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Modi govt clears leasing out 3 airports including Mangaluru to Adani

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July 4, 2019

Newsroom, Jul 4: Three more major Airports of India including Mangaluru International Airport will now be run by the Adani group in public-private partnership for the next 50 years.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday “approved the leasing of (these) three airports of Airports Authority of India (AAI) through PPP to the highest bidder, Adani Enterprises, for operation, management and development for a lease period of 50 years,” a government statement said.

The other two airports being handed over to Adani group are Ahmedabad and Lucknow. Under a two-stage tender process that concluded in late February, Adani Enterprises had emerged as the highest bidder for all the six airports, including Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram. 

The government had offered the airports on a 50-year lease for development under the PPP mode. The government is yet to approve the lease of Jaipur, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram airports to Adani Enterprises.

The Kerala government has raised concerns over leasing out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to the company. “These projects will bring efficiency in delivery, expertise, enterprise and professionalism apart from harnessing the needed investments in the public sector,” an official spokesman said. Adani Enterprises had offered the highest “per passenger fee” for the six airports for which bids were called by the Airports Authority of India last year. 

Adani Enterprises had quoted per passenger fee of Rs 174 for the Jaipur airport, Rs 177 for Ahmedabad, Rs 115 for Mangaluru.

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March 19,2020

New Delhi, Mar 19: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of Karnataka's 2018 reservation law, which granted reservation in promotion to employees belonging to SC and ST categories.

A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud holds that applications filed by a group of general category employees for applying 'post-based quota' and the principle of the creamy layer at entry-level in public employment are not maintainable.

The apex court had, in November last year, reserved its order on the applications filed by general category candidates in the matter.

In May last year, the top court had upheld the law allowing reservations in promotions for SC and ST candidates with consequential seniority.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Muzrai Department of Karnataka on Tuesday issued a circular requesting all temples in the state to perform special puja on Wednesday following the 'bhoomi pujan' for Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The circular was issued on the directions of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Commissioner's Office, Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department Karnataka said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5.

The construction of Ram temple will begin in Ayodhya after the foundation ceremony in which various dignitaries from political and religious fields are scheduled to participate.

The apex court, on November 9 last year, had directed the Central government to hand over the site at Ayodhya for the construction of a Ram temple.

The formation of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust was announced on February 5 for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. The Trust has been mandated by the Central government to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

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July 3,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 3: Four central crime branch (CCB) police personnel tested positive for coronavirus on Friday in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

So far, eighteen police personnel, including an official of the ACP rank and 12 from Ullal police station, have tested positive for Covid-19 in the district in the last few days, police sources said.

A policeman from Mangaluru Rural station and another from Puttur station have also been infected.

All the personnel who tested positive have been admitted to the designated Covid-19 hospitals.

City police commissioner Vikash Kumar Vikash said adequate protection has been provided to police personnel who were fighting the pandemic and the members of their families.

As of Thursday, the total coronavirus cases in the district stood at 923 and the toll 18 while the state's infection count has crossed the 18,000 mark with 272 deaths.

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