Modi in Karnataka | PM inaugurates ‘lotus-shaped’ Shivamogga airport, launches slew of development projects
1 year, 9 months ago

Modi in Karnataka | PM inaugurates ‘lotus-shaped’ Shivamogga airport, launches slew of development projects

The Hindu  

In what is his fifth visit to poll-bound Karnataka in two months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Shivamogga airport at Sogane. https://t.co/jM795e3Oel — Narendra Modi February 27, 2023 Airport to bring improved connectivity The new airport has a lotus-shaped terminal and has been developed at a cost of around ₹450 crore. He was the Deputy Chief Minister in the Janata Dal -BJP coalition government in 2007 when an airport for Shivamogga was approved. Frequent visits Mr. Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP president J.P. Nadda have been visiting the State frequently for the last two months, and this would be the Prime Minister’s fifth visit to Karnataka in two months, and the third in February alone.

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Karnataka has proposed name change for four airports: Centre
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka has proposed name change for four airports: Centre

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has received a request from the State government to name four airports in Karnataka after eminent personalities. The four are — Vijayapura airport, Hubballi airport, Belagavi airport, and Shivamogga airport, and the proposed names by the State government are Jagajyothi Basaveshwara airport, Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna airport, Kittur Rani Chennamma airport, and Rashtrakavi Dr. K.V. Reply …

Narendra Modi in Karnataka: PM to address back-to-back rallies today | Schedule
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Narendra Modi in Karnataka: PM to address back-to-back rallies today | Schedule

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will intensify the Lok Sabha election campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka with five back-to-back public gatherings in two days beginning on Sunday, April 28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for the Lok Sabha elections According to the BJP's state unit, Modi will address four rallies in the North Karnataka region …

Shivamogga airport handles over 26,000 passengers in first six months of operations
9 months ago

Shivamogga airport handles over 26,000 passengers in first six months of operations

The Hindu  

The Shivamogga airport in its first six months of operations servicing four routes handled 26,086 passengers with a chunk of them being travellers on the Bengaluru-Shivamogga route. The airport started commercial operations on August 31, 2023, with Indigo offering flight services on the Bengaluru-Shivamogga sector. From August 31, 2023, to January 31, 2024, around 15,485 passengers travelled on this route, …

PM Modi to address 2nd public meeting in Karnataka. Full schedule
9 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi to address 2nd public meeting in Karnataka. Full schedule

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting for the Lok Sabha elections in Shivamogga on Monday, the BJP state unit said on Sunday. PM Modi to address 2nd public meeting in Karnataka in the run up to LS election The party is expecting a turnout of 2.5 lakh people at the Allama Prabhu ground. BS Yediyurappa's son B …

PM Modi to inaugurate Tiruchy airport’s new terminal building today
11 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi to inaugurate Tiruchy airport’s new terminal building today

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will be in Tamil Nadu where he will be inaugurating the new terminal building at Tiruchirappalli International Airport. According to the PMO statement, the new terminal building of the Tiruchirappalli international airport has been developed at a cost of more than ₹1,100 crore. Tiruchirappalli International Airport new terminal The airport's design has been inspired …

PM Modi unveils Tiruchi International Airport terminal, hails vibrant culture and heritage of Tamil Nadu
11 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi unveils Tiruchi International Airport terminal, hails vibrant culture and heritage of Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday began his two-day visit to Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep and Kerala. On Tuesday, PM Modi also inaugurated the recently constructed terminal building at Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu. PM hails vibrant culture and heritage of Tamil Nadu He also launched infrastructure and educational projects worth Rs 20,140 crore in the state. Addressing a gathering …

DC holds meeting on commencement of flight operations at Shivamogga Airport
1 year, 5 months ago

DC holds meeting on commencement of flight operations at Shivamogga Airport

The Hindu  

Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner R. Selvamani, on Saturday, July 15, held a meeting with officers on the preparations to be made to commence flight operations at Shivamogga Airport on August 11. The first flight, an ATR-72, belonging to IndiGo Airlines, is expected to take off from Bengaluru Airport at 9.30 a.m. on August 11 and reach Shivamogga Airport by 11 a.m. …

Kishan thanks Modi for Sabarimala airport site
1 year, 8 months ago

Kishan thanks Modi for Sabarimala airport site

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union minister G. Kishan Reddy thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for site clearance approval for the construction of a greenfield airport for Sabarimala, near Kottayam in Kerala. Under Modi’s leadership, the Centre has aimed at democratising air travel and opening the sector to the middle class and the less privileged, he said. He said that close to 1 crore …

