Bengaluru: State General Assembly of Popular Front of India(PFI), Karnataka state was held on 27 - 29 February 2020 in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district. New office bearers for the term 2020 - 2022 were elected. Yasir Hassan was elected as new state president and Nasir Pasha Bangalore as State General Secretary of Popular Front of India, Karnataka. 

The newly elected office bearers and State Executive Committee members are furnished below.

Ayyub Agnadi (Vice President), Muhammad Shareef (Secretary), Shahid Nasir Gulbarga (Treasurer) and Executive Members are Abdul Khadar, Abdul Majeed,  Shareef Kodaje and Muhammad Thafseer.  

The three days State General Assembly was inaugurated with flag hoisting by the outgoing State President Muhammad Saqib. Delegates representing various places of the state were participated in the meeting. Evaluation of organizational activities of the last year and discussion on future plan was took place in the meeting. 

Election for the new leadership was conducted. Yasir Hassan, newly elected state president delivered presidential address. He said Popular Front has been warning about the situations of our country from the past few decades. Presently Fascism has grown up like devil and spread it's tentacles to every nook and corner of our country. It is now questioning our existence through citizenship acts like CAA, NRC, NPR. Ongoing situation in Delhi is very much perturbing.  We need to face the threats of Hindutva Fascism with bold steps and steadfastness. He said, the organization will be in forefront in every struggle and movements to resist the challenges facing before the nation. 

State General Secretary of Popular Front Karnataka presented the annual report. A detailed discussion and evaluation about the activities of the organization was conducted.  National Secretary Afsar Pasha convened the election process. National.General Secretary Anees Ahmad took oath of the newly elected office bearers.

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a formation of separate Dharwad city corporation. Alongside, a 15% hike in fares across the four state transport corporations was also approved. The revised fares will come into effect on January 5.

Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil, addressing the media at the Committee Hall of Vidhana Soudha, provided details about the decision. He explained that the last fare revision for BMTC was a decade ago when diesel cost Rs 60.98 per litre. Since then, operational costs have risen significantly.

Diesel expenditure for the four corporations has increased from Rs 9.16 crore to Rs 13.21 crore, and personnel costs have grown from Rs 12.85 crore to Rs 18.36 crore. The daily operational burden now stands at Rs 9.56 crore. The fare hike is expected to generate an additional Rs 74.85 crore in monthly revenue without burdening the state exchequer, as Rs 5,015 crore has already been allocated for the Shakti Yojana this fiscal year.

Minister Patil announced that the Cabinet has decided to bifurcate the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation into two independent municipal bodies.

The Cabinet approved the construction of a fishing port in Hejamady village, Udupi, with a revised estimate of Rs 209.13 crore. Additionally, Rs 84.57 crore has been sanctioned for the modernization and dredging of fishing ports.

In a move to strengthen cow shelters, Rs 10.50 crore has been allocated for projects in 14 districts. The Cabinet also approved constructing a building for Visvesvaraya Technical University in Chikkaballapur district at Rs 149.75 crore.

The Cabinet sanctioned a state-of-the-art bus stand in Bannimantap, Mysuru, at a cost of Rs 120 crore. Spread over 14 acres, the facility will include a divisional office, bus units, and commercial shops.

Approval was also granted to utilize Rs 137.85 crore, provided by the Union Finance Ministry under the Special Capital Assistance Scheme, for capital expenditure.

The Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board will use Rs 56.92 crore from its SCP/TSP scheme to supply bed sheets, mosquito nets, and clothing to government residential schools and hostels.

The Cabinet approved Rs 100 crore to construct new buildings for 200 veterinary institutions currently housed in rented or dilapidated structures, using NABARD assistance.

In Davangere, a site was allotted to the Karnataka Working Journalists' Association for constructing a civic facility. A plot in Avaragere village was also leased for 30 years at a concessional rate to Nayaka Vidyarthi Nilaya.

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