Mangaluru-Moodbidri road to be made four-lane; Shiradi road to be concretized

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August 1, 2017

Mangaluru, Aug 1: Finally, the union government has identified eight major highways in Karnataka for development under Sagarmala scheme.

Sagarmala project, unveiled by the NDA government, aims to take up port-led development including widening of port-connecting highways for smooth movement of trucks.

Projects identified in the state are: building six lanes of Hubballi-Ankola highway, laying concrete road at Shiradi Ghat on Mangaluru-Bengaluru highway, constructing four lanes of Tumakuru-Honnavar highway from existing two lanes, upgrading Belagavi-Panaji and Mangaluru to Moodbidri from existing two lanes to four lanes, developing Haveri-Yekambi-Belekere port road, building expressway from Whitefield Industrial Cluster to Chennai and Enyam port in Tamil Nadu and upgrading of National Highway-65 from Ballari to Krishnapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh.

The Ministries of Shipping and Road Transport and Highways will jointly implement the project and 79 port-connecting roads across the country, including eight roads in Karnataka will be developed, Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Lal Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

The Centre will spend Rs 8 lakh crore under Sagarmala over the 20 years period, which also includes developing of industrial cluster near ports and building smart cities.

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Syed
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Tuesday, 1 Aug 2017

Good News....please complete the sanctioned projects like flyovers,service roads, foot paths ect etc...under contruction projects are still not completed. look at thokkottu junction a small example. So Please Union Govt. dont waste the tax payers money without completing the ongoing projects.

 

People of this country are fed up with BJP Govt, like subsidy cut, new tax rule GST, toll booths without completing the road rpojects, de-monitization,price hike etc etc....

 

nanndondu dhikkara union govt ge.

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May 9,2020

Bengaluru, May 9: The Karnataka government may not extend the daily working hours from 8 to 12, with Labour Minister A Shivaram Hebbar saying on Saturday that the move would neither benefit the industries nor workers.

Hebbar said that the proposal has not been discussed and it may come for final deliberations next week. He also noted that some States have already extended the working hours. More than extending working hours, there should be employment to be given. If there are no jobs what can be done by extending working hours? If it is done (working hours extended to 12 hours), it would neither benefit workers nor industries. Let's see what happens, he said.

Asked if the government was in favour of the extension, he said, "I don't think it will be ready for the (12 hour) proposal." Meanwhile, the Minister also said that their top priority now was to see that all MSMEs start operating again, salaries are paid to employees and there are no job losses for any reason. If industries don't reopen, how can workers get their employment? We should think in parallel, Hebbar said adding, the government was keeping the interests of both MSMEs and workers in mind.

He urged the Centre to offer a relief package to the MSME sector, saying it is facing very difficult times due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19-induced lockdown, and also noting its role in generating large-scale employment and feeding large industries.

The BJP-led government has done whatever within its limitations to help the MSMEs, he said. Earlier this week, the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced that the monthly fixed charges of electricity bills of MSMEs would be waived for two months. MSMEs have suffered huge production losses due to the lockdown. It takes some time for them to revive, Yediyurappa had said. The Chief Minister had also said payment of fixed charges in the electricity bills of the large industries will be deferred without penalty and interest for a period of two months.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4 : Without mentioning any party leader's name, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Monday appealed to Congress workers not to make any "defamatory statement" against any political leader on social media platforms.

Taking to Twitter, Shivakumar wrote, "I appeal to Congress workers not to make defamatory statements against any political leader, on matters of health and other issues on social media platforms. It is not in our culture to wish bad for others. Congress is a party that exemplifies brotherhood and humanity."

His statement comes days after Rajya Sabha MP and AICC in-charge for Gujarat, Rajiv Satav comment where he suggested that introspection in the party should begin from the time of the United Progressive Alliance -II government.

Later, Satav took to Twitter to clarify his remarks at Thursday's meeting of the party's Upper House MPs. Satav, through a series of tweets on Saturday, said he was not comfortable discussing what goes on inside party meetings in forums outside.

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May 2,2020

Bengaluru, May 2: Former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah have urged the state government to arrange free-transport facilities to those stranded labourers and their family members to return their native places.

In a statement issued here on Friday, the former chief minister criticised the State Government for having decided to collect bur fare from them, ''three-times more than the regular fare''.

Stating that the migrant labourers, who had been stranded ever since lockdown had been clamped in the entire country are not in a position to pay for their travel, Siddaramaiah urged the state government to treat them with human face.

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