Karnataka govt mulls renaming Hubballi & Belagavi airports after Sangolli Rayanna, Kittur Chennamma
Belagavi (K'taka), Dec 13: The Karnataka government is considering demands to name Hubballi airport after Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna and Belagavi airport after Veera Rani Kittur Chennamma, Minister M B Patil told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
Rani Chennamma (1778–1829), the queen of erstwhile princely state of Kittur in Belagavi district, had fought against the British, and is remembered as a folk hero in Karnataka Sangolli Rayanna (1798-1831) was the army chief of the erstwhile Kittur Kingdom ruled by Rani Chennamma and fought against the British who hanged him to death from a Banyan tree near Nandagad in Belagavi district in 1831.
The Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development Minister said he would discuss with the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah about passing a resolution by both Houses of the state legislature on the issue of renaming of the airports. "There have been demand for some time now and memorandums have been submitted by various organisations to the government to name Hubballi airport after Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna and Belagavi airport after Veera Rani Kittur Chennamma," Patil said, responding to a question raised by Congress legislators N H Konareddy and Srinivas Mane during the Zero Hour.
Noting that it has been a practice to name the airport after the city in which it has been built, he said such name-changing comes under the ambit of union government's Civil Aviation Ministry
If the state government wants to rename any airport in the state, a resolution to this effect has to be tabled and passed in both houses of the state legislature, and the proposal sent to the Centre, the Minister said.
"The demand to name Hubballi airport after Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna and Belagavi airport after Veera Rani Kittur Chennamma is under consideration and I will discuss with the Chief Minister about tabling a proposal to this effect in both houses of the legislature, and taking further steps," he added.
BJP MLA Arvind Bellad too expressed support to the renaming.
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Mangaluru: Nigerian national arrested for alleged drug trafficking
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CCB police have successfully tracked down a Nigerian national residing in Goa, who was supplying cocaine from Goa to Mangaluru city, and seized 30 grams of cocaine.
The arrested accused has been identified as Michael Okfar Odikpo (44), a Nigerian national.
In March 2024, the Mangaluru CCB police arrested Sadaqat Shan Nawaz and Ashfaq, residents of Amblamogaru, who were illegally selling cocaine on a two-wheeler near Yeliarpadav Maidan in Amblamogaru village, Ullal. It was revealed that they had procured the cocaine from Goa. 34 grams of cocaine and other items worth ₹2,72,000 were seized from the duo, and a case was registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.
In connection with this case, the Mangaluru CCB police gathered information about the Goan drug supplier and successfully arrested him from Calangute in North Goa.
From the possession of the accused, the police seized 30 grams of cocaine, a car used for transportation, two mobile phones, ₹4,500 in cash, and a digital weighing scale. The total value of the seized items is estimated at ₹11,25,000. The accused has been handed over to the CEN Crime Police Station for further action.
The investigation revealed that the accused came to India in 2012 on a business visa and stayed in Mumbai for about one and a half years before moving to Goa, where he was allegedly involved in drug trafficking. A total of three cases of drug trafficking have been registered against him in Goa.
The operation was led by ACP Manoj Kumar Naik, with the team comprising Police Inspector Shyam Sundar HM, PSI Sharanappa Bhandary, and CCB personnel.
