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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April 6,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 6: Taking note of the communally hateful messages, news and pictures in the wake of coronavirus, Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police (SP) Laxmi Prasad on Monday issued strict warning to people spreading such messages and news on local social media platforms.

The SP also confirmed that four cases under his jurisdiction have been registered for sending, forwarding messages with communal hate in the wake of coronavirus on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms.

He added the police department will not take any such messages, news, and images lightly which can potentially hurt the sentiments of the people of any community. He also added that those found guilty will be prosecuted under strict law and their gadgets, mobiles will be seized by the department.

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April 9,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 9:  Ministers and members of Legislature in Karnataka will take a 30 per cent cut each in their salaries and allowances to fund the fight against coronavirus in the state, for a year.

An ordinance to reduce the salaries of ministers and legislators by 30 per cent for one year to meet the exigencies arising out of COVID-19 pandemic was approved by the state cabinet headed by chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday.

"... we have cut by 30 per cent salaries and allowances of all ministers, MLAs, MLCs, also speaker, deputy speaker, chief whip every one for one year from April 1, amounting to Rs 15.36 crore," Law and Parliamentary Affairs minister J C Madhuswamy said.

Speaking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, he said, "we have the consent from all the political parties for this, so we have passed the ordinance today."

The Union Cabinet on Monday had approved a 30 per cent cut in salaries of all Members of Parliament and a two-year suspension of the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme.

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April 4,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 4: No positive case of coronavirus has been detected in Dakshina Kannada district as per the latest update released by the district administration on Friday.

Test results of throat swab samples of 16 people with suspected symptoms were received today and all of them were negative.

A total of 38,518 people have been screened for coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada district till date with 72 people being screened today.

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