Marathi speaking people in Belagavi should remember they belong to Karnataka: DKShi
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, highlighted the collective responsibility of all citizens in contributing to the unity of the state. Speaking to reporters near the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, Shivakumar stressed the importance of recognizing Karnataka as the homeland and Kannada as the language for everyone in the state.
In response to growing incidents of violence by the MES (Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti) in Belagavi and their appeals to the Maharashtra government to establish an office in the city, Shivakumar stated that the Karnataka government has provided numerous benefits to the local population. He mentioned a planned Rs 900 crore project in the budget aimed at ensuring water supply for agricultural lands in Belagavi villages.
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Addressing queries about Congress party candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Deputy CM revealed that he had discussed the matter with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The final list of election candidates will be presented to the party High Command after further discussions with the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and Screening Committee members.
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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.
