Mangaluru-Bengaluru new express train gets green signal
Mangaluru: A new express train between Bengaluru and Mangaluru has been flagged off on Thursday.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel inaugurated the new train at the Mangaluru Central Station, as the Union Railway Ministry has agreed to the proposal submitted by the South Western Railways.
The Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru express train will run for three-days a week via Shravanabelagola, and Hassan.
MLA Vedavyas D Kamat, Mayor Bhaskar K, ZP president Meenakshi Shantigowda, South Western Railway Divisional Manager Aparna Garg and others were present.
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Karnataka to introduce 2% reservation for sportspersons across departments, says CM Siddaramaiah
Belagavi (Suvarna Vidhana Soudha): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced that the state government will implement reservation quotas to encourage sportspersons, including 3% in the Forest Department, 3% in the Police Department, and 2% across various other departments.
Responding to a question raised by Congress MLC Ivan D’Souza during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council on Thursday, the Chief Minister said the state has already appointed 13 athletes who won medals in the Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. In the Police Department, direct appointments have been made for 70 constables and 14 Police Sub-Inspectors, he stated.
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Siddaramaiah said that the new reservation measures, 3% in the Forest Department, 3% in the Police Department and 2% in other departments, are aimed at further encouraging sportspersons. He added that the government will also study possibilities for providing greater support to the sport of Kabaddi.
