Rail Roko seeks extension of Bangalore-Kannur train to Karwar

February 15, 2011

Udupi, February 15: Politicians and activists, under the banner of Railway Yathri Sangha, Udupi, on Tuesday held a Rail Roko demanding the extension of Bangalore-Kannur train till Karwar.

When the Poorna Express reached the Udupi Railway Station at Indrali, at 9.05 am, agitators boarded Railway engine, shouted slogans against the Union government and Railway Minister from the state KH Muniyappa and disrupted the movement of the train.

Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat, Kaup MLA Lalaji R Mendon, former MLA UR Sabhapathi, Udupi Zilla Panchayath President Katapady Shankar Poojary, District JD(S) President Deviprasad Shetty, President of Railway Yathri Sangha RL Dias, Vice President Venkatesh Kini, Udupi CMC Vice President Bharathi Chandrashekhar, Chairman of the Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Fish Marketing Federation Yashpal Suvarna and others participated in the Rail Roko. Police team headed by Circle Inspector of Police Girish arrested the agitators and released on self-bond.

Members of the Udupi District Post and Telecommunication Pensioners' Association also participated in the rail roko.

MLA Raghupathi Bhat demanded the central government to announce the extension of Bangalore-Kannur train to Karwar. `If they fail to announce the extension, we will extend the Rail Roko throughout the district'', Bhat threatened.

Yathri Sangha President RL Dias said that as per the information obtained under the RTI, the Bangalore-Kannur train had been incurring a loss of Rs 2 lakhs per day and that could be overcome by extending the train services till Karwar.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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