Extension of Bangalore-Mangalore train to Karwar hailed

February 26, 2011

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Udup, February 26: Railway budget has evoked mixed reaction here. President of the Udupi Railway Yatri Sangha R.L. Dias said: “We are happy that the Ministry has extended the Yashwanthpur-Mangalore day train (16515) to Karwar. This train runs thrice a week. We have been fighting for the extension of this train to Karwar for the past two years.”

Mr. Dias said that owing to the extension of the train to Karwar, people from Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts would be connected to Bangalore. This would help those visiting Bangalore for government, educational and private work. He said the other demand for stoppage of three trains which passed through Udupi had not been fulfilled. These three trains are Kochuveli – Dehra Dun Express (weekly), Kochuveli – Amritsar Express (weekly) and Pune – Ernakulum Express.

The sangha had sought increasing the number of coaches on Mangalore-Kurla Matsyagandha Express from 21 to 24. But no action had been taken. It had demanded that the number of coaches on Mangalore-Madgaon train be increased from 11 to 14 as it passed through temple towns of Udupi, Gokarn and Murudeshwar. But this too had not been met, Mr. Dias said.

President of the Udupi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Prasadraj Kanchan said that the chamber was delighted that the Yashwanthpur-Mangalore train had been extended to Karwar. The chamber had submitted a memorandum to the Railway Ministry on this issue.

In a press release, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Udupi-Chikmagalur MP, said that the budget had not given adequate importance to Karnataka. The Yashwanthpur -Mangalore tri-weekly day train had been extended to Karwar. He would strive to see that this train became a daily.

The demands for a separate railway division in Mangalore and modernisation of Udupi and Mangalore railway stations had not been fulfilled. Only Rs. 10 crore had been earmarked for laying track on the Kadur-Chikmagalur section. This was an ordinary budget, he added.

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Lockdown decision 'hasty', farmers, labourers suffering: Deve Gowda

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April 11,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda claimed the lockdown decision was taken in 'haste' without forethought because of which farmers and the working class were 'suffering' and suggested measures to mitigate the impact. The state government should have consulted experienced citizens, officials, progressive farmers, farmer organisations and wholesale traders about the pros and cons before lockdown, he said in a letter to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, while highlighting that 61 per cent of the state's population depended on agriculture.

Because of the "hasty decision taken without any preparations", farmers of the country and the state are facing financial distress," he said in the April 9 letter, a copy of which was released to media here on Friday. The JD(S) patriarch suggested taking up some measures, including ensuring no restrictions on agriculture activities, procurement of horticulture produce at a fair price, relaxing export curbs on it, to provide relief to farmers, agriculture labourers, and daily wage workers.

On Sunday, Gowda had said he has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his support in the nation's battle against COVID-19 pandemic when the latter called him to discuss the situation. In his letter to the chief minister, Gowda said: "...the lockdown implemented to control the spread of coronavirus has led our farmers into despair and put their lives into a burning fire.

This lockdown looks like a decision taken at haste without proper thinking and forethought for our farmers, agriculture labourers, and daily wage workers." He said the lockdown decision was taken after remaining 'quite' for about two months since the first corona infection was reported in the country on January 30. Among the suggestions made by the former prime minister include, procurement of horticulture produce at a fair price like in the case of milk from villages by the government through related organisations like Karnataka Horticulture Federation, HOPCOMS among others.

As horticulture produce was perishable, there should be no restriction on its procurement, transportation and marketing; all processing related activities of horticulture produce should be given relaxation from the lockdown, he said. Gowda also called for relaxation on exports for horticulture produce and its processed items. There should be no restriction on agriculture activities; a national grid has to be set up for marketing of horticulture produce, he said.

If such measures were not taken up immediately, the government will have to pay compensation to farmers for losses. Lack of remedial measures would lead to a shortage of supply, leading to rebellion from the people and may result in farmers' suicides and bringing about a situation that might be more grave than coroanvirus, he said.

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Here's the first phase flight plan for return of Indian nationals stranded abroad

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May 5,2020

Newsroom, May 5: Following the union government's nod, preparations are afoot to bring back Indian nationals stranded abroad from May 7 onwards.

According to sources, in the first phase from May 7- 14, the government would allow more than 60 “non-scheduled, commercial” flights to operate from about 12 countries to India to bring back 15,000 citizens. At least half of those flights will be from the Gulf region, including UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman, while the rest would bring passengers from the U.S., the U.K., Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Bangladesh.

The flights would be spread over 10 States identified as having the largest numbers to return, with Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Delhi (NCR) receiving the maximum number of flights.

A meeting held at the Ministry of Civil Aviation looked specifically at flights, mainly operated by Air India, while it awaits a final plan from countries where Indians need to be airlifted from. The first flights planned at present are from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh and Doha, flying directly to Kozhikode and Kochi.

While the full estimate of Indians needing to return home could cross ten lakhs (a million), with more than two lakhs having registered to return from the UAE alone, officials said their return would be “prioritised and staggered”.

Flight plan for return of Indian nationals stranded abroad: