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Mangaluru: Rahul releases Cong manifesto for Karnataka polls; calls it people’s ‘Mann ki Baat’

coastaldigest.com web desk
April 27, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi today released his party’s election manifesto for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections at the TMA Pai Convention Hall in the city.

The Congress has prepared separate manifestos for different regions of Karnataka, namely, Mysuru, Bengaluru, Belagavi and Kalburgi. All four manifestos were released together. Dakshina Kannada and Udupi fall under Mysuru region along with Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajnagar, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts. 

Speaking on the occasion, he described the manifesto as the ‘Mann ki Baat’ of the people of Karnataka. “The Prime Minister tells people his 'Mann ki Baat'. We are speaking 'Mann Ki Baat' of people through our manifesto,” he said.

"I am proud to say this manifesto reflects the aspirations of every single person of the state... This manifesto has been prepared by leaders including M Veerappa Moily after meeting people of state. Leaders have prepared it after speaking to people across the state,” he added.

Targeting the BJP, he said its manifesto will be decided by a handful of people - from the RSS. Gandhi said the Congress, if voted to power, will deliver on its promises, just as it delivered 95 per cent of what was promised in its last manifesto. 

"Karnataka is a progressive state and this manifesto is a big step in taking the state to the next level. We will win the election and ensure that our Government will fulfill the promises made in the manifesto".

"Ours is unlike the manifesto of the BJP which will have the hidden interests of the RSS and Reddy brothers", he said.

Highlights

The promises in the manifesto include free education for girls at post-graduation level, one crore jobs in the state. committee to urban housing, urban slum development.improvement of social and economic status of minorities, water for every household among others.

The 105-page state manifesto has 16 sections including agriculture; education, sports and culture; energy; governance; health and nutrition; industrial development; IT and BT; infrastructure; irrigation; law and justice; rural development; skill and employment; social justice; tourism; urban development; transportation and environment sustainability; and women empowerment and child development.

 

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August 6,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 6: With rains in several parts of Karnataka amid Covid-19 pandemic, state Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday asked the people to maintain caution and contact the Health department helpline in case of any symptoms.

"There is heavy rain in several districts of the state's coastal, Malnad and north interior regions. People have to observe utmost caution during these rains amid corona infections. In case of any symptoms like fever, cough and cold immediately call the health department helpline 104," Sudhakar tweeted.

As of August 5 evening, cumulatively 1,51,449 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 2,804 deaths and 74,679 discharges.

Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru urban tops the list accounting for 64,881 cases.

Regarding Bengaluru, Sudhakar said, there are 4,276 beds across 11 Covid care centres in Bengaluru.

"As of today morning, 936 of them i.e., 27.79 percent are vacant. Out of the 3,346 patients, 306 patients are due for discharge today," he said in another tweet.

Aimed at availing beds at Covid-19 hospitals for symptomatic patients and those in need, the government had decided to shift all asymptomatic patients to Covid care centres.

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February 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Feb 16: Fourteen years of life in jail has not deterred Subhash Patil from fulfilling his dream of becoming a doctor.

The 40-year-old man from Afzalpura in Karnataka's Kalaburagi was put behind bars in a murder case while doing MBBS in 1997.

Speaking to media, Patil said, "I joined MBBS in 1997. But, I was jailed in a murder case in 2002. I worked at the jail's OPD and was released in 2016 for good conduct. I completed my MBBS in 2019."

Earlier this month, Patil completed a one-year mandatory internship for getting the MBBS course degree.

Police arrested Patil in 2002 in a murder case when he was in his third year of MBBS course. A court sentenced him to life imprisonment in 2006.

He was put behind bars but he did not give up his childhood dream of becoming a doctor.

In 2016, police released Patil on Independence day for his good conduct.

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June 22,2020

Bengaluru, June 22: BJP leader and Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan has urged the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai to drop cases against the saffron activists who had involved in attacks against cattle traders and transporters across the state.

In a letter addressed to the CM and the Home Minister, the MLA expressed his concern against the illegal transportation and slaughtering of cattle. Cow is considered to be holy in Hinduism. Butchering of cattle has been hurting the religious sentiments of people, he stated.

Ranjan stated that cases had been registered against 'Gau Rakshaks' or cow vigilantes who had fought against the illegal transportation of cattle.

“Filing cases against the protectors of cattle is condemnable. If the cases are not dropped, then there will be none to question the illegal cattle transporters,” he said adding that cases registered against various police stations against cow vigilantes must be dropped.

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