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Vajradehi Swami eager to contest 2018 assembly polls on BJP ticket?

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October 31, 2017

Mangaluru, Oct 31: Sri Rajashekharananda Swami, the chief pontiff of Gurupura’s Vajradehi Mutt, has reportedly shown interest in contesting 2018 Karnataka assembly polls as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate.

If sources are to be believed, the saffron party is seriously considering fielding the ambitious seer from Mulki-Moodbidri or any other constituency in Dakshina Kannada district where hardline Hindutva agenda can attract voters.

Sources privy to the development said that the seer has already held discussions with senior leaders of RSS and BJP in connection with the poll strategies. On the other hand, the seer’s name had reportedly cropped up in a recent internal survey conducted within BJP to identify the winnable candidates for 2018 polls.

Known for his provocative and minority-bashing speeches, the seer has hundreds of thousands of fans and followers in coastal Karnataka. Besides, he enjoys the strong support of RSS veteran Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat.

Local political pundits believe that giving assembly poll ticket to Vajradehi Swami will not only trigger enthusiasm in Hindutva circles, but also will help the saffron party to retain the support of economically, socially and educationally backward Hindus who can easily fall prey to the communal provocation.

The unprecedented success of BJP in last Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, wherein the saffron party had fielded a few hard core Hindutva priests and subsequent elevation of Yogi Adithyanath as chief minister, have prompted the RSS to advise the BJP leaders in Karnataka to emulate the same model in the south Indian state too.

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Bhageeratha Bhaira
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Tuesday, 31 Oct 2017

The only major difference between Vajradehi Swami and Yogi Adithyanath is that the latter at least holds a “bachelor” degree in maths. (Ponder upon the word “bachelor” if you have sufficient time)

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April 17,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 17: Authorities in Dakshina Kannada have announced a fresh coronavirus positive case. The patient is a resident of Uppinangady in Puttur taluk.

With this the total number of covid-19 positive cases in this coastal district mounted to 13 even though most of the patients have recovered and returned home after treatment.

In past twelve days this is the first coronavirus case reported in the district.

It is learnt that the 39-year-old had been to Delhi. He was home quarantined for past few days. His throat swabs were tested positive for the deadly disease today.

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fear of layoffs lurking everywhere, the state government is holding a first-of-its-kind virtual job fair on July 10, to help people find jobs commensurate with their skill sets.

Co-ordinated by the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC), the job fair will see participation of more than 40 companies for about 6,000 job openings.

The government will connect companies with job seekers who have registered on the recently-launched Skill Connect portal or on the Kaushalya Karnataka’s portal for migrant workers from the state who have returned home.

A candidate can either directly apply to a company, or await the portal to match their skills with available jobs. There is also a self-evaluation section on the website which will suggest whether a candidate needs to further skill oneself or whether they are eligible for jobs with their current set of skills. 

Firms such as Life Insurance Corporation, Barbeque Nation and Arvind Mills are among the participants.

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Sheela Anagolum
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Friday, 10 Jul 2020

Looking to build literacy, numeracy and basic life skills for students in the ages of 14-19

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March 15,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 15: The Karnataka government has intensified screening all international passengers at airports by classifying them into three risk categories.

Passengers, who are symptomatic on arrival fall under risk category 1, those aged above 60 and have Symptoms fall under category 2. Those who fall in both these categories are being quarantined at designated facilities for 14 days from arrival.

Asymptomatic passengers arriving from any of the COVID-19 affected countries will fall under category 3 and will be advised to be under strict home quarantine for 14 days, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said here on Sunday.

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