BJP will hoist its victory flag in Mandya: MP Pratap Simha
Lashes out at Deve Gowda’s family
Mandya, October 14: Lashing out at the family of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that the Mandya district was deprived of development from those who do politics in Mandya sitting in Hassan.
Addressing the party workers and leaders at the party office here on Sunday, Pratap said that the district was not developed because of Deve Gowda’s family. When Deve Gowda was the Chief Minister in 1995, he had signed NICE road project aimed at developing Bengaluru-Mysuru route. But till date, the project was not completed. Every day, around 35,000 vehicles ply on the road. In order to avoid accidents and deaths, the BJP government has announced the road as National Highway and approved to develop it as ten-lane road. Already, land was acquired for the purpose at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore and work was started at Rs 2,000 crore. Apart from this, it was planned to open Passport centre in district centre, he said.
BJP candidate Dr. Siddarame Gowda had worked in the ABVP during his student life and done a good job as Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission. So, the party has given him the ticket and this time, the BJP would hoist its victory flag in Mandya, Pratap Simha said.
BJP leader Shivalinge Gowda said that the liars and actors would become the JDS candidates. The JDS has given ticket to a liar which will help the BJP, he said.
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1,600 Indians travel to India on 5 Qatar Airways flights amid airspace curbs
Doha (PTI): Around 1,600 Indian nationals travelled to India on five Qatar Airways flights on Tuesday, even as the airline continues to operate limited services due to restrictions on Qatar's airspace, the Indian Embassy here said.
The flights included two services to Delhi and one each to Mumbai, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, the embassy said in a social media post.
"In total, about 1600 Indian nationals travelled on Qatar Airways flights today," it said.
The mission noted that Qatar's airspace remains largely closed and Qatar Airways is currently operating only limited, non-scheduled flights.
The airline has announced services to nine Indian destinations starting Wednesday, and passengers can make bookings through the Qatar Airways website, mobile application or authorised travel agents.
The embassy said it continues to facilitate temporary Saudi transit visas for stranded Indian nationals wishing to travel to India via Saudi Arabia by crossing the Salwa land border.
The mission will remain open on all days in the coming week to provide consular services, including issuance of passports, while its control room and helplines through phone, email and WhatsApp will continue to function on a 24/7 basis.
It urged the Indian community to follow instructions issued by Qatari authorities and exercise responsibility in sharing information to help maintain public safety and community stability.
The embassy and Indian community organisations have also collaborated to support members of the Indian fishermen community in Qatar by providing dry rations to those in need.
Tensions in West Asia continue to escalate following the US-Israel strikes on Iran since February 28.
