Karnataka Govt. to commemorate ten years of implementation of Article 371J
Bengaluru: Karnataka Government will commemorate the 10 years of implementation of the Article 371 J (Providing a different development organisation for Hyderabad-Karnataka region) and preparations in this regard are underway announced Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar during a media breifing on Tuesday.
In addition, he also announced that a new building with 371 beds at the Kalaburagi branch of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research will be inaugrated as a part of the celebration. He stated, "Kalaburagi MP Mallikarjun Kharge has brought an international standard ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation) hospital to the Kalaburagi district. The district is shaping up to become the third medical hub of the state given the development in the sector. Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, KIDWAI, Jayadeva Hospital are being established. This will lead to the people of this region to avoid going to Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Additionally, we will discuss with two opposition leaders and finalise a date regarding the celebration program."
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"The implementation of the Article 371 J was spearheaded by Mallikarjun Kharge for the development of Kalyana Karnataka region. This has led to educational, occupational and social revolution," he added.
Article 371-J provides for special provisions for the Hyderabad-Karnataka region (Which include Kalaburagi, Bidar, Raichur, Koppal, Yadgiri and Ballari), this was inserted in the Constitution by the 98th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2012.
During the press conference, Shivakumar also commended efforts of workers in repairing the Tungabhadra dam. he said, "Unfortunately, the chain link of the 19th gate of the 70-year-old dam broke. Both the BJP and JD(S) attacked us for this, we worked day and night without sleeping to reinstall the gate. Engineers and technicians were called immediately and the gate was reinstalled. Everyone has worked hard for this. The government will very soon hold a program to honour every worker, engineers, technicians and officials who have worked hard to reinstall the gates."
Furthermore, he said that it is a miracle that the dam survived. "The dam was repaired saving a lot of water for the farmers. The entire country was watching what would happen anxiously, we have been successful in this."
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India-Pak tensions: Pak defence minister says 'nuclear' not on cards right now
Lahore, May 10 (PTI): The option to go nuclear is not on the cards right now, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said as Indian and Pakistani militaries targeted each other's installations, escalating the already serious confrontations.
“At the moment the nuclear option is not on the cards. However, if the situation comes up the 'watchers' will be affected as well,” Asif told Geo News.
“I am telling the world that this is not going to be confined to the region only, it could be much wider ... this destruction. Our options are being reduced considering the situation India is creating,” he said.
Asif said that no meeting of the National Command Authority has been called.
The NCA is responsible for making the operational decisions on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons.
Tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan increased after the Indian armed forces on Wednesday conducted precision strikes targeting terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that had cross-border linkages.
Pakistan launched a fresh wave of drone attacks targeting 26 locations in India -- from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat -- for the second night on Friday, with the Indian defence ministry saying the enemy's attempts to hit vital installations, including airports and air bases, were successfully thwarted.
Pakistan on early Saturday claimed that its three air bases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones.
