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3 new NH in DK including four-laning of Thokkottu-Melkar Road announced

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March 28, 2016

Mangaluru, Mar 28: The much-awaited multi-crore project on four-laning of Thokkottu-Mudipu-Melkar road has moved a step closer to execution with the union government's in-principal approval for the proposal to turn it into a national highway.

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Speaking at a function in the city on Monday, Union Minister for Surface Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari, assured to fulfil the demand of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel to declare three prominent roads in the district as national highways.

Mr Kateel had urged the union minister to take necessary steps to announce (1) Karkala-Moodbidri-BC Road; (2) BC Road-Kaikamba-Kateel-Mulki road and (3) Thokkottu-Mudipu-Melkar road as new National Highways in the district.

Mr Gadkari said that he gave in-principal approval for all three projects. He said that the 44-km long stretch from Karkala to Moodbidri to BC Road will be developed at a cost of Rs 220 crore, 51-km long BC Road-Kaikamba-Kateel-Mulki road will be developed at a cost of Rs 255 crore. The 28-km long four-laning of Thokkottu-Mudipu-Melkar stretch will be taken up at a cost of Rs 280 crore.

The Thokkottu-Melkar road in fact connects the national highways 17 and 48 via Mangalore University. Mangalore University, Yenepoya University, with its medical and dental colleges, Nitte University, with its medical and dental colleges, and Fr. Muller's Homoeopathy Medical College, P.A. College of Engineering and other educational institutions are located on this road.

Clarifying that there was no shortage of funds for the development of roads, Mr Gadkari said that there was a lack of vision and commitment on part of officials.

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Zahoor Ahmed
 - 
Wednesday, 30 Mar 2016

What about Karkal-Moodbidri-Mangalore on Mangalore -Solapur National Highway ? No money to construct ? When will you start ?

Mohammed SS
 - 
Tuesday, 29 Mar 2016

This time vote for BJP, once election over everything will go to garbage box

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April 19,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 19: As many as 25 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the State till now, said Karnataka's Health Department.

"25 new COVID-19 cases reported in the State from 5 pm Friday to 5 pm on Saturday. The total number of positive cases in the State is 384 including 14 deaths and 104 discharges," added the Health Department.

The Health Department has appealed to the doctors, who are willing to volunteer in the fight against coronavirus, to reach out to the government.

A total of 14,378 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the country so far, with 480 deaths being reported due to the virus.

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March 7,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said that the Upper Krishna Project (UKP) will be completed within the next three years.

Speaking in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said: "After discussing with the officials of the finance department, we have decided to allocate Rs 10,000 crore funds for the third phase of UKP. This project will be completed within a span of three years."

Yediyurappa also said that the government will hold talks for additional funds from the Central government.

The leader of Opposition, Siddaramaiah, interrupted and said that the CM has announced this just to gain the confidence of MLAs from north Karnataka.

"The government could have announced it in the budget itself or else the Chief Minister could have announced it at the time of discussion on the budget. Where are the funds with the government to complete the project? CM has announced this just to gain the confidence of MLAs who hail from north Karnataka," said Siddaramaiah.

Deputy Chief Minister Govinda Karajol while speaking to the media welcomed the Chief Minister's statement and said that the earlier government didn't allocate a single penny in the last seven years he added.

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March 13,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 13: Upset over her husband’s insistence that expenses for her heart ailment be borne by her parents, a 26-year-old homemaker hanged herself at her residence in Manjunatha Nagar, near RT Nagar, on Tuesday midnight.

RT Nagar police said Lakshmi Sharma was also being harassed by her husband Dharmananda Sharma to divorce him. Dharmananda, his father Krishnakumar and mother Sharavati were arrested on Wednesday and remanded in judicial custody.

An investigating officer said Lakshmi had left a suicide note explaining the torture she underwent.

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