Kempe Gowda Jayanthi: Vokkaliga seer publicly asks Siddaramaiah to give up CM’s post to D.K. Shivakumar
The continuing pressure for several posts of Deputy Chief Ministers, described by critics as an attempt to clip the wings of incumbent Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar, took a new twist on June 27 with Vishwa Vokkaligara Mahasamsthana Mutt seer Chandrashekhara swami openly urging Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to resign in favour of Mr. Shivakumar.
In fact, the seer made his comment while sitting amidst both men in the presence of both the chief minister and his deputy during a function in Bengaluru’s Palace Grounds which marked the 515th birth anniversary of the city founder Kempe Gowda. But neither Mr. Siddaramaiah nor Mr. Shivakumar responded to what the seer said at that time; rather, the former said that only Congress high command would decide such matters.
BIAL mum on plan of Tamil Nadu government to set up airport at Hosur near Bangalore
No comments were forthcoming from Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) about Tamil Nadu government’s intention to have an international airport at Hosur.
Accordingly, as per agreement for Development, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Bangalore International Airport concluded between Ministry of Civil Aviation Government of India and BIAL on 5th July 2004 no other airport can come within 150 kilometers aerial distance from this airport until KIA turns twenty five years old which will be in May 2033.
Two autorickshaw drivers electrocuted in Mangaluru following heavy rain in Dakshina Kannada
Two auto rickshaw drivers died in Mangaluru near Rosario school after heavy rains caused havoc bringing the total number of deaths to six in rain related incidents in Dakshina Kannada district. One of the taxi drivers touched a snapped power line that had fallen on the road at about 9 p.m. on June 26 due to heavy rain; then, the other one came running towards him with an empty bag made from sacking. Both were instantly killed by electrocution.
Rains led to closure of schools and anganwadis in Dakshina Kannada on June 27. The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for the coastal belt for June 27th.
