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MLA K B Prasanna Kumar filed nomination From Shivamogga on April 23

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Occupant MLA K B Prasanna Kumar,recorded his nomination papers for the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 on April 23.
A huge crowd of Congress workers had assembled at Ashoka Circle close to the bus stand at 11 AM on Monday. From here, Prasanna Kumar alongside his supporters continued towards Shivamogga City Corporation Office and documented his nomination papers.

Talking to the media people in the wake of documenting nomination, he stated, “My plan for election is the development of just for now and future.” He likewise asserted that the Congress party was secular and did not support communal politics.

Predicting the result he stated, “I am confident of winning with a margin of 25000 votes. I am sure a result of the love and support of the general public I have gotten until now. It is simply because of their love that I am challenging this election.”

Expand Use of post birth supporter to Reduce Childbirth Deaths.

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a series of initiatives aimed at addressing a disturbingly high rate of maternal mortality among black women, who are four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women in New York State, according to a study released last year.

The plan includes a pilot program that will expand Medicaid coverage for doulas, birth coaches who provide women with physical and emotional support during pregnancy and childbirth.

Studies show the calming presence and supportive reinforcement of doulas can help increase birth outcomes and reduce birth complications for the mother and the baby. Still, only a small percentage of women use doulas nationwide.

Hiring a doula — the word means “servant” in Greek — can be expensive. Doulas can charge more birth, and studies show there is little diversity in the doula work force.

Black and low-income women are the most likely to want but not have access to doula services, according to one survey. Medicaid coverage for doula services, state officials hope, would help bridge racial disparities and reduce maternal deaths.

“Maternal mortality should not be a fear anyone in New York should have to face in the 21st century,” Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, said in a statement on Sunday. “We are taking aggressive action to break down barriers that prevent women from getting the prenatal care and information they need.”

The United States’ soaring rates in maternal mortality compared with other wealthy nations have become a cause of concern, but so have the racial disparities, an intractable phenomenon that has not eluded New York. In New York City, the numbers are worse: Black women are 12 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to a city study.

The design of the doula pilot program will be finalized by the state’s Health Department within 45 days, and the program will start immediately thereafter. The state will work with health care professionals to determine how many women will be enrolled in the pilot program, state officials said.

If the doula program is successful, New York would join Minnesota and Oregon as the only states that allow Medicaid reimbursements for doula services.

Providing this service, however, has not always been smooth. In Minnesota, not many Medicaid beneficiaries were aware of doula coverage, and reimbursement rates were low, one study found. Additionally, doulas are not licensed in New York, which might be a challenge because Medicaid programs must pay licensed providers to receive matching federal funds.

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A doula and committee member of the Rochester Area Birth Network, was encouraged by a possible Medicaid expansion, but cautioned that it could change the essence of the doula profession because a doula might be required to work for a provider whose interests are not aligned with the mother’s.

“When doulas get paid by someone other than the mother, it gets to the question of, Who does the doula work for?” Ms. Deutschbein said. “I’d have to see more of the details.”

In fact, New York’s Health Department once shied away from the idea of expanding Medicaid coverage for doulas in 2011, saying it was a “complex issue.”

“We see it as this really critical piece of improving outcomes most especially for most at-risk mothers,” said Élan McAllister, a former doula and a co-founder

“There’s something about having a support person who can bring humanity into a situation and who cares that you survive childbirth and get through it.”

The governor is also creating the Task Force on Maternal Mortality and Disparate Racial Outcomes, which will collaborate with the Maternal Mortality Review Board, a new entity composed of health professionals that will review each maternal death in the state.

The board will count all maternal deaths outside the five boroughs, as New York City began a similar program in December to investigate each maternal death in the city and understand its causes and circumstances.

The state is also expanding prenatal education programs for women and reviewing best practices in hospitals to address hemorrhaging, one of the leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths.

NA Haris figures on Congress’ final list

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The Congress released its second and final list of five candidates for the Karnataka assembly polls and there are notable inclusions as well as exclusions in it. The party has replaced six candidates in its final list.

