Mangaluru Junction to be a world class railway station soon

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November 8, 2014

Mangaluru, Nov 8: With the Southern Railways and Mangaluru City Corporation commencing land survey, the proposal to convert Mangalulu Junction railway station into 'World Class Railway Station' has gained momentum.

Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar chairing a meeting of railway officials here on Saturday said that World Class Railway Station will be reality soon after the MCC completes acquiring land and State government gives its nod for the same.

The world class station requires minimum of 100 acre land. The Railways already have 63 acre land. Hence, the MCC has been asked to conduct a survey and acquire the needed land for the purpose near the railway station. The work on the prposal will be accelerated if the MCC completes the land acquisition process and State government gives its nod for the same,” he added.

The MP said that the railway station will be developed on par with the international standards. The railway ministry has already decided to implement the project under PPP mode.

As per the Railway's plan, it requires a 15 metre wide approach road. The city corporation has already started the survey of the land for road at Nagori.

With the city corporation handing over Rs 3.61 crore to Southern Railways, the work of Road Under Bridge (RUB) in lieu of level crossing at Jeppu Kudpady will commence soon and it will be completed by June, 2015. Survey will be conducted to find a solution to problems at Thokkottu, the MP said.

He said that the bridge at Baikampady will be completed by February end and at Bantwal by January end. With the closure of Baikampady railway gate, the residents are facing inconvenience. Hence, the railways have been directed to solve the problem at the earliest, to ensure that no inconvenience is met at the residents. A RUB will come up at Haleyangadi at an estimated cost of Rs 4.5 crore on a cost sharing basis by the State government and Konkan Railways Corporation.

“I have placed the proposal of ROB near Puttur APMC and Vivekananda College. The work on Puttur Adarsh Railway Station will be completed by December end. Two railway platforms worth Rs two crore will be built and will be completed by February. The proposal on extension of platforms at Bantwal and Neralakatte has been submitted. Tender has been invited for the construction of toilets at Subrahmanya railway station,” the MP said.

Nalin Kumar Kateel directed the officials to reduce the running timings of Karwar-Mangalore-Bangalore train by one hour.

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd Public Relations Officer (Mangalore) Sudha Krishnamurthy said “measures have been initiated to clean Suratjkal railway station. To check the inconvenience met by the locals owing to Ro-Ro service, additional railway police will be deployed.”

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March 27,2024

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday launched simultaneous raids in multiple places, including Bengaluru and Shivamogga.

Reports suggested that the ongoing raids are in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe on March 1. The blast had injured at least ten people as per the police report.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) had launched an investigation alongside the NIA, and the trail of the suspect led them to Tumakuru first and subsequently to Ballari. Investigators believe that the bomb was planted by Mussavir Hussain Shazib, a handler of the Islamic State’s Shivamogga module who was aided by another IS handler called Ahmed Taahaa.

Sources in the know said that Shazib and Taahaa had stayed in Chennai for about a month between January and February using fake credentials. The names of the suspects were identified after they traced the cap worn by Shazib to a shop in a mall in Chennai. The cap, which was abandoned by the bomber in Bengaluru after the blast, was reportedly bought by Taahaa, around January-end.

As per the NIA, Shazib hails from Masjid Road in Thirthahalli, Shivamogga district, and Taahaa from Fish Market Road, Soppu Gude, Thirthahalli Rural. Both "wanted" suspects have been termed "absconders" by the NIA.

The NIA has questioned seven jailed terror suspects so far in connection with the blast. The investigation agency had also obtained seven-day custody of a jailed terror suspect named Maaz Muneer Ahmed.

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March 28,2024

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Mangaluru, Mar 28: A fish meal factory in the Baikampady Industrial area in Mangaluru was gutted in a fire incident on Thursday, officials said.

The factory is owned by the company 'Shihar Enterprises', they said.

According to the locals, the fire was first noticed at 4.45 am today, which was immediately reported to the fire department.

The fire engines reached the spot and tried to douse the fire, but it had already spread to other parts of the factory. After almost four hours of fire-fighting operation, the blaze was completely doused, officials.

The reason for the blaze is still being probed, the fire department officials said, adding that they suspect an electric short circuit could have triggered it.

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March 21,2024

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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