MLA dreams of transforming Mangalore into Singapore!

October 23, 2011

Mangalore, October 23: Over a decade after then-chief minister S M Krishna's ardent dream of transforming the metropolitan city of Karnataka into 'Singapore', was subsided, a promising politician from coastal Karnataka has floated a new idea of converting Mangalore into Singapore.

The event was the 81st founder's day of the Vijaya Bank organised in Mangalore on Sunday. The Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assemble N Yogish Bhat, who represents Mangalore South constituency, participating in the programme, stated that this coastal city can be made like Singapore, where natural features are retained.

Laying emphasis on potential of tourism in Dakshina Kannada district, of which Mangalore is the headquarters, he pointed out the need of infrastructural development and improving the transportation system, to achieve this goal.

Stating that he had a detailed discussion with the chief minister DV Sadanada Gowda, on how Dakshina Kannada could be developed into a model district, with specific roles for the government and the private sectors, the MLA expressed his desire to move ahead the builders, contractors and architects in developmental works.

Pointing out at the progress achieved by the district so far in the field of education and health, he said that this achievement would play its own role in Dakshina Kannada becoming an international tourism destination.

Tourism can also help people of the region develop economically, socially and educationally, he added.

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Buyers forcing us to sell produce at extremely low rates: Banana farmers narrate lockdown woes

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April 13,2020

Shivamogga, Apr 13: Banana farmers in Shivamogga say their crop is rotting and they are incurring huge losses amid lockdown due to COVID-19.

The farmers alleged that although permission has been granted for the sale of agricultural products, with inter-district movements being affected, the local buyers are forcing the farmers to sell their produce at ridiculously low prices.

"Local buyers are asking us to sell bananas at Rs 4-5 per kg which is impossible for us. I do not know what we can do," Vijayendra, a farmer told ANI here.

"We expected the markets to be good during the summer season, I have cultivated bananas in four acres of land. There are thousands of other farmers who cultivate it in smaller hoardings," he added.

The farmer further implored the government to ensure there is an open market and inter-district movement of agricultural produce is allowed to ensure the farmers get the right price.

Vijayendra also said that the bananas have started rotting as they were not being harvested due to the lockdown.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had last month announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from March 24 midnight to deal with the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.

There is also the likelihood that the nationwide lockdown might further be extended even after the completion of the 21-day period on April 14, based on the statements from several chief ministers following a video conference with the Prime Minister held a few days earlier.

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PFI, SDPI will be banned; party hopper MLAs who joined BJP will be awarded: K S Eshwarappa

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January 19,2020

Mysuru, Jan 19: Karnataka Rural Development and Panchyat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa on Sunday claimed that Popular Front of India and Social Democratic Party of India have been indulging in anti-national activities.

Talking to media persons here, he said the government is mulling to ban and take action against PFI and its political arm SDPI.

It was recommended even during the previous government, but it was not taken seriously, he added.

He said that the BJP will ensure that all the MLAs who were instrumental in the party coming to power (the then-disqualified MLAs who joined BJP from Congress and JDS recently and won the bypoll subsequently) will not be let down and be given suitable posts in the government.

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RSS will be banned and wipedout from the planet.

Now USA declared RSS as the worst terrorists. So Indian government is terrorist.

This is the limit of their brain.

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Youth commits suicide in Udupi after his business comes to a halt due to lockdown

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July 20,2020

Udupi, July 20: A youth, who was under depression after his business came to a halt due to lockdown, has killed self in Kundapura taluk of Udupi district.

The deceased has been identified as Nitish Shetty (31), son of Prabhakar Shetty, a resident of Giliyaru in Kota area of Kundapura.

Shetty was running a secondhand car business in Bengaluru. The business had completely stopped due to covid-19 lockdown.

After returning to his hometown, he could not find any other job. Hence he was under depression. Hence on July 18 he handed himself to death in his house, police said.

A case has been registered at jurisdictional Kota police station.

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