While NA Haris, whose candidature was earlier in doubt over an assault case against his son, has been fielded from Shanthi Nagar again, HS Chandramouli has been dropped after the controversy over his legal services to PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will replace Dr Devraj Patil in Badami constituency in North Karnataka, according to the updated list. Siddaramaiah is in the fray from the Chamundeshwari segment in Mysuru as well.

Siddaramaiah has been maintaining that his desire was to contest from Chamundeshwari in Mysuru but he was under pressure from local party leaders to be in the fray from Badami, as it would boost the Congress’ prospects in north Karnataka.

The party has replaced its candidates in Jagalur (reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidate), Tiptur, Malleshwaram, Padmanaba Nagar and Madikeri.

In Madikeri, KP Chandrakala will contest the election in the place of Chandramouli.

The BJP has been attacking the Congress over Mouli’s candidature, citing he had represented fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi. The saffron party had also alleged that the tainted businessman enjoyed the “patronage” of Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

The fate of another controversial pick, NA Harris, was also decided. He was re-nominated from Shanthinagara Assembly seat in Bengaluru, weeks after the party had put his ticket on hold over the assault allegations against his son Mohammad Nalapad.

The state Congress had earlier decided against giving him the ticket after his son generated negative publicity with the alleged assault on a youth at a high-end pub in Bengaluru two months ago. The party had felt that fielding him could cost them other seats in Bengaluru urban, which is a crucial segment.

However, after scouting for a suitable candidate who could replace Haris, the ruling Congress seems to have fallen back on the two-time MLA to again win the Muslim, Christian and Dalit-dominated Assembly seat in Bengaluru.

The Congress has fielded Dr B Inamdar, Vithal Dhondiba Katakdhond, Mallanna Niganna Sali and Syed Yasin from Kittur, Nagthan (reserved for scheduled castes), Sindgi and Raichur respectively.

The party has not declared a candidate for the Melkote segment, where it is likely to support Darshan Puttanaiah, who will fight the election on a ticket from Swaraj India.

BJP to field fit candidate against Siddaramaiah : B S Yediyurappa

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State BJP President,
Sri. B. S.Y has said his party is fielding a fit candidate against Chief
Minister, Sri Siddaramaiah in Badami constituency.
Talking to media persons here this evening he said the party
leadership was weighing options and the decision would be out shortly.
Sri Yeddyurappa said the Chief Minister, unsure of his victory in
his home constituency of Chamundeshwari, was also contesting in
Badami but he would also be trounced there. The margin of Congress
leader’s defeat would be more than the one in Chamundeshwari.
The BJP chief Ministerial candidate, Sri Yeddyurappa parried a
question whether he would be contesting against the Chief Minister as
reported in a section of the press.
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Police confiscated vehicle carrying Rs 2 crore unaccounted cash

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The Halasuru police have seized a vehicle carrying Rs. 2 crore unaccounted for cash on Old Madras Road on Saturday night. According to the police, the vehicle, belonging to an ATM cash management firm, was heading towards Chintamani.

The staff, on being questioned by officials, said they were heading to Chintamani to fill cash in ATMs. However, they did not have the documents to substantiate their claim, a senior police officer said. He said the vehicle and the cash have been seized and a show-cause notice issued to the firm.

In a similar operation, the Devanahalli police on Sunday morning seized Rs. 42 lakh in unaccounted for cash from a businessman travelling in a private bus.

The police intercepted the bus, which was heading to Kerala from Hyderabad, in Devanahalli and during the random check, found the bag with the cash. The businessman was from Kochi and said he was carrying the money for timber business. The police seized the cash and issued a notice asking him to provide documents on the source of money and his business dealings.

Meanwhile, the Chief Electoral Office staffs said a sum of Rs. 1.49 crore was seized across the State from Saturday night.

