Yeddi lays stone for mini Vidhan Soudha

Yeddi lays stone for mini Vidhan Soudha
Newindpress.com

Sunday November 19 2006 11:01 IST

HUBLI: Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa laid foundation stone to the mini Vidhan Soudha here on Saturday.

Speaking after performing bhoomi pooja to mark the beginning of the construction work of mini Vidhana Soudha, Yediyurappa asked the Karnataka Housing Board officers to complete the construction work of Soudha at a cost of Rs 6 crore within a year.

He said that government would earmark funds in the budget to hold zilla utsavs in each district every year. Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar said that he was pressuring the State Government since 1994 to construct a mini Soudha in Hubli, and it was JD (S)-BJP government which strived to meet the long-cherished dream of the residents.

Hubli-Dharwad One: For the convenience of citizens, Hubli-Dharwad One tele-centre would be set up in twin cities on par with Bangalore-One within a month. It would benefit citizens to pay various bills under one roof, he said.

Shettar said the government bought 5.74 lakh quintals of onion under the minimum support price scheme and the government had spent Rs 30 crore on the scheme so far. A meeting chaired by Tourism and Airport Infrastructure Minister B Sriramulu, would be convened next month here, to discuss the measures to be taken for Hubli airport upgradation, he added.

MP Prahlad Joshi, MLA Chikkanagoudar, M S Srikar, Deputy Commissioner and others were present on the occasion.

‘Shettar misleading people’

‘Shettar misleading people’
Newindpress.com

Friday November 17 2006 10:29 IST

HUBLI: Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar is misleading the people of Hubli-Dharwad stating that the inclusion of twin cities under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renovation Mission was a closed chapter, said president, JNNURM and Kalasa-Banduri Project Implementation Action Committee, Anilkumar Patil.

Patil told reporters here on Thursday that Shettar had never shown interest to bring pressure on the Centre seeking the inclusion of Hubli-Dharwad under the programme.

Stating categorically that the Action Committee led by himself was not affiliated to any political party and was a sheer non-political entity, Patil said that Shettar and MP Prahlad Joshi had held former Chief Minister Dharam Singh responsible on many occasions for non-inclusion of twin cities under the Mission.

In reality, it was Dharam Singh who first given preference for Hubli-Dharwad under the scheme only after Mysore, Gulbarga and Hassan.

But, it was Shettar, who remained inactive despite being a minister when it was learnt that twin cities were dropped out of the scheme, he said.

He said that he was informed by Union Minister of State for Planning M V Rajashekharan that twin cities have not been dropped out of JNNURM permanently, and the proposal was under consideration of union ministry of urban development as inclusion of more cities under the scheme required some relaxation of policy matters.

Some politicians are trying making ‘scapegoat’ by taking out malicious propaganda, alleged Patil stating that he would take a delegation to Union Urban Minister Jaipal Reddy in New Delhi seeking inclusion of the twin cities under the Mission.

Kingfisher's Hubli-Bangalore flight soon

Kingfisher's Hubli-Bangalore flight soon
Source : Moneycontrol.com

2006-11-14 08:50




(photo source:flykingfisher.com)

Hubli: Kingfisher Airlines will start daily air services between Hubli and Bangalore by the month end, the Chairman of Kinghfisher Airlines, Mr Vijay Mallya, has said.

He was speaking to presspersons during a brief stopover at Hubli Airport on his way to Mumbai. Mr Mallya said the air services between Hubli and Bangalore would be twice in a day - one in morning and another in the evening. Businessmen and executives need not wait or stay for another day to catch the next flight, he said.

He said the airlines would also be starting daily flight between Bangalore and New Delhi by the month end. On the airfare, he said it would be proportionate with the quality of service provided by the airlines.

Mr Mallya said the company wants to capitalise on the tourism potential that North Karnataka has and is contemplating on starting air services to tourist centres in the region.

He also said his company is keen on restarting the Mysore Airport and is even ready to invest for the purpose. He said he would be discussing the same with the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel.


Taken from Business Line

Hubli airport to get night landing facility

Hubli airport to get night landing facility
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

13 Nov, 2006 2351hrs IST
(photo source: AAI)
HUBLI: The recent wedding of civil aviation minister Praful Patel's daughter with the son of former minister R V Deshpande's son may prove to be a blessing for Hubli airport. It may get night landing facility for wide-bodied aircraft sooner than expected.

During a brief stopover here on his way to Haliyal to attend the wedding reception last weekend, Patel had assured a delegation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry that the facility will be in place in another fortnight or so. Absence of night landing and take-off facility had prevented private airlines from starting regular flights from Hubli. Airports Authority of India has been entrusted with the job, but the work has been delayed for long.

Enthused by this, Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya, who also touched down here while returning after attending the reception, said he will start services linking Hubli with Bangalore and Delhi by November-end.

Mallya said he planned one service in the morning from Bangalore to Hubli and back. Another service will be from Bangalore to Delhi,which will stop over at Hubli on the return trip in the evening to take Bangalore-bound passengers.

As per the revised master plan, AAI will require 446 acres of additional land to upgrade the Hubli airport to allweather, night landing complaint facility capable of taking wide-bodied jets like Air-bus A-320s.