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Struggle for shelter; DYFI sets Apr 25 deadline

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March 14, 2011

Ullal, March 14: Over seven hundred homeless and shelter less poor citizens on Monday laid siege to Ullal Town Municipal Council (UTMC) under the banner of Democratic Youth Federation of India to exert pressure on the district administration and State Government to allow them to lead a life with dignity by granting them a place to dwell and restoring House Rent Control Act.

Addressing the gathering, DYFI District President Muneer Katipalla warned that district administration and elected representatives of the region will be responsible if the frustrated protesters take law into their hands and express their frustration through violent means in the coming days.

“The shelter less and homeless citizens of Ullal waited for several years patiently submitting applications to the district administration believing that it will fulfil their demands. But, now they have realised that neither the state government nor the district administration will take any action to restore the rights of poor citizens and hence they have woken up for an unending agitation against the rulers” Katipalla said.

“This time we blocked the UTMC and the protest will be worsened if the administration continues to show its negligence towards the rights of the people, who are unable to cope up with ever rising house rents in the area,” he said, warning that “We will not allow any politician or concerned authorities to wander in the streets if our demands are not fulfilled.”

Setting a deadline before district administration and government Mr Katipalla warned that if the demands of the protesters are not met before April 25, all the shelter less and homeless people will take shelter in the office of Deputy Commissioner. “They will cook food and sleep there” he added.

Raitha Sangha leader Yadava Shetty addressing protesters said that due to the advent of multinational companies and under the pretext of Special Economic Zone, the number of shelter less and houseless people is increasing in the district with every passing day. “The District Administration, the State Government and the Central Government are solely responsible for this growing number of shelter less people and hence it is their joint responsibility to address the woes of these people” he said.

Earlier protesters took out a march from Abbakka Circle shouting slogans against the district administration, state government and local elected representatives. Krishnappa Salyan, Mahabala, Jeevan Raj Kuthar, Vani Kondana, Vilasini Thokkottu, Padmavathi Shetty, Jayanth Naik, Jayaram Kuthar and Rohidas were among those present.


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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 31: Gyms in Bengaluru carried out sanitation work on Thursday following the Centre's nod to reopen gyms from August 5, after several weeks of COVID-induced lockdowns.

"We are taking all the precautionary measures prescribed by the government and will follow the guidelines very strictly. A thermal scanner, oximeter and hand sanitizers have been placed at the entrance of the gym. 

We request all other gym owners also to follow the guidelines strictly to keep their members safe and healthy," said Prasad Kumar, a gym owner in Bangalore.

He added, "The last few months have been very difficult for us gym owners and fitness instructors. We are very grateful to the government for allowing us to re-open. 

We are going to be very cautious when we open. Even before this COVID-19 pandemic, we used to sanitise all the equipment before and after every use so hopefully, this won't be too difficult for us. We are getting rid of the air conditioners to allow cross ventilation and open the space a little more."

According to Chandu Gowda, an actor and frequenter of the gym, working out at home was not the same as working out in the gym with the proper equipment.

"I'm very glad that I get to come back and work out as I used to before this lockdown. For an actor, working out is extremely important, not just for my physical health but also mental health. 

Doing exercises at home is never as good as exercising in a space dedicated to one purpose. I hope other members of the gym follow the rules and regulations religiously," Gowda said.

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April 17,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 17: Forty-four new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the State till now, said Karnataka's Health Department on Friday.

"44 new COVID-19 cases reported in the State from 5 pm Thursday to 5 pm on Friday. The total number of positive cases in the State is 359 including 13 deaths and 88 discharges," said the Health Department.

Meanwhile, a meeting was convened to review the situation on the rising cases of coronavirus in the State. According to Karnataka Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the meeting was attended by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Home Minister Basavaraja Bommai, Health Minister B Sriramulu, and Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan.

The CMO said: "Earlier we used to do 500 tests per day. Now we are doing 2,000 tests. The suggestion was made to take care of the people who are in the ICU to prevent death. It was suggested and planned to work out a protocol for the treatment of COVID-19 patients all over the state."

The meeting also stressed the need for plasma treatment. Experts opined that people having influenza-like symptoms like fever, cold, breathlessness, etc., need to get tested for COVID 19.

The CMO said: "Officers were directed to conduct tests of the people with influenza-like symptoms in the districts where nil cases have been reported. ICMR has issued circular to set up two labs in each district and one lab in each medical college. In this direction, efforts are being made to set up 10 more labs in the State by the end of April."

"It was also decided to be prepared for treating an increased number of patients after relaxing in lockdown. It was also decided to issue guidelines to companies that would start working after relaxing lockdown. It was also decided to appeal to people to download Arogya Setu App. We will meet on April 21 again to decide further course of action," added the CMO.

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Kalaburagi, Feb 24: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday alleged that dissatisfaction and unhappiness are rising among the local Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs and the party might soon witness large scale defection.

Addressing the media, Mr. Siddaramaiah said many of the BJP MLAs have openly expressed their disappointment and unhappiness with the BJPs high command and also with Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's attitude towards them and they have said that they want to join the Congress at the earliest.

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