PM Modi inaugurates Chennai airport's new terminal building
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi inaugurates Chennai airport's new terminal building

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Rs 1,260 crore New Integrated Terminal Building of the Chennai International Airport, a facility that will boost passenger handling. "The addition of this new integrated terminal building will increase the passenger serving capacity of the airport from 23 Million Passengers Per Annum to 30 MPPA. The new terminal is a striking …

PM to pay his seventh visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year on Saturday
1 year, 9 months ago

PM to pay his seventh visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year on Saturday

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a visit to poll-bound Karnataka on March 25 -- his seventh this year -- during which he will take part in various events including a Metro ride, and address a mega public meeting organised by the BJP. Though details about the public meeting have not been shared in the official release, it …

PM Modi to attend the last leg of Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra in Karnataka
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi to attend the last leg of Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to participate in the culmination of Vijaya Sankalpa Yatre, at Karnataka’s Davangere on March 25. PM Modi to attend the last leg of Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra in Karnataka The Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra is BJP’s assembly election campaign which is said to be of 8,000 kilometers long and it will end on March 25. …

PM Modi to visit poll-bound Karnataka on March 25, take a ride on new metro route
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi to visit poll-bound Karnataka on March 25, take a ride on new metro route

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Karnataka on March 25 to participate in various programmes organised in Chikkaballapur and Bengaluru. PM Modi will arrive at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airport in Bengaluru on the morning of March 25. PM Modi will fly back to Bengaluru in the afternoon to inaugurate the White Field Metro Line and will also take …

‘BJP government is ready to expand Bengaluru airport': Amit Shah in Devanahalli
1 year, 9 months ago

‘BJP government is ready to expand Bengaluru airport': Amit Shah in Devanahalli

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah who inaugurated BJP’s ‘Vijaya Sankalpa Ratha Yatra’ in Bengaluru on Friday said that their government is ready to expand the Kempegowda International Airport. ‘BJP government is ready to expand Bengaluru airport': Amit Shah in Devanahalli Speaking at Devanahalli near Bengaluru, Shah said, “The recent development of Bengaluru airport only happened because of PM Narendra Modi. …

B.S. Yediyurappa celebrates 80th birthday with a new airport in Shivamogga
1 year, 9 months ago

B.S. Yediyurappa celebrates 80th birthday with a new airport in Shivamogga

The Hindu  

Veteran BJP leader B. S. Yediyurappa turned 80 on February 27. This birthday was special as the new airport in his home district Shivamogga was inaugurated on this day by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Th eight-time MLA from Shikaripura Assembly constituency in Shivamogga district has been the chief minister four times, besides serving as leader of opposition thrice. Mr. Bommai …

"Not just an airport.." : Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Karnataka's Shivamogga
1 year, 9 months ago

"Not just an airport.." : Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Karnataka's Shivamogga

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at Karnataka’s Shivamogga and inaugurated the new Kuvempu airport in the state. : Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Karnataka's Shivamogga PM Modi’s aircraft is the first aircraft to land at the Kuvempu airport and he was welcomed by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai along with other key BJP leaders of the state. The Shivamogga airport …

On Yediyurappa's birthday, PM Modi takes on Congress in poll-bound Karnataka | Top points
1 year, 9 months ago

On Yediyurappa's birthday, PM Modi takes on Congress in poll-bound Karnataka | Top points

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the lotus-shaped Shivamogga airport, launched a slew of development projects and took on Congress in poll-bound Karnataka. With about two months to go for polls, PM Modi used the occasion of public meetings at Shivamogga and Belagavi to hit out at the Congress as he targeted "dynastic parties", comments which are Here are the top …

Dream come true, says Yediyurappa as PM Modi set to inaugurate Shivamogga airport on his birthday
1 year, 9 months ago

Dream come true, says Yediyurappa as PM Modi set to inaugurate Shivamogga airport on his birthday

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will once again visit poll-bound Karnataka on Monday to inaugurate multiple development projects, including the inauguration of the Shivamogga airport, the second biggest airport in the state. The day of the inauguration, February 27, also marks the birthday of former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who said it is a dream come true moment for him …

'Those wearing hawai chappals should travel in hawai jahaz', says Modi while inaugurating Shivamogga Airport
1 year, 9 months ago

'Those wearing hawai chappals should travel in hawai jahaz', says Modi while inaugurating Shivamogga Airport

India TV News  

Karnataka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Shivamogga Airport in Karnataka on Monday. The airport is expected to improve connectivity and accessibility from Shivamogga and other neighbouring areas in the Malnad region of Karnataka, officials said This is Modi's fifth visit this year to poll-bound Karnataka, where Assembly elections are due by May