Rail budget a let-down? Here's what coastal region and Karnataka got


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
With IANS Inputs

Mangalore, Jul 8: The people of coastal region were keenly awaiting the railway budget, pinning their hopes on son of the soil D V Sadananda Gowda. Expectations were high, but in the end, the general feeling was that the budget was quite a disappointment for the coastal people.

A separate division for Mangalore railway was high on the list, but that did not happen. The consolation was the announcement of a new express train from Bangalore that would run on a daily basis to the city.

Another announcement was survey for new lines on Sringeri-Shimoga-Mangalore and Kanhangad-Panathur (Kasargod district)-Kaniyoor routes, and doubling of Mangalore-Ullal-Suratkal track.

That's about it for Dakshina Kannada.

Byndoor which comes under Kundapur taluk in Udupi district will get a daily passenger train to Kasargod in Kerala state. Ironically, this is a route that wasn't even demanded by the people in Byndoor. Sources said that the train has been introduced following a demand from Kerala to cater to the large number of devotees visiting Kollur Temple from Kasargod.

Reacting to the budget, Kenchanur Somashekhar Shetty of Railway Passengers' Welfare Forum told daijiworld that the budget was a big disappointment to the people of the coastal region, and that none of the demands put forth by the people through his Forum had been met.

 

Karnataka's share

Overall, Karnataka got only one premium train, four express trains and three passenger trains.

Sadananda Gowda who represents the Bangalore North parliamentary constituency, did not include Karnataka in the list of new five Jansadharan trains and seven AC express trains he announced for other cities/states. There is no extension of trains operating from Karnataka either. 

The major announcement was introduction of suburban trains in Bangalore, which will hopefully ease the traffic in the capital city to a considerable extent. 

"Bangalore with its bustling business activity attracts large commuters from surrounding rural areas and towns necessitating better connectivity of Bangalore City with its suburban areas and hinterland. Study to explore possibility of enhancing the existing IR network of Bangalore for meeting this need will be taken up," he said.

"In addition, to cater to the demand of passenger traffic in Bangalore area, Byyappanahalli will be developed as a coaching terminal," Sadananda Gowda added.

The Bangalore-Tatanagar express will operate from the new railway station at Baiyyappanahali in the city's eastern suburb. Three pairs of MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) service will run from Bangalore to Ramanagaram in the old Mysore region six days a week except Sundays for the convenience of suburban commuters.


 

The other announcements that include Karnataka state are:

- A tourist train from Gadag to Pandarpur via Bagalkot, Bijapur and Solapur covering the pilgrim and tourist places of Karnataka and Maharashtra. Another such train from Rameshwaram covering pilgrim and tourist places like Bangalore, Chennai, Ayodhya, Varanasi and Haridwar.

- Higher speed of 160-200 kmph for existing trains on Mysore-Bangalore-Chennai sector by upgrading the present network.

- New Kamakhya - Bangalore Premium Express

- Bangalore - Shimoga Express (bi-weekly)

- Bangalore - Nelamangala DEMU service (daily)

- Bidar - Mumbai Express (weekly)

- Yesvantpur – Tumkur Passenger (Daily)

- Dharwad – Dandeli Passenger (Daily) via Alnavar

- Survey for Mysore-Kushalnagar portion of Mysore-Kushalnagar-Madikeri new line has been
completed and the state government has agreed to share the cost of the project. This will provide rail connectivity to important tourist destinations in Kodagu. Approvals to be obtained after completion of remaining survey up to Madikeri.

- Survey for new lines for Gadag - Harpanhalli and Gabbur - Bellary routes.

 

Mangalore: BJP applauds rail budget

Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (MD)

Mangalore, Jul 8: Despite the lukewarm response to the railway budget from the coastal region, the BJP party members along with their leaders applauded the budget with a celebration outside the district BJP office here on Tuesday July 8.

Even as union railway minister D V Sadananda Gowda announced the railway budget, the BJP party workers were happy that DVS gave a 'bumper' offer to the Dakshina Kannada district and burst crackers outside the office.

Speaking to the media, Ravishankar Mijar, Mangalore South president said, "BJP has already formed the government and under PM Narendra Modi, our party is doing very good. DVS is presenting the railway budget and many good things are going to happen to Mangalore city."

"Today the youths of Mangalore are happy that BJP is doing what Congress party could not do before," said state BJP Yuva Morcha vice-president Kishore Kumar.

