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U T Khader hits out at Centre over unilateral decision to privatise Mangaluru Airport

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December 1, 2018

Mangaluru, Dec 1: Urban Development and Housing Minister U.T. Khader, who is also the in-charge Minister for Dakshina Kannada, on Friday opposed the move of the Union government to privatise Mangaluru International Airport through public-private partnership model.

Mr. Khader was commenting on the decision of the Union government on November 8 to modernise Mangaluru and five other airports in the country under PPP model.

Mr. Khader told reporters here that the Centre unilaterally announced the decision without taking the opinion of the State government. Claiming that the move will badly hit airport employees and taxi operators, Mr. Khader said the Centre is going for privatisation when Mangaluru airport is doing well under the Airport Authority of India.

Mr. Khader said he has discussed the issue with the Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande and will shortly raise it during the Cabinet meeting. “We will take a special stand on this move,” he said and added that he will ask Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, to raise the issue in Parliament.

The Minister said Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will shortly launch the programme to build houses for 840 people who have lost their property following heavy rain in Kodagu in August. Each person will get a new house at a cost of Rs. 9.45 lakh. A proposal has been sent to the Centre seeking funds for permanent restoration of Sampaje Ghat connecting Sampaje and Madikeri, which was ravaged following heavy rain.

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Sunday, 2 Dec 2018

Modi Govt sold Red Fort n Telecommunication now they planning to sell our Airport. Give more support to criminal rss backing bjp. Shortly they will sell our country to China or to Israel. 

 

Vote them n support them

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April 30,2020

In the wake of Saudi Arabia's assurance that Masjid al-Haram of Makkah and Masjid an-Nabawi of Madinah will be opened for believers after some days, a message has gone viral on social media claiming that both the holy mosques will open on Ramadan 8 (May 1).

The message which was widely circulated on Facebook and WhatsApp, also contained certain condition such as people should fetch their own prayer mats and that they should not use the washrooms in the mosques. 

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Meanwhile, the authorities of the two holy mosques, issued a clarification that the claims made in the viral post are false and baseless.

"The message being circulated about the opening date for Haramiain (two holy mosques) for public is completely baseless and false. The suspension of prayers for general public is still in effect," they said in a social media post.

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May 12,2020

Bengaluru, May 12: People returning to Karnataka from other states will have to remain in quarantine">institutional quarantine even if they are asymptomatic, according to Department of Health and Family Welfare Services, Government of Karnataka

"All persons returning to Karnataka from any State, symptomatic or asymptomatic shall be kept in quarantine">institutional quarantine," read an order issued by the State Health and Family Welfare Services.

It further read, "For persons claiming to come from Goa, Deputy Commissioner of receiving district should verify and in the event of adequate capacity not being available, can put them in home quarantine for a period of 14 days, if the claim regarding the origin state is confirmed."

"Deputy Commissioner/Special Commissioner, BBMP will fix the rates for hotels where such returnees will be staying on a payment basis," the statement read.

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May 30,2020

Bengaluru, May 30: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has announced that on May 31 (Sunday) there will not be a total lockdown and all activities will be permitted and continue like the rest of the week.

The decision was taken in view of demands from citizens and “keeping their interests in mind,” said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

This means that public transport services - buses, autos and cabs - shops, commercial establishments and others will be open on May 31.

Under a Lockdown 4.0, Karnataka had decided to throw open public transport, except metro, shops and commercial establishments, except Metro, on all six days between 7 am and 7 pm. However, May 24 and May 31 - Sundays - were exempted from the relaxation and a curfew was to be imposed throughout the day.

The Lockdown 4.0 ends May 31 and the government's decision to keep Sunday free comes ahead of the Lockdown 5.0 that the Centre is expected to announce soon.

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