Rains lash Dakshina Kannada, other parts of Karnataka

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May 4, 2016

Mangaluru, May 4: Moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of Karnataka including its coastal region on Tuesday bringing down mercury levels for some time.

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Moderate rainfall coupled with lightning and thunder lashed parts of Bantwal, Belthangady, Puttur and Sullia taluks in Dakshina Kannada district. Ishwaramangala, Pallathoor, Perlampady, Kolthige, Kavu and other surrounding areas experienced rain for 20 minutes.

Kodagu

Rain coupled with lightning and thunder lashed Madikeri an one hour. The rain brought much respite from the scorching sun.

The showers will also be of help for coffee plants and pepper vines. Rain lashed parts of Chikkamagaluru district also. Aavathi, Mallandoor, Kaimara and surrounding areas experienced moderate rainfall.

Chitradurga

Rains coupled with gusty winds and thunder lashed Chitradurga for more than an hour in the noon bringing respite for the residents.

The town had been reeling under high temperature of 41 degrees Celsius for the past few days. The sky was overcast towards the evening indicating more rains.

Ballari

Several parts of Ballari district also received heavy rains for around 20 minutes late on Monday night. The town has been recording a temperature of 43 degrees Celsius for the past three days.

Shivamogga

Heavy rains accompanied by lightning, thunder, hailstorms lashed several parts of Shivamogga district. Mahabala (45) of Kachanakatte in Shivamogga taluk was struck dead by lightning. Shivamogga, Bhadravathi received rains for more than an hour towards evening. Shikaripur, Thirthahalli, some parts of Sagar, Sorab and Hosanagar also received good spell of rains at night. Several roads in Shivamogga and Bhadravathi cities were waterlogged. Power supply was disrupted in some areas of Shivamogga.

Mysuru

Crops worth lakhs of rupees were damaged in the heavy rains that lashed Hunsur in Mysuru district on Monday night.?Standing crops of mango and banana were ravaged due to the rains. Heavy rains accopanied with strong winds lashed Maddur in Mandya district damaging a sericulture farm. Roof tiles of several houses were blown away by gusty winds. Arkalgud in Hassan district too received a good spell of rains. Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district received heavy rains for an hour.

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Unun hasan
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

This reminds me the vulgar joke of the monkey & elephant. Many of the readers may be aware of the the adult joke. If we are to accept that it rained because of the Nehru maidan prayer, it should have rained whe the imam lowered his hand which he raised in prayer. On all occasions of this kind of prayers that was how the rains showered.ask your Aalims not Zaalims whether this is true.

Ayman
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Allah bears every unspoken word sees every unseen wound & mends every unbearable pain alhamdulillah finally rain lash Allah is great Allah is great Allah is great

syed shanawaz
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

????? ???? ???? ????? ..............

\IT HAS RAINED BY THE BOUNTY OF ALLAH AND HIS MERCY\"

LET US EXPECT MORE RAINS IN THE COMING DAYS...IN'SHA ALLAH."

Rikaz
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Keep praying, it will work.....

indian muslim
 - 
Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Alhamdulillah finally Allah accepted our prayers . Dear Hindu brothers ..please try to understand ISLAM and respect the same if you are not following doesn't matter .
Actual result in front of you all now. Allah is the only ONE GOD who created whole universe.

Asif
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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Al Hamdulillah..... Allahu Akbar... still good hearted people are there in this world whose prayers Allah accepts....

PONDER
 - 
Wednesday, 4 May 2016

ALHAMDULLILLAH...
Dont claim any appreciation for the prayer in NM only ... ALLAH is all powerful and all wise...
Even Non Believers in ALLAH are a creation of ALLAH.
and there are many Non believers made prayer for RAIN as well... the only thing is they dont recognise the true GOD...

But ALLAH is excessively MERCIFUL and Most compasionate, He answers the sincere hearts not just muslims

ALL Praise and thanks to the giver of RAIN .... Alhamdullillah

Trueman
 - 
Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Some brothers have mocked and said just plant the trees.
The God said, do your required duty and leave the rest on me.
The duty covers our required efforts and prayers.
Only the efforts without prayer does not suffice alone.
The intellectuals have sign here to understand.

Remember Islam is for all.

Ahmed
 - 
Wednesday, 4 May 2016

ALHAMDULILLAH... Al Praise to Allah.
Effect of all brother & sisters prayer.

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March 17,2024

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Bengaluru: The Vokkaliga heartland of the old Mysuru region consisting of several southern districts will be the testing ground for the recently forged BJP-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls.

The ruling Congress will now look to consolidate its gains that it made in the assembly elections in May last year when it made inroads into the strongholds of the regional party headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda in these districts.

In the 2019 Pariamentary elections, the Congress and JD(S) fought together but secured only one seat each in the state. The BJP bagged 25 out of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats.