Premanand Shetty, Kannur corporator Sudhir Shetty, Asha Jagadish, Nithin Kumar and many others were also present during the celebration.

At the end sweets were distributed.

 

  

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  • Raj Rao, Karkala/bangalore

    Sun, Jul 13 2014

    There is surprise 2 surpises for Sullia, as Sullia will be added to railway map through 2 project, Kodagu railway and Paniyur-Pananthur-Kanhangad railway line.

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  • yogesh, bombay

    Thu, Jul 10 2014

    About new trains - if not anything atleast DVS could have asked for stops/stopping time increase. Long distance trains hardly stop for 2 mins in Mlr, Udp, K'pur stns. How can ppl get in with luggage and locate seats in such short time?

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  • Chandrashekhar, Kundapura / Basrur

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    @ tc, mangalore

    Karnataka & Maharashtra spent major chunk on KRCL, coastal Karnataka can generate revenue, more over people lose their land and livelihood for KRCLs track etc etc.

    Even we have tough time during initial days to get jobs in KRCL, even though there are many things we are in current situation that Konkan can not accommodate any new long route trains (Mumbai or North India)… Because Kerala bound trains acquired maximum on KRCL route!!!

    We deserve to get many things… Unfortunately every time (for everything) we need to fight for your rights!!

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  • rajesh, Karwar

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    U mlore guys always want everything. U guys atleast got something.But we in Karwar didn't get anything. No train, no new routes nothing. Coastal means only Mlore ?
    U guys have enough projects. U r given new train Kundapur to Kasgod,
    Blore-Mlore, new route from Sringeri!!!! this much for 1 district.
    North K'tak will protest that K'taka means north also, not just Mlore and south k'taka.

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  • Chandrashekhar, Kundapura / Basrur

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Dear rajesh, Karwar

    Can understand your sentiment… Pls go through some facts…

    Earlier Yashwantpur train got extended upto Karwar because of undivided SK districts people effort. Last budgets’ DEMU trains also got extended upto Madgaon on north and Subramanya Road in south… Many similar cases indirectly NK district people benefitted without any efforts!!!

    But Karwars’ Train (CST-Karwar) got extended upto Mangalore Junction because of poor patronage in Kawar. Pls don’t blame us…

    We are hopeful that… current budgets’ new Bangalore-Mangalore Express daily train also going to get extended upto Karwar & can expect halts in 3-4 station in NK District (Bhatkal-Kumta-Karwar etc)

    Cheers…

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  • AUBB, Kuwait

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Has Nalin Kumar and Shobakka gone into hiding after the ""TUSS BUDGET"" ?

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  • Praveen, Udupi

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Fools, celebrate railway budget on the railway track and not on the roads.

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  • Prashanth, Badiadka

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Anyways its a horrible budget, 14% hike with that would have made it worst budget in history. So they hiked it weeks before the budget.

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  • Mann, bangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Good that this is BJP budget - I am spared of reading abusive, derogatory, meaningless remarks from people here if the same was from Congress\UPA....
    Only highlighting bullet train service which can never run like a bullet on Indian rails...!!

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  • William Rodrigues, Milagres, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    SAD A NADA Gowda presenting a railway budget who knows no a,b,c,d of this kind of budget. Pity Karnataka is getting such Gowdas. The previous one H D (Hallinda Delhige) Gowda and now one Sad Nada Gowda. May be he can give ad for any tooth paste.

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  • Homer, bharat

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Now what are the crackers for? Fares have gone up and bullet train is still only on paper that too NOT to Karnataka its for Gujarat

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    1. Our Dummy railway minister ONLY READ the budget which was written by Feku.
    2. Our Railways are so pathetic that instead of spending money on CHEMICAL TOILETS in trains we are thinking of having BULLET TRAINS which will cost a whopping RS. 7000 crores.
    3. Gowda wasn't even confident when he was reading his own Budget. He thinks that Bullet trains will fly in air.

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    N.M. Mangalore
    I think there is some mistake, somewhere. According to what I read in Times of India and saw on TV, today, one Kilo Meter of track for bullet train requires Rs 120 crores as against 8 crores for general tracks. Ahmedabad to Mumbai it is 534 KM. For me what is stated in Times of India and Tv, seems reasonable, that is around Rs: 63,000 crores

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    @ Santan - The cost of imported rolling stock for Bullet trains will run into billions of dollars. The figure which i have mentioned above is as per a foreign railway expert who was quoting this figure on news yesterday.

