Udupi: PM Modi to arrive 40 minutes earlier than scheduled on November 28
Udupi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit schedule to Udupi has been revised, with his arrival now planned 40 minutes earlier than originally announced.
As per the previous schedule, the Prime Minister was expected to land at Mangaluru Airport at 11:05 AM on November 28, and reach Adi Udupi helipad by 11:35 AM before proceeding to Sri Krishna Matha at 12 noon.
However, the updated itinerary states that Modi will now arrive at Adi Udupi by 11:00 AM and will conduct a roadshow from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM. After completing the program at Sri Krishna Matha, he is scheduled to depart at 1:00 PM, Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar confirmed.
Ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, security forces and state police conducted a rehearsal in Udupi on Wednesday morning. The drill covered the Adi Udupi helipad, the roadshow route, Krishna Matha, and the public event venue.
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Around 20 to 30 vehicles were part of the convoy rehearsal. Traffic along routes including Adi Udupi, Bannanje, City Bus Stand, and Kalsanka was temporarily blocked during the exercise.
Security has been tightened across the city, with police deploying checkpoints and surveillance in multiple locations. Adjustments have also been made to the Prime Minister’s movement route and event arrangements.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
