Bidar villagers boycott polls over dumping of solid waste

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April 23, 2019

Bidar, Apr 23: Electorates of Sultanpur village in Bidar taluk of the District boycotted Polling in protest against the solid waste from Bidar city being dumped near their village.

According to the official sources, the people have been protesting against it for several years now. Since their demand for shifting the waste dump was ignored they boycotted the election in protest. Though some officers visited the village and tried to convince the Voters none came forwarded to vote.

Polling was also boycotted in Chitagihal in Kurgodu Taluk, Mutgur in Hagari Bommanahalli taluk and Chikkajayanur in Kampli taluk.

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Hoteliers suffer due to night curfew

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July 2,2020

Kalaburagi, Jul 2: Hoteliers in Kalaburagi have claimed that their business is hit due to night curfew timings in the state.

The night curfew in the state has been imposed from 8 pm to 5 am.

Speaking to news agency, Sudarshan, a hotelier said, "Peak business hour is 7-10 pm but now we close by 8 pm. There is almost no business. We are unable to pay our workers. The government should think about it".

"We haven't received any benefit from the government so far. If we are in trouble how will we help our workers? Relaxation should be given," he added.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka government on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown on Sundays till August 2.

So far, Karnataka has reported 15,242 COVID-19 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Melkar Women's College students shine in II PUC results 2020

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July 14,2020

Mangaluru, July 14: Melkar Women's PU college has achieved excellent pass percentage in II PUC examinations, the results of which were announced today.

As many as 140 students of the college had appeared for second PU board exam 2020 this year. The college secured 95% results in the current academic year.

Among them 24 students passed with distinction and 94 with with first class marks.

Fathima Nisha (558 in Arts),

Zaithunnisa (561 in commerce) and Zainaba ifrath (545 in science) are the toppers of respective sections in the college.

From Left to Right Zainaba Ifrath (science 545), Zaithunnisa (commerce 561), Fathimath Nisha (arts 558).

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