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Air cargo complex in Mangalore to be ready by mid-May

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February 3, 2012

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Mangalore, February 3: The much awaited air cargo complex at Mangalore Airport is all set to become a reality. Mangalore Airport Director M R Vasudeva has said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) headquarters has approved the civil works design for the proposed complex that would be set up in the old terminal building at Bajpe.

He said that the AAI has invited tender for the civil construction, which is likely to be finalised by the end of this month and the construction at an estimated cost of Rs 35 lakh finished by end of March.

“The cargo terminal in Mangalore airport is likely to become functional by mid-May”, he added.

The exporters in the coastal Karnataka and north Karnataka, Shimoga, Chikmagalur, Kodagu, Mysore, and Kasaragod will be able to send the goods from Mangalore airport once the cargo terminal becomes functional, according to G.G. Mohandas Prabhu, the former president of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has approved Rs. 35.33 lakh for construction of the terminal, and the existing building is worth Rs. 4.5 crore.

The tenders will be opened on February 27, Mr. Vasudeva said. The civil works will be taken up to provide partitions, cold storage section, space for customs officials for handling cargo and dangerous goods, and screening of goods. The construction will be on an area of 4,000 sq feet, which will divided equally for the exports and imports.

However, it will take some more time for the complex to become functional as the issue of custodianship is yet to be resolved. Barracks that are being built at a cost of Rs. 25 lakh for an additional 30 personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be completed by March-end.

The barracks provide bachelor accommodation to the personnel for 1 to 2 years.

Mr. Vasudeva said that Rs. 1 crore has already been spent on the construction of accommodation of CISF personnel.

The airport has also called for tenders for taking up construction of kennels for dogs used in bomb detection and security. The cost of the kennel construction is Rs. 40 lakh. The work will be completed by June, he said.

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May 26,2020

Bengaluru, May 26: The Karnataka high court has rejected bail to a software engineer who was arrested after his sarcastic Facebook post urged people to spread coronavirus by sneezing in public over two months ago.

Mujeeb Mohammed was sacked by Infosys from the post of senior software engineer after his arrest on March 29.

Justice KS Mudagal observed the investigating officer's report and the case diary prima facie show though Mujeeb was well educated and employed, he uploaded messages which are likely to cause disharmony and panic, and are hostile to humanity at a time when the world is facing the pandemic.

The judge noted that the records indicate Mujeeb has six bank accounts, stayed in Bahrain and Kuwait for some years, was influenced by religious fanatics and anti-national ideas and that he had shared a Pakistan WhatsApp number to someone over information about Islam. The National Investigation Agency is probing his links.

Mujeeb, who is in judicial custody now, has been booked under sections 153A, 505, 270 and 109 of IPC.

His counsel submitted the maximum punishment under 153 A of IPC (causing enmity) would be three years and for other offences, it's even less. He also stated the petitioner would abide by the conditions to be imposed by the court.

However, the government pleader said probe provided leads on the petitioner's links with unorganised terrorist groups and it has to be investigated further.

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August 1,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 1: A teenage boy, who was critically injured in a road accident at Manchi village in Bantwal taluk, breathed his last at a private hospital in the city today.

The victim has been identified as Mohammad Unais (17), a resident of Bolanthoor village.  

The mishap occurred yesterday (July 31) at around 6 p.m. when Unais was riding a motorbike.

In his bid to overtake a speeding lorry near the Manchi mosque, the boy lost control over his motorbike, which first rammed into an auto-rickshaw and then collided with the same lorry. 

The impact was such that the boy was thrown onto the road. He was immediately rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru. 

He breathed his last early today without responding to any treatment. 

A case has been registered at jurisdictional Melkar Traffic Police Station and investigations are on.

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May 19,2020

Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 19: Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa asking Muslims to offer their Eid prayers this time at home, instead of congregating at mosques.

The directive comes amid a nationwide lockdown to slow down the spread of coronavirus.

Despite the relaxations announced in the lockdown, religious and other large gatherings are still banned.

The fatwa was issued in response to a query put to the seminary, its spokesman Ashraf Usmani said.

The fatwa said the Eid namaz can be offered in the same manner that the Friday prayers are now being read at home.

It said not holding the namaz in the usual manner is pardonable in circumstances such as these.

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