    Gowda seems to be confused as he not able to distinguish between Semi High speed trains which runs between 160-200 KMPH to Bullet Trains which run at a mind boggling 250 - 350 KMPH.

    Our dummy Rail 'Budpere' minister is using the terminology - BULLET TRAIN, whereas he is actually referring to Semi High Speed Trains.

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    N.M. Mangalore
    What you wrote and what I inferred were two separate things. Some other place, you have mentioned Rs 7000 cr as cost of one bullet train. I am really surprised that one bullet train costs that much !

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, katapadi/Bangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    No justice from DVS to the Coastal area though he hails from this area.This is really disappointment to the people and surely the people will reply him properly if he contest next election from this area.Hope the local MP's will take up this issue with him and do the needful.

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  • KUMAR P S, BANGALORE

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    All railway ministers have failed in their work of providing proper rail services nor even facilities to the state. The minister should have had guts to speak to the railway board chairman and make it a reality wether it is Mangalore Rail division or even a Bangalore Mangalore train. Our minister has behaved like a puppet to Modi .The same bullet train could have been between Bangalore to Hyderabad or Mysore or Chennai or even Tirupati.I feel this is only a paper budget.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    This is only BUDGET, let us wait & see what is reality.........Mr. D.V.S. will be next Millionaire....

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  • JJ jeppu,

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Bullet train for Ahmedabad Mumbai. and celebration in kudla.. WA WA

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  • Joseph, Udupi

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    A great apathy towards Karnataka and coastal regions and huge disappointment to us, even the non-Karnataka Railway ministers never neglected this region earlier. Much hopes were on Mr. Gowda as he was our ex-chief Minister and also represents Bangalore that he will be generous to our. He has to learn a lot from Lallu Prasad and Mamta Didi as to how during their tenure as Railway Ministers they have carved a name for themselves in their region by improving the Railway Services of their region.

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  • JSaheb,

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Height of stupidity....
    first time on this earth.

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  • felix machado, mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    REMEMBER dvs IS NOT PM,HE HAS CONSULT PM FOR ALL PROPOSAL.A OVER INDIA PEOPLE VOTED TO BJP,IT NOT CORRECT TO GIVE MORE SHARE TO KARNATAKA/DK

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  • Satish Rao M, Pune/Puttur

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Except for Mangalore Bangalore adnl.train,nothing special.Rly. Minister has & will fulfill Kasaragod M.P' s wish list.Where is Our Mangalore M.P?

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  • Irfan, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Again victory ceremony? till 5 years

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    I don't think DVS will pocket the 14% Railway price hike money but I cannot trust North Indians ...

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    When my friend in Canada was called "Fidalgo sans clothes" meaning aristocrat without clothes, after Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of UN, lamented that in India women are raped while they go out for natures call in the night because of no sanitation, it pains us to see our politicians are building castles in the air. No doubt, bullet train is welcome. Ahmedabad to Mumbai bullet train requires 60,000 crores and while normal rail track requires 8 crore per kM, this requires 120 crores for one KM. Finally, common man or middle class citizen can not travel, because the fare I heard is going to be more than the air ticket. This bullet train is made only for diamond merchants of Mumbai and Surat. Wish goodluck to PM.

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  • Jacintha, middle east

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    He is largely by the rich, of the rich, for the rich (rich can be replaced by gujjus).

    The rest in the country, were actually taken for a ride in the name of Hindutva, development, job creation.

    The left overs of the Gujjus will surely be shared by the rest, by priority it will be marwaris of rajasthan, haryana, punjab, mumbai.

    The rest of us will have to celebrate progress of the above by bursting crackers on a rainy day in front of DC office.

    Please stock enough crackers, I am sure we have many more moments of celebration, of development - in some parts of India.

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  • naveen kulshekar, mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Under Janata government and Railway minister SHRI. George Fernandes, Konkan Railway we the Mangaloreans got otherwise there would have been no direct train to Kudla till today!

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  • Rahul, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Disappointing budget for the state. Few good points, pre packed food,Pre order of food by sms/emails. FDI in railways except operations. Rest nothing new like additional lady police for women security cleanliness better ticketing facility.

    Bullet trains for mumbai-ahmedabad. Introduction of food courts as pilot projects for delhi amritsar jammu tavi line.. Y not for karnataka? Many states neglected. Price rise still on. But good to hear FDI from a party which is against it.

