Thanks to Rahul Gandhi’s help
When sprinter Antony Felix, 12, of Paraicode near here received a pair of sports shoes from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as he had promised the boy a sports kit during his recent electioneering in Kanniyakumari district, it received a lot of media attention. Now, without much media glare, Mr. Rahul has fulfilled another promise he had made to a class 5 girl student from Marthandam. When, Mr. Rahul had addressed the students of St. Joseph’s Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Mulagumoodu near Nagercoil during his visit on March 1, he had told the students that a boy who he had met at Paraicode had sought his help for visiting a facility of Indian Space Research Organisation. “I’ve promised him,” Mr. Rahul said amidst cheers from the students.
The derailment of E Sreedharan
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Recent pronouncements made by the celebrated engineer, after he joined the BJP, exhibit a suspension of logic and good sense that he was known for
E Sreedharan, the celebrated engineer, who has joined the BJP with Assembly elections in Kerala a little over a month away, made a very curious statement last week. He said that to serve the nation honestly, one must stand with the BJP . If one were to invert or subvert this logic, would it then mean that Sreedharan never served the nation honestly because there was scant BJP presence when he was in active government service?
Drug Scam: accused film actress Ragini Dwivedi hospitalised from prison
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December 24, 2020
Bengaluru, Dec 24: Sandalwood actress Ragini Dwivedi, arrested in connection with a drug scam, was shifted to hospital due to ill health on Thursday.
Ragini was shifted to a private hospital after she complained about breathing problems and stomach ache.
After her bail petition was rejected in the High Court, she has approached the Supreme Court where it will come up for hearing in January 2021.
Tenders floated for proposed Shiradi Ghat tunnel work
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December 20, 2020
Mangaluru, Dec 20: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that the detailed project report (DPR) for a tunnel proposed along the Shiradi Ghat stretch is ready and tenders would be floated for the work in the next phase.
Speaking after laying the foundation for the six-lane bridge across Phalguni River at Kuloor and launching work on development of Ghat roads and highways in Karnataka virtually on Sunday, he said that the land acquisition for the Rs 10,000-crore project is in progress.
A 23.06-km tunnel will be constructed under the project. The tenders will be floated for the project after acquiring land.