Siddaramaiah's percentage government': HD Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Backing PM Narendra Modi's charge on Congress that the ruling Congress was heading a 10 percent government, JD(S) chief H.D. Kumaraswamy stated said he had actually miscalculated the percentage. It is not 10% but higher.
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday he attacked BJP as well, saying "the "commission" for projects was 10 percent during the last BJP government in the state, but is higher now".
"Every kilometer of road construction is costing over Rs 38 crore, and no one knows if gold or silver is being used to build them. The water resources department is meanwhile awarding piece contracts to accommodate contractors from neighboring states," he said.
"To get more commission, the government is rolling out red carpets only for the contractors from other states and putting down local contractors. Ministers like Dr. H C Mahadevappa and M B Patil and the Chief Minister need to explain this," he asked.
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Mangaluru: Special trains to Chennai for Vishu festival
Mangaluru: To clear extra passenger rush during the Vishu festival, the Southern Railway has announced special train services between Mangaluru Central and Chennai Egmore.
According to an official release, Train No. 06126 Mangaluru Central-Chennai Egmore Special will depart Mangaluru Central at 4:00 pm on April 6 and 13, reaching Chennai Egmore at 10:30 a.m the next day.
In the return direction, Train No. 06125 Chennai Egmore-Mangaluru Central Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 2:00 pm on April 7 and 14 and arrive at Mangaluru Central at 6:50 am the following day.
The train will have two AC two-tier, eight AC three-tier, six sleeper class, four general second class coaches, one Divyangjan-friendly coach, and one luggage-cum-brake van.
In a seperate announcement, the southern railway also announced special service between between Bengaluru Cantonment and Dr. MGR Chennai Central to manage the extra rush of passengers.
Train No. 06545 will depart from Bengaluru Cantonment at 08:05 am on Thursday, 9th April and is scheduled to reach Chennai Central at 3:00 pm on the same day. The return service, Train No. 06546, will leave Chennai Central at 4:45 pm on the same day and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 11:00 pm.
