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Peaceful polling in Dakshina Kannada: Fate of 58 candidates sealed in EVMs; 77.63% turnout

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May 12, 2018

Mangaluru, May 12: Moderate to brisk polling was witnessed in Dakshina Kannada district wherein fate of 58 MLA aspirants from eight constituencies were sealed in EVM on Saturday.

Polling in 1,858 booths of the coastal district began at 7 a.m. and continued till 6 p.m. There were 17.11 lakh eligible voters, including 100 transgenders. Among them 77.63% people cast their votes in today’s Assembly polls.

The eight assembly constituencies of Dakshina Kannada are Mangaluru, Mangaluru City South, Mangaluru City North, Moodbidri, Bantwal, Belthangady, Puttur and Sullia. 

While the Congress and the BJP are contesting in all the constituencies, the Janata Dal (Secular) has fielded its candidates only in five segments. It is not contesting in Mangaluru City North, Bantwal and Sullia. The Communist Party of India (Marxists) is fighting only in four constituencies: Mangaluru City North, Mangaluru City South, Mangaluru and Moodbidri.

Polling was by and large very peaceful across the district as no untoward incidents reported. Rapid Action Force personnel were deployed at three Polling Stations at Subhash Nagar, Sajipamuda in Mangaluru constituency to prevent untoward incidents in the wake of recent poll related crimes.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader cast his vote at Boliyar government primary school. Forest minister B Ramanath Rai cast his vote in Bantwal. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel cast his vote at Gandhinagar polling booth in Urwa.

Mangaluru City South Congress candidate J R Lobo cast his vote at St Sebastian school, Bendore, while BJP candidate Vedavyas Kamath and independent candidate Srikar Prabhu exercised their franchise at Gandhinagar polling booth in Urwa and Ganapathi high school, Hampankatta respectively.

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March 9,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 9: A person who arrived at the airport in Mangaluru from Dubai and was admitted to the isolation ward of a hospital with symptoms of coronavirus has gone missing, sources said.

The patient, who arrived on Sunday, was shifted to the district Wenlock hospital with a high fever and a few symptoms of coronavirus.

He reportedly argued with the hospital staff late in the night that he had not contracted the virus and left the hospital saying he will take treatment in a private hospital.

The hospital health officer called up the police and a high alert has been sounded in coastal districts to locate the person who has 'escaped' from the hospital.

Dakshina Kannada district health officer Sikandar Pasha had earlier said the patient will be kept under observation for 24 hours and will be discharged after routine tests.

The district health department on Monday lodged a complaint with the Mangaluru police station and investigation is on.

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June 3,2020

Karwar, Jun 3: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert, predicting thundershowers and heavy rainfall over north interior Karnataka, coastal Dakshina Kannada and Udupi over the next three days.

With Cyclone Nisarga hitting the Uttara Kannada coast on Tuesday,  parts of coastal Karnataka received heavy rainfall. Gusty winds tore through the coastal towns, as the sea too turned violent with rough waves smashing the shore.

The alert was issued with the advancement of Nisarga from east-central Arabian Sea to north Maharashtra, and adjoining south Gujarat coast. “Though it does not cover Karnataka, the range of cyclonic winds is very big and reaches north interior Karnataka also.

So an alert has been called out,” CS Patil, director in-charge, IMD, Bengaluru, said. The weather department has forecast a severe cyclonic storm and then a depression. Patil said formation of systems is a common factor before the onset of the monsoon and they help in its advancement.

“Cyclone Nisarga is helping in the quick advancement of the southwest monsoon to Karnataka, and the monsoon is likely to arrive before the scheduled date as conditions are favourable,” he added.

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January 4,2020

Udupi, Jan 4: A 37-year-old Udupi district JD(S) spokesperson allegedly committed suicide at his residence here last night, police said on Saturday.

It identified the deceased as Pradeep G Bailoor (37).

He was working as the District JD(S) spokesperson for many years.

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