Mangaluru, Jun 23: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday visited veteran Congress leader B Janardhana Poojary at his residence here and enquired about his health and well-being.
Poojary recollected that he had jointly worked with former chief minister Gundu Rao when late Indira Gandhi was the PM. The former union minister asked Dinesh Gundu Rao to work sincerely for the development of the district.
Rao said he was fortunate to receive Janardhana Poojary's blessings and guidance.
Rao later called on former minister B Ramanath Rai also at his residence.
District Congress committee president Harish Kumar MLC, KPCC secretary R Padmaraj, youth Congress leader Mithun Rai and other party leaders were present.
ಇಂದು ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಬಂಟ್ವಾಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿರಿಯ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ನಾಯಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾಜಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ಪೂಜಾರಿ ಅವರ ಮನೆಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ, ಅವರ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ ಪಡೆದು, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀಯುತರಿಂದ ಸಲಹೆ ಸೂಚನೆಯನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದೆನು. pic.twitter.com/kH1bXIBJJr
— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) June 23, 2023
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Imphal, Nov 16: Protesters stormed the residences of two ministers and three MLAs in Manipur's Imphal on Saturday, demanding justice for the murder of three persons in Jiribam district, police said.
The mob attacks on legislators' houses prompted the Imphal West administration to impose prohibitory orders in the district for an indefinite period.
According to an order issued by Imphal West District Magistrate Th Kirankumar, the curfew was imposed from 4.30 pm on Saturday.
A mob stormed the residence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Sapam Ranjan in Lamphel Sanakeithel area, a senior officer said.
Lamphel Sanakeithel Development Authority's representative David told reporters, "Sapam assured us that the issues related to the killing of three persons will be discussed at a cabinet meeting and that the minister will tender his resignation if the government fails to honour the sentiment of the public."
Protesters also stormed the house of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Minister L Susindro Singh, another senior officer said.
Agitators in Sagolband area of Imphal West district gathered in front of the residence of BJP legislator RK Imo, who is also the son-in-law of Chief Minister N Biren Singh, and raised slogans demanding an "appropriate response from the government" over the killing of three persons and urging the authorities to "arrest the culprits within 24 hours".
Protesters, who had come to meet Keishamthong constituency's independent legislator Sapam Nishikanta Singh at his residence at Tiddim Road, targeted the office building of a local newspaper owned by him after they were told that the legislator was not present in the state, a senior officer said.
The mob destroyed some temporary structures in front of the office building, he claimed.
Three bodies, suspected to be of six missing people from Jiribam district, were found near the confluence of the Jiri and Barak rivers along the Manipur-Assam border on Friday night.
The bodies of a woman and two children were found about 16 km from Borobekra in Jiribam district, close to the location where the six people went missing on Monday.
Mob attacks the residence of BJP MLA Sapam Kunjakesore, also known as Keba, in Tera Sapam Leikai. They set fire to vehicles and vandalized the residence. Other MLAs, including Sapam Nishikanta of Keisamthong and Sagolband MLA RK Imo, also stormed the residence.
— Yaqut Ali (@aliyaqut) November 16, 2024
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