Extension of Bangalore-Mangalore train to Karwar hailed

February 26, 2011

Udup, February 26: Railway budget has evoked mixed reaction here. President of the Udupi Railway Yatri Sangha R.L. Dias said: “We are happy that the Ministry has extended the Yashwanthpur-Mangalore day train (16515) to Karwar. This train runs thrice a week. We have been fighting for the extension of this train to Karwar for the past two years.”

Mr. Dias said that owing to the extension of the train to Karwar, people from Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts would be connected to Bangalore. This would help those visiting Bangalore for government, educational and private work. He said the other demand for stoppage of three trains which passed through Udupi had not been fulfilled. These three trains are Kochuveli – Dehra Dun Express (weekly), Kochuveli – Amritsar Express (weekly) and Pune – Ernakulum Express.

The sangha had sought increasing the number of coaches on Mangalore-Kurla Matsyagandha Express from 21 to 24. But no action had been taken. It had demanded that the number of coaches on Mangalore-Madgaon train be increased from 11 to 14 as it passed through temple towns of Udupi, Gokarn and Murudeshwar. But this too had not been met, Mr. Dias said.

President of the Udupi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Prasadraj Kanchan said that the chamber was delighted that the Yashwanthpur-Mangalore train had been extended to Karwar. The chamber had submitted a memorandum to the Railway Ministry on this issue.

In a press release, D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Udupi-Chikmagalur MP, said that the budget had not given adequate importance to Karnataka. The Yashwanthpur -Mangalore tri-weekly day train had been extended to Karwar. He would strive to see that this train became a daily.

The demands for a separate railway division in Mangalore and modernisation of Udupi and Mangalore railway stations had not been fulfilled. Only Rs. 10 crore had been earmarked for laying track on the Kadur-Chikmagalur section. This was an ordinary budget, he added.

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Saffron wave sweeps Udupi during PM Modi’s roadshow

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November 28,2025

Udupi district transformed into a sea of saffron and celebration on Friday, November 28, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow swept through the coastal temple town. Thousands of residents lined the streets, turning the event into a vibrant public spectacle filled with cheers, flags, and festive energy.

The procession route—from the helipad to the historic Sri Krishna Math—was decked with buntings, saffron flags, and multilayered security barricades. One of the district’s largest-ever security deployments was put in place for the high-profile visit, with over 3,000 police personnel on duty. The arrangement included ten SPs, 27 DSPs, 49 inspectors, 127 sub-inspectors, 232 assistant sub-inspectors, 1,608 constables, and 39 women staff.

Six platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police, six Quick Response Teams, bomb detection units, and dog squads were stationed across Udupi. Enhanced surveillance covered Adi Udupi, Bannanje bus stand, and the Sri Krishna Math parking zone, with combing operations carried out along the roadshow corridor.

At the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Math, preparations reached a ceremonial peak. Paryaya Puttige Math seer Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji said the Prime Minister would take part in the Laksha Kantha Geetha Parayana, a mass chanting of the Bhagavad Gita by one lakh devotees, and inaugurate the new Suvarna Teertha Mantapa.

“He will first offer floral tributes to saint-poet Kanakadasa and then unveil the golden covering over the Kanakana Kindi,” the seer said.

The Prime Minister will also receive a Poorna Kumbha welcome and have darshan of Lord Sri Krishna, Mukhyaprana Devaru, and the Suvarna Paduke. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Bairathi Suresh, Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, and seers from the Ashta Maths are expected to join the ceremony.

Ahead of his arrival, the Prime Minister posted on X that he felt “honoured” to attend the spiritually significant gathering. “This is a special occasion that brings together people from different sections of society for a recital of the Gita. This Matha has a very special significance in our cultural life,” he wrote, noting the institution’s long-standing legacy rooted in the teachings of Sri Madhvacharya.

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