1. Relief for Karnataka Congress As DK Shivakumar, Jarkiholi Brothers End Tussle
For the past two months, an ego clash between two senior Congress ministers has been threatening the stability of coalition government in the state.
Ramesh Jarkiholi, the Minister for Municipal Administration and his brother, Satish, had threatened to rebel, if the Minister for Irrigation DK Shivakumar continued to interfere in the local politics of Belagavi – the stronghold of the Jarkiholis.
But a press conference by the BJP, accusing the Congress party of money laundering, managed to achieve what senior Congress leaders couldn’t – getting the two warring Congress leaders to face each other.
Source: The Quint
2, BBMP Fills 899 Potholes, Finds 1,416 New Ones
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was able to fill only 899 potholes till 6 a.m. on Thursday out of the 1,655 potholes that existed as on September 19 after the Karnataka High Court had said that it expects the BBMP to ensure that the city has ‘zero’ potholes by Thursday.
Interestingly, the BBMP’s Engineer-in-Chief (In-charge) M.R. Venkatesh has stated in an affidavit that additional 1,416 potholes were detected in the intervening night of September 19 and 20 when the BBMP engineers were in the process of attending to the potholes. As many as 899 potholes of the 1,655 potholes were attended to and closed till 6 a.m. on September 20, he has stated in the affidavit while seeking three days ‘to close all the potholes’ in the city.
Source: The Hindu
3. Train Services Between Bengaluru and Coastal Karnataka to Resume From Sep 30
Train services between Bengaluru and coastal Karnataka and parts of Kerala, which were cancelled following heavy rains in the region, will resume from September 30, South Western Railway officials stated.
The train services were partially or fully cancelled after over 100 landslides were reported between Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat Sections (a 56-km long stretch) over Mysuru Division since mid-August following heavy rains.
Officials on Thursday said that they are trying to resume the affected train operations from September 30 as the restoration work of the tracks is yet to be completed. Officials had initially planned on resuming services by September 15.
Source: The News Minute
4. Understanding Karnataka’s 3-Decade-Long Ban on Campus Politics
During 2013, when the student politics, especially that in JNU, was shaping nation’s political discourse, politics was kept out of the classrooms in Karnataka. In fact, between 2001 and 2016, there were no student representatives in Bangalore University’s academic council, which made the policies for students.
In 2016, when students were allowed in the academic council, there were only five students in a council of 54 members.
So why has Karnataka, which has produced several influential political leaders, including a prime minister, shied away from student politics? The answer lies in the violent political history of the state in the 1980s.
Source: The Quint
5. Access Road to KIA to be Expanded
The access road from the trumpet interchange to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will be upgraded to a 10-lane road.
The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), the operator of KIA, is planning to expand the existing access road to the airport from the trumpet interchange from two lanes to five lanes on either side.
An elevated corridor will also come up on the stretch connecting the proposed Terminal 2. The existing green spaces on either side of the road are likely to make way for the additions.
Source: The Hindu
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