Ministers lead ‘Mane-Manege Congress’ campaign in DK, Udupi

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September 23, 2017

Mangaluru/Udupi Sep 23: The District Congress Committees in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Saturday launched ‘Mane Manege Congress’ campaign on the directions of the KPCC and AICC. The campaign aims to strengthen the party at the grassroots level in the run-up to the 2018 Assembly elections.

Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai inaugurated the district level campaign at Kadri Shivabhag in Mangaluru while his Udupi counterpart Pramodh Madhwaraj inaugurated the programme at the labour colony Kannarpadi near Kinnimulki.

Rai said that the Congress workers will visit all the houses in the district to create awareness on welfare programmes of the Congress-led state government. The household visits will be held till October 15. The programme is an effort to strengthen democracy as well, he said.

Madhwaraj said that it the responsibility of the Congress workers to inform the households about the benefits they have received under various welfare schemes – Anna Bhagya, Ksheera Bhagya, Pashu Bhagya, Arogya Bhagya, Krishi Bhagya, Vasathi Bhagya, Vidya Siri, midday meal, scholarships, and a large number of rural and urban development programmes of the State government.

The campaign also aims at gradually transforming the Congress from being a mass-based party to a cadre-based one with active participation of booth-level agents.

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January 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 30: There are around 3 lakh Bangladeshis across Karnataka and around 3,000 of them left Bengaluru following the recent crackdown, according to Bhaskar Rao, Bengaluru city police commissioner.

It's the first time a high-ranking official has put a number to Bangladeshis in Karnataka following the debate over the new citizenship law.

At a conclave on 'Construction Workers Safety, Health and Welfare' organised by the labour department and IIMB here, he said the estimate was arrived at based on information sourced from Bangladeshis deported recently.

There's been no study to ascertain the Bangladeshi population in the state, Rao said, adding that most illegal Bangladeshis in Bengaluru are victims of human trafficking.

"They come to Bengaluru for employment. Unlike other cities, Bengaluru has a lot of job potential and pays good salaries too. There are a lot of Bangladeshis working in the construction industry," Rao said.

Workers from Bangladesh demand lower wages. While other labourers demand around Rs 500 to Rs 600 per day, Bangladeshi workers don’t complain about being paid around Rs 100-150,” Rao said, adding that this has encouraged human traffickers to increasingly bring in Bangladeshis.

Suresh Hari, chairman, Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India, however, said they’re not aware of the nationality of their workers as contractors bring workers registered for tasks. “It’s difficult to say where they are from as there’s also construction work outside Credai’s purview,” Hari said.

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June 5,2020

Madikeri, Jun 5: Karnataka Minister for Revenue R Ashok said a Rs 10 crore grant would be released shortly for construction of a permanent building for 'Relief Centre' in Kodagu district which is vulnerable to floods because of its hilly landscape.

According to an official release here on Friday, the Minister symbolically handed over the newly built houses to flood victims in Jambur in Somwarpet on Thursday evening.

He said that whenever the 'Relief Centre' is vacant it will be used for government meetings.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: The results of Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations will be announced on Monday, August 10.

Primary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said, "The results will be announced at about 3 pm on August 10."

This year, over 8.50 lakh students appeared for the exams amidst the Covid-19 pandemic fear across the state.

The department conducted the exams successfully despite resistance from various quarters and pressure to postpone the exams.

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