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MLC Veena shocked as Cong leader grabs her hand in full public view

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August 19, 2017

Madikeri, Aug 19: A video of Congress MLC S Veena Achaiah pushing away the hand of Kodagu district Congress committee former president TP Ramesh who tried to hold her hand during the Independence Day celebrations here, has gone viral creating a new controversy.

Achaiah said her family was hurt by Ramesh’s actions and condemned his "mean mentality".  Achaiah said her family, after watching the video clipping on news channels, asked her and she was ashamed to narrate the incident.

"He may talk of having brotherly feel ings for me, but what he has done in full public view is not brotherly and only condemnable. I have informed KPCC chief G Parameshwara and working president Dinesh Gundu Rao. I will raise the issue at the district party meeting on Saturday,'' she said.

Meanwhile, Achaiah's native village Makkanduru is enraged by the incident, and Makkanduru Kodava Samaj president Napanda Ravi Kalappa said they will orga nize a protest against Ramesh.

 On his part, Ramesh admitted to holding her hand and described Achaiah as his sister."Veena Achaiah and I are from the same district, and she is like my sister. We were only discussing health issues. Recently, I had undergone treatment at the Dharmasthala naturopathy centre, and suggested that she go there too. She underwent therapy and we were meeting for the first time on Independence Day."

Ramesh said he casually asked her about her experience at the naturopathy centre, and touched her hand as a gesture of brotherly affection.

"I agree that she lifted my hand from her hand. My intention was not to touch her inappropriately. The video is being shared to defame me and I will not hesitate to apologize if it has hurt her family," he added.

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March 30,2020
Mangaluru, Mar 30: Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Natekal, has started online tele-consultation service in the constituent Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre amid fear of corona spread.
 
A statement issued here on Monday said, under this service people can contact the doctors sitting in their home. The doctors will give tele-consultation and medical advice for their health problems through WhatsApp. As per the Kanachur Hospital announcement for this purpose the specialist doctors of nine departments will give their tele-consultation from 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs.
 
The people who are not having the social media service (WhatsApp) from rural areas they can directly contact the concerned department specialists over phone by informing the disease details and obtain advises from the doctors through the hospital landline number 0824-2888000.

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June 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 23: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday demanded that Bengaluru should be put under lockdown for 20 days to contain the spread of coronavirus, the cases of which have risen sharply recently.

 “Stop playing with people's lives. There’s no use in sealing off only some areas. If the people of Bengaluru must live, then a lockdown of at least 20 days is needed. Otherwise, Bengaluru will become another Brazil,” Kumaraswamy said in a tweet. “People’s health is more important, not economy.”

The JD(S) leader was reacting to the BJP government's decision to impose an area-wide lockdown in Chickpet, KR Market, Kalasipalyam and Chamarajpet while streets will be sealed off in VV Puram, Siddapura, Yelahanka, Vidyaranyapura and Chickpet.

Bengaluru has witnessed a huge spike in its Covid-19 tally; the city currently has at least 919 active cases. This has sparked off fears that the contagion might have reached the community.

Kumaraswamy has also demanded welfare measures for the poor. “The poor and the labourers should be given ration immediately. The state’s 50 lakh working class should get ₹5,000 each. The aid already announced by the government hasn’t reached drivers, weavers, Madiwalas and other communities,” he said, adding that mere announcements of a package won’t be enough and “it has to be implemented.”

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July 1,2020

Udupi, July 1: In a concerning development, another SSLC student in Udupi district has tested positive for covid-19.

With this the number of covid-19 patients among SSLC students in the coastal district rose to three. All of them are girls.

The fresh case has been reported from Byndoor. She has already written three papers.

She had reportedly developed some of the symptoms and hence her throat swabs were sent for testing on June 30. Today she received positive report, sources said.

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