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February 24, 2012

cm_feb24Mangalore, February 24: Chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Thursday expressed confidence of remaining in power till the term of the current state assembly ends. "I'm a disciplined person of the party and have become chief minister with the blessings of my party (high command)," the CM said, adding that he would remain in power (with the blessings of the high command).

"I'm also the leader of the legislature party and will remain so," he added.In a brief interaction with mediapersons on his arrival to participate in the 30th convocation of Mangalore University here on Thursday, the CM said one need not attach any special importance to the luncheon meeting that his predecessor B S Yeddyurappa had with fellow legislators and MPs. "We have had such lunches in the past, and will continue to do so in the future," he said, adding that he had met Yeddyurappa before heli-hopping to the coastal city.

Dismissing certain claims that there was groupism in BJP's state unit or that it had affected his functioning, the CM said: "I'm not perturbed by these developments, nor has it cast any shadow on the manner in which I have functioned in the last six months, nor will it do so in the future." Referring to his video-conference with deputy commissioners on drinking water situation in the state on Wednesday, the CM said, "This is ample proof that administration is on track." Gowda added: "I interacted with the DCs of four districts where the Right to Services Act will be implemented on a pilot basis from March 1." There were also meetings with principal secretaries of commercial taxes and other important departments in connection with preparation of the state budget, he said, adding that political developments had not fazed him one bit.

"I will present the state budget as scheduled," he added.On his visit to the city amidst fast-changing political developments in Bangalore, the CM said: "I have to attend the event as I hold the additional portfolio of higher education (after the demise of V S Acharya) and am the Pro-Chancellor of the university. The governor, who is the chancellor, too is busy with his gubernatorial duties in Kerala and this warranted my presence here."


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May 30,2020

Bengaluru, May 30: A city corporator in Bengaluru was sent into quarantine on Saturday after he tested positive for the coronavirus infection, officials said.

"Yes, I have tested positive," Padarayanapura municipal ward corporator Imran Pasha told some news channels.

The JDS corporator said he would quarantine himself as per the regulations.

The entire area where Pasha lives was cordoned off.

Health workers reached there in an ambulance and gave him a personal protection gear to wear and he was taken to a designated hospital.

Reacting to the development, Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka claimed Pasha hardly paid heed to the COVID-19 regulations.

"He rushes to all those places wherever there are positive cases...," Ashoka told reporters.

Padarayanapura was declared as a containment zone earlier with a few cases coming to the fore.

It was in this area where some policemen and health workers were attacked when they went to quarantine a few primary and secondary contacts of a COVID-19 patient about a month ago.

Following the incident, about 125 people were arrested, and later quarantined after a few of them tested positive.

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June 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 15: The case of two elderly Dubai returnees who are being treated for Covid-19 at the Wenlock Covid-19 Hospital has left doctors perplexed.

The two aged 76 and 81 men had arrived from Dubai on May 18 and 12 respectively and are at the hospital since one month. 

To everyone's surprise, six of their tests have come out positive though they have not shown any symptoms of SARS-CoV-2.

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February 1,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 2: A video of a woman rescuing a dog from a well in Mangaluru has gone viral on social media. The dog fell inside the well accidentally and the woman rushed to the spot to rescue it. The two minute seven second video has been shared on Twitter by a user, Mauna, and has ever since been viewed over 15,000 times.

The woman climbed down the well as other people attached a rope to her body during the rescue mission. Another rope was then thrown to her and she tied it around the dog after which it was pulled outside. The woman, thereafter, climbed outside the well with much difficulty.

"Bless the lady who saved the Dog," the user captioned the post.

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