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Accident just before VIP convoy movement

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June 28, 2011

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Mangalore, June 28: The movement of vehicles on the Bangalore-Mangalore National Highway was affected on Monday following an accident between a container lorry and a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus near Narahari Betta. The accident gave anxious moments to officials as Chief Minsiter B.S. Yeddyurappa was to pass by that spot.

According to bus driver C. Ram, the container lorry was going towards Bangalore while he was coming towards Mangalore. Around 2 p.m., the speeding lorry applied brakes at a slope. This turned the bus towards left. The container hit the rear end of the bus. The container also hit an autorickshaw that was parked by the roadside. The lorry driver fled the spot, Mr. Ram said.

Blocked

This accident blocked the movement of traffic on the highway for an hour. The Chief Minister was to pass through the stretch and reach Mangalore. The Bantwal town police rushed to the spot and regulated the movement of traffic.

“We had to stop vehicles from one direction and allow traffic from the opposite direction,” said Superintendent of Police Labhu Ram. Mr. Ram said the accident did not affect the movement of Chief Minister's convoy.

Killed in accident

Two persons were killed in separate accidents that occurred on Sunday. A 45-year-old driver of Railway Mail Service was killed after the vehicle hit Kulur bridge on Sunday evening. The Panambur police said Ramakrishna (45), the RMS van driver was returning to the city after collecting mails from Baikampady. He lost control over the vehicle and hit the bridge wall. Ramakrishna died on the spot, the police said.

Mahendra, 25, was killed after the motorcycle he was riding hit another motorcycle in Lingappayya kadu near Karnadu village in Mulky police station limits.

The Mulky police said Mahendra and his friend Lalith, who was riding pillion, were coming from Mulky towards Lingappayya Kadu. Their motorcycle was hit by the motorcycle coming from the opposite direction. Mahendra and Lalith were taken to a private hospital where the former succumbed to injuries. The police are searching for the rider of the motorcycle that hit Mahendra's motorcycle.

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May 31,2020

Mangaluru, May 31: Karnataka BJP president MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has claimed that there has been no differences of opinion within the state BJP.

"The BJP-led government will complete its term under the leadership of B S Yediyurappa," Kateel told media persons in the city on Saturday.

“A few MLAs had met and discussed the developments in North Karnataka. There is nothing wrong in discussing development keeping in mind the party's interests.”

Indiscipline within the party will not be tolerated. Strict action will be initiated against those who indulge in such activities by the party High Command, he warned.

The government, led by Yediyurappa, has carried out good works in the state. All the MLAs are supporting the chief minister. All the MLAs are in contact with me, claimed Kateel.

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March 9,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 9: As the International Women's Day was celebrated all across the globe, the Department of Post inaugurated the first-ever all-women-employees operating post office here in Kalaburagi.

"Today, we have declared the Jagat Post Office under the Kalaburagi district as women's post office. From today onwards, women staff is going to work here exclusively," CG Kamble, Assistant Superintendent, Post Office, told media.

One of the employees of the post office inaugurated on Monday said: "We are happy that we can work freely as all the employees here are women. Similarly, the government must also take steps to identify one of the offices in the state as only women employees' office."

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March 22,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 22: Monday's only pending II PU exam (English) and SSLC exams scheduled to start on March 27 have been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns. The new dates will be announced in April first week.

The decision was taken after a meeting with chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday morning, said state primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar.

Around 8.25 lakh students are to appear for the Class 10 exam.

"I appeal to SSLC students not to get frustrated. I know you're fully prepared, fully geared up. But this is a peculiar situation which calls for hard decisions. The new timetable will be published very soon. Students should treat is as an extended study leave. Please revise more. Do not treat this as a relaxation time. You'll have plenty of time to relax after the exams," he said.

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