Karnataka Cabinet expansion likely on Sunday, CM, Dy CM meet party top brass
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has left for KC Venugopal's residence from Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi to discuss with the party top brass pertaining to the expansion of the state cabinet and allocation of portfolios to ministers.
Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar are likely to hold discussions with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and state Congress in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala to finalize the cabinet expansion and allocation of portfolios.
If the cabinet expansion and allocation of portfolios are given a green signal from the top brass, it is almost certain that the cabinet expansion will take place by Sunday. In the first phase itself, it was proposed to induct 25 MLAS into the cabinet. However, only eight people were allowed to enter the cabinet in the first phase.
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Tripura min thanks Centre for clearing final location survey for new railway line
Agartala (PTI): Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railways Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw for clearing the final location survey (FLS) for a new rail line between Jirania and Bodhjungnagar industrial estate in West Tripura.
The Ministry of Railways has accorded sanction for conducting an FLS for the construction of a new line, the NFR said in a statement on Monday.
The estimated cost of the 14-km stretch will be Rs 42 lakh, and the approval marks an important step toward strengthening railway infrastructure and enhancing industrial activities in the northeastern state, it said.
"The approval for the construction of this new railway line is an important step in strengthening the railway infrastructure in the state and increasing the mobility of various industries in the industrial city of Bodhjungnagar," the transport minister said in a Facebook post on Monday.
"The proposed new Jirania-Bodhjungnagar railway line, if commissioned, will play an important role as a rail corridor for the transport of goods from the industrial city of Bodhjungnagar and which will benefit the people of the state, including businessmen," he added.
After the completion of this survey, the construction of the new railway line will help encourage further industrial development in the districts adjoining West Tripura, which will significantly boost the local economy, he said.
"This important project will play a special role in improving the railway connectivity in the state and boost the economic growth of the region," the minister added.
"I express my heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Manik Saha and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for taking this step," he added.
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