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  • T.K.S.AZAD, Uppalli.AlKhobar

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    You take him to funeral procession also, he may keep smiling all the way.Does he know,anything other than wicked smile?senseless human being

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  • Benedict, Bejai / Qatar

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Sadanada Gowda better join a circus company as joker or join with Devadas kapikad for comedy drama..... he is real joker....No trains to his own hometown......

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  • Haya, kc road

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    ಸದಾನಂದ .... ಮೊದ್ಲು ದೇವರಗುಂದ ಸುಳ್ಯ ಕ್ಕೆ ಡಾಮಾರ್ ರೋಡು ಮಾಡು.. ಆಮೇಲೆ ಬುಲೆಟ್ ಬಿಡು . ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ಹಿಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ ದಿದ್ದರು ಜುಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಾ? ಭಾರತದ ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳಿಗೆ ರಸ್ತೆ ಗಳಿಲ್ಲ ದಿರುವಾಗ ಮೋದಿಯ ಊರಿಗೆ ಬುಲೆಟ್. "ಸಬ್ಕ ಸಾಥ್ ಮೋದಿ ಕ ವಿಕಾಸ್ "

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  • Ronald , Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Mr. mahendra shetty,
    This colgate smile will not help to develop our coastal districts. DVS good for TV ad not for finance ministry.

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  • Mohandas Talwar , Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Our D.V.Sadanaanda Gowda will do nothing for his home town if so he should have done it when he was the CM of the state where he could do anything to his home town but did nothing not even shirady road and puttur sullia road when it was in a mess at the time he was CM useless, but Yeddiurappa has be appreciated may be he was a corrupt or whatever but he did a lot to his home town, what did Sadananda Gowda do ? or either in future he will do nothing to his home town instead he will put some more burden on the people of Dakshina Kannada for the people above in picture to burst some more crackers on the pleasure of giving some opportunity for these moneyed people to spend more.

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  • tomcat, Mangalore/Oman

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Sadananda Gowda is puppy love's "houdu basva hudu ella basva ella". The people celebrating don't know for they are doing it. common man will continue to suffer as long as there are stupid voters what they want.As for me my business is growing under BJP as it was during congress. But my conscience says AAP Kejriwal is right.

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  • Elroy, Karkala

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    AAp was right in intensions. But ehatever its is Kejriwals party members are Indians...so they will pull down him. Wherever you go in this world Indians enemy is a Indian only not others so the will not let you go up. kejriwal targeted the high profiles and so he got result. The party who supports big shots will survive as it did by congress or BJP. True person wont come to power and people wont vote for him. Becuase Indians are fools and easily fooled by politicians. Rich will be rich and the law also will support him. Poor will be in the dust. If a rich girl raped it will be a big story and all over india candle march processions go on. If a poor girl is raped ????????????? she is a poor its .....chalta hai. We are developing such kind of a society and how can you expect morals from politicians. Development is not making a farmers son a big officer or engineer. Development is making a farmers son as better life retaining him as farmer. This is not happening. so these people turn to urban lifetyle selling their lands.So we measure development by sensex...but is really development is happening in the lower layers????

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  • Ramakrishna. K. , Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    All those people who are bursting crackers and distributing sweets seem to be Keralites as they are happy that Mangalore did not become separate division under Konkan Railway but it will continue to be under Palghat division only for next five years giving benefit to Keralites only .

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  • TekVarmaRaja, Mangalapuram/Guruvayur

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Well said Mr. Bennet Vas, MangaloreTuesday, July 08, 2014
    I guess it is the best DVS could do given the circumstances (Earlier UPA budgets were "Populist and Vote catching budgets" I have no objection to the 14 % increase in fares announced last month - after all without finances no improvement can be expected. Indian Railways has been my pet subject, so just a few suggestions to improve the revenue (1) Sell Surplus land owned by the Indian Railways on either sides of the tracks for Industrial / agricultural use and those in City or Metro area for corporate buyers (2) North India - majority of people never buy tickets - it is the honest few there and the rest of India who subsides this grat leakage of revenue (3) Corruption is rampant in the Railways - specially in the commercial departments (4) Old Rolling stock to be phased out - as man power and material to refurbish / repair British era coaches / locomotives / wagons is a waste of time and money (5) Railways while being owned by the Government should be run as a corporate entity - Konkan Railways / Delhi Metro both headed by Mr. Sreedharan are a case in point - (6) Bullet trains etc. should be done later - what we need is (1) SAFETY (2) PUNCTUALITY (3) CLEANLINESS (4) FREQUENCY (5) COURTESY (6) PROFESSIONALISM .. On another note - let us not be selfish and expect DVS to favor Karnataka or SK in his First budget if this were the case our state would not need highways that are promised and not delivered by Oscar - we had 7 Railway Ministers from here earlier.

