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LDF unseats BJP in ward by-poll

January 6, 2017

Kasaragod, Jan 6: Communist Party of India (CPI) nominee won the by-election in ward No. 11 (Majbayal) of the Meenja grama panchayat wresting the seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

LDFShantarama Shetty won by 133 votes where BJP nominee Yashoda Alva had won the seat by seven votes in the 2015 polls.

UDF nominee Hassan Kunhi of the IUML relegated to the third spot, garnered a mere 17 votes.

Death of candidate

The by-election was necessitated following the demise of Yashoda Alva even before the poll results were announced.

While Shantarama Shetty polled 542 votes, his immediate BJP rival Chandrahasa Alva, husband of Yashoda, could secure only 409 votes.

Shantharam Shetty, an apparent namesake of the CPI nominee, could muster only seven votes.

Of the total 1,132 electorates, 975 voters exercised their franchise in the by-election held on Wednesday.

UDF holds mantle

The 2015 local body polls saw the UDF, with seven members, holding the mantle of the 15-member governing body as the BJP with five members and LDF with three were in the opposition.

The by-poll outcome put the LDF and the BJP getting four seats each.

Upset over the shocking defeat, BJP sources here accused the UDF of making deliberate efforts to switch over their votes to the LDF nominee to ensure the defeat of the BJP, which had won the last elections with a slender seven-vote margin.

The UDF, holding mantle of the panchayat, had cross-voted around 160 votes in favour of the LDF and the marginal 17 votes secured by the IUML nominee was a clear pointer to the tacit poll tie-up, BJP district president K. Sreekanth said in a statement here.

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July 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 18: Karnataka minister R Ashoka on Friday said that the COVID-19 lockdown will not be extended further in Bengaluru.

While commenting on the COVID-19 lockdown extension R Ashoka said, "We have taken expert opinion, and the lockdown will not be extended. It will end on July 22."

Earlier today, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Mayor, M Goutham Kumar called for an extension of lockdown in the city for one more week due to rise in the COVID-19 cases. "It will be better if we get more time to tackle COVID-19 cases. We wish for the extension of lockdown for one more week. We have given the proposal to the government," said Kumar.

Lockdown had been imposed in the city for seven days with effect from 8 pm on July 14 till 5 am on July 22 to curb the further spread of COVID-19.

As many as 3,693 new COVID-19 positive cases and 115 deaths have been reported in Karnataka on Friday, the State Health Department said.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 55,115 including 33,205 active cases. While there are 20,757 recoveries, the death toll stands at 1,147.

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May 5,2020

Mangaluru, May 5: Covid-19 pandemic has caused widespread economic devastation in the country. Many people have lost their livelihood. All sectors of the economy are in distress. Providing relief to the needy is the need of the hour.  Responding to this humanitarian crisis, Dakshina Kannada Automobile & Tyre Dealers Association has contributed a sum of Rs. One Lakh towards Covid-19 relief.

Association President Sri Kasturi Prabhakar Pai along with Vice President Sri Harsha Kumar Kedige, Secretary Sri K. Vilas Kumar and Treasurer Sri Maroor Shashidhar Pai handed over two cheques for Rs. 50,000/- each favouring ‘PM Cares’ – the Prime Minister’s Covid-l9 Relief Fund and ‘Chief Minister Relief Fund Covid-l9’ of Karnataka respectively to Smt. Sindhu B. Rupesh, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of D. K. District at her office in Mangalore on Monday, May 4, 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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