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Congress suffers blow in Devadurga as BJP candidate Shivanagowda Naik wins

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February 16, 2016

Devadurga, Feb 16: Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to snatch Devadurga assembly seat from Congress party in the recently held bypoll to the three assembly constituencies in Karnataka.

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After the 18th and last round of counting, K Shivanagowda Naik of BJP has bagged 72,645 votes while Congress candidate Rajashekhar Naik secured only 55768 votes. Karyamma of JD(S) bagged 9156 votes.

The result is a setback for Congress. The by election was held after popular Congress MLA A Venkatesh Naik A was killed in a rail accident in August 2015.

The accident occurred when Bengaluru-Nanded Express (Train No: 16594) in which Naik was travelling was rammed by a granite laden truck at a level crossing near Madakashira village between Rangepalli and Penugonda Stations in Anantapur district on Dharmavaram Section of Bengaluru division of South Western Railway, leading to the derailment of four coaches and killing six people, including Naik.

Congress had fielded departed leader Venkatesh Naik’s son Rajashekhar Naik from the constituency. 12 ministers, including Chief Minister, campaigned for the Congress.

“Voters rejected Congress. People voted for me considering the developmental work that I had undertaken in Devadurga constituency during my tenure as MLA and Minister. This result would boost morale of party workers and have positive impact on imminent Panchayat polls, " said K Shivanagowda Naik, outside vote counting Centre in Raichur after the last round of counting was completed.

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Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016

I don't understand why the people of India is not thinking. Why they supporting BJP????

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March 1,2020

Udupi/Mangaluru, Mar 1: A total of twenty leaplings were born in the hospitals of the Udupi and Dakshina Kannada (DK) districts on Saturday, February 29, district health department said on Sunday.

According to the district health department, sixteen babies were born in DK district while Udupi district saw four births. More boys than girls were born in DK (12–4) and it was the inverse in Udupi district (3–1).

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May 12,2020

Mangaluru, May 12: Two people hailing from Udupi district tested positive for covid-19 today. The sources of this infection is said to be Mangaluru's First Neuro Hospital.

Fresh bulletin from health and family welfare department revealed that a 52-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man from Karkala in Udupi were tested positive for the deadly coronavirus.

Among them, the woman had undergone treatment at the First Neuro Hospital. She is said to have contracted the infection from P-507 who was also was tested positive  April 27. And the youth was in touch with the woman.

The duo have not visited their home in Karkala for past few days. They were in quarantine and tested positive while being admitted at the same hospital.

With this the total number of COVID-19 cases found in Dakshina Kannada district are 33 now. Three among them have died and 14 have been discharged. Now, the district has 16 active coronavirus cases.

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March 25,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 25: Karnataka Minister Dr K Sudhakar has been allocated all matters related to COVID-19 by the Governor on the advice of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
Health Minister B Sriramulu, who earlier handled matters related to COVID-19, has been allotted the Backward Class Welfare Development portfolio.
Karnataka on Monday announced a complete lockdown in the state till April 1.
"In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the entire state will be locked down from 12 o'clock night of March 23 to April 1. People are requested to strictly follow it to contain the coronavirus spread," Yediyurappa had said.

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