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No competitors for Rai, UTK; Around 20 Cong ticket aspirants in other 6 seats of DK

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April 11, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 11: The Congress is likely to face a mild dissidence following the announcement of candidates for the eight constituencies in Dakshina Kannada for the May 12 Karnataka assembly polls as there are multiple contenders in six constituencies.

Seven of the eight constituencies in the coastal district are now represented by the Congress legislators. Only Sullia is represented by the BJP legislator, who had defeated Congress candidate by a small margin in 2013 polls.

Two cabinet ministers from the district – U T Khader and B Ramanath Rai – have remained undisputed Congress leaders in their respective constancies – Mangaluru and Bantwal, and are sure to get the party’s B Form. However, there are multiple ticket aspirants in other six constituencies.

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has already received applications from over 20 ticket aspirants from Mangaluru City North, Mangaluru City South, Moodbidri, Sullia, Puttur and Belthangady constituencies.

B A Mohiuddin Bava and J R Lobo, the sitting MLAs of Managluru City North and South respectively are hoping to get the B Form again. However Mangaluru City Corporation member M Shashidhar Hegde is reportedly lobbying hard to get ticket from one of these constituencies. Apart from him, former MLA K Vijaykumar Shetty and corporator Purushottam Chitrapur also are ticket aspirants in Bava’s constituency.

Incidentally, District Congress president K Harish Kumar himself has filed an application to contest from Belthangady along with incumbent MLA K Vasanth Bangera; but Mr. Kumar clarified that he has filed the application as a precautionary measure.

In Puttur, incumbent MLA Shakuntala T Shetty has launched poll campaign nearly two months ago. However, two more Congress leaders – Kavu Hemanath Shetty and Divyaprabha Chilladka –  are trying to snatch party ticket from her this time. 

In Moodbidri, incumbent MLA K Abhayachandra, MLC Ivan D’Souza, former Mangaluru Mayor Kavita Sanil and District Youth Congress president Mithun Rai are prominent contenders.

Dr B Raghu, who faced defeat by BJP MLA S Angara twice, and Madikeri CMC member Nanda Kumar are the contenders from Sullia.

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May 5,2020

Mangaluru, May 5: The principal of St Agnes College, Mangaluru, Sr Dr Jeswina AC attained superannuation after 28 years of dedicated and fruitful service.

Sister Dr Venissa AC, the associate professor of the department of Economics, has been appointed by the Apostolic Carmel Educational Society Management as the principal of the college. Sister Roopa Rodrigues AC. has been appointed as the vice principal.

Sr Dr Venissa AC was earlier serving as the vice principal at St Agnes College.

The college and the management has thanked Sr Dr Jeswina AC for the dedicated services she has rendered to the college.

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June 6,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 6: As buses in Karnataka are operating following precautionary measures issued by the government to combat COVID-19, a few bus conductors were seen working wearing protective gears resembling personal protective equipment (PPE) on Saturday.

The Karnataka government had allowed resumption of bus services in the state during the fourth phase of COVID-19 lockdown, which ended on May 31.

The private buses were also equipped with hand sanitiser for the passengers. All the passengers were seen wearing face masks and maintaining distance from each other.

One of the bus conductors, en route State bank to Shaktinagar in Mangaluru was, was seen fully covered with protective suit.  

Sudarshan, a private bus conductor, also covered his face with a face shield. "PPE kit is for our protection and it is a must to keep ourselves and our passengers safe from COVID-19. All necessary equipment, including sanitisers and masks to fight COVID-19 have been provided by our bus owner to us," Sudarshan said.

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January 1,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Karnatak Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol has said that the state government wrote to the Centre to fix the technical glitches in FASTag system.

"We have brought this issue to the notice of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari," he told reporters on Tuesday.

In response to the flood relief by the state government, Karjol said that the approximate cost of roads damaged in the floods was Rs 7000 crore and the government would take up the repair works soon.

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