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Rahul Gandhi personally spoke to me; there are better opportunities in Congress: Mithun Rai

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April 26, 2018

Mangaluru, Apr 26: Mithun Rai, president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Youth Congress, who had remained aloof after ticket denial, has formally joined the party’s campaign for May 12 assembly polls saying that there are better opportunities for him in the party.

Mr Rai was an aspirant of the Congress ticket from Mulki-Moodbidri constituency. After the party issued B From to sitting MLA Abhaychandra Jain, office bearers of the district unit of the Youth Congress and National Students Union of India, had resigned en masse for their posts to show solidarity with Mr Rai.

Speaking to media persons in the city on Thursday, Mr Rai said that all those resignations have been rejected. “I am grateful to the leaders and workers of the Youth Congress and NSUI for their support. But, now it’s time to campaign for our candidates keeping all other things aside,” he said.

“Yes, I was sad for not getting ticket. But, that doesn’t stop me from campaigning for a senior leader like Mr Jain. I am not greedy. The party has given me so much. There are better opportunities for me in the party,” he said.

He said that all India Congress Committee supremo personally spoke to him in Delhi after the party released its list of candidates for upcoming polls.

“Rahulji asked me to engage in strengthening the Youth Congress at state and national levels. I have assured him that I will do my best,” Mr Rai said adding that all leaders and workers of the Youth Congress should work hard to ensure that Rahulji will become the prime minister of India in 2019.

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shaji
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Thursday, 26 Apr 2018

Salute to you Mithun Sir.  You expressed your inner feelings that you are not greedy of post.  You are great Sir.  I hope and pray for your better future.  You will definately be leader of common people and will light their life.  May God's blessings be upon you always.    I was confident in you that you will not desert our party at this needy time.  Congress needs open minded and hard working people like you.   Position is not everything.   Serving party and people from the depth of heart is most important and you possess this Sir.   We from all religions are with you Sir and we will support you and Congress always.   We will fight with you to remove communal forces and root them out of karnataka now and from whole country soon.

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March 21,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 21: Taking strict measures to contain the spreading of COVID-19, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, who is also District Magistrate, ordered sealing of road connectivity leading to Kerala State for all kinds of traffic from March 21 to midnight of March 31.

No vehicles will be allowed to operate between Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod district in Kerala, the Deputy Commissioner said in a late-night order on Friday.

Ms. Rupesh said that in case of any emergency, vehicles will be allowed only through the Talapady check post on the National Highway 66, which is about 17 km away from Mangaluru city.

The Deputy Commissioner’s order came after the Kasaragod district reported six COVID-19 positive cases on Friday.

The order said that many vehicles operated between Kasaragod in Kerala and Mangaluru and hence, there is a need to take precautionary measures.

Private buses to not ply

Private bus operators in Dakshina Kannada will not operate their buses on March 22 to support the ‘Janata Curfew’ called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dilraj Alva, president, Dakshina Kananda Bus Operators’ Association, said in a release on Friday that people should remain in their homes on Sunday to help contain the community spreading of COVID-19. The decision has been taken in the interest of the public, he said.

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June 18,2020

Amidst heightened border tensions between Indian and China, senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's two year old tweet comparing his party with Communist Party of China started going viral. 

The tweet, dated 26 June, 2016 reads: "Communist Party of China & BJP have done numerous works in social field. This way, there is tremendous similarities between the two parties." (sic)

Twitterati dug up this tweet after over 20 Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh earlier this week.

Soon after Chouhan's tweet went viral, netizens took to the micro-blogging site and slammed BJP. One user said, "Interesting comment by Hindutva ITSELF to recognise how similar they are with China. No doubt. Both believe in Dragon Throne .... and brutal absolute control." Another user said, "No wonder the BJP & China both agree that PLA never crossed into Indian territory."

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March 19,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 19: As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf has issued an advisory to mosques, dargahs and other religious institutions, requesting them to conclude the Friday congregation in 15 minutes for the next three weeks.

"Respected head of masjids and imams (prayer leader) are requested to conclude the entire Juma congregation (including Juma khutbah, salah and dua) in 15 minutes for the next three weeks and avoid using the public mic for the khutbah and salah," read a statement from the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf.

It has advised to ensure cleanliness and good hygiene inside mosques and keep the carpets, prayer mats, floor mats etc clean.

Further, it stated that those coming for daily prayers should be instructed to perform wudhu (ablution) at their homes and avoid using prayer caps placed in masjids.

"Please remove the public towels and prayer caps from the masjids. Sunnah and nafil prayers should observed at home," the advisory read.

The advisory came as the number of coronavirus patients spiralled across the country. The governments are taking all precautionary measures to contain the spread of the virus that has claimed more than 7,500 lives across the globe since its outbreak in China in December last year.

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Mbeary
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Thursday, 19 Mar 2020

Doesn't this reflect upon our stupidity. They have lost the whole point of virus spread. Let's pray as per our so called Muslim religious leaders IQ level that the virus does not spread among the hundreds in that 15 minutes.This is exactly why we are losing it.

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