Davangere police clarify: No stone-pelting in banner dispute, says SP Uma Prashanth
Davangere: Superintendent of Police Uma Prashanth clarified that no stone-pelting or communal clashes took place in connection with a banner installation in Karl Marx Nagar, 13th Cross, Davangere.
In a statement, the SP said that a verbal altercation occurred last night over the issue of banner installation, but reports of stone-pelting or rioting were incorrect.
Upon receiving information, IGP Ravikanthe Gowda and SP Uma Prashanth visited the spot and reviewed the situation. According to police, members of one community objected to the installation of a flex banner, leading to a brief dispute between youths of two communities. However, the situation did not escalate into violence.
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Hyderabad–B’luru, Chennai-B’luru among seven high-speed rail corridors announced in budget
New Delhi: India will expand its high-speed rail network with seven new corridors as part of efforts to promote faster and environmentally sustainable passenger transport, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while presenting the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday.
Outlining the government’s infrastructure plans, Sitharaman said the proposed high-speed rail corridors are aimed at improving connectivity between major economic and cultural centres, while also helping reduce the carbon footprint of long-distance travel.
“The government proposes to develop environmentally sustainable passenger transport systems through seven high-speed rail corridors,” the finance minister said in her Budget speech.
According to the announcement, the identified routes include Mumbai–Pune, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi, Varanasi–Siliguri, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Chennai and Chennai–Bengaluru. These corridors are expected to link key metropolitan cities with fast-growing urban and industrial hubs.
