BJP candidate Brijesh Chowta wins in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: BJP candidate Brijesh Chowta won the Lok Sabha election from Dakshina Kannada constituency on Tuesday, defeating Congress candidate Padmaraj R by nearly 1.5 lakh votes, although he is yet to be declared winner by the returning officer.
Chowta, who was welcomed to the counting centre at Surathkal by the jubilant BJP workers celebrating his victory, spoke to reporters there and attributed his win to the efforts of party members working to uphold the ideology of Hindutva, truth and justice. The candidate said he would work under the guidance of seniors with the supporter of party activists and workers giving priority to development and abiding by Hindutva.
He added that he would draw inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to carry out his work as MP of Dakshina Kannada.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
