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“Symbolic Move”: N Korea resets time to match with S Korea’s clock zone

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In a welcome decision towards better inter-Korean ties, North Korea went forward in time by 30 minutes on Saturday (May 05), to match its clocks with those of the South Korea.

The “symbolic move” followed last week’s inter-Korean summit.

According to media reports, the time-resetting is the first practical step taken after the historic third north-south summit meeting to speed up the process for the North and the South to become one.

It may be recalled that Kim Jong Un had promised the move during the meeting at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula, when he and the South’s President Moon Jae-in pledged to pursue denuclearisation and a peace treaty.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

Shashi, Singhvi & Siddaramaiah to lead Cong campaign today

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Congress leaders Dr. Shashi Tharoor and Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi are campaigning in Bengaluru on Saturday (May 05).

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and JD(S) State President H D Kumaraswamy are also campaigning in Bagalkote and other places today.

As the countdown begins for the May 12th assembly election in Karnataka, campaign has reached its peak.

On the other hand voters education efforts have also not stayed behind. Apart from Election Commission, a number of other citizen-centric organisations across the state are actively spreading awareness about the importance of exercising our franchise.

Bengaluru city where voters turnout has always remained around 50 percent, a mock poll is being organised today by umbrella of such organisations including Change my city and Citizen Action Group. The programme is called ‘My vote, Our welfare’ where distinguished citizens of the city will take part in the mock poll.

Another organisation known as Karnataka Election Watch is releasing Affidavits based report on Sunday (May 06) on candidates who are contesting the election to help voters take informed decision before they cast their vote.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

Karnataka CM does not breath as easy as his son

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The sacrifice made by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah for his son may not go waste.Yathindra is well placed in Varuna Assembly constituency in the state which he has vacated for him.

The constituency had elected Siddaramaiah twice and was considered by every body who was some body as a safe seat. But he shifted to nearby Chamundeshwari because he wanted to offer him a seat where his victory was more certain. Both the constituencies are close to this old city.

His son is a political novice and entering the polical arena for the first time. Therefore, any other seat would not have been as suitable.

Besides his father nursing the constituency for long, his elder had made frequent trips to the area and was familiar with a lot of people who mattered. As Sidda was busy in his official works he had been made head of a constituency committee which was set up to oversee developmental works.

He is no more. He died in 2016, leaving the unfinished tasks for his brother to complete. He has been visiting the constituency for last one and a half years but is not as well known to people as is his father and his brother.

The chief minister’s son is breathing easy because of them. Another factor favouring him is that two other major political parties, the BJP and the JDS, have not fielded political heavyweights against him.

The situation is completeliy different for his father in Chamundeshwari because a sitting JDS member is pitted agaianst nim and the party leader H D Kumaraswamy is going there every now and then to campaign against him.

However, he is contesting from one more seat, Badami, which is dominated by his Kuruba caste . That may help him.

Varuna has a different tale. Besides the blessing of his father, Yathidra has goodwill of his supporters who are large in numbers because he represented the constituency for ten years and was at the helm of affairs in the state.

“We will vote for him because of his father who had launched a number of welfare schemes in the area. These good roads that you are were constructed during his first five-year term. Besides roads, he provided power to agriculture and industry (sectors)”, claimed R. Shekhar.

The other supporters of 37-year-old Yathindra, a doctor by profession, has almost the same story to tell. They all agree that if Yeddyurappa’s son, Vijayendra ,had been in the fray the situation might have been different. His name was dropped at the last moment.

Yeddyurappa is a popular Lingayat leader of the state. He is also the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate. So, if his son was his main opponent the CM’s son would not have been as comfortable.

One of his supporters made no bones about it. “He might have won even then but the victory margin would have been much lower”. The denial of ticket to Yeddy’s son has surprised many in the party, too, because he was assuured about it and had begun canvassing in the constituency.

Perhaps, the BJP tried to prove by this act that it was against dynastic politics. However, it is not an issue with Siddaramaiah supporters. “Children of politicians also have ambitions. What is wrong if a politician’s son seeks election?”, asked R V Vijay.

The BJP has a different take on it.