Govt collected crores of rupees from contractors in Advance : H D Kumarswamy

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With the election date inching closer, the political rhetoric has increased considerably. Criticising Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s decision to contest from two constituencies, Janata Dal (S) leader H D Kumarswamy accused Siddaramaiah of collecting money from contractors from each constituency.

Speaking to media here on April 23, HDK alleged that Siddaramaiah government protected corrupts. “From each assembly constituency, the state government has collected money from contractors in advance. Many assurances have been given to the contractors and crores of rupees have been collected. But, if we mention this, Siddaramaiah demands proof”, he said. HDK asked, “What is the fate of contractors if Congress candidates lose the election?”

On a query as to who was the main rival for the JD(S), he said that the party considered both Congress and the BJP as equal rivals.

Further he said, “The decision of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to contest from Badami is a setback to the Congress party. Congress will lose around 25 more seats with this decision.”

Sunrisers fancy chances against under-pressure Mumbai

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Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim to recover from the recent slump and get back to winning ways when they face an under-pressure Mumbai Indians in a league encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here on Tuesday.

Sunrisers have slipped from a comfortable three-match winning start, suffering back-to-back defeats to Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) respectively, and would be keen to bounce back.

Defending champions Mumbai, on the other hand have a tough task to rediscover themselves after slumping to their fourth loss in five games.

Mumbai had started their campaign with three losses on the trot before registering their first win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, but the three-wicket defeat to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday has once again put them under tremendous pressure.

With nine games left before the play-off stage, Mumbai find themselves in a tight situation to win at least seven of them to improve their chances. As such, a win over SRH on Tuesday is imperative to keep them in the hunt.

Barring local boy Suryakumar Yadav’s heroics with the willow, Mumbai have very little to boast of this season, with the other batsmen yet to deliver.

Yadav has had a consistent run of good scores in the opening slot, leaving him four short of reaching the 200 mark for the season, while skipper Rohit Sharma struck one match-winning knock of 94 against RCB.

Mumbai’s biggest misery in batting has been the repeated failures of West Indian Keiron Pollard and his compatriot Evin Lewis, at the top while the all-rounder duo of Pandya brothers — Hardik and Krunal — have also failed to impress with the bat this season.

In the bowling department, the pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mustafizur Rahman have been right on the money while Mitchell McClenaghan has got among the wickets despite finishing with a higher economy rate. The Pandya siblings have done a decent job with the ball.

Meanwhile, despite a three-match winning streak, Sunrisers find themselves at the lower half of the IPL table, thanks to the successive defeats to Kings XI and CSK.

While captain Kane Williamson has been in superb form, carrying the batting on his shoulders to amass 230 runs in five games, the other batsmen, including opener Shikhar Dhawan, have not given him adequate support.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha has been particularly below par with a tally of just 62 runs and may soon make way for Shreevats Goswami.

Among other batsmen, Yusuf Pathan showed glimpses of his old attacking self against Rajasthan with a quick 27-ball 45, but still lacks consistency.

The bowling unit looks formidable with Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the pack in the company of youngsters Siddarth Kaul, Billy Stanlake and T.Natarajan.

Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan along with Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan will aim to contain the fancied Mumbai line-up in the middle overs.

Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (Captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan, Shakib Al Hasan, Manish Pandey, Carlos Brathwaite, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha, Rashid Khan, Ricky Bhui, Deepak Hooda, Siddarth Kaul, T.Natarajan, Mohammad Nabi, Basil Thampi, K Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Sachin Baby, Chris Jordan, Billy Stanlake, Tanmay Agarwal, Shreevats Goswami, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Alex Hales.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Mustafizur Rahman, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar, Evin Lewis, Saurabh Tiwary, Ben Cutting, Pradeep Sangwan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Tajinder Singh, Sharad Lumba, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Mayank Markande, Akila Dhananjaya, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, MD Nidheesh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne.

