Abdul Nasser Madani joins Facebook, interacts with followers

July 30, 2014

Bangalore, Jul 30: PDP Chairman Abdul Nasser Madani who was released on one-month bail on medical grounds after being jailed as an under-trial prisoner in Bangalore for the last four years has chosen facebook as a means to interact with his followers. His official facebook page started last week and got more than 37,000 likes within a week.

The facebook page which was started on July 20 is maintained by Madani's son Umar Mukhtar. “I am now experiencing freedom thanks to a slight ray of justice and relief. I am also taking part in social media in this phase,” Madani says in his first post. He also has urged the community to pray for those dying on the streets of Palestine. Most of the posts convey the virtues of the month of Ramzan and the good deeds to be followed to honour the month.

In what seems to be a letter to his followers, Madani says that he started the page as there were no other means to interact with his brothers' after he got to breathe in the air of freedom'. "Each word that comes in the page in my name is uploaded by my son Umar Mukhtar after I dictate it to him. I also listen to the comments on my posts, as he reads it including the names," he posted.

Abdul Nasser Madani has also mentioned about how bad his eyesight is. “I am not able to read the contents of the page because of my deteriorating eyesight. However, I try reading the Quran daily using one printed in big letters which was gifted by a man from Oman, that too with powerful lenses,” he says.

Madani was arrested on August 2010, while on a Ramzan fast as an under-trial prisoner in connection with the Bangalore serial blasts and was lodged in Parapanna Agrahara Prison before he was granted one-month bail on July 11, after four years of imprisonment.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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