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  • muttu mani, perrinje

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    ಬುಲೆಟ್ ಟ್ರೈನ್ .. Rs.60000 crore cost???... ದುಂಬು ಆರ್ಡಿನರಿ ಟ್ರೈನ್ ದ ಟಾಯ್ಲೆಟ್ ಸರಿ ಮಲ್ಪಾದ್ .. ಬುಕ್ಕ ಬುಲೆಟ್.. ಇನ್ದು ಗುಜರಾತ್ ಬುಸ್ತಂದ್ ತೊಜೈ ಲೆಕ್ಕನೆ ಮನ್ಗೆ ಮಲ್ಪುನ ನ ? va marl marayaare.

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  • Nazim Khan, dubai

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    This clearly shows how much they are educated about budget..

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    I guess these Jokers are lighting crackers and distributing sweets thinking it is DVS's Birthday ...

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Washington,DC

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Jossey,

    Never mind politics....did you get BJP Ladoos???

    Jai Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    ...JH...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    If I could lay my hands, I would crush them ...

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  • P.Shirish Kumnar Hosabettu, Muscat, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    It looks like most of the Congi supporters here forgotten this is a National Budget not Karnataka State Budget to give all the facilities to only Karnataka. The Honest people wont do that. Sudarjavo baccho.... Under UPA Government , Mr. Kharge what he provided for Karnataka ?? A Golden train???

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  • Homer, bharat

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Mr.DVS please divert a few trains to Managlore. Remember Kudla next time at least please

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  • juliet Mascarenhas, Bejai

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Another 5 years all that DK can expect is 'Smile Bullet Train'.

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  • Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    1. No separate division for Mangalore railway!
    2.Did not include Karnataka in the list of new five Jansadharan trains
    3. No survey or announcement for doubling Mangalore -Mumbai Konkan Railway!
    Even then WHY City BJP saying our party is doing very well?
    Good things are happening to Mangalore city?
    Does this contentment mean all wishes are fulfilled and NOTHING MORE from Railways required or expected from this Govt?

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Hope Bangalore Train gets extended to Karwar. We will put-forth this demand to DVS.

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  • jacintha, middle east

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    ab kya hua? this much attention karnataka would have got anyway, irrespective of who is the railway minister.

    Actually what did we really get?

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  • Chandrashekhar, Kundapura / Basrur

    Thu, Jul 10 2014

    Coastal representative and social workers should put pressure on DVS to extend said Bangalore-Mangalore Daily Express Train upto Karwar...

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  • Sandesh, Mangalore, Oman

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Rail budondh poyee bokka pataki budiyer

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  • rizwan, Dubai/Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Yenchina "RAIL" Budgat !!! Bhaari Bejaar... Maatha rail popuni Gandhinagar (Gujrath model). Sadanand Anna, onji "Bullet Train" KUDLAG Thirgale....Dever Edde Malpuver swamy.

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  • doddanna, damaskatte abudahbbi

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    RAILWAY BUDGET = ACCHEE DIN AYENGE
    BULLET ONLY FOR MUMBAI - AHAMEDABAD = TO LOOT RICHES OF MUMBAI
    KARNATAKA = ACHCCCE DIN UNDER BJP

    NOW OTHER BUDGET WILL COME = ALL THOSE WHO VOTED WILL THINK:

    MERA NUMBER KAB AYEGA?

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Washington,DC.

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    People,

    Bejaimai is disappointed that bullet train between Parliament House to Mandekolu(DVS House in Sullia) was not announced in the current railway budget....She was expecting stops in Nagpur-Bejai-Kalladka in between....

    May be next budget....patience is virtue Bejaimai....

    ...JH...

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  • Ronald , Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Wake up people and don't expect much from these FEKU company. They made many promises which they cant fulfill.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    JOSSEY MAAMU,

    ATLEAST THIS TIME OUR KARNATAKA GUY ESPECIALLY FROM MANGALORE IS HAVING SOME CHARM ,SMILE IN HIS FACE UNLIKE PREVIOUS TWO USELESS MINISTER MUNIAPPA AND MALLIKARJUNA KHARGHE....IN THEIR FACE WE COULD SEE ITALY'S MAP ONLY...ONLY THEY FOLLOWED ITALY AMMAS ORDER NOTHING ELSE....

