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Bangalore International Airport to be Named After Kempegowda

  •   Fri, Apr 06 2012 06:08:08 PM

Bangalore International Airport to be Named After Kempegowda

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Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, Apr 6: Finally, the Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) will be named after the founder of the garden city Kempe Gowda.

The Union Civil Aviation Ministry has accepted Karnataka’s proposal for naming the BIAL after the illustrious founder of Bangalore.

Unfortunately, the gardens are fast depleting and the city is no longer then pensioner’s paradise that it was known in the not too distant past. With the city’s fame for information technology industries and also the large number of professional educational institutions, Bangalore has now come to be known as India’s knowledge capital.

Civil Avitaion Minister Ajit Singh has informed External AffairsMinister S M Krishna that the proposal to name BIAL after Kempegowda has been accepted by the ministry.

Krishna had sent a proposal to Civil Aviation ministry that the BIAL be named as Kempegowda International Airport.

Similar demands were made soon after the airport become operational and there were suggestions that it be named after 12th century social reformer Basaveswara.

However, the Centre had decided to retain the first green field airport built in joint venture in the city as Bengaluru International Airport.

It would now be renamed as Kempegowda International Airport.
  

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  • Mark, Udyavara

    Sun, Apr 08 2012

    I fully agree with you Sayed. This is another way to waste public funds in printing, official papers, etc, etc.

    BANGALORE should be the best suitable name.

    Politics, a limit in INDIA... shameful that our ministers & it's followers have no better job than this....

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  • Naushad, mangalore/Dubai

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    Before the Airport Becomes Operational, It was proposed to give the name of Airport as Tippu Sulthan International Airport, as the airport stands in a place where Tippu Sulthan was born and He was the first indian king to fight against British and also a great martyr in indian history, but why this BJP goons will remember that, Kempegowda neither fought against british, nor He was a Martyr, Along with that he was a great able leader. Dont understand why this Politics. On One hand BJP supports Hindu Mrtyrs not muslims Martyrs. Useles BJP goons, Dinesh Poojary is another mental Minded person who is good to speak only venoms and support this BJP goons.

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  • Syed Mohiddin Saheb, Sastan

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    Someone want Tippu Sultan,
    Someone want Kempegowda,
    Someone want Rahul Gandhi,
    Someone want Yediurappa,
    Someone want Advani,
    Someone want Mallya, etc etc...
    But NO ONE want BANGALORE.
    What a selfish Leaders Or followers ?
    Bangalore should be the RIGHT name to continue,which represent the KARNATAKA national and international level.
    Dirty Politics,Politicians or So-called PSEUDOS make our Country more dirty in international level.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    Does this renaming will help.!!????. Yes it helps only the sign board manufacturers..they will get good business. Keep changing names every year.

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  • Arman, Managalore

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    you guys are not publishing the comments which are for Tippu....Why Not Tippu Sultans name....just coz he is a Muslim....please forget hez Muslim then compare him with Shivaji and decide who actual tiger is? And Freedom fighter ?

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  • Tom Cat , Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    The only area/ road that has English names in Mumbai is in the red light area.When will it be name after Indian politicians.

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  • V D'Souza, Kanjar/UK

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    Should have been named after Yeddiurappa as he has done 'so much' for the city and the state already!

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  • Alwyn fernandes, mangalore

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    THIS IS THE REAL ACHEIVEMENT OF BJP GOVERNMENT !!!! JAI HO

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  • SRINIVASAN SHETTY, mangalore

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    I think it should be called DeveGowda International Airport,

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  • KRPrabhu , Kudla/Bengaluru

