, the BJP has 16 seats and the Congress nine.

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Shaan
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Tuesday, 12 Jan 2016

Congress lost his all seats in D.K and udupi, they neglected minorities specially muslims in this area

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July 28,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka crossed the grim milestone of one lakh Covid-19 cases while Tamil Nadu logged nearly 7,000 fresh infections for the third straight day on Monday as the sharp spike in recent weeks continued unabated in the southern states.

Kerala's tally inched toward the 20,000-mark and Telangana saw the total infection count beach the 55,000-mark while the cumulative cases rose to 2,872 in the tiny union territory of Puducherry as the six together added 20,629 fresh cases and their aggregate shot to 5.02 lakh.

A total of 291 deaths were reported on Monday from these states with Tamil Nadu accounting for the maximum of 77 closely followed by Karnataka with 74 fatalities, according to bulletins issued by respective states.

The cases have been rising in the region since last month when the lockdown norms were eased and thousands of people returned even as testing had been given a push.

The worst-hit was Andhra Pradesh where the Covid-19 count doubled in just eight days as the day's 6,051 cases pushed the tally to 1,02,349. It had crossed the 50,000-mark on July 20.

East Godavari district registered a high of 1,210 cases. After 16,86,446 tests were completed on Monday, the Covid-19 positivity rate in the state shot past the 6 per cent mark, a record high.

From 15,252 confirmed cases on July 1, the number swelled to the current level as every district in the state has been witnessing a severe surge in the pandemic.

The toll rose to 1,090 with 49 fresh deaths. The state now has 51,701 active cases after a total of 49,558 patients had recovered, a bulletin said.

Covid-19 cases in Karnataka spiralled to 1,01,465 as the state reported the biggest single-day spike of 5,324 new infections and 75 fatalities, taking the death toll to 1,953, the health department said.

The day also saw 1,847 patients getting discharged, taking the cumulative recoveries to 37,685.

Tamil Nadu reported highest single-day spike of 6,993 cases, taking the tally to 2,20,716 while 77 deaths propelled the toll to 3,571.

The state has added 45,038 cases since last Monday while the active cases stood at 54,896 and recoveries touched 1,62,249, including 5,723 people discharged today.

Chennai accounted for 95,857 cases of the state's tally.

In Kerala, at least 43 health workers were among the 702 people who tested positive while 745 others recovered, as the state's total infection tally touched 19,727.

The death toll climbed to 63 with two more fatalities from Kozhikode and Kottayam districts, while 9,611 people were presently under treatment, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

A total of 10,054 patients have recovered so far and over 1.55 lakh people were under observation, he told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram.

Telangana's total infection count rose to 55,532 with the addition of 1,473 cases, including 506 from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) areas, a government bulletin said on Monday, providing data as of 8 pm on Sunday.

With eight more deaths, the Covid-19 toll in the state rose to 471. The death rate was 0.85 per cent as against 2.3 per cent in the country, it said.

As many as 42,106 people have recovered from the infection so far, while 12,955 were under treatment.

Puducherry logged 86 new cases, pushing the overall tally to 2,872 and the toll increased to 43 with three more deaths. It has 1,109 active cases, an official statement said.

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June 2,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 2:  With easing of COVID-19 lockdown curbs, the Karnataka excise department has accorded permission for fresh brewing or production of beer and to sell it in microbreweries as takeaways.

"Permission is hereby accorded to microbreweries for fresh brewing/production and sale of beer as takeaway in glass, ceramic or stainless steel container (up to 2 litre) till 30-06-2020, or until further orders, whichever is earlier," the Excise Commissioner in a letter dated June 1 to Deputy Excise Commissioners of all districts said.

The opening and closing hours of the microbreweries shall be from 9 am to 9 pm, it said, adding that all other conditions as laid down will remain unaltered.

Earlier, in a letter dated May 12, the Excise Commissioner had "conditionally" granted permission for microbreweries to sell their beer stock as takeaway on experimental basis for the period from May 14 to June 30 or until exhaustion of existing beer stock, whichever is earlier.

It had called for measures like social distancing, cleanliness, usage of masks and sanitizers, among others, and had said, microbreweries situated in containment zones are not allowed to function.

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March 18,2020

Mysuru, Mar 18: Even though the migration season is coming to end and the winged visitors are set to fly back, the water bodies where most birds nest and breed are under close surveillance with the report about spread of bird flu in Mysuru as unusual death of birds can be a cause for worry and hence the authorities are on high alert.

At Karanji Lake, the birds are watched in detail twice – morning and evening. If any sick bird or dead bird is noticed, the Zoo Vets are alerted. So far, no such birds had been sighted. The surveillance data is maintained every day. Intensive surveillance and passive surveillance is done.

Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Member Secretary B P Ravi said the birds are doing well and there is no cause for worry with their health monitored constantly along with tests on the bird droppings done every month at the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.

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