Mangaluru: After protests Surathkal toll plaza defers toll collection from local vehicles

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February 28, 2019

Mangaluru, Feb 28: Following protests from locals and request from Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel, the contractor at the National Highway Authority of India's (NHAI) toll plaza at Surathkal has decided to defer collection of toll for local vehicles with registration number KA 19 (local vehicles).

Messrs Keshav Agarwal, the new firm operating the toll plaza in Surathkal since November 2018, had announced collection of toll from local vehicles from Friday.

The firm had said that it will incur a loss of ₹ 3 lakh per day if it did not collect toll from local vehicles.

Protests were held on Thursday near the Surathkal toll plaza and near the office of the Deputy Commissioner against the decision of the agency.

Convenor of Nagarika Horata Samiti, Surathkal, Muneer Katipalla, said that residents are firm on their demand for scrapping the toll plaza at Surathkal. The NHAI had decided to merge the toll plaza with the one in Hejamady and this has not been acted upon till date. “Till completion of this process, we do not want toll to be collected from local vehicles,” he said in his speech at the protest in Surathkal.

Chief Executive Officer of Panambur Beach Toursim Project Yatish Baikampady, president of Kanara Small Scale Industries Association Gaurav Hegde and others made the same demand during their protest near the office of the Deputy Commissioner.

After a meeting of Vaibhav Dange, private secretary to the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, with NHAI and other officials, Mr. Kateel told reporters here on Thurday that the Union government will take a decision in a month on closing down the toll gate at Surathkal.

“Till such time, no toll should be collected from local vehicles,” he said.

Regional Officer of NHAI, Bengaluru, R.K. Suryawanshi, said that there are complications in merging the NHAI toll plaza in Surathkal with the one in Hejmady as the two projects have been taken up by different companies.

“In the meeting on Thursday it was proposed to merge the Surathkal toll plaza with the NHAI toll plaza in Brahmarakudlu (near B.C. Road),” he added. Mr. Suryawanshi said that accordingly a proposal will be placed by the NHAI before the Union government, which will then take a decision.

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Need a law to shoot at sight those raising anti-India slogans: B C Patil

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March 2,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 2: Karnataka Minister BC Patil on Monday repeated his earlier statements that he will approach the Centre to bring a law to "shoot at sight" anyone who raises anti-India slogans.

"I am not going back on my statement as I have not said anything wrong. I had said that I will ask the central government to bring a law to shoot at sight those who shout slogans against India. Nowadays it has become a fashion for some youths to get popularity this way which spoils the country and patriotism," Patil told reporters here.

"There is nothing wrong in asking for a law. I have not said that I will myself shoot someone who shouts slogans against India. If the same thing happens in Pakistan, they will be beheaded. But we are not so brutal, we book a case and send them to judicial custody," he added.

Patil also said that there was no need for holding discussions over the amended Citizenship Act, but added that the ruling BJP will defend it if the opposition raises a stir in the state Assembly.

The budget session of the Karnataka Assembly began on Monday.

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He deserves his own recommendation.

Because his statement anti Indians.

God bless them wisdom these loose chaddies

What if BC patil raises anti-india slogan

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Prayers Offered At Karnataka Temples to Save World from Coronavirus, H1N1

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February 9,2020

Tumkur, Feb 9: A special puja was performed at the Durga Parameshwari temple and the Shaneshwara temple in Karnataka's Rangana Halli village to save people from coronavirus.

Yashwanth Shastri, a priest, said: "We performed this special puja on Friday to save the world from virus and diseases like corona and H1N1."

"Our ancestors used to perform a special puja for the betterment of society and save the world from viruses when they attacked," he said.

Coronavirus originated in China's Wuhan city in December last year and has since spread to various cities around the world.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global health crisis.

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Not interested in going to Rajya Sabha; will strengthen JD(S) in Karnataka: Deve Gowda

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January 12,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 12: Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Sunday refuted reports of him contesting in the Rajya Sabha elections and added that he is more concerned about strengthening his party in Karnataka.

"I am not interested in going to Rajya Sabha. My concern is to build and strengthen the party in the region to the best of my ability. I had declared earlier that I will not contest elections anymore," Deve Gowda told ANI here.

"My party MP D Kupendra Reddy is there in the Rajya Sabha as of now and further decisions will be taken by the party. In March 2019, towards the end of the 16th Lok Sabha I had declared that I will not contest any more elections," Deve Gowda added.

Four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka are about to fall vacant in June this year as two of Congress, one of BJP and JD(S) MPs retire.

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