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  • Homer, Bharat

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    What to do with smile if there is NO work on ground?..BTW, Kharge got many trains to Karnataka and especially to his constituency. DVS should at least think of Mangalore and do justice to us

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Rail Budget was prepared by FEKU and only read by Railway Minister.
    No wonder most Ministers are 10th Standard Pass.
    DVS should resign and return back ...

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Even I am sad that Mangalore did not get Division, or atleast attachment of it to Mysore Division or Konkan Railway.

    But DVS has told us that he will do needful and don't expect immediate results. I am very much sure Mangalore will get divisional status very soon since DVS is very positive about it. He has already held several meetings with railway officials regarding this including one in Mangalore SR Manager on May 31st.

    A Railway division or any project does not necessarily need to come in Railway Budget. Even Kharge announced new Gulbarga division 1.5 month after the rail budget. Many trains he announced in North Karnataka that did not have mention in budget. I am 100 percent sure Mangalore Division will happen, no doubt about it.

    Regarding celebration of BJP workers above, it was not at all required. They should do some better job in life. Celebration would have been justified if decades long divisional status was granted to Mangalore region.

    But I most welcome Bangalore-Mangalore Express train. Hope this will reach Mangalore in 9-10 hours.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Dinesh, Now admit you are a big ULLU ...

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  • denzil, mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    So Mr. Gowda in short we have to learn Malyali now !!!! forget about train at least you could give us separate division !!!! seems like you are also a puppet !!!

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    It is the train of Modi and the motorman Sadanand Gowda going towards Ahmedabad .....

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  • Anil, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Still no Separate railway division for Mangalore...? very Disappointed. Till now we are blaming other central ruling parties and ministers for this. when our own ministers cant do this then how we can blame others. still hope for the best may be in Next budget.....?????

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  • Rajesh, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Pls note page 30 of page 32 on the railway budget presented today available online on railways website..You have left out mentioning that a NEW DAILY EXPRESS TRAIN has been announced from Bangalore to Mangalore..That is surely a good news !!

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  • Shridhar, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Any other Railway Minister would have announced Bullet Train from his home state..may be between Bangalore & Mumbai... But our Railway Minister is more interested in pleasing the PM or may be arm twisted by PM to announce the first Bullet train between Ahmadabad and Mumbai...

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, innigoli/Mumbai

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Sridhar, Mangalore
    Bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai at a big expenditure is not for the benefit of you and me. Modi is just fulfilling the promises he made to Mumbai and Surat Diamond merchants who paid for his election fund amounts worth in diamonds.

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  • ashok shetty, shirva

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Only gift Manglore banglore daily express train , that also before starting it will close because of buss owner lobby.So imagine big zero for Manglore.

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  • sid, mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Sensible budget. Last ten years we use to hear 100 projects announced and we use to clap . Out come ....after ten years only one project completed. Now thats dongi ....congi

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  • Chandrashekhar, Kundapura / Basrur

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Maximum trains in Konkan Routes are Kerala Bound Trains!! Better cut down some and re-allocate other states !!

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  • Indian, Mumbai

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    such an irresponsible comment...will you agree to cut the trains towards Bangalore and should reallocate to some else state..each and every time don't blame others.

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  • Chandrashekhar, Kundapura / Basrur

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Historically we are “irresponsible”, so we lose many things & so others took benefit!!
    Now awareness is there, everybody knows the truth & gradually things will change…

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  • rajesh, bangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    Kerala have gobbled up many trains along Konkan rail. For some trains, there r 30 stops whereas it is 6 or 7 in K'taka. So K'taka is used by a passing route by railways only to benefit Kerala. Even without a Kerala minster, everytime Kerala manages to get max. This u will realise after some days of budget.

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  • SS, mlore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Saddu's much of rail went to P.M's home state....Feel confused who drafted this budget...

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  • pioneer, mlore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Atthu...mukulu daayegu potaki budondulleru....??? stock mini jaasti unda...

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    As usual, development focused only for north. What is the share for south India where most of the budgets money comes from?

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  • Chandrashekhar, Kundapura / Basrur

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Kerala bound trains using maximum Konkan Routes, simultaneously Palakkad Division (SR) taking away Rs.300 Cr from Mangalore Baikambady Yard (from goods transportation) which is 98% of revenue of Palakkad !!

