It's been trial by fire whenever I held top post... I hope Centre will release flood relief: BSY

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September 24, 2019

Bengaluru, Sept 24: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said it has been "trial by fire" for him whenever he has occupied the top post, as the state was affected by natural calamities. He also expressed hope about getting flood relief funds from the Centre in four to five days.

"Whenever I have become Chief Minister it has been a trial by fire. Record rains in 108-110 years have taken placeleading to large scale flooding and destruction. We have toresolve issues and help in construction of houses to thosedisplaced," Yediyurappa said.

Speaking to reporters in Chitradurga, he said, in some districts there is a drought like situation and the government has to also respond to it.

"We are facing both drought and flood situation. I'm hopeful of getting funds from Centre in another four to five days. We are giving special attention in providing relief to those affected by floods cancelling certain programmes of the state government," he added.

In 2008 too when Yediyurappa was Chief Minister, several parts of north Karnataka was affected by floods. As many as 103 taluks in 22 districts were affected due to floods last month, in which over 80 people were killed. Around seven lakh people were shifted to safe areas and thousands of houses were damaged. Karnataka has sent a flood damage estimate of Rs 35,160.81 crore to the centre government, and is waiting for the relief.

Opposition parties in the state have hit out at the BJP governments both at state and Centre for "delay" in relief, despite union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and inter-ministerial central team visitingthe affected areas of the state.

Pointing out that already about Rs 2,500 crore has been released by state for reconstruction of roads, bridgesand houses, Yediyurappa said per house Rs five lakh would be provided for reconstruction, and already Rs one lakh has been released for laying foundation.

"We are analysing where there can be savings, in which department money has not been spent, we may use that," he said.

State government hiked the ex-gratia from Rs 3,800 toRs 10,000 per household, to provide immediate relief to those affected by the floods, providing Rs 6,200 from its exchequer. The Chief Minister also clarified that his government will continue with the farm loan waiver scheme announced by the previous government "as it is our duty to do so."

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May 3,2020

Bengaluru, May 3: The Excise Commissioner of Karnataka has issued an order granting permission to distilleries, breweries and wineries situated outside the containment zones to begin production activity. The permission has been granted on the condition that they strictly comply with COVID-19 related guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

"In view of the state government order and the new guidelines issued by the MHA, permission is granted to distilleries, breweries and wineries situated in rural areas and industrial estates and industrial townships with access control (outside containment zones) to commence only production activity," the Excise Commissioner said in the order.

The Excise Commissioner further said in the order that the Deputy Commissioner of Excise shall ensure that wherever distilleries, breweries and wineries are permitted to carry on production activities, they shall strictly comply with COVID-19 related guidelines issued by the MHA.

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April 11,2020

Dubai, Apr 11: An Indian expat in the UAE is facing police action for allegedly insulting Islam on social media in response to a Facebook post on the coronavirus, according to a media report.

Rakesh B Kitturmath, who worked as a team leader at Emrill Services, an integrated facilities management (FM) headquartered in Dubai, was sacked on Thursday after his post sparked outrage on social media, the Gulf News reported.

“Kitturmath’s employment stands terminated with immediate effect. He will be handed over to Dubai Police. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards such hate crimes,” said Stuart Harrison, CEO of Emrill Services.

"As an organisation, we have worked hard over the years to embrace diversity and create a culture of inclusion, where every nationality, religion and background is welcomed and celebrated. We have a strict social media policy for our employees to ensure they respect our values, both inside and outside of work," the newspaper quoted Harrison as saying.

Harrison said they are trying to find out if Kitturmath was still in the UAE, according to the report.

“We have over 8,500 employees so this may take a while. That said, we have fired him. If he’s still in the country, he will be handed over to Dubai Police,” he said.

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Originally from Ranebennuri, Karnataka, Kitturmath joins an ever-growing list of Indian ex-pats who have landed in trouble for alleged Islamophobic messages in recent days.

Earlier this week, Abu Dhabi resident Mitesh Udeshi was sacked for posting a cartoon mocking Islam on his Facebook page while a police complaint was filed against Sameer Bhandari of Future Vision Events & Weddings’ in Dubai after he asked a Muslim job seeker from India to go back to Pakistan.

The UAE outlaws all religious or racial discrimination under a legislation passed in 2015.

The anti-discrimination/anti-hatred law prohibits all acts “that stoke religious hatred and/or which insult religion through any form of expression, be it speech or the written word, books, pamphlets or via online media.”

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March 29,2020

Kasaragod, Mar 29: The ban imposed by Karnataka in crossing state borders to Mangalore even for medical emergencies had cost a life here late on Friday.

According to sources, the ambulance carrying a 70-year-old woman for critical care treatment to Mangalore was blocked at Thalapadi border on Kasaragod-Mangalore National Highway on Friday evening.

A pregnant lady had to deliver in an ambulance recently as the police denied permission to cross over to Mangalore.

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