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Mangalore City Corporation Mayoral contest heats up

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February 20, 2011

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Mangalore, February 20: Cousins and first time corporators will vie for the post of mayor when elections to the same will be held on February 28. With the state government on Thursday finally announcing the roster of reservations to the post of mayor and deputy mayors of all city corporations in the state, political activity among the ruling BJP in Mangalore City Corporation has gone up a notch with the two aspirants pressing for their case.

The post of mayor has been reserved for SC candidate, and that of deputy mayor for woman (general) candidate. The two SC candidates in the ruling saffron camp are Praveen representing 24-Derebail (south ward) and his cousin Amitha Kala representing the adjacent 25-Derebail (west ward). While Praveen is upbeat about his prospects of succeeding Rajani Dugganna as the mayor, Amitha says she has left the choice to the party seniors.

For Amitha, the very move by the state government to reserve the post for a SC candidate is a victory of sorts. Asserting that she is not lobbying for the post, Amitha, an arts graduate from University College said she would be happy either way. "I will go with whatever the party leadership decides," she told STOI, adding what is more important is for the next mayor to focus on issues pertaining to people, especially people from SC/ST communities.

Praveen, a little more brash admitted that he has been pressing for his case with the party leadership. "I stand a very good chance of making it to the top post," he said, adding that the party corporators seemed inclined in his favour. However, a senior BJP corporator said no final decision has yet been taken on the possible candidate and the party leadership would meet closer to the date of the elections and finalise the names of candidates for the two posts.


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March 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 16: Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner B Sharat has banned the sale of liquor and ordered the closure of bars and restaurants in the district until further orders in the wake of coronavirus scare.

On Sunday, Sharat said that the public gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in Kalaburagi district have been banned.

"Gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in the district have been banned as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus until further orders," Sharat said.

The Karnataka Health Department on Sunday said that all the family members and other contacts of the 76-year-old man who died of coronavirus in Kalaburagi are being monitored closely.

The state government has said that six cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state as of now, including one person who died.

"Till date, six COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state including one death. The 5 Coronavirus positive cases are in isolation at the designated hospital in Bengaluru," the government said.

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May 15,2020

Mangaluru, May 15: In a shocking development, five residents of Udupi district, who recently came from United Arab Emirates today tested positive for covid-19.

As many as 49 passengers among over 175 repatriates who were brought from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport on May 12 were from Udupi district.

Hence they were quarantined in Udupi district and their throat swabs were sent for testing on the same day. Today, five of them obtained positive report. They were today shifted to TMA Pai covid-hospital from their hotel rooms.

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January 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 16: A protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register organised by the Muslim Central Committee of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts near Adiyar on Wednesday signalled a snowballing opposition to the measures.

Harsh Mander, former Indian Administrative Service officer-turned-social activist, asserted that the nation’s fight against 'fascist' forces including Bharatiya Janata Party and its parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh began over 100 years ago when Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa and led the freedom movement against the British.

In his address, Mr Mander asserted that the fight against CAA and NRC is also a campaign to save the secular fabric of the nation. He added that the fight began over a century ago when Hindu Mahasabha and other organisations popped up with their vision to turn the nation into a Hindu country.4

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