Новости за 05.01.2021

SAD leaders on Monday stressed on the need to strengthen federalism in the country, saying the central government was misusing the governor’s position by summoning Punjab officers to the Raj Bhawan. Akali leader Prem Singh Chandumajra said even though they had political differences with Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, SAD would never allow the governor to intervene in the affairs of government elected by the people.

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, blood banks in the city are passing through blood shortage. In this situation, security personnel at New Civil Hospital came forward and donated blood to help those patients in need of blood.

A 20-year-old male elephant was found dead on a steel wire fence that was raised around a paddy field at Semmedu village in Boluvampatti forest range on Tuesday.

Forest minister BS Anand Singh’s reported statement planning to issue shoot- at-sight order to kill a leopard that mauled a a teenager to death in Gangavathi taluk on Friday,has not gone down well with animal rights activists. The big cat has been the cause of panic in several villages in Ballari and Koppal areas.

Created in 1907 to ensure continuous supply for operation of the railways in what was then Hubli, Devaragudihal Lake is among the largest waterbodies maintained by the Indian Railways. The lake, which can hold up to 1,935 million litres, was recently rejuvenated and on Friday evening, South Western Railway (SWR) general manager Ajay Kumar Singh unveiled the revived waterbody.

In what is likely to give a much-needed push for sustainable energy solutions, as many as 19,500 households in the twin cities will be connected to the piped natural gas (PNG) network by the end of May. Transitioning from the traditional liquified petroleum gas (LPG) to the more eco-friendly PNG is in keeping with both the state and central government’s push for the adoption of greener solutions to meet energy requirements.

It is often said that unusual circumstances inspire innovations, and the unprecedented situation thrown up by Covid-19 prompted a Bantwal-based start-up to launch a platform to offer exclusive delivery services for the benefit of farming community.

A tribal family of the district has been staying inside the hume pipe of a culvert for a week after being driven out of their village on the charges of practising witchcraft.

Even as the academic year 2020-21 has taken baby steps in Karnataka with offline classes getting under way on January 1, the department of public instruction in this coastal district has set its eyes firmly on the SSLC examination. Starting January 8, the department will launch a weekly phone-in programme for students appearing for SSLC examination. It will be held every Friday from 5pm to 7pm, said NH Nagur, deputy director of the department.

Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre (MCCCC), a comprehensive cancer care service at Shirdi Sai Baba Cancer Hospital and Research Centre of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal proved a ray of hope for patients battling cancer, especially during the pandemic. But for the initial hiccups faced during the first few days of the pandemic induced shutdown, the centre has since performed more than 280 cancer related surgeries till date.

When the pandemic-induced lockdown was announced in March last year, many Yakshagana artistes, for whom stage was everything, suddenly had nothing to do. Realising that most of the artists were getting into depression, Karnataka Yakshagana Academy (KYA) decided to give them a platform to keep them engaged.

The Mangaluru City police launched ‘Operation Suraksha’ on Sunday and checked areas under the Mangaluru South police Station and Barke police station limits for people unreasonably moving around in dark and unlit areas or drinking and creating a nuisance to law-abiding citizens.

Kudla is all set to get 12km of cycle tracks on various routes. The Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) has already invited tenders to construct cycle tracks on three routes in the city under the India Cycles4Change Challenge of the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA).

A 21-year-old girl reportedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze on Sunday night and the incident came to light when her parents checked on her the next morning.​

The tropical banana is the crop that has been assigned to Mysuru under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Processing Enterprises’ ‘one district-one crop’ initiative launched by the Union ministry of food processing industries.

Congress spokesperson M Lakshman on Monday sought to know from Mysuru MP Pratap Simha if all the procedures had been followed prior to handing over the construction and demolition waste recycling plant to an NGO. “The MP’s vocal support for the NGO to be given the project has raised eyebrows and these doubts need to be put to rest,” Lakshman said.

As many as 6,000 Covid warriors comprising doctors, nurses, ASHA and anganwadi activists in Chamarajnagar district will be vaccinated in the first phase. Sources from the health department said they are busy preparing the list of Covid warriors from the district who would get the shot of the vaccine. The process may begin after the first round pulse polio drive ends in mid-January.

ZP chief executive officer BA Paramesh on Saturday took strong objections on bankers for the poor progress in disbursal of loans to street vendors under Prime Minister's Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Yojana) across the district.

MP Pratap Simha on Monday inspected the work at the Multi-Modal Logistic Park (MMLP) which is coming up at Kadakola near Nanjangud.

City cops are adopting the policy of zero tolerance against erring motorists to bring in road discipline on commercial stretches in the heart of the city.

Hundreds of contract staffers of Kali and Biligiriranga Swamy tiger reserves in Karnataka have not been paid for nearly six months with the Centre effecting a big cut in budgetary allocation following the pandemic-triggered financial crisis.

A 21-year-old college dropout girl ended life by drinking acid at her residence in Amroli area of the city on Sunday. Police said that the deceased Rajvi Kachhadiya was worried about her career.

The district will get a new deputy commissioner (DC) soon as the current one, Amit Khatri, has opted for study leave and will be leaving.

The education department has closed two schools in Haveri district, including a private one, after one teacher in each school tested positive for Covid-19. Both teachers — one from Higher Primary School in Chikkakuravatti and the other from Rainbow School, a private institute, are asymptomatic and have been ordered to stay in home isolation. Both schools are in Ranebennur taluk.