    Anywhere coastal Karnataka benefited?

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  • tc, mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Dear Friend,
    Please understand that whether it goes to palaghat division or mangalore division it is still going to the revenue towards Indian railways.. You talk like some malayali people are here to loot your money :)

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Railway budgetd SadAanda.
    Kooli Maathra thoujundu.

    This is the budget of SadAanda.
    Haathi ka daanth dhikaaneka alag Khaane ka alag.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    April Fool Banaaya Tho Tumko Gussa Aaya
    Tho Tera Kya Qasoor, BJP Ka Qasoor
    April Fool Banaaya ...

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Sad, Nothing to Kerala state.Good revenge by BJP govt since there is no BJP MP from the state. Nothing else we can expect from a govt lead by Modi.

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  • naik, bangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Did you read the news carefully? Train between Byndoor - Kasargod (for malayali devotees of mookambika) and survey of Kanhangad-Panathur (Kerala) are given for kerala state (in spite of not sending single BJP MP to delhi from the state). Now what else you want ?

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  • John Tauro, M'lore / Kwt

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    There was no need for Byndoor - Kasaragod Train since there are many trains running towards Kasaragod and beyond. Instead this new train should have been Byndoor - Puttur which would have facilitated people of Puttur and Bantwal traveling to Udupi - Kundapura.

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  • Rail Khiladi, Mangalore. KSA

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Sad news from Sad Ananda. For us only a big colgate smile from Railway Minister. These BJP paid members does not know until now what is budget they only know gadang and pataaki.
    Now we remember George Fernandes, TA Pai.. those railway ministers gave something to their native place. Sadananda is good for nothing.Even when he was a chief minister did nothing for DK.

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Was bursting of crackers a part of the budget? At least the BJP supporters got a chance to burst crackers. Just ruining money and time.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Wooden Pellet.
    Mount at Olivet.
    Gujarat train Bullet.
    USA’s car is Chevrolet.
    Pehele shouchaalai/Toilet.
    My favorite is Chicken Fillet.
    Never shave in blade Gillette.
    L.K. Advani no more steel Billet.
    Train bullet empty peoples Wallet.
    Crying railways now is ready to-Let.
    For encounter rounding in proof Bullet.
    For Haryana boys Bihar girl is not Violet.
    Gujarat less of agriculture shortage of Millet.
    Puppy Love wife Jeshodhaben she is not Juliet.
    Indian Railway Guinness book of record in Toilet.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    PYRAMID BOY PREPARE THE PYRAMIDS DAY NIGHT NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN...AT LEAST 30 YEARS ONLY BJP...AFTER THAT ALSO NO CONGRESS HAS HOPES....CONGRESS POSITION WILL BE SAME WHAT LEFT IS RIGHT NOW...REGIONAL PARTY..

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Dear Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore,

    Speaking and commenting like a kid will not work.

    Your Zealous, frustration and indigestion is clearly displayed here.

    See in Bihar one crore is found in the house of Griraj Singh. Whose money is this?!

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Dear Mahendra,

    Chour bjp man Giriraj Singh.

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  • Abdul Salam, Mangalore/Doha

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Kelasa daanthina 25 jana pataki budiyer aatheye.
    very disappointing budget as far as undivided dakshina kannada is considered

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  • India First, India

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    They again proved they can neglect us easily. Reason is simple we don't have unity in Coastal. We are divided by religion, caste, language & political parties !!!

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    watch the rich get richer and the poor die. we , the middle class, as always, will be a mute spectator and sincerely keep bearing all the hikes.I am surprised a country of more than a billion has been fooled in this general elections. Good days will never come our way. it will be always good days for the leaders only.A new set of stealer have come. The earlier ones were white clothed(Congis) now they come in saffron colors(Dh...)

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  • YOUSUF K, BANAGALORE

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Railway Minister pandenda..George Fernandies..Bukka pura rail budupuna Minister for Mangaloreans.

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  • mangalorean, mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    whatever Mangalore is developed today its because of people of Mangalore and not because of any central or state govt.these politicians could not provide proper city buses to us or even build a proper city bus stand in mangalore. we have MRPL,ONGC...but still our youth are unemployed and some work in gulf...and what mangaloreans get from these companies is 'pollution'.......

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  • CONRAD JOHN TAURO, SHIRVA/UDUPI/DUBAI

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Rail budget more bitter less better.

