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Cong extends Karnataka poll campaign to Saudi Arabia; leaders reach out to NRIs

coastaldigest.com web desk
April 8, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 8: For the first time, the Congress leader from coastal Karnataka have launched direct campaign among non-resident Indians in Saudi Arabia ahead of May 12 Karnataka assembly polls.

It is estimated that around two lakh NRIs from coastal Karnataka have been working in various parts of the oil-rich kingdom. Though the proposed proxy voting for NRIs is yet to be implemented in India, political parties expect that at least a couple of thousand NRIs may visit their home land during polls. 

Two prominent ministers from coastal Karnataka – B Ramanath Rai and U T Khader – and MLAs B A Mohiuddin Bava and Vinay Kumar Sorake and several other Congress leaders attended a rare party convention organized by the Youth Congress NRI Cell in Jeddah last Friday.Around 500 NRIs participated in the convention. 

Another programme was held in the industrial hub of Jubail, where many prominent businessmen and industrialists of coastal Karnataka origin in Saudi Arabia were seen with Congress badges in the programme. “We have got a very good response in all programmes in Saudi Arabia. These programmes are a part of our plans to open a permanent unit Saudi Arabia,” said U T Khader.

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Abdullah
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Monday, 9 Apr 2018

Only for vote they need NRI people. They never helped any NRI. Even Flights are looting money from Gulf NRIs they never mind. The flight to Gulf countries are costlier than western countries specially from mangalore to saudi arabia. And the service and flight condition also very poor. Khader and bava go to any extend for their vote bank. They also perform pooja in Temples. Ramanath Rai always used Muslims and he support RSS people.

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March 7,2020

Mysuru, Mar 7: Karnataka Minister for Medical Education K Sudhakar on Saturday said that State Government may consider suspending the touch-based Biometric time and Attendance system for its employees in view of the COVID-19 threat.

Speaking to media persons while inspecting the medical infrastructure at KR Hospital here on Saturday, he said that many IT companies have already suspended the Biometric Attendance system in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus. Given the threat perception, the government was also contemplating the same and would consider it. However, he did not specify the date.

With regard to the preparedness to handle the threat, the Minister said the government was extremely cautious since last 20 days and had taken all precautionary measures. “All international passengers at the airport are being screened and so far nearly 1 lakh passengers have been screened and anyone with symptoms will be quarantined for 28 days.’’

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May 20,2020

Mangaluru, May 20: Karnataka Government has banned fishing through mechanised and traditional boats using inboard or outboard engines of over 10 HP capacity using nets or other means, officials sources said on Wednesday.

As per the notification issued under the Karnataka Marine Fishing (Regulation) Act 1986, all fishing activities were banned from June One to July 31.

However, the ban is not applicable for fishing through traditional and country boats which use engines of less than 10 HP capacity, according to a release issued here on Wednesday.

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February 11,2020

Udupi, Feb 11: In a tragic incident, a 62-year-old man from Chennai died of drowning in Sri Krishna Mutt’s Madhwa Sarovar (pond) during the wee hours of Tuesday.

Police said the deceased has been identified as Capt G Sridharan.

It is suspected that Sridharan accidentally fell into the holy pond while taking a bath. The incident is said to have occurred around 4 a.m.

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