Covid-19 vaccination dry run held ‘smoothly’ in 5 districts of Karnataka
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January 2, 2021
Bengaluru, Jan 1: Dry run, an exercise for end-to- end testing of the Covid-19 vaccination process, was held smoothly in five districts of Karnataka on Saturday.
It was held at Kalaburagi, Shivamogga, Mysuru, Belagavi, and Bengaluru districts in which 25 beneficiaries, including designated health staff at each of the identified Primary Health Centres, taluk and district hospitals, participated.
Officials said that everything needed to conduct Covid-19 vaccination, excluding the actual vaccine shots, were part of the dry run.
Health Minister K Sudhakar told reporters after visiting the General Hospital at Yelahanka where the dry run was held, that everything went off smoothly as per protocol and the state is prepared for the actual process, once it gets the vaccine.
BBMP commissioner writes to Urban Development, seeks cancellation of order naming streets after Muslim leaders
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January 1, 2021
Bengaluru, Jan 1: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Manjunath Prasad has written to the Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development department asking to cancel the order of naming streets in Ward 135 of Padarayanapura in the city, after Muslim leaders.
This follows Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya writing to the Commissioner to take cognizance of the matter.
Surya had stated that it was not right to name the streets only after Muslim leaders will set a dangerous precedent and must be condemned.
Mangaluru, Dec 24: The CCB police here has managed to detain one of the two persons who allegedly chased the car of Mangaluru city MLA UT Khader under suspicious circumstances.
Dakshina Kannada: Peaceful polling in 106 Gram Panchayats
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December 23, 2020
Mangaluru, Dec 23: Polling in 106 gram panchayats in Mangaluru, Moodbidri and Bantwal taluks in Dakshina Kannada district was peaceful on Tuesday. Amid the Covid-19 scare, the voters exercised their franchise enthusiastically.
The polling began at a slow pace from 7 am and gained pace by noon. DK district had registered an average of 14.48 % polling by 9 am. Mangaluru registered 14.6% polling, Moodbidri-15.64% polling, and Bantwal 13.7% polling.
By 11 am, the average polling was 33.93 % with Mangaluru - 31.87%, Moodbidri - 32.80%, and Bantwal - 34.58%. DK had registered 50.26% polling by 1 pm. Bantwal had registered 51.72%, followed by Moodbidri - 48.88% and Mangaluru - 48.82%. The overall percentage in the district was 62.43 at 3 pm.