TN uses Cauvery water, so it must help in rebuilding Kodagu: S L Bhyrappa

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November 15, 2018

Mysuru, Nov 15: Veteran Kannada novelist S L Bhyrappa suggested that Tamil Nadu government should extended its support and help the Karnataka in rebuilding flood ravaged Kodagu district.

In a letter to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, he has asked him to talk to his counterpart in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Yedapadi K Palaniswamy to help in reconstruction of Kodagu district.

According to him, Tamil Nadu religiously uses Cauvery water and the river’s origin is in Kodagu. “If that is the case, why should not Tamil Nadu help Karnataka in rebuilding Kodagu? the veteran novelist questioned.

BEML employees donate Rs 1 cr

Bengaluru: Public Sector BEML on Thursday contributed Rs 1 crore towards Karnataka Chief Minister's Relief Fund for rehabilitation of the people of Kodagu deeply affected by heavy rains and landslips, early this year.

This was the contribution from BEML employees and officers who donated their one day salary, according to a press release here on Thursday.

BEML Chairman and Managing Director Deepak Kumar Hota, presented the Cheque to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Minister for Irrigation and Medical Education D K Shivakumar was present.

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BJP fields Kishore Kumar Puttur from DK-Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency

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October 1,2024

The BJP has selected Kishore Kumar Puttur as its candidate for the bypoll to Karnataka Legislative Council from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency. The by-election will be held on October 21.

Kishore Kumar is presently serving as the General Secretary of Dakshina Kannada BJP unit. He had served as vice president of State BJP Yuva Morcha from 2014 to 2016.

The by-election will be held to the seat vacated by Kota Srinivas Poojary of the BJP who has been elected as the Lok Sabha member from Udupi-Chikmagaluru Lok Sabha constituency. The vacancy was created on June 15, 2024 following Poojary’s resignation to the Council. His term in the council was till January, 2028.

In the last Council election held for the dual member constituency in December 2021, Poojary had secured 3,672 votes while the Congress candidate Manjunath Bhandary had secured 2079 votes. Poojary and Bhandary had secured required votes from the first preferential votes and had won the election.

There were several aspirants for the BJP ticket including former MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, DK BJP president Satish Kumpala, Mangaluru divisional in-charge Uday Kumar Shetty, former minister Pramod Madhwaraj and former Udupi district BJP president Kuilady Suresh Nayak.

The Congress is yet to announce its candidate for the election. KPCC working president Manjunath Bhandary in a recent press meet in Mangaluru had said that an opportunity will be given to congress leaders from Udupi district to contest by-election.

The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Local Authorities’ Constituency has 6037 voters including 3551 from Dakshina Kannada comprising eight MLAs, one MP. The last date for filing nomination is October 3 and the last date for withdrawal of nomination is October 7. The counting will be held on October 24.

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