Padubidre: Indefinite strike against Navayuga Company
Padubidre, Jan 07: The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike near Padubidre Tempo Stand has launched an indefinite strike against the Navayuga Company alleging that the company wanted to collect toll though the construction of four-lane road on National Highway 66 has been not completed yet.
All the panchayat vehicles coming under Padubidri Zilla Panchayat should be allowed free of charge for free traffic. Free traffic should be implemented within one month of allowing free traffic to Udupi district registry vehicles. Service road should begin immediately from Padubidri to Kalkanka to Mulki. The bus station should be constructed immediately in Padubidri. Protesters demanded that the separate bus stand near Tempo Station be built and allow the highway smooth traffic.
Toll should not be collected from the vehicles which belong to Padubidre district panchayat. Udupi registered vehicles must get free transportation facility within a month. Work on the service road from Padubidre Kalsanka to Mulki should immediately begin. A bus stand must be constructed at Padubidre immediately, the protesters urged.
Karnataka Rakshana Vedike district president Ansar Ahmed, state organiser Prasanna Kumar Shetty Hebri, leaders Lokesh Kanchinadka, Hasan Bava, Niyaz Ahmed, Asif Appadbandhav, Umesh Jogi, Junaid, Sudheer Poojary, Firoz Kanchinadka, Abdul Hameed, Sulaiman Kanchinadka and others were present.
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ISRO launches its heaviest satellite on ‘Bahubali’ rocket
Bengaluru: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched its heaviest satellite to date, marking a major milestone in India’s space programme.
According to a report published by The New Indian Express, the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3)-M6 rocket lifted off with the 6.10-tonne BlueBird-6 Block-2 communication satellite of US-based AST SpaceMobile (AST and Science, LLC) and released it accurately in the 518.50 km altitude circular Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
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The launch took place at 8.55 am and the satellite released in its orbit at 9.11 am in what ISRO scientists described as a “textbook launch”.
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan reportedly said this was the third commercial launch using the LVM3 rocket and the first time it was used exclusively for a foreign communication satellite. He said that this mission was also the ninth launch mission of the LVM3, with all launches so far being successful.
Until now, ISRO’s heaviest launch was the 4.40-tonne GSAT-7R satellite placed in orbit in November 2025 for the Indian Navy. The BlueBird-6 satellite now surpasses that record, making it the heaviest payload launched by ISRO.
Explaining the BlueBird Block-2 Mission, the team said the satellite, which will be a part of a constellation of other similar satellites under the mission will provide faster 4G and 5G services and video calls. It also aims at enhancing network connectivity with locations where there were hassles earlier. AST SpaceMobile has launched five satellites, Bluebird 1-5 in September 2024, which provide continuous coverage across the US and other select countries.
As per the report, the LVM3-M6 has injected the satellite in the 518.50 km circular LEO orbit at a 53-degree inclination to the equator. It is just 1.5 km lower than the designated orbit, and is considered accurate. This precise placement is also an achievement marked by the ISRO team, said Narayanan.
The satellite had arrived at Sriharikota in October, and the launch was earlier postponed due to technical reasons before being successfully carried out on December 24, officials said.
