Mangaluru: Cong protests flyover delay; demands probe into NHAI’s substandard work

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August 1, 2018

Mangaluru, Aug 1: Delay in completing widening work on National Highway 66, including the construction of flyovers at Pumpwell and Thokkottu junctions today spurred the activists of Indian National Congrress to stage a protest at the construction site in the city.

The protest was jointly organised by the Mangaluru City South and Mangaluru City North Assembly constituency units of the party. There was some inconvenience to movement of vehicles during the protest as a large number of people had gathered.

Speaking on the occasion J R Lobo, former MLA, Mangaluru City South, said it was over eight years since the National Highway Authority of India took up the work of constructing the flyovers at Pumpwell and Thokkottu – the two prominent junctions – on the NH66 that passes through the city.

Despite numerous meetings conducted by him earlier with the NHAI officials, not much progress had been made in the work. The inordinate delay was affecting the people, he said.

Mr Lobo said though the State government was exerting pressure on the Union government to complete the works at the earliest, the Centre has failed to fulfil its duty. The local BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has completely forgotten the issue, he said.

“We are staging protest today with the intention of exerting pressure on the Union government,” he stressed.

Speaking on the occasion, Ivan D’Souza, MLC, alleged that NH 66 was full of potholes, especially between Mangaluru and Surathkal. As the NHAI has failed to complete the widening works between Talapady and Kundapura, it should stop collecting toll on the stretch.

Mr. D’Souza alleged that the NHAI has done substandard work on the stretch and the government should conduct a probe into this.

 

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Yogesh
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Aug 2018

Shame on you people those who are dragging our hon. MP's name in this. He is doing great as a MP and he is totally dedicated to social service. #Support _For_Calm_And_Clean_MP_Nalin

Ibrahim
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Aug 2018

BJP people (common people) should come front for protest against  nalin kumar MP

Ramprasad
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Aug 2018

Pumpwell flyover may comes in Limca Book of World Records

Kumar
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Aug 2018

As an MP, political leader, Nalin Kumar is waste. He never address real issues of people. He stood for adding fuel on communal issues.

Danish
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Aug 2018

Nalin Kumar Kateel is totally waste as a MP. 

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January 29,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 29: The police have registered a suo motu case against some of the youths who raised life threat slogans against former Karnataka Minister and Congress MLA UT Khader during the pro-Citizenship Amendment Act rally here on January 27.

A video of the incident that went viral on social media showed the youths belonging to BJP and other saffron outfits raising slogans that they will “cut off his limbs and chop off his head if necessary” during the rally organised by the BJP in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act on Monday.

Though Mr Khader did not file a complaint, the Congress party had urged the police to register a suo motu case.

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January 5,2020

Udupi, Jan 5: The district administration has identified 460 beneficiaries who will be allotted flats at Herga under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, informed MLA Raghupati Bhat.

Speaking to reporters here on Sunday he said the Udupi Municipal Council will construct the apartments in the 8.22 acres of land earmarked for the purpose at Herga. The flats will be ready before April 2021.

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July 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 3: Karnataka on Friday reported its biggest single day spike of 1,694 new COVID-19 cases, taking the taking the total number of infections in the state to 19,710, the Health department said.
The state also recorded 21 fatalities pushing the number of deaths to 293.

The day also saw 471 patients getting discharged after recovery; even as 201 patients in the state were undergoing treatment in ICU. Of the 1,694 fresh cases reported on Friday, a whopping 994 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.

As of July 3 evening, cumulatively 1,9710 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 293 deaths and 8,805 discharges, the Health department said in its bulletin.

It said, out of 10,608 active cases, 10,407 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 201 are in ICU.

The 21 dead include five from Bengaluru Urban, three each from Chikkaballapura and Kalaburagi, two each from Vijayapura and Shivamogga and one each from Ballari, Hassan, Davangere, Bidar, Raichur and Bengaluru Rural.

Out of 21, fourteen are men between the age 48-87 years, and seven women between 25-75 years.

Those dead include those with the history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), Influenza-like illness (ILI), inter-state and inter-district travel and cardiac patients.

The contact history of at least four dead people is under tracing.

Out of 1,694 positive cases on Friday, contacts of the majority of the cases are still under tracing.

Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 994, followed by 97 from Ballari

and Dakshina Kannada, Kalaburagi 72, Tumakuru 57, Bengaluru Rural 44, Dharwad 38, Mysuru 35, Mandya 33, Bidar 28, Chamarajanagara 24, Shivamogga 23, Gadag 19, sixteen each from Udupi and Kodagu, Yadgir 14, thirteen each from Hassan and Belagavi, Kolar 11.

Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 7,173 infections, followed by Kalaburagi (1,560) and Udupi (1,258). Among discharges, Kalaburagi tops the list with 1,143 followed by Udupi (1,093) and Yadgir (855).

A total of 6,71,934 samples have been tested so far, out of which 18,307 were tested on Friday alone.

So far 6,35,582 samples have been reported as negative, and out of them 16,290 were reported negative on Friday.

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