Minister Khader gets a rousing reception in Mangaluru

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June 9, 2018

Mangaluru Jun 9: U T Khader, the minister for urban development and housing, today received a rousing reception after landing at Mangaluru International Airport.

Mr Khader, the only Congress MLA and minister from twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, is visiting the city for the first time after swearing in as a minister in chief minister H D Kumaraswamy led coalition government.

Dozens of Congress workers and fans had gathered outside the airport to welcome their leader. However, they had to wait for a long time as Mr Khader’s flight reached the airport at 11:55 though he was supposed to arrive at 9 a.m.

As Mr Khader emerged out of the airport he was lifted by jubilant fans, who kept on raising slogans. Traditional Chende beatings and crackers were also part of the celebration.

The minister headed to Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee office in the city accompanied by the District Congress chief and MLC Harish Kumar, AICC member P V Mohan and others.

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Sunday, 10 Jun 2018

we should always respect the people who work for the betterment of society...he is one of that...we sulute you sir...good people are rear to see but more dogs and criminal are found in BJP well...they live luxirous life but splitting venom on other community to fill there bags..only poor people will suffer...i hope DK people will vote for kind hearted and truth member in 2019 election.

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Chikkamagaluru, Jan 28: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Public Works Govind Karjol on Tuesday said that he is ready to quit if the post asks him to do so to pave way for smooth expansion of the Cabinet.

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“If the party asks me to resign now, I will send back my official car and return by bus”, he added.

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“Putting pressure on the party based on caste is not right. The party will consider those who worked for the party and also take district-wise representation into account while filling up the vacancies”, he added.

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Bengaluru, May 3: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa requested his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray to release six TMC water from his state's reservoirs to rivers in Karnataka to meet acute drinking water shortage in North Karnataka.

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"I request you to kindly direct the concerned authorities to release 3 TMC of water from Warna/Koyna reservoirs to Krishna river and 3 TMC of water from Ujjaini reservoir to Bhima river on humanitarian grounds for drinking purpose," Yediyurappa said in his letter.

He reminded Thackeray that even in the past the Maharashtra government had released water from its reservoirs to meet the drinking water needs of both human beings and livestock in drought-affected areas of Karnataka.

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