Provide new inter-city rail services to Kalyana K'taka, MLC Namoshi urges Railways minister Somanna
Kalaburagi: BJP leader and Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council Shashil G Namoshi has requested Union Minister of State for Railways V Somanna to provide Kalyana Karnataka new inter-city rail services to improve connectivity in the region.
Handing over a memorandum to the minister on Sunday, June 1, the MLC pointed out that the region was also experiencing a growing necessity for connection between Kalaburagi and other prominent urban centres, including Yadgir, Bidar, Raichur and Ballari. Namoshi added in his letter that the cities play prominent roles in agriculture, commerce, education, and health services and better connectivity between the cities would greatly support the farmers, teachers, traders, and students in the region.
Appreciating the Union government for upgrading the infrastructure of railway stations in rural areas over the past 12 years, the MLC expressed dissatisfaction that inter-city trains do not often stop at rural stations. He said that, as a result, the upgrades fail to prove beneficial for regular passengers.
The MLC further explained how inter-city trains that halt at smaller rural stations would provide transport accessibility and reduce the local farmers’ dependence on expensive or irregular private transport. The connectivity would also provide better access to markets to the farmers, Namoshi added.
Speaking about the education sector, the legislator said that inter-city trains with reliable scheduling and rural stops would support efficiency in education services especially for teachers who commute between rural areas and cities on a daily basis.
Namoshi, on the occasion, reiterated his long-standing demand for the authorities to provide an inter-city train service between Solapur and Hyderabad via Kalaburagi. He explained that thousands of people travel through the route for various purposes including business and advanced medical treatment.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
