Move to take builders' help draws flak

October 1, 2011

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Mangalore, October 1: The concept of beautification of Mangalore with the help of the builders was opposed by the MCC Council opposition members at a meeting here on Friday.

Corporator Lancelot Pinto asked why should the MCC give all the materials for the construction of road? “If the builders come forward to develop a road in their money, then we do not have any problem. Why have we asked only the builders help. We should seek the help of the entrepreneurs, bankers in the region and involve them in the process of beautification. The builders should lay roads in the interior places and not in those areas where their buildings come up.”

The opposition members also flayed District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar and Mayor Praveen for not inviting them for the meeting to discuss on the beautification of Mangalore.

Corporator Shashidhar Hegde said that all the 60 wards should be developed by the builders. “Let the private persons build road in their own money and not from the MCC money,” he said.

Corporator Harish said: “We have development cell in the MCC with engineers. Inspite of the government releasing funds for the development of Ashrya colonies, the Nirmithi Kendra has not taken up the work.”Chief Whip Sudheer Shetty said that 17 roads have been concreted in the MCC limits. However, the footpaths and drains have not been laid.

To get additional funds from the State government, the MCC has to utilise Rs 100 crore released by the State government.

MCC Commissioner Dr Harish said that the district-in-charge minister has convened two meetings with the builders and engineers on the development work in the city. “The builders help was sought to take the work up at war footing basis. One builder has come forward to develop a road in the city. KMC has also shown interest in the development of two roads. A committee has been formed with District-in-Charge Minister, MLA, MLC, Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Commissioner as its members to discuss on the utilisation of Rs 100 crore. The Engineers Association has come forward to give their technical opinion on the work without any fee. Majority of the builders in the meeting had said that they would give their labourers to carry out the work. However, no final decision has been taken yet.”

Corporators Tour

The Council also approved the study tour for all the 60 corporators to visit Surath City Corporation. A sum of Rs 3 lakh will be utilised for the purpose.

Action plan

The Council also okayed action plan for 28 works at the estimated cost of Rs 428.40 lakh under 13th Finance Commission fund. Mayor Praveen and Deputy Mayor Geetha Nayak were present.

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February 10,2020

Newsroom, Feb 10: Habeeb Ur Rahiman, a lecturer in the Department of Business Administration at Kingdom University Bahrain, has been awarded doctorate from the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi.

He has completed his thesis Influence of Quality of Work Life, Ego Status and Job Attitude on Organisational Commitment and Productivity of Bank Employees under the guidance of Prof Rashmi Kodikal. 

Habeeb Ur Rahiman is the son of Yusuf and Ayisha couple from Uppinangady in Dakshina Kannada district.

After obtaining his Master Degree (MBA, Finance) from Visvesvaraya Technological University in 2012, he had worked in Bearys First Grade College, Kundapura and P A College of Engineering, Mangaluru before migrating to Bahrain.

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Bengaluru, Aug 3: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and his daughter have been admitted to the Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru for observation after testing positive for COVID-19. The Chief Minister is in clinically stable condition.

"Karnataka Chief Minister has been admitted to the hospital for observation. He is doing well, is clinically stable and will be monitored closely by our team," Manipal Hospital said on Monday.
"His daughter has tested positive for COVID-19. She has been admitted to the hospital," added the hospital in another statement.

Yediyurappa had on Sunday tweeted that he had tested positive for COVID-19. The Chief Minister, 77, said he is fine and is being hospitalised as a precaution on the recommendation of doctors.

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January 9,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Some BJP workers created a ruckus on Wednesday at a college here while seeking support for the amended Citizenship Act by raising slogans like 'Go back to Pakistan' outside the campus on Wednesday, as girl students opposed a pro-CAA banner on the wall of their institution.

A video of the incident went viral on social media.

A group of BJP workers, supporters of local party leader M M Govindaraj, had put up a poster "India Supports CAA" on the wall of Jyothi Nivas College near Koramangala.

This was opposed by girl students, who said they would not allow any such poster to be put up on the college property.

The BJP workers then tried to shout down the students.

"You are not concerned about citizenship, you are concerned about yourself. You should be concerned about India first. You are not an Indian then," a BJP worker is heard screaming at the girls in the video.

They also questioned the students if they had valid reasons to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act and sought to know whether they wanted an argument or a debate.

The BJP workers purportedly told the girls that they were only the students of the college and not the owner.

"What's your problem madam with the CAA? Are you the owner of the college?" they asked.

Amid the heated argument, the BJP workers resorted to sloganeering like 'We want CAA' and "Go back to Pakistan', as seen in another video shot by the students.

BTM Layout Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy visited the college on Thursday after learning about the incident and spoke to its management.

Later, he told reporters that the campus should not be allowed for any political activities.

"Any signature campaign whether in favor or against it (CAA) should be done outside the campus," Reddy said.

He cautioned the pro-CAA protesters he will not let any violent incidents like the one at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi happen at the city college.

Reddy's daughter Sowmya Reddy, who is the Jayanagar MLA, tweeted, "A few videos & photos of outside #JyotiNivascollege are being circulated on social media."

"MLA Ramalinga Reddy & I have spoken to cops and the Prinicipal about this incident. Spoke to DCP South East Bengaluru and she said that Koramangala cops went there immediately & they are picketing even now," she added.

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