Udupi MP assures flyover on NH 66 at Ambalpady Junction

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March 24, 2016

Udupi, Mar 24: A feasibility study will be conducted soon for the construction of a flyover at the Ambalpady Junction on National Highway 66, according to Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje.

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The assurance comes after a series of protest by the local residents demanding a vehicle underpass at the Ambalpady Junction. The National Highways Department on March 14 made it clear that an at-grade-level road would be constructed at the junction with sufficient facilities to decongest the traffic such as installation of signal lights, rumbler stripes and barricades.

Ms Karandlaje told media persons that for the present, an at-grade-level road would be constructed at Ambalpady Junction. But as a future measure, a flyover would be constructed there. However, this flyover would not be in the direction of Mangaluru-Kundapur Road, instead it would be in the direction of Brahmagiri-Ambalpady Road.

The public demand for an underpass too would be considered. She would ask the engineers of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to conduct a feasibility study on all available alternatives and suggest proposals. The less costly proposal would be taken up at Ambalpady Junction.

There was public opposition to the way the road on NH 66 had been constructed at the Brahmavar bus stand. Besides Brahmavar, there were some other spots on NH 66 in Udupi district, which were causing problems to people. She would ask the Road Safety Committee of NHAI to visit these spots and find a solution. Emphasis would also be given to construct the Malpe-Tirthahalli National Highway 169A as soon as possible. She would also urge the NHAI to widen the Charmadi Ghat and to concrete it fully. This would provide a better connectivity between Udupi and Chikkamagaluru districts.

This ghat road would then be an alternative to the Shiradi Ghat Road connecting Mangaluru with Bengaluru. The Shiradi Ghat road was prone to problems and road repairs every year, she said.

She had also recommended the inclusion of Hejmady village in Udupi district for the construction of a port under the Sagarmala project of the Union government, she said.

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IBRAHIM.HUSSAIN
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Thursday, 24 Mar 2016

This Shoba do not brain in her head. In the national highway 66 will be having large vehicles and heavy load cargo with hight. If she recommends for fly over Brahma Giri to Ambalapadi direction where the high load cargo vehicles can pass? At least may require 8 - to 10 meter high fly over. it is not possible and not feasible.

It would be better to have a cattle pass bridge this way so that upto truck level high vehicles can pass through and it is very inexpensive.

SK
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Thursday, 24 Mar 2016

Good response.....let us see the reality soon, hope it will not be a promise of 15 lakhs by Feku Maharaj..... Feku played a good drama by replying to the letter of a student from Brahmavar about the problems faced at Brahmavar junction / bus stop.... Does he have any solution to the problems narrated by the student.....

meghana
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Thursday, 24 Mar 2016

First Sincerely complete ongoing project. pumpwel circle, and ujjodi road construction is very slow,

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Mangaluru, Dec 2: Mangaluru International Airport responded to a medical emergency late on Monday night. Air India Express flight IX 522, travelling from Riyadh to Thiruvananthapuram, was diverted to Mangaluru Airport after a passenger in his late 30s experienced a medical emergency on board.

The Airport’s Operations Control Centre received an alert regarding the passenger’s health condition. The airport activated its emergency response protocol, mobilising the airport medical team and coordinating with stakeholders including CISF, immigration, and customs. 

Upon landing, airport medical personnel attended to the passenger, assessed his condition, and arranged to shift him to a local tertiary-care hospital for further treatment. The passenger’s relatives accompanied the passenger, who incidentally received necessary medical care on board, which helped stabilise the situation.

Following the handling of the emergency, the flight departed for Thiruvananthapuram at 2:05 am on Tuesday.

"We appreciate the cooperation of all parties involved, and this incident reaffirms our ongoing commitment to prioritising passenger safety and readiness to respond to unforeseen emergencies with professionalism and care," the Airport spokesperson said. 

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Udupi, Dec 1: A horrific case of alleged rape has unfolded in Udupi, where a worker from a Hindutva organisation, previously arrested and released on bail for harassing a young woman, is now accused of waylaying and sexually assaulting her.

The arrested individual has been identified as Pradeep Poojary (26), a member of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's Nairkode unit in Perdur.

Poojary had allegedly been relentlessly harassing the young woman, pressuring her to marry him. When she bravely stood up to him and refused his demands, she filed a formal complaint at the Hiriyadka police station. He was subsequently arrested in that initial harassment case but was later granted bail.

According to police reports, driven by the same malicious grudge, Poojary allegedly intercepted the woman again on November 29. While she was walking through a deserted area, the accused is claimed to have threatened her by grabbing her neck. When she again refused to marry him, he allegedly proceeded to rape her.

The survivor immediately informed her family about the traumatic assault. Following this, her parents lodged a complaint at the Udupi women’s police station.

Police arrested Poojary again and produced him before the court. He has since been remanded to judicial custody.

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December 3,2025

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Mangaluru, Dec 3: A group of Congress workers gathered at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday to welcome AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, but the reception quickly turned into a display of support for Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.

Venugopal arrived in the city to participate in the centenary commemoration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Narayana Guru. The event, organised by the Sivagiri Mutt, Varkala, in association with the Mangalore University Sri Narayana Guru Study Chair, is being held on the university’s Konaje campus.

KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai and several party workers had assembled at the airport to receive Venugopal. However, the moment he stepped out, workers began raising slogans backing Shivakumar.

The university programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

This show of support comes just a day after Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar would lead the government “when the high command decides.” The chief minister made the comment after a breakfast meeting at Shivakumar’s residence—another public display of camaraderie between the two leaders amid ongoing attempts by the party high command to downplay their leadership rivalry.

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