Suspension bridge linking Mangaluru to Bantwal taluk over Phalguni opened

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August 11, 2016

Mangaluru, Aug 11: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai on Thursday inaugurated a new suspension bridge constructed across the Phalguni river at Muthur near Ganjimutt on the outskirts of the city.

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Built by the Coastal Development Authority (CDA), the bridge connects two taluks of Dakshina Kannada as its one end lies in Mangaluru taluk and the other end in Badagabollur of Bantwal taluk.

This is also the first ever suspension bridge of Mangaluru taluk and falls under both Mangaluru North and Bantwal assembly constituencies represented by B A Mohiuddin Bava and Mr Rai respectively.

This bridge was a long pending demand of the people of Badagabollur village who had to cross the river to reach the district headquarters.

Speaking on the occasion, CDA chairperson Nivedith Alva, said that a few recently built hanging bridges across rivers in coastal Karnataka have not only helped in providing access to remove villages, but also managed to attract many tourists.

Mr Bava, who was also present on the occasion, said that suspension bridges provide a fantastic view of the rivers and they will naturally attract more tourists.

A senior officer of the district administration said, “Constructing bridges for villages that have negligible population is not feasible. Hence, the hanging bridges have come as a boon for such villagers."

Mechanical Engineer Girish Bharadwaj, who is known for building affordable and reliable suspension bridges that connect isolated villages with opportunity, is the chief architect of this bridge.

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The most important place in Mangalore requiring Vehicle bridge is Bunder to Bengre. But i never heard either Bengre residents or Hampankatte/bunder side residents fighting for this. It should have been built atleast 30 yrs back as it not only connects Bengre(which has more than 10,000 houses(Min population of more than 40,000) but also is the shortest route from Mlore CBD to Panambur/Surathkal/Udupi.

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Pakistani roommate striving for release of Udupi man arrested in Saudi over offensive Facebook post

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February 3,2020

Dammam, Feb 3: Harish Bangera, 32, who was arrested in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia more than a month ago after offensive Facebook post went viral, has remained incommunicado.

Bangera, who hails from Goyadibettu in Bijadi village of Kundapur taluk, Udupi district, was an air-conditioning technician for a company in Dammam, capital of Saudi's eastern province.

He was arrested on December 20, 2019 after he posted derogatory messages on Facebook against crown prince Mohammad bin Salman and went on to claim that a Ram temple will be built in the holy city of Makkah too just like in Ayodhya where the Babri mosque was demolished.

Fearing legal action, he later posted a video pleading for forgiveness. “I have committed a mistake. Please forgive me. I will never upload any such posts again," he is seen saying in the video.

After his arrest, his roommate, who happens to be a Pakistani, has reportedly made several attempt to contact him, but in vain. He also has approached many Indian and Saudi authorities in his bid to get Bangera out of prison, sources said.

The Saudi authorities have not even responded to the messages of Indian Ministry of External Affairs. "We've made many efforts to contact the Saudi authorities but they haven't responded,” MEA sources said.

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There can be many such people in the Kingdom.

They should be identified and treated in the same way.

These are real terrorists, keep him few years in jail, they should not be let free. Otherwise they will forget and commit again.

May God help us.

Well done Saudi Authorities, this kind of mentality should be eleminated even any whare in any country we have many BJP dogs barking nonsence always all should be eleminated.

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DK Shivakumar appeals to Congress workers not to make defamatory statements against any political leader on social media

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4 : Without mentioning any party leader's name, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Monday appealed to Congress workers not to make any "defamatory statement" against any political leader on social media platforms.

Taking to Twitter, Shivakumar wrote, "I appeal to Congress workers not to make defamatory statements against any political leader, on matters of health and other issues on social media platforms. It is not in our culture to wish bad for others. Congress is a party that exemplifies brotherhood and humanity."

His statement comes days after Rajya Sabha MP and AICC in-charge for Gujarat, Rajiv Satav comment where he suggested that introspection in the party should begin from the time of the United Progressive Alliance -II government.

Later, Satav took to Twitter to clarify his remarks at Thursday's meeting of the party's Upper House MPs. Satav, through a series of tweets on Saturday, said he was not comfortable discussing what goes on inside party meetings in forums outside.

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