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New Mangalore Port welcomes maiden arrival of container rakes

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December 19, 2011

Mangalore, December 19: The New Mangalore Port received the maiden rake with 70 containers run by Container Corporation of India(CONCOR) on Saturday.

This is the first time a rake with containers ply between Bangalore to Mangalore. The rake was received by Dr. P. Tamilvanan, Chairman and Senior officers from NMPT in the presence of Raveen Kumar Reddy, Chief General Manager, CONCOR, Chennai Division and other senior officials from CONCOR & Railways.

Out of the 70 containers, 40 are from M/s NYK logistics and remaining 30 by CONCOR. The entire consignment was discharged within 1 hr 20 min.

Commencement of rake loaded with containers between Bangalore to Mangalore is a boon to the exporters and importers from the hinterland of Karnataka which will ease the congestion and pressure on the roads, especially in the ghat section. This much awaited dream of the trade became a reality when a final announcement was made by CONCOR in the course of the Trade Meet held at Bangalore on December 9.

Now the exporters and importers can make use of this facility which will enable the smooth movement of containers to and from the Port.

The container traffic at the Port has witnessed a steep growth over the last few years. From 9646 TEUs handled during 2005-06, the container traffic has tremendously grown to 40,158 TEUs in 2010-11 with a growth rate of 316%.

The current year 2011-12 also shows positive growth by handling 32,159 TEUS (Upto Nov.2011) as against 26,640 TEUs handled during the corresponding period of last year registering a growth rate of 21%. The growth is mainly due to the increased handling of coffee, raw cashew, wax candles, reefer cargo, etc. Now the frequency of the container vessels calling at the Port has increased to one vessel in every week, which will help the trade to move their cargo faster to the respective destinations at less ocean freight charges. Arrival of Main Line vessels from West Africa has benefited the trade. The advantage of Main Line vessel directly calling at the Port is the lesser transit time and lesser handling cost.

With the commencement of container movement through rakes, the container traffic is expected to grow further during the coming months.

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January 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 22: Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai today refused to respond when a journalist asked him why Aditya Rao, who was arrested on charge of planting bomb at Mangaluru International Airport, can’t be called a terrorist.

Responding to another query of another journalist on the sidelines of a private program, here, Mr Bommai said all airports in the state would soon have bomb disposal squads.

"After the Mangaluru airport bomb incident, a thought has been given to establishing bomb disposal squads near airports in the state. Hubballi and Kalburgi airports too will have them," he said.

He said, Aditya Rao resident of Udupi who has been in a frustrated state for not getting employment and earlier too arrested for hoax calls surrendered at the DGP office in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The Mangaluru police will take him into custody for investigations, he added.

Despite the suspect surrendering to the police, investigations into the case will continue, he said.

He further added, 'Irrespective of the organisations the accused belongs to, he will be punished.”

Explosives used in the Mangaluru airport bomb have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis and investigation. National Security Guards too were collecting details, he stated.

He then went on to slam Opposition parties over Mangaluru Airport bomb incident. “State police, on getting information about the suspected bag, had acted swiftly and diffused it. The opposition has resorted to politics and using the incident to appease minorities,” he said.

He also termed that the statements made by the opposition would instigate anti-national elements.

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SATYA VISHWASI
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Thursday, 23 Jan 2020

The biggest and terrible terrorist are those who justify and support  terrorist by whatever means even if its not calling a terrorist as terrorist

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August 5,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 5: The Janata Dal (Secular) will contest all the 243 assembly seats in Bihar, the elections for which are due in October-November this year, its state unit chief Haldhar Kant Mishra announced on Tuesday.

Mishra said party supremo Deve Gowda has asked him to expand JD(S)'s base and also to prepare itself for contesting all the constituencies in view of the zeal and enthusiasm shown by party workers and office-bearers.

Deve Gowda announced the decision during a virtual meeting with presidents of party's various cells and office- bearers, he said.

He assured that the party will provide all kinds of support for its expansion and selection of candidates for the Bihar polls, Mishra said.

The former prime minister told the party functionaries that several leaders from Bihar are in touch with him and they will join the JD(S) to play their part in the elections, he added.

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April 19,2020

Belagavi, Apr 19: Veteran writer and Translator Chandrakanth Kusnoor passed away in his house on Sunday due to age-related disease.

He was 90.

He was survived by wife, four sons and one daughter.

According to family sources, the last rites were held in the wee hours of Sunday.

Mr Kushnoor, a multi-faceted personality, maybe the one of the few who had won the Karnataka Nataka Academy, Karnataka Lalitha Kala Academy and Karnataka Sahitya Academy awards for his works as writer, translator, novelist, poet, playwright, painter, art critic and institution builder.

He had translated many books from Kannada (late U R Ananthmurthy and Srikrishna Alanahalli) into Hindi, and other books into Marathi and Urdu.

He was among the pioneering abstract writers in Kannada. His plays like Dindi, Vidushaka, Ratto Ratto Rayara Magale and Ani Bantu Ondu Ani, were widely performed.

His biographical novel Gohar Jan chronicles the growth of professional theatre music tradition.

He had converted his home in Channamma Nagar into a mini art gallery and used to paint till recently. He hailed from Kalaburagi where he worked as a college professor for some years. He had settled in Belagavi after his retirement as the Deputy Director of Kannada and culture.

He had won the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award.

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