Udupi: Congress protests against failure of 4-year Modi rule
Udupi: The Udupi District Women's Congress Committee and various organizations of the party staged a protest against the failures of Narendra Modi-led NDA government's four-year rule on Saturday at Ajjarakadu Martyr’s Memorial.
Addressing protestors, District Congress Committee President Geeta Vagle said, "The Modi government has been fooling people by giving false assurances in the past four years. The black money has not returned yet which they had promised in their manifesto. The Ganga River is not cleaned, jobs are not created. In all, Modi has betrayed people of the country."
Speaking at the occasion, AICC member Amrut Shenoy said that the BJP, which had opposed foreign investment during the UPA government, has now invested foreign capital in railways and defense. Modi, who had been sternly opposed to Pakistan before coming to power, visited Pakistan that too without invitation.”
“In the four years' Modi rule, ‘achhe din’ have not come to anybody. Prime Minister Modi should answer whether India and banks are in profit. Youths are becoming victims of BJP's political Hindutva,” he criticised.
Congress leaders Janardhan Thonse, Meenakshi Madhava Bannanje, Narasimhamurthy, Janardhan Bhandarkar, Varonika Kernelio, Malyady Shivarama Shetty, Shankar Kundar, Kishan Hegde Kolkebailu, Sarasu D Bangera, Sarala Kanchan, Dr. Sunita Shetty, Bhaskar Rao Kidiyoor and others were present.
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Pune schools, colleges to remain shut on Monday for cycling event
Pune (PTI): Schools, colleges and other educational institutions in several parts of Pune will remain closed on Monday in view of 'Pune Grand Tour 2026', an international cycling event, officials said on Sunday.
The decision has been taken as the prologue race of the event will be held in the city on Monday, for which major roads will remain closed to traffic from 9 am to 6 pm, they said.
The Pune traffic department has issued directives about road closures for the cycle race in key areas, including Ganesh Khind, Jangli Maharaj and Fergusson roads.
The five-day Continental Road Cycling Race for Men, from January 19 to 23, will wind through a 437 km route across the Deccan Plateau and Sahyadri Range, featuring sharp bends and challenging elevations.
The event has attracted 171 riders from 29 teams across 35 countries.
Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi issued orders declaring a one-day holiday for educational institutions located in the areas of Fergusson College, Ganeshkhind, Jangli Maharaj and adjoining internal roads to avoid inconvenience to students and parents.
The holiday will apply to all anganwadis, government and private schools, junior and senior colleges, and professional educational institutions in the limits of Shivajinagar-Ghole Road, Vishrambaugwada-Kasba, Dhole Patil Road, Bhawani Peth, Aundh-Baner, Kothrud-Bavdhan, Sinhagad Road and Warje-Karvenagar ward offices.
Police have appealed to the citizens to use the Metro and avoid commuting by road.