Hindusthan Samachar/ R. Narayan/ Shri Ram Shaw

CSK to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Pune today : IPL 2018

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Sun Risers Hyderabad will clash with Delhi Daredevils in Hyderabad
In IPL Cricket, two matches will be played on Saturday (May 05). Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Pune at 4 PM. Sun Risers Hyderabad will clash with Delhi Daredevils in Hyderabad at 8 PM.

On Friday night, Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by six wickets in an IPL match in Indore.

Chasing a target of 175 runs , Mumbai Indians made 176 for the loss of four wickets in 19 overs. Surya Kumar Yadav who scored 57 in 42 balls was the top scorer for Mumbai.

Earlier put into bat, Kings Eleven made 174 for the loss of six wickets in the stipulate 20 overs.Chris Gayle continued his explosive run in the IPL with a 50 off 40 balls.

Hindusthan Samachar/Shri Ram Shaw

Mumbai beat Punjab by six wickets

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Opener SuryaKumar Yadav’s 57 run knock and some useful contributions from other batters helped Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by six wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Friday.

With this win Mumbai is sitting at the fifth spot with six points in nine matches, while Punjab is at fourth spot with 10 points in eight matches.

Mumbai started 175 run chase on a positive note, scoring 38 runs in 5.3 overs, but after that opener Evin Lewis (10) departed. Lewis was caught behind Mujeeb ur Rahman.

New batsman Ishan Kishan (25) and SuryaKumar then joined hands and played sensibly. The duo also managed to hit few beautifully crafted shots. But just when things seemed good in the middle, in-form SuryaKumar was dismissed by Marcus Stoinis in the 12th over when scoreboard was reading 80. His 42-ball knock was laced with six boundaries and three sixes.

Hardik Pandya also contributed but failed to make a good start count as he was sent packing in the 13th over. He played 13 balls and slammed 23 runs.

Middle-order batsmen Rohit Sharma (24) and Krunal Pandya (31) then forged an unbeaten 46 run partnership for the fifth wicket to overhaul the target with one over to spare.

For Punjab, Rahman scalped two wickets.

Earlier, a half-century by Chris Gayle followed by some fireworks by Marcus Stoinis in the final moments helped Kings XI Punjab post a challenging 174/6.

Punjab somewhat squandered a great 54-run start by openers Lokesh Rahul (24 off 20) and Gayle (50 off 40 balls), before picking pace towards the end as Stoinis deposited Hardik Pandya for two sixes and as many fours to milk 22 runs off the final over.

The self-proclaimed “Universe Boss” slammed his 24th IPL fifty, decorated with six boundaries and couple of sixes.

Put in to bat, Punjab were off to a decent beginning as the openers took Punjab past the 50-run mark in 6.1 overs.

Mumbai’s find of the tournament Mayank Markande came up with the first breakthrough after dismissing Rahul in the seventh over with the scoreboard reading 54 runs.

Gayle was then joined by veteran Yuvraj Singh and the duo stitched a 34-run partnership for the second wicket before pacer Ben Cutting ended the Caribbean southpaw’s innings in the 12th over.

Yuvraj (14 off 14 balls), who was promoted up the batting order, once again failed to fire as the out-of-form batsman was the next to depart in the 13th over with Punjab’s scorecard reading 96/3.

Karun Nair and Axar Patel then showed some resistance, adding 36 runs for the fourth wicket.

Pacers Jaspreet Bumrah and Mitchell McClenaghan further jolted the hosts after dismissing Nair (23 off 12 balls) and Patel (13 off 12 balls) in the 16th and 17th overs, respectively.

Stoinis then played a cameo of a 15-ball 29, while Mayank Agarwal chipped in with 11 runs down the order to help Punjab reach a healthy score.

For Mumbai, McClenaghan, Bumrah, Hardik, Markande and Cutting bagged a wicket each.

Brief Scores: Kings XI Punjab 174/6 (Chris Gayle 50, Marcus Stoinis 29; Jasprit Bumrah 1/19) vs Mumbai Indians 176/4 (SuryaKumar Yadav 57; Mujeeb ur Rahman 2/37).

Rahul questions Modi on ‘criminal’ BJP candidates

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Launching a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned his silence on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders facing corruption charges.