The Congress and JD(S) win, in fact, came in the old Mysuru region -- Bangalore Rural and Hassan, respectively, while Mandya seat went to an independent backed by the BJP.

This time, the JD(S) has an alliance with BJP. According to sources, the JD(S) is likely to be alloted Hassan, Mandya and Kolar seats in the region, from where Deve Gowda's party draws its strength from in Karnataka.

The JD(S) is now looking to bounce back after the drubbing it received in the May assembly polls.

The Congress and JD(S) are considered to be traditional rivals in the region, where the BJP has also been improving its vote-share.

The BJP-JD(S) alliance hopes to counter the Congress' surge in the region, determined to consolidate Vokkaliga votes in their favour and banking on the Modi charisma. Both parties also hope to gain from each other with this alliance.

The Congress is hoping to further its prospects and continue its dominance in the region, with the help of its strong local leadership and riding on its five guarantee schemes.

Both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress state President D K Shivakumar, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister come from this region, and so does JD(S) patriarch Deve Gowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy, a former CM and that party's state President.

According to a political analyst, 'coordination among local leaders and transfer of votes between the parties are going to be key for the BJP-JD(S) alliance to click.' Lack of trust between sizeable workers and leaders of both parties on the ground had proved to be counterproductive for Congress and JD(S) combine in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, resulting in their rout and helping the BJP.

Both Congress and BJP have announced candidates for some seats in the region for the 2024 polls.

The Congress has re-nominated D K Suresh, brother of Shivakumar, from Bangalore Rural.

Interestingly, the BJP has fielded the scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar from Mysore and noted cardiac surgeon and Deve Gowda's son-in-law, Dr C N Manjunath, from Bangalore Rural.

In Karnataka, the Lok Sabha elections will be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7.

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March 18,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 18: The rising temperature has become a growing concern for residents of coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, as the issue of drinking water shortage continues to worsen in several parts. 

Though the water supply of Mangaluru city has not been affected much, nearby urban local bodies, including Ullal, Kotekar, Bajpe and other parts on the outskirts of Mangaluru have been facing an acute shortage of drinking water.

Though the water level in the Thumbe vented dam across Nethravati River has started going down in the last few days, officials have ruled out possibility of rationing the water supply in the city.

According to officials, the water level at Thumbe dam of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) stood at 5.8 m as against the maximum storage capacity of 6m height on March 16. The water level at the dam during the same period last year was 5.3 metres. The water level reduced from 5.9 m on March 15 to 5.8 m on March 16 due to the scorching heat, causing evaporation.

The MCC has been drawing 160 MLD of water from the Thumbe vented dam. According to officials, without inflow, the maximum water stored in the dam will be sufficient for only 50 days. Meanwhile, the MCC has already started pumping backwater from downstream of the Thumbe vented dam back to the dam using pumpsets. Water from Thumbe dam can be drawn only if it has more than 1.5m of water in it.

DC Mullai Muhilan MP said that the district administration is closely monitoring water levels in all the dams that supply water.

The AMR dam located upstream of Thumbe dam has 18 m of water from sea level. If the water level in the Thumbe vented dam recedes, then water from the AMR dam will be released into the Thumbe dam. There is water in a dam at Biliyoor, which is located upstream of the AMR dam, the DC said.

“Drawing water for irrigation purposes from Thumbe and AMR dams has been banned,” the deputy commissioner said, adding that an order in this regard has already been issued. Some of the pockets in rural areas too have started facing water crisis.

“We have made arrangements to supply water through tankers in Ullal, Kotekar and Bajpe areas. We will not introduce water supply rationing in MCC limits for the time being,” he said and appealed to citizens to use water judiciously.

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March 15,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 15: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor at his residence in Bengaluru last month.

Yediyurappa, 81, was booked after a woman lodged a complaint saying that she visited his residence on February 2 seeking justice in a rape case against her daughter and sought that a special investigation team (SIT) be formed to look into the case.

According to the first information report (FIR), Yediyurappa allegedly took the minor to a room, closed the door and sexually assaulted her. The woman further alleged in the FIR that when she confronted Yediyurappa, he said that he was checking if the girl was raped or not. Yediyurappa later allegedly apologised and asked the woman not to reveal the matter to anyone.

The Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru have registered a case under Section 8 (commit sexual assault) of the Pocso Act and Section 354 (a) (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Reacting to the allegations, the former CM said that around one-and-a-half months ago, they (the victim and her mother) had come to his house seeking help and he had taken them inside. 

“After listening to her, I called the city police commissioner B Dayananda over phone seeking to address her problem. Later, they spoke against me and I then suspected that there is some health problem with her. I sent them to city police commissioner’s office. I even gave her some money as they were in distress. I came to know that an FIR has been registered and will look into it. But this is what I get for helping someone,” he added.

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