Oscar defends mud dumping at Phalguni river

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May 5, 2012

Mangalore, May 5: Oscar Fernandes, MP, has defended the dumping of mud along the Phalguni river near Kuloor by MSEZ terming it a 'developmental activity'.

Speaking to mediapersons at the district Congress office in the city on Saturday, Mr. Fernandes said that the move will not cause any ecological imbalance. “Instead, people who are protesting against it today will praise the step tomorrow as they will get sweet water”, he argued.

When media persons pointed out that the CRZ norms have been violated in the process, Mr. Fernandes said that for a better good, such things must be ignored. “The four lane work of National highway till Kundapur is also going on and in the process several houses had to be removed. We all know that many accidents occur in the existing road. A broader road is for the public good. Similarly this project is a developmental project. So when such steps are taken, but naturally there will be inconveniences for people which must be compromised”, he said.

When asked if his name is also being considered for the post of President of India, Mr. Fernandes said “I do not consider myself worthy of that post”. He however mentioned that under the leadership of Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi discussions are being held and the candidate will be decided soon.

Responding to a query on Ms. Gandhi's brief inspection of drought hit areas, Mr. Fernandes said that information pertaining to drought in the state had been passed on to her. “She also had a fair aerial inspection of the areas from the helicopter”, he said.

Mr. Fernandes also denied that Sachin Tendulkar's nomination for Rajya Sabha as an MP was Congress' attempt to woo his fan following. “People are demanding that he be awarded with Bharat Ratna. When this Rajya Sabha honour was given to him, people should have appreciated the move. Instead, it is being criticized. There is no political motive in his nomination and it is his choice as to which party he wants to associate himself with. If today you are making an issue out of it, you will do so when he is awarded the Bharat Ratna too”, he said.

On the upcoming Legislative Council polls, Mr. Fernandes said that the party will put up a good show just like it did in the Udupi Chikmagalur bypolls.

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Tablighi Jamaat spreading covid in Bengaluru slums, claims Shobha Kharandlaje

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June 5,2020

Udupi, Jun 5: Senior BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Shobha Karandlje accused members of Tablighi Jamaat of spreading Coronavirus, particularly in slums, in Bengaluru.

Speaking to newsmen here Friday night, she said that the members had intentionally spread the virus in Siddique Layout and Padarayanapura. Members had hatched a conspiracy to destroy the country. She would raise the issue with the central government.

She said that New Delhi and Maharashtra were responsible for rising Covid-19 cases in the country. Highlighting the programmes, introduced by Modi-led NDA government for the past six years, she blamed Covid-19 for the collapse of the economy. But for Covid-19 Modi government at the Centre would have been a leader in the world,” she added.

She said 13,541 people, stranded in other States and foreign countries, had returned to Udupi. “We have sufficient beds in the district to tackle the situation. But if more people decide to travel to Udupi, arranging quarantine facilities would be a huge challenge,” she added.

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Siddaramaiah demands all-party panel to monitor treatment-related issues in hospitals

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June 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 30: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday demanded setting up of an all-party committee to monitor treatment-related issues in hospitals and said there are allegations of "corruption and nepotism" in the management of COVID-19 treatment.

Siddaramaiah said in a tweet that Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa should immediately form all-party monitoring committee.

"This is very much needed to increase public confidence in the backdrop of several complaints," he said.
"There are allegations of corruption and nepotism in the management of COVID-19 treatment. It is need of the hour to manage this unprecedented health crisis with public safety as the only objective," he said in another tweet.

He urged the Chief Minister to make the treatment protocol clear to the patients and instil hope. "Do not keep them in dark," he said.

The senior Congress leader also urged the Chief Minister to extend insurance and other benefits to private hospital doctors, nurses and support staff.
Karnataka has reported a total of 14,295 COVID-19 cases.

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DK, Udupi record 111 cases, 1 death

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July 7,2020

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jul 7: Coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi crossed 100 plus Covid19 positive cases mark again on Tuesday, after slipping to double digit cases for a day on Monday. While Dakshina Kannada accounted for 83 of these cases and one death, Udupi tallied 28 fresh cases taking the combined tally of new cases to 111.

DK stood second behind Bengaluru Urban that recorded 800 out of 1,498 new cases that the state recorded for the day.

In all, 48 primary contacts testing positive led DK district’s spurt of 83 cases, Sindhu B Rupesh, deputy commissioner, said. Influenza like illness (ILI) cases accounted for 20 of the 83 cases, one each were diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and from pre-surgery sample collected before delivery, two had history of inter-district travel, three each were cases of random, pre-surgery samples and source of infection being traced.

A 65-year-old male from Moodbidri who had co-morbid conditions including diabetes, pneumonia and heart ailment succumbed to the pandemic during the day. He was admitted for treatment at a private hospital on July 3. With this, the death toll due to coronavirus in DK district rose to 26 and two of them are due to non-Covid reasons including a case each of suicide and a person succumbing to liver cirrhosis and they tested positive post death.

G Jagadeesha, deputy commissioner, Udupi district said the 28 new cases took the total positive cases in Udupi to 1390. With 1182 patients discharged and three deaths, Udupi as on date has 205 active cases. Those who tested positive include KSRTC driver who travelled to Bengaluru, vegetable vendor at Adi Udupi market and people with travel history to Tumakuru, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Dubai and two even from DK and rest primary contacts, DC said.

Health authorities in DK district also discharged 99 patients during the day to keep their active cases tally at 650. The two districts combined have 855 active cases as on date. As per revised protocol issued by the department of health and family welfare, the district administration also permitted 28 patients with mild symptoms to undergo home isolation while the rest are being treated either at private hospitals or at the designated Covid19 hospital for DK.

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