Rahul failed leader, Congress impeachment to end with Karnataka results: BJP

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Dubbing Congress President Rahul Gandhi a “failed leader”, the BJP on Monday said that the “impeachment” of the opposition party began with the 2014 elections and will end with the Karnataka Assembly elections.

The ruling party also said that the BJP-Congress fight was all about “democracy vs dynasty” and that in the end democracy will triumph and the dynasty fail.

“It is time to impeach the Congress… the people started the impeachment process against the Congress in 2014 (general elections) which will be completed with the Karnataka results,” Bharatiya Janata Party Spokesperson Sambit Patra told the media here.

Patra’s remarks came on a day Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu rejected the impeachment motion submitted by 64 Rajya Sabha MPs for the removal of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP while addressing a gathering at the party’s “Save the Constitution” campaign held at the Talkatora Stadium.

As for Rahul Gandhi blaming the Modi government for “crushing” and “suppressing” the Supreme Court and asserting that his party will not allow the derailment of institutions created by the Constitution, Patra said: “Rahul Gandhi is a failed politician. He cannot convince the country’s people about his politics. That is why he has stooped to undermining national institutions in desperation.”

“Rahul Gandhi’s anger and frustration is because he realises that dynasty is on its way out. The Congress does not believe in any constitutional provisions. They (Congress leaders) have not spared any institution. They do not trust any constitutional institution,” he said.

Referring to the Supreme Court observation while dealing with the demand for a SIT probe into CBI court Judge B.H. Loya’s death, the BJP leader said: “The apex court said do not drag your political battle into the court. Fight it within people’s court. Rahul ji, you are a failed leader because you cannot fight political battles on the streets. You cannot convince the people. That is why you are pointing fingers towards institutions. This fight is of democracy vs dynasty. Remember, democracy always wins.”

Patra also claimed that the Gandhi-Nehru family always harboured a sense of entitlement.

As for the Congress “Save the Constitution” campaign, he said: “It (campaign) was not to save the Constitution and democracy but to save Rahul’s career. There is a sense of no confidence against Rahul even within the Congress.”

Taking a dig at the Congress chief’s remarks on getting an opportunity to speak on the Rafale fighter jets deal in Parliament, Patra said: “Someone who can’t write two lines without looking at the mobile phone wants to speak for 15 minutes. Why didn’t he speak today? The whole media was there to listen. Don’t threaten us and don’t try to confuse the people.”

He also sought Rahul Gandhi’s apology for “denigrating” the contribution of B.R. Ambedkar in the making of independent India’s Constitution.

Five-year-old girl raped in UP

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A five-year-old girl was raped in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh by a man living in her neighbourhood, police said on Monday.

The man, whose name was not immediately known, lured the girl away and committed the crime on Sunday night in Saranaia area. The girl, a Class 1 student, was admitted to a hospital, an official said.

Police said the accused was on the run. Tension prevailed in the area as residents demanded his immediate arrest.

76% citizens want death penalty for rapists: Survey

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A day after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his nod to an ordinance on death penalty for rapists who attack children, a citizen survey shows that 76 per cent of the people agree with it.

According to the survey conducted by LocalCircles, 18 per cent voted for life imprisonment without parole for convicted rapists while three per cent said it should be a seven-year jail term (which is the current law).

To catch the citizens’ pulse on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, LocalCircles conducted six nation-wide polls which received more than 40,000 votes.

In the second poll, 89 per cent agreed that they want their states to pass a law that awards death penalty within six months. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh have also passed a law that awards death penalty for child rape.

In another poll, which was about engaging more women officers to register cases of sexual assault, it was found that 78 per cent citizens were in support of every district level police station to have at least one woman officer.

For the fourth poll, on maximum time taken by the police to file a charge sheet in cases of child rape, only 28 per cent said it should be done within 30 days, while 25 per cent said 45 days.

In the fifth poll, it was found that 65 per cent want POCSO judges to only handle cases which are related to child sexual abuse.

The final poll on the maximum time taken for justice in cases of child rape under POCSO act, 85 per cent citizens said it should be within six months.

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