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Giant cruise vessel calls at New Mangalore Port

April 1, 2012

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Mangalore, April 1: Giant luxury cruise vessel M V Brilliance of the Seas of Royal Caribbean International called at New Mangalore Port on Sunday.

This is one of the beautiful radiance-class ships that combines sleek swiftness, panoramic vistas, and wide-open spaces in the World.

This is the largest cruise vessel ever handled at the Port. The vessel having a length of 196 mtrs with 1962 passengers and 860 crew handled at the deep draft berth (No.14) .

Around 1600 passengers opted for ground tour arranged by local tour operators, Lia Travels, Nirmala Travels and My Trip Guide, Mangalore.

They visited various tourist locations like cashew processing units, 1000 Pillar temple, Monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali, Soans farm, St. Aloysius Chapel, Kadri Ttemple, Gokarnanatha Temple, Pilikula, Summersands, Ullal, etc. M/s J.M. Baxi and Co are the agents of the vessel.

Dr P Tamilvanan, Chairman alongwith Traffic Manager and other officers of the Port has received the vessel by presenting a flower bouquets to the captain of the vessel. While interacting with the captain and the Manager of the Cruise Operators, Mr. Adam Sharp , the Chairman got a very good feed back and they are very much impressed upon the world class facilities available at the Cruise Lounge, neat and tidy berth area, concretised roads, security arrangements, Immigration facility, greenery in and around the port, availability of local ground tour operators, proximity to tourist areas, etc.

They have also assured to bring more big vessels during the next cruise season. The vessel left the Port in the evening and gone to Cochin. The same vessel will be again calling at NMP on April 12.

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January 23,2026

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot read only three lines from the 122-paragraph address prepared by the Congress-led state government while addressing the joint session of the Legislature on Thursday, effectively bypassing large sections critical of the BJP-led Union government.

The omitted portions of the customary Governor’s address outlined what the state government described as a “suppressive situation in economic and policy matters” under India’s federal framework. The speech also sharply criticised the Centre’s move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, commonly referred to as the VB-GRAM (G) Act.

Governor Gehlot had earlier conveyed his objection to several paragraphs that were explicitly critical of the Union government. On Thursday, he confined himself to the opening lines — “I extend a warm welcome to all of you to the joint session of the State legislature. I am extremely pleased to address this august House” — before jumping directly to the concluding sentence of the final paragraph.

He ended the address by reading the last line of paragraph 122: “Overall, my government is firmly committed to doubling the pace of the State’s economic, social and physical development. Jai Hind — Jai Karnataka.”

According to the prepared speech, the Karnataka government demanded the scrapping of the VB-GRAM (G) Act, describing it as “contractor-centric” and detrimental to rural livelihoods, and called for the full restoration of MGNREGA. The state government argued that the new law undermines decentralisation, weakens labour protections, and centralises decision-making in violation of constitutional norms.

Key points from the unread sections of the speech:

•    Karnataka facing a “suppressive” economic and policy environment within the federal system

•    Repeal of MGNREGA described as a blow to rural livelihoods

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of protecting corporate and contractor interests

•    New law alleged to weaken decentralised governance

•    Decision-making said to be imposed by the Centre without consulting states

•    Rights of Adivasis, women, backward classes and agrarian communities curtailed

•    Labourers allegedly placed under contractor control

•    States facing mounting fiscal stress due to central policies

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of enabling large-scale corruption

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