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    @Pastor E.W.Frank,Udupi
    This has reference to your comment on naming Mangalore International Airport as Tippu Sultan Internaional Airport.
    I wish to inform you that there is a great /apt name for naming Mangalore Airport.It is ULLAL SRINIVAS MALLYA who is regarded as father of Modern Dakshina Kannada Dist(Udupi/Mangalore)
    He is a three time MP from Udupi constituency and worked closely with Mahatma Gandhiji/Pandit Jawaharlala Nehru as freedom fighter and imprissioned several times.His main contributions to DK dist are NH 17,KREC,Suratkal)(now NITK)Mangalore Airport,Mangalore-Hassan-Bangalore railway line,Nethravathi bride(Ullal bridge)New Mangalpre Port,Town hall,Mangalore,Circuit house,All India Radio Station,Mangalore.Nobody has done what he has contributed to DK Dist.Therefore it will be fitting tribute to Late Ulla Srinivas Mallya to name him after Mangalore International Airport,Mangalore.(USMIA)There cant be another name to name Mangalore International Airport.This will happen.

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    Kempegowda....
    Thank God .... for a second I thought I read it wrong!

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  • Jerry Moras, Canada

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    New name is nothing but identity issue How one wants to associated with. Similarly , when people migrate to Canada change their names from Mohd to Robert, Guruginder to Laura. I never changed my name. My orginal name is Jerry Moras and people what is your Indian name ? Please think I must be Rama or Krishna or Kempe Gauda. Question is does name matter ? Is it issue of branding ? Or promoting someone ? Name is given to just to identify cities or people. Just think aloud : think about if there was name of people on earth for 7 billion people what would have happened ? Hence, don’t go deep into it renaming something gets you better service.

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  • rahul shetty, udupi

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    We need more info towards kempe gowda n his contribution towards karnatak........ tom new goverment will come n say they wana name anil kumble.... come on man... all we need one NAME- LIKE KARNATAKA INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT

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  • Jafer, Ullal

    Sat, Apr 07 2012

    It should be Shahid Tippu Sultan International Airport like Chatrapati Shivaji international airport unlike Tippu Sulthan dedicated his life to fighting against British.. He also born in Devanahalli… Why this partiality with Tippu Sultan… I think only because he grabbed land from upper cast land lords and distributed among lower cast people

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  • Gerald, modankap-bantval

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    GUYS !!!! IT SHOULD BE "MANGALAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT" AS MOST OF THE STAFF FROM KERALA IN THE AIRPORT ITSELF AND KERALITE MAY LOVE TO TRANSIT FROM MANGLAPURAM AIRPORT!!!

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  • roy, mangalore

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Just keep Mangalore Airport or bajpe airport. It is a madness to keep airports, roads gardens after somebody. politics will surely come up.Congress has been successful having given many projects after its gone leaders such as Rajiv, Indira, Nehru etc. now BJP will surely begin once its leaders are dead such Vajapee, Modi, LK Advani etc. instead of keeping politicians name why not keep some soldiers names who died for us while protecting us(nation)? I am sure JD(U) will wait HD Kumarswamy and its father(mannina maga former PM. name forgotten)to die. so that some roads and airport can be named after them. hehehe. when we Indians will change? lets stop immortalizing these politicians. real heroes are those who die for us.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Immediately rename all airports of Karnataka with the name of Karnataka people who contributed to our state in various fields.

    Otherwise soon we will have Rahul Gandhi Airport, Sonia Gandhi Airport, Priyanka Air Terminal, Robert Airport etc...etc..

    I request state Govt to take steps to rename Mangalore, Mysore, Hubli and Belgaum Airports as early as possible. Our airports should not have dirty rogues names..

    Jai Karnataka, Jai Bharath.. Jai all airports..

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  • dinesh shetty, Nitte/Dubai

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Dear Readers n my undivided SK brothers, Mr Moily had opened an official website www.moily.org. please remind him of his committment by sending reminder mails urging for International status for mangalore airport.

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  • indian, MANGALORE

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    MR.STALIN,WE DONT WANT OUR GOVERNMENT TO NAME THE AIRPORT OF KINGS AND EMPIRES THAT INVADED,RULED,LOOTED AND KILLED THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT.TIPPU ATTACKED THE BRITISH TO SAFEGAURD HIS THRONE.HE WASNT AN INDIAN BUT A MOGHUL.