“Dear Modi ji, You talk a lot. Problem is, your actions don’t match your words. Here’s a primer on your candidate selection in Karnataka,” Gandhi tweeted along with a video asking if the Prime Minister will speak for five minutes on the eight tickets to the “Reddy brothers gang”.

The video plays like an episode of “Karnataka’s Most Wanted”.

“Making someone who has 23 cases of corruption, cheating, forgery your CM candidate? When will you speak on your top 11 leaders facing corruption cases,” it questioned.

The clip named B. Sriamulu, G. Somashekara Reddy, T.H. Suresh Babu, Katta Subramanya Naidu, C.T. Ravi, Murugesh Nirani, ES EN Krishnaiah Shetty Malur, K. Shivanagouda Naik, R. Ashok, and Shobha Karandlaje as the 11 BJP candidates facing crimnal cases.

“Putting a lid on the Rs 35,000 crore illegal iron ore mining scam of the Reddy brothers. Waiting your reply. PS: You can refer to a paper for answers,” it said.

The attack came ahead of polling for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly, to be held on May 12.

The results will be declared on May 15.

(IANS)

Journalists attacked in Bengaluru during MEP’s election rally

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Journalists at the Press Club of Bangalore, protesting the attack against reporters at MEP rally.

Journalists covering an election rally were attacked by protesters in Govindpur, leaving several of them severely injured.

An election rally carried out by the All India Mahila Empowerment Party (MEP) was attacked with stones by protesters in Govindpur on Thursday, were journalists from various news networks had gone to cover the event.

According to MEP’s president Dr. Nowhera Shaikh and reporters, who were present at the event, the party’s rally peacefully went through several constituencies, but when it entered Govindpur in Sarvagna Nagar constituency, a huge crowd gathered, and without any provocation, started pelting stones on MEP members and reporters.

MEP’s President Dr. Nowhera Shaikh and the party’s National Spokesperson actor Ejaz Khan, are told to have narrowly escaped the attacked.

“They started shouting slogans saying MEP murdabad, Congress zindabad, and said ‘isko hatao’ (remove her).

Dr. Shaikh has blamed Congress for the attack on her party’s rally.

“As MEP is gaining momentum, opposition parties, particularly Congress has started feeling threatened. The ruling Congress did not provide me adequate security to ensure my safety”.

Dr. Nowhera Shaikh said the attack was a attack on democracy and the fundamental rights of the party president.

She said, if Congress couldn’t protect the President of a political party, what hope do common women have in Karnataka.

MEP has demanded a special investigation in the case, and has demanded the govt to trace the people responsible for the incident.

Protesters pelt stones at MEP’s Dr. Nowhera Shaikh during election rally in Bengaluru

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An election rally carried out by the All India Mahila Empowerment Party (MEP) was attacked with stones by protesters in Govindpur on Thursday, leaving at least a dozen MEP workers injured and hospitalised.

MEP’s President Dr. Nowhera Shaikh and the party’s National Spokesperson actor Ejaz Khan, are told to have narrowly escaped the attacked.

According to Dr. Shaikh, who spoke to Nasheman immediately after the attack, the party’s rally peacefully went through several constituencies, but when it entered Govindpur in Sarvagna Nagar constituency, a huge crowd gathered, and without any provocation, started pelting stones on MEP members.

“They started shouting slogans saying MEP murdabad, Congress zindabad, and said ‘isko hatao’ (remove her).

Dr. Shaikh has blamed Congress for the attack on her party’s rally.

“As MEP is gaining momentum, opposition parties, particularly Congress has started feeling threatened. The ruling Congress did not provide me adequate security to ensure my safety”.

Dr. Nowhera Shaikh said the attack was a attack on democracy and the fundamental rights of the party president.

She said, if Congress couldn’t protect the President of a political party, what hope do common women have in Karnataka.

MEP has demanded a special investigation in the case, and has demanded the govt to trace the people responsible for the incident.

Janardhana Reddy can’t campaiging for Karnataka polls in Ballari

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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy for letting him go to Ballari to campaign for his brother, who is a candidate for the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka.

