Proposal to consider Tumakuru as 'Greater Bengaluru': G. Parameshwara
Bengaluru: "Tumakuru is growing as part of Bengaluru, and setting up an airport would be beneficial," said Home Minister G. Parameshwara.
Speaking to reporters near his residence in Sadashivanagar, he stated, "Asia's largest industrial area is being developed in Tumakuru at over 20,000 acres. The first and second phases of the project are complete, and 150 industries along with a Japan Township are coming up. HAL's helicopter factory has also started functioning, and more large-scale industries are expected. Considering all this, establishing an airport would be ideal."
Looking ahead, several new development projects are being planned for Tumakuru. The city is growing as part of Bengaluru, and there is a proposal to consider it as 'Greater Bengaluru.' Bengaluru has already expanded up to Nelamangala and Dabaspet, and there is also a proposal to extend the metro rail to Tumakuru, Parameshwara informed, adding that a formal proposal would be submitted to the government.
When asked about the case involving Union Minister Pralhad Joshi's brother, Parameshwara responded, "Isn't it necessary to take complaints seriously? Three arrests have already been made. Gopal Joshi, the accused, is absconding, and the investigation is ongoing. The police will take action according to the law."
He added that he had no information on Pralhad Joshi's involvement in the case. "Once the arrested individuals are interrogated, we will learn more. It is not appropriate to comment before the investigation is complete. Whether or not Joshi is directly involved will be revealed in due course. Nothing can be said before the report is submitted," he clarified.
In other developments, DGP Malini Krishnamurthy visited the Kalaburagi Central Prison today. "She will submit a report, and further actions will be taken based on her findings. I have directed the Director General of Police for Prisons and Correctional Services to conduct an internal review, as this is a serious matter," he concluded.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