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  • satyanaraya, mangalore

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Mangalore airport should be named as mangala international airport.

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  • dinesh shetty, Nitte/Dubai

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Rather keeping Veerappa Moily/Oscar fernandis/Janardhan poojary name one day, keep Mr Srinivas Mallys name. He is brain behind setting up Mangalore Airport in 1950. Its a great respect n tribute to the Tulunadu legendary.Orelse its better to keep the name as TULUNADU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. In the umbrella of Tulunadu all Undivided DK people are one. I hope nobody oppose this move. Long live TULUNADU...

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  • jolvin, mumbai

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    good move by central govt, and this initiative by SM Krishna. and he does excellent work always....

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  • Pastor E. W. Frank, Udupi

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Dear Daiji World news:

    I think for Mangalore International Air Port, the fitting name may be "TIPPU SULTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT"(TSIA)Because there is Sultan Battery and many other caves and old ports all over Managalore and Udupi districts, and also a good fighter against British till his last breath. A Hero and a Great Defender of India.

    Pastor E. W. Frank

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  • Don, Udupi/blore

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    JobLess Guys.. Do some sensible work for the society than keep on changing names of the places and airports!!

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    I can recollect few proceedings on this.

    * This is a long pending demand from few years.

    * BJP Govt has sent this proposal to Central Govt and has been exerting constant pressure from last 3 years.

    * Approximately a month before, Vokkaliga Sangha met SM Krishna in Bangalore and demanded the airport be named KEMPEGOWDA AIRPORT.

    Thanks to SM Krishna for considering the request from state Govt and people. This is what we expect from central ministers. Listen to people and work for people.

    Now the next immediate thing required is Mangalore Airport be named "ULLALA ABBAKKA RANI INETRNATIONAL AIRPORT".


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  • Dr Prakash Harischandra, Surathkal/GalvestonTXUSA

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    It would be apt to name Mangalore after former MP U Srinivasa Mallya , after all not even a single project he conceived and struggled with out due credit got his name. Rather then the current useless bunch of politicians from our Dist .

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  • Dr Kusuma Kumari G , Nellore/Kodyadka

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Very nice Kempe gowda was a great king and its nice on part of goverment to name the airport after him

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  • SATHISH VAS , MANGALORE/DUBAI

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    If Bangalore Airport can be named after Kempegowda. Mangalore Airport can be named Sadanada gowda Airport.



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  • Aloka Nath, Bengaluru

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA
    Mangalapuram Airport

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  • Ravindranath shetty, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Finally Government has considered the request of the public

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  • Satish Kumar, mangalore

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    If I recap Mr Moily promised that mangalore airport will get a International status only after the UP election, Mr Moily mangaloreans are very smart, don't try to fool them sir

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  • M. Stalin, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Why people are forgetting TIPPU SULTAN's name, the first person who fought against britishers. And he was also from Devanahalli!!

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  • Damodar Bhat, Udupi

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Thank God for little mercies....Just imagine naming it after Bangarappa,Dharam Singh,Deve Gowda,Yeddiyurappa,Shobha,Siddaramaiah,Rajkumar etc. The name Kempegowda does not sound good for an International Airport.The Majestic bus stand or a big autorichshaw stand could probably be named " Kempegowda Bus Nildanha " or " Kempegowda Richshaw nildanha ".The name should blend with the stature and time of the person.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Good move by UPA govt....KEMPEGOWDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BANGALORE(KIAB).By the by what name for Mangalore Intl Airport?
    First......TULUNAADU AIRPORT..

    SECOND.....KOTI-CHENNAYA AIRPORT


    THIRD.....KUDLA AIRPORT....

    Any other names...????

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  • saira, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 06 2012

    Haha its a good news to all

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