The BJP has been facing intense criticism from the Congress since it named Janardhana Reddy’s brothers – Gali Somashekhara Reddy and Karunakara Reddy – as its candidates for the assembly election.

Janardhana Reddy, a former minister who has bulk of accusations against him, was soon seen campaigning across the district for the BJP.
He was barred from entering his home-town Ballari, the heart of his mining empire. However, on Wednesday, he was seen just outside the district, campaigning for his friend V Sriramulu, the BJP candidate in Molakalmuru.

The Reddy brothers – MLA and ministers during the earlier BJP government in the state – have been accused of conducting largescale illegal mining across the iron-ore-rich district of Ballari.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared the stage with one of the Reddy brothers in Ballari.

Siddaramaiah attacks Mr Modi and UP CM via twitter

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Stung by the attack launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath against him, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today took Twitter to hit out at them.

With hashtag #ModiHitWicket, Siddaramaiah posed a question to Modi as he arrived for extensive campaigning in Kalaburagi, Ballari and Bengaluru.

Siddaramaiah reminded Modi to mention about the “loot of Rs 35,000 crore worth iron ore””allegedly by BJP’s Janardhana Reddy.

Congress has alleged that eight of “Reddy Gang” members have been given ticket for the assembly election.

Siddaramaiah tweeted, “Dear PM Modi, As you arrive in Bellary, we look forward to hear your commentary on corruption. Don’t forget to mention Reddy’s record scam score of 35,000 cr & still not out. With star players like Yeddy-Reddy, your score in Karnataka will be well short of “60.”

He also asked Modi how he was asking for vote for “a” candidate who is the brother of the mining mafia kingpin G Janardhana Reddy who brought shame to Bellary & the state.”

“And you say Congress has insulted Bellary. Pray, how?” He concluded his tweet by saying “There should be a limit to lies.

Siddaramaiah also retweeted former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav’s tweet pointing to an alleged gaffe by Modi during his speech at Kalaburagi today.

Modi while addressing poll rallies in Karnataka said the Congress is a party that has disrespected the armed forces.

“Forgetting the national heroes, patriots and history is the nature of a family in the Congress. (Jawaharlal) Nehru and V K Krishna Menon insulted General (KS) Thimayya, who had to resign. They neglected Field Marshal (K M) Cariappa,” Modi told an election rally, as he sought to connect with the voters of the home state of the two legends of the Army.

Modi said all know what treatment Congress gave to the two legends.

Modi said India defeated Pakistan in 1948 under the leadership of General Thimayya.

“But after the valour,General Thimayya who saved Kashmir was repeatedly insulted by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the then defence minister V K Krishna Menon and because of which General Thimayya had to resign from his post. I want the new generation of Karnataka to know about Congress party’s attitude towards the chief of army, who was the son of Karnataka.”

Yadav tweeted, “No sir, Krishna Menon was Defence Minister from April 1957 to October 1962. Thimayya was Army Chief from May 1957 to May 1961. Sir can’t the PMO afford a fact-checker? It’s so embarrassing!”

Siddaramaiah tweeted that Karnataka holds its revered son Field Marshal K M Cariappa in high esteem.

Instead of doing politics in his name, Modi should “list five things he has done for Karnataka”, Siddaramaiah said and posed a few questions.

Siddaramaiah also expressed his frustration by saying he asks questions to Modi but he diverted attention to history, clothes and pronunciations.

Siddaramaiah’s six questions pertained to when Centre would give approval to Kannada flag, amendment to rules for banking recruitment exams; making knowledge fof Kannada knowledge compulsory for banking jobs in Karnataka, his intervention on Mahadayi river row between Karnataka and Goa, stopping divestment of ‘Bengaluru’s jewel’ BEML and rectifying ‘the injustice done to Bengaluru by taking away Rafale from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Siddaramaiah flayed Adityanath for being in Karnataka for electioneering when 64 people lost their lives due to a storm in Uttar Pradesh.

“My heartfelt condolences to the families, who have lost their loved ones (due to storm in UP). I am sorry your CM is needed here in Karnataka. I am sure he will return soon & attend to his work there,” Siddaramaiah said.

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