Mangaluru: Cyclists pedal through city to save Netravati amidst bandh

May 19, 2016

Mangaluru, May 19: Expressing their opposition to the Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Project, hundreds of cyclists in the coastal city joined the Dakshina Kannada district bandh on Thursday and took out a rally.

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The Mangalore Bicycle Club, which has been organising several such green-initiatives, today led Save Netravathi Protest Ride. Members of Mangalore Cycling Club too joined the ride.
Members of both the clubs had participated in the Save Netravathi Ride from the city to Netravathi's confluence with the Arabian Sea at Ullal on October 4 last.

The 12-km ride started at 6 a.m. in front of the City Corporation Office at Lalbagh and passed through Urva Stores, Lady Hill, PVS Circle, Bunts Hostel, Balmatta Road, Deputy Commissioner's Office, Hampanakkate Circle, M.G. Road, V.T. Road, Car Street, Dongerkery Road, PVS Circle and culminated at the starting point.

Also Read : Dakshina Kannada once again shuts down against Yettinahole project

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we cyclist of mangalore always against yethinahole.

cycling for good cause we wont let other to take our water,

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2 Kannadigas in Saudi Arabia offer to bear the cost of first charter flight from Dammam to Mangaluru

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May 26,2020

Mangaluru, May 26: Days after the government of India approved the use of chartered flights for the repatriation of Indians stranded across the world amidst covid-19 lockdown, two NRI entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia have offer to bear the cost of repatriation if they get formal green signal to repatriate stranded Indians from Dammam to Mangaluru International Airport before June 5.

Althaf Ullal and Basheer Sagar, the two Kannadiga Directors of Al Khobar-based Saqco, have made this offer in a letter written to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

The duo have assured that their company will bear the cost of the first chartered flight from Dammam to Mangaluru if the government paves way for its operation by June 5.

It is learnt that many private airliners have come forward to operate chartered flight and are waiting for final clearance from the government. It will cost approximately Rs 45 lakh to hire chartered flight with 180 capacity from Dammam to Mangaluru.

Pregnant women, medical emergency cases, senior citizens on visit visas, those who lost jobs due to lockdown among other stranded Indians will be given priority in this flight, they said.

"Our company will completely bear this cost. Passengers only need to bear the cost of institutional quarantine after reaching Mangaluru," they have clarified.

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i am stuck in saudi arabia and waiting eagerly to reach karnataka as early as possible. I missed my sisters marriage this month 24th, and my marriage is on june 14th.... i have some health issue also... really want to go back as soon as possible. Please help me

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‘Who are you? Are you British?’ PFI leader lambasts Mangaluru top cop at anti-NRC protest

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January 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Popular Front of India leader Mohammed Saqib came down heavily on Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Dr P S Harsha for justifying the Dec 19 firing which claimed two Muslim lives in the city.

He was addressing a mammoth crowd of around two lakh people, mostly Muslims, who had gathered at Shah Garden at Adyar in Mangaluru today to register their protest against CAA, NRP, NRC, besides police atrocities on Muslims in Mangaluru.

Criticising the way the commissioner handled the situation on December 19, he said the people have all the right to agitate when their citizenship is endangered.

“Two men lost their lives. Then Commissioner started releasing misleading videos (to justify the killing),” he said questioning the top cop: “Who are you? Are you a British?”

“What kind of doctor you are? You are a doctor in creating false stories,” he said whiling taking on the top cop for claiming that protesters had tried to storm the Mangaluru North Police Station.

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#MangaluruAgainstNRC | Sea of protesters converge at Adyar ground to assert their identity

#MangaluruAgainstNRC | Undeclared bandh in parts of Dakshina Kannada

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Virus hampered development plans; if necessary we'll take loans: BSY on completing one year as CM

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July 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 27: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, on completion of one year of his government, today said coronavirus hampered his development plans for the state.

He said the state will not see a lockdown again "at any cost".

"Due to coronavirus we couldn't meet people's expectations but now we'll not have lockdown in Karnataka at any cost. In future we're going to fulfill whatever I announced in Budget. If necessary we'll take loans and complete all development work," said Yediyurappa.

"Covid has hampered development plans of Karnataka, lot more needs to be done, i'm committed to providing an able, stable government," he said.

Arrangements were made for virtual celebrations to mark the one-year anniversary of Yediyurappa government at Banquet Hall in Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. Social distancing was maintained at the event.

A record 5,199 new COVID-19 cases and 82 deaths were reported from Karnataka on Sunday, the state's health department said.

With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state stands at 96,141, including 58,417 active cases and 35,838 recoveries.

So far, 1,878 deaths have been reported from Karnataka. Karnataka is the only state to have over 50,000 active cases with overall tally below 1 lakh.

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