Bengaluru, Aug 04: Politics is never stagnant water. At any time, the Congress-JDS alliance government can fall. Yeddyurappa may become Chief Minister again, said Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda.

Speaking after inaugurating the district workers committee meeting at the party office here on Saturday, he said that it would not be astonishing if the government falls at any moment.

“BJP is confident of getting 70 percent seats in the municipal corporations, town municipalities, and other local bodies’ elections. People will teach a tough lesson to JDS-Congress in this election. People should not pay heed to media’s stories. They apply ‘masala’ for news. But our activists are the media for us. So believe in them,” he said.

“The corruption and scandals that took place during the Siddaramaiah government have continued in the coalition government as well. Earlier, they were looting alone, and now they are looting together. They are corrupt captains,” he mocked.

The Supreme Court has ordered not to keep migrants coming from neighboring countries. About 1.5 lakh illegal Bangladeshi immigrants are living in Bengaluru. Approximately four million illegal immigrants are living in Chikkamagaluru's coffee estates. For any reason, we will not allow the traitors to live here; he warned.

 

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Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.

Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.

In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.

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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.

According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.

"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.

The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.