Oscar inaugurates three-day postal employees meet in Udupi

September 19, 2011

Udupi, September 19: The postal department is facing challenges due to rapid technological progress, said Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes said on Sunday.

He was speaking at the inaugural function of the three-day 28th Joint Karnataka Circle Conference of All India Railway Mail Service, Motor Mail Service Employees Union, Group C, Mail Guard and Multi Tasking Staff, here.

Mr. Fernandes said that people were relying more on using emails and mobile telephones for communication in the urban areas.

He said many changes were being proposed in the postal department. But the changes needed to be discussed with the employees of the department, before they were implemented.

He appreciated the staff of the postal department for their honesty. “There are no charges of corruption against the department. If the national level leaders of the postal employees union come forward, I will take them to the concerned ministry, where they can discuss their problems", Mr. Fernandes said.

Former Secretary General of National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) C.C. Pillai, chairman of Reception Committee A.C.A Karim , office bearers of the employees union Giriraj Singh, P. Suresh, P. Kamaleshan, A. Maruthi, P. Sheshagiri Rao and T.B. Harish, were present.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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