PM Modi to Bengaluru on November 11:

 

PM Modi to Bengaluru on November 11: 108 feet statue of Kempegowda, 2nd terminal of airport inaugurated

Bangalore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Bangalore on November 11. It will inaugurate Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport and unveil a 108-feet tall statue of Kempegowda in the airport's courtyard. Yesterday, Higher Education Minister Dr. CN Aswatha Narayan, who is also the Vice-Chairman of Kempegowda Development Authority, met Mr. Nirmalananda and held a discussion. On November 11, a ceremony will be held in front of the Kempegowda Airport, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a 108 feet tall bronze statue of Kempegowda. On November 11, in front of KIAB, the chariots are ready for the state-wide death collection drive, and on October 21, CM Bommai will drive the chariots in front of Vidhana Soudha. The CM instructed the DCs in the meeting held yesterday at Vidhansouda to make the campaign successful. Everyone has been instructed to make appropriate arrangements for the success of the campaign.

Helicopter crash: 6 people died including the pilot!

 Dehradun: A helicopter crashed near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, killing 6 people including two pilots and 4 pilgrims. The incident took place at Garuda Chatti, which is about 2 km from Kedarnath. The helicopter was taking pilgrims from Guptkashi Phata to Kedarnath. Six people including two pilots died in the incident. Sources said that the accident happened due to bad weather. There were many casualties in the incident and the administration team went to the spot for rescue work.

 Corona Fluctuation: 199 in Bangalore, 220 positive in the state today; Death is zero

 Bengaluru: The ups and downs of corona positive cases are continuing in the state, 220 people have been confirmed as covid positive in the last 24 hours. With this, the number of infected has increased to 40,67,149. Still no death has been reported in the state due to the epidemic corona today. The death toll is 40,252, the Health and Family Welfare Department said in a release. 199 people have been infected in Bangalore today. With this, the number of infected in the city has increased to 18,73,417. Health and Family Welfare Department said that no death due to Corona has been reported in the capital today. Today 203 infected people have recovered and been discharged from the hospital in the state. With this, the number of people who have recovered from the infection has increased to 40,23,833. There are 3,022 active cases

Officials are responsible for accidents due to poor road works: Highways Authority

 New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday issued a circular that the officials themselves will be held responsible for any fatal or serious accidents that occur due to poor road works. In case of dereliction of duty by representatives of NHAI/IE/AE involved in the process of issue of provisional certificate. The circular said that if their negligence endangers the safety of users, it will be taken seriously by the authority. “However, it has come to the notice of the authority that temporary certificates of completion of work are being issued on the basis of road marking, road signs, crash barrier. This compromises the safety of users and brings bad name to the authority," the circular said. NHAI cautioned that "before issuing provisional certificate it should be ensured that the road safety works on the project highway are complete in all respects. If any fatal / serious accidents occur due to poor road work, Regional Authorities/ Project Director/ Engineer concerned will be held responsible".

Prahlad Joshi BSY Important Meeting:

New Delhi, October 19: Former Chief Minister and BJP Parliamentary Board member BS Yeddyurappa met and held talks with Union Minister Prahlad Joshi in Delhi on Wednesday. Yeddyurappa held a long discussion with Union Minister Prahlad Joshi regarding setting up a groundnut research institute in Karnataka. In this regard, the BJP leaders of Shimoga, including Yeddyurappa, have convinced Prahlad Joshi to discuss with the Union Agriculture Minister and cooperate in setting up a groundnut research center. As the 2023 assembly elections are approaching, the meeting of the state and central leaders has become a political curiosity. Sources in Delhi said that for some time, the two leaders discussed the current state political developments, including the target of winning 150 seats in the next assembly elections and the ongoing Janasankalpa Yatra. Leaf spot disease is affecting groundnut, which is one of the most important crops that bring income to farmers in the coastal and upland parts of Karnataka. As a result, groundnut growers are facing severe financial hardship. Araga Gyanendra, who is the chairman of the state nut task force, informed that farmers will be given subsidy for spraying medicine and equipment to control the leaf spot disease affecting the nut. In addition, he said that a delegation of state leaders will be taken to the Center and requested to make necessary arrangements. Accordingly, under the leadership of Araga Gyanendra, state BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa, MP B.Y Raghavendra, MLA Harathalu Halappa, Legislative Council member Krishna Bhat and others went. Bali appealed to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on the issue of groundnut growers in the state and setting up a groundnut research institute in the state. Also, the people's representatives of Malenadu region submitted a request to the Union Minister Prahlad Joshi to give more compensation to the farmers of Karnataka from the central government.