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  • Anwar,

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Looks like BJP won the election...Lol

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  • Peter, Bangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    District BJP supporters in shame except these 18.

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    I am looking from different angle. Will it be feasible for a central minister to bias his constituency ? Being a central minister taking care of the whole nation, I don't think he can just some bonus projects to his constituency or state. Same thing I feel it's for Sadananda Gowda also now. He must be having many more plans to extend to his state or district. but being a central minister also loyal to nation, it may not be feasible for him to announce some bumper projects to us, just because he is from this place.

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  • Praveen kunder, udupi

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    In the process of taking decision one need to have GUTS...Kharge took the decision of separate division for Gulburga thats too in a interim budget..Hats off to you Mr Kharge...ur a real son of Kannada

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Then How Lalu Prasad Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan & Mamata Banerjee announced Bumper projects to their Home States when they were Rly Ministers, by neglecting the claims of other states ?

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Different angle means- Mad angle aa?

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  • Arshad Kadli, Bhatkal / Al Khobar

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    As a principle what you are telling is correct but then the question arises is that "During election campaign why they made the promise which they cannot fulfill?"

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  • Ramakrishna. K. , Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Sad-ananda Gowda brought Sadness to Kannadigas.

    Where are Nalin Kaatil and Shobha ? What is their reaction ?

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  • prakash, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    totally agree with you,
    Mangalore is a small and very beautiful city. A Metro will help the commuters. They can include suratkal and bajpe and accordingly other neighboring places.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    And some days back here Gowda was
    a. Talking about a Surprise for Sullia.
    b. Mangalore -Chennai Corridor..
    Now analysis on his sayings...
    a. Surprise for Sullia- Yes it has got nothing- Clap ! Clap! For the 'surprise'.
    b. M'lore- Chennai Corridor...he did not know what 'Corridor' meant.
    he thought it was something like a 'corridor' to a room ,which could be easily built. Little misconception, so forget it.
    Okay any more questions?
    What? Nonsense? Yes it is ...O.K.

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  • AI, Moodbidri

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Even though, I cannot give anything to Coastal Karnataka, I can give you a great smile!

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  • karthik.ks, Doha Qatar

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    count how many people gathered for fire crackers bursting???...Sadananda gowdarige DIKKARA

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  • dinesh shetty, Nitte/Dubai

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Youth BJP-managlore is headless chickens,.or else nobody will celebrate such a bad Budget for high expected coastal region..kindly dont fool the undivided Skites..they watches everything closely..lets cunning DVS win again from coastal region???..he ditched the TULUNADU in yettinahole project also..Entire karnataka got a big Zero in this budget..he is clearly pleasing Gujratis and UPs..real cunning and selfish. ..if i can say in tulu "Malla Rail Budiye"

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  • Praveen kunder, udupi

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    "BREAKING NEWS"- Next election DVS eying for Ahmadabad or Lucknow constituency

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  • Ashok, Mumbai

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Pass ho gaya tho bi fire crackers and fail ho gaya tho bi fire crackers.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    High expectations from Sadanand Gowda for coastal Karnataka but totally gone in the water....

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  • Hariesh Kumar M Shetty, Magalore / Mumbai

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    A big let down to Mumbai kanndigas and coastal people . Mr.DVS not, made any positive announcement this time . Now lets wait for some more time or a announcement after some time . Keep your finger crossed.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Shetre...
    Now you have to keep some other organ crossed. Keeping fingers crossed for long hurts.

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  • simple, bangalore

    Wed, Jul 09 2014

    HKM Shetty , Mumbai

    DVS has clearly said - He never expected Railways and it's problems to be so mammoth!!! He just cannot comprehend it!!

    He only read what was written and given to him - what it means "DEVERE BALLA" for him.

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Kannadiga Proposes and Malyali Disposes.

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  • kodialda muthu, mangalore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    DVS will not be forgiven! we will fight in high court for mangalore division like we fought for karwar-yeshvantpur express. Lucche din ane wale hain!

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    I mean why are they bursting crackers? Run out of ideas?
    What has Mangalore got?
    Nonsense.All we have got are 'pathetic surveys'.
    This budget was 'read' by the RM.
    Drafted by some one else.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Mamu, Join me chanting "FEKU Maharaj Ki Jai" ...

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  • abdulla, india

    Tue, Jul 08 2014

    Mangalore should plan out a metro by private ventures...

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