Willing to use Kannada name for GBA, says DCM Shivakumar: Asks citizens to suggest alternatives
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has clarified that the Karnataka government, which faced criticism for renaming the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in English and not Kannada, was open to changing ‘Greater Bengaluru Authority’ (GBA), the new name of BBMP.
Pointing out that critics had taken objection to the use of the word ‘Greater’ in the new name, the DCM said on Wednesday that many had opined that the word could have been avoided. Shivakumar also welcomed suggestions from citizens to rename the GBA in Kannada, according to a report in Deccan Herald.
He also admitted that Kannada being the mother tongue and the language of administration in the state, the government did not wish to ignore the language. The government was willing to rename the Authority in Kannada if a better word was found. He also cited the examples of authorities in other places, including Mumbai, opting to rename government bodies in the local language.
The BBMP board was replaced with that of the GBA late Tuesday night, after which, some social media users argued against the use of an English word in the name of the GBA.
Some other netizens, however, said that the word ‘Greater’ reflected the global stature of Bengaluru, and pointed out that cities like Chennai and Hyderabad also used the word.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
