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Sadananda Gowda likely to flag off Haj flights from Bajpe on September 29

August 29, 2011

Haj

Udupi, August 29: As many as 700 Haj pilgrims from Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Uttar Kannada and Udupi districts will take off from Mangalore to Madina in the daily evening flights starting Sep 29 to Oct 3. Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda is expected to flag off the flight carrying Haj pilgrims at Mangalore Airport, said Karnataka State Haj Committee Member and Udupi District BJP Minority Morcha President M Salim Ambagilu.

Speaking to the media he said the Committee had received as many as 12,812 applications from the pilgrims from all over the state, of which 5,677 have been chosen to take up the pilgrimage as per the available quota. As many as 4,404 pilgrims were selected through Kurra (lottery) and 1,273 were chosen directly. An additional 272 got the opportunity under the waiting list.

There were three take off destinations for the pilgrims from Karnataka- Bangalore, Mangalore and Hyderabad.

650 Pilgrims from Yadgiri, Bidar and Gulburga will take off from Hyderabad. As many as 4327 pilgrims will take off from Bangalore to Zedda. The Haj package is scheduled for 41 to 45 days from Mangalore, he added.

A 20 member team of Khadimul Hujaj has also been appointed to join the pilgrims in their journey to take care of all necessary rules and regulations. The two day camp in Mangalore has also been organized at old Bajpe Airport on 27 and 28 September. The payment mode for the pilgrimage is in three modes. Under green category, white category and Aziza. A pilgrim, who seeks to take up the pilgrimage under green category, will have to pay Rs 1.19 lakh, Rs 1.15 lakh under white category and Rs 1.02 lakh under Aziza category, Salim said.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: The condition of former Chief Minister and leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, is clinically stable and he is responding to COVID-19 treatment, the hospital authorities said on Friday.

"Leader of the opposition and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is clinically stable and responding to COVID-19 treatment. He is comfortable and his appetite has improved. Our team of experts will continue to monitor him closely," Manipal Hospital said in a health bulletin.

Siddaramaiah had informed on Twitter on August 4 that he tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted himself to a hospital.

Since then, he had been active on twitter and attacked the BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka over their handling of COVID-19 and heavy rainfall situation.

Earlier on Friday morning, Siddaramaiah remembered Nobel laureate and poet Rabindranath Tagore on his death anniversary.

The former Chief Minister of Karnataka also condoled the demise of Karnataka State Wakf Board chairman Dr Mohammed Yusuf on Friday.

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July 1,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 1: Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on Wednesday played down reports about confusion regarding valuation of Second Pre- University and the Secondary School Leaving Certificate exam papers.

"Creating confusion has become a habit. There was confusion before the exam, during the exam and now confusion about the valuation of the exam papers," Kumar told reporters in Ramanagara when asked about the confusion over the valuation of answer sheets.

He had gone there to inspect a few centres where the SSLC or the 10th standard exams are underway.

The minister reminded people not to speak about the abilities of the students with contempt.

"Our students have toiled hard and are enthusiastically appearing for the examination. They are eligible for the marks they will score. So we should not speak about our children with disrespect," Kumar said.

The Education Minister said he had spoken to many leaders including former chief ministers Siddaramaiah and H D Kumaraswamy on conducting the examinations.

"Kumaraswamy had insisted on postponing the examination. I personally spoke to him and apprised him about the steps taken by us. I told him that we will work with more sincerity to ensure the safety of the children," Kumar said.

The SSLC exam was scheduled to take place from March 27 but due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, it was postponed.

While the CBSE and a few other states either decided to give marks based on the students' performance in the previous examinations such as quarterly and half-yearly exams or gave general promotion to the students, Karnataka went ahead to hold the exam.

According to Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board officials, around 8.5 lakh students have enrolled this year for the SSLC examination.

The exams are being held at 2,879 exam centres across the state.

Prior to the SSLC examination, the last exam of the Second PUC was also conducted on June 18, which was also put on hold due to the lockdown.

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May 4,2020

Chikkamagaluru, May 4: KSRTC resumed its service from Chikkamagaluru district headquarters to taluk centres amidst the lockdown to contain COVID-19 on Monday. Chikkamagaluru is in the green zone.

Hundreds of passengers travelled to Sringeri, Mudigere, Koppa and Kadur taluks since morning from the Chikkamagaluru city.

According to KSRTC Divisional Controller, passengers who wish to travel to taluk centres have to register half an hour prior to the journey. 

Sanitisers were placed in the bus stand in Chikkamagaluru to sanitise hands before boarding the buses.

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