Kateel’s victory margin highest ever; Mithun Rai’s defeat worst ever for Cong in Dakshina Kannada

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May 23, 2019

Mangaluru, May 23: As predicted by several BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sitting MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has not only achieved a hat-trick but also improved his performance in 2019 Lok Sabha polls leaving Congress in shock.

When Mr Kateel had registered his second consecutive victory against Congress veteran B Janaradhana Poojary in 2014 general elections, the former had achieved the highest victory margin (1,43,709 votes) since Independence in Dakshina Kannada. This time Mr Kateel broke his own record and defeated his nearest rival Mithun Rai of Congress by a margin of around two lakh and a half lakh votes.

In the first-ever elections in 1951, the district was part of the South Kanara South constituency. It came to be known as Mangalore in the 1957 Lok Sabha polls and as Dakshina Kannada after delimitation of constituencies in 2008.

A qualitative assessment of the victory margin, however, reveals that the most convincing triumph in the constituency was recorded by K.K. Shetty (Congress) over C.M. Poonacha (Congress-O) in 1971.

Though the victory margin was 1.21 lakh — about 22,000 votes less than what Mr. Kateel secured — it appears to be qualitatively better.

Of the 3.18 lakh votes polled, Mr. Shetty had bagged 2.06 lakh votes compared to his rival’s tally of 84,286. Thus, he polled nearly two-and-half times (2.44 times to be precise) more votes than Mr. Poonacha.

Also Read: Hat-trick victory for Nalin Kumar Kateel as Congress bites the dust in DK

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As predicted by hanumant kamat its nearly 3 lakh lead.

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Police stations in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi to be sanitized in a phased manner

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May 26,2020

Mangaluru, May 26: In the wake of mounting case of covid-19 in the coastal Karnataka, the police department has decided to sanitise the police stations in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

The superintendents of police in both the districts have been instructed to take necessary steps for sanitisation of stations in a phased manner, according to Devajyoti Ray, inspector-general of police (Western Range).

Meanwhile, the top cops of Uttara Kannada and Chikkamagaluru that forms part of the Western Range have been asked to take a call on doing so. “Hebri police station in Udupi was sanitised as part of this process and not because of any positive case emerging from staff there,” he said.

Allaying fears over stations being sealed down over positive case among station staff, Karnataka police chief Praveen Sood said this is a temporary measure and stations do not become non-functional.

“It is just that, for a mandated period police station will function from different premise when the station is being sanitised,” he said.

Noting that policemen are quarantined as precautionary measure, he said additional staff can be drafted from other stations or districts if need for it arises.

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COmmissioner harshs brain must be sanitized for comunal hatrate...he is one of the third class police offercer from DK..

Will sanitisation kill communal virus too?

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Death threat against DK DC Sindhu B Rupesh after she warns against attack on cattle traders

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July 28,2020

Mangaluru, July 28: A screenshot of a death threat message against IAS officer Sindhu B Rupesh, the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, is now going viral on social media.

The threat comes in the wake of the Deputy Commissioner’s warning against attack on cattle traders by anti-social elements ahead of Eid al-Adha.

It is learnt that a discussion was held about DC’s warning in a pro-Hindutva WhatsApp group. The death threat was issued in the same group in Tulu language.

A police officer said that if the deputy commissioner doesn’t lodge a complaint, the police will file a suo motu case in this regard.

Also Read: Sindhu B Rupesh transferred; Dr Rajendra K V is new DC of Dakshina Kannada

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One killed in accidental firing

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February 26,2020

Hassan, Feb 26: A 35-year-old poachers died on the spot by his fellow man accidentally, mistaking him as animal at Yedikumari Kaginahere forest areas near Sakaleshpura in the district early hours Tuesday, police sources said.

The deceased has been identified as Harish.

The incident happened when ten poachers went hunting for wild animals in the Yedikumari Kaginahare forest areas.

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