BBMP to provide PPE kits to voters infected with covid to cast their votes in RR Nagar bypoll

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October 30, 2020

Bengaluru, Oct 30: In an effort to avoid spread of Covid-19, Bengaluru Bruhat Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to provide Ambulance as well as PPE kits to Voters affected with Covid to cast their votes during the forthcoming by-polls in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar) assembly seat on November 3.

BBMP Commissioner N Manjunath Prasad said the government will take every precautionary step to allow even Covid patients to cast their votes. "It is their fundamental right. We will call them and if any of these patients express their willingness to cast their votes, we will ferry them in an ambulance to the respective polling stations to allow them to exercise their franchise."

Manjunath Prasad, who is also the Returning Officer for RR Nagar, said that there are 1,177 Covid patients registered in this constituency. "RR Nagar has nine wards and we will be stationing 10 ambulances in each of this ward," he added.

He said that BBMP would take every possible measure, such as sanitisation of the entire booth, during the polls.

“We are taking steps to call all those who will test positive from Thursday onwards till November 2 evening. These patients will receive calls from the control room and if they desire, we will pick them up,” he added.

The Commissioner said the BBMP would also provide a right-hand glove to all the voters who come to vote and an indelible ink mark will be put on the middle finger of the left hand.

“RR Nagar has 4.62 lakh voters and this time we will have three exclusively dedicated queues for men, women and physically challenged persons. In every booth Covid SOPs will be strictly adhered to,” he added.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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