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Not invited, CM skips Nasscom event

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October 7, 2015

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Oct 7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stayed away from a Nasscom event in Bengaluru attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday as he did not get an official invite.

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The chief minister did not get an invite either from Nasscom or the Prime Minister’s Office for the Indo-German summit which was followed by a working lunch at Leela Palace. Siddaramaiah, who had earlier in the day accompanied Modi and Merkel’s visit to the facility of German auto company Bosch, stayed away from the Nasscom event. Sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) stated that it was “protocol violation”?but added that Siddaramaiah did not want the matter to be precipitated.

Sources in the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms said as the event was being attended by two heads of states, a decision on who should be invited was at the discretion of the two leaders. Nasscom representatives said they have no comments on the chief minister not being invited for the function. A?representative of Nasscom said the invites were sent by the PMO.

Industries Minister R?V?Deshpande and Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee had received invites but did not attend due to other official engagements.

Interestingly, as late as Sunday afternoon, the draft engagement for Monday of Siddaramaiah did mention that he would be attending the Nasscom event and also the working lunch.

However, it was only late in the evening that it was realised that there was no official invite for the chief minister. In the final engagement schedule, the Nasscom event was removed from the itinerary.

The summit attended by top honchos especially from the IT?sector were addressed by both Modi and Merkel. The working lunch had some of the finest South Indian delicacies.

Sources in New Delhi said that there was no question of breach of protocol as the lunch prime minister hosted for German Chancellor was rather a “working business lunch”?for chief executive officers of German and Indian companies, where they interacted on “opportunities and challenges for business in both countries”.

The Union Government claimed that it was not “a protocol lunch” and was rather continuation of a business meet organised by Nasscom and Fraunhofer Institute.

However, speaking to reporters in Tumakuru, Law Minister T?B?Jayachandra said that the PMO had breached the protocol by not inviting the chief minister for the event.

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May 6,2024

Mangaluru, May 6: A five-year-old girl from Arendur village of Siddapura taluk of Uttara Kannada district died of Kyasanur Forest Disease (monkey fever) recently.

As her health deteriorated, she was admitted to the KMC Hospital in Mangaluru, where she failed to respond to the treatment and died on Friday night.

It is learned that the KFD is slowly spreading to the newer areas of coastal and malnad areas of Karnataka

According to officials, KFD spreads due to bites of ticks that generally survive on monkeys. This tick bites humans which causes the infection. Humans also contract the disease by coming in contact with cattle bitten by ticks.

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May 10,2024

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Mangaluru, June 10: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another prime accused in 2022 BJP Yuva Morcha worker Praveen Nettaru murder case. 

32-year-old Jilla BJP Yuva Morcha committee member Nettaru was hacked to death in front of his broiler shop in Bellare of Dakshina Kannada by bike-borne miscreants in July 2022. The case is being investigated by the NIA and several arrests have been made so far.

Mustafa Paichar, accused number four in the case, was absconding after the murder and the NIA had declared a Rs 5 lakh reward to catch him. 

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According to officials Mustafa was reportedly a member of now banned Popular Front of India and a resident of Shantinagar in Sullia in Dakshina Kannada.

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May 4,2024

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mullai Muhilan MP said that election for the South West Teachers and Graduates constituencies will be held on June 3.

The notification for the same will be issued on May 9. The last date for filing nominations is May 16. The nominations must be submitted to Regional Commissioner in Mysuru and the last date for withdrawal of nomination is May 17.

The counting of votes will be held on June 6.

As of December 30, 2023 there are 6753 voters in DK district in the South West Teachers Constituency out of which 4520 are women. On the other hand, there are 16,869 graduate voters in the district for the South West graduates constituency.

The voters can submit their application for enrollment in electoral list of the South West Teachers and graduates constituency till May 6. The applications can be submitted at Mangaluru City Corporation or all the taluk offices.

Bulk applications can be submitted by Bar Association, Doctors association, Chartered Accountants Association, registered engineers association for the graduates constituency.

Those who are graduates prior to November 11, 2020 can enroll for voters list in the graduates constituency  by submitting Form 18 along with photo copy of marks card, Aadhaar card, voters' identity card and residential address.

For getting oneself enrolled in the teachers constituency voters, an individual should be teaching for minimum three years prior to November 1, 2023 in high school or higher educational institutions.

For the teachers constituency, educational institutions can submit applications in bulk. If wrong details are furnished in these applications, then they will be punishable under Section 31 of Representation of People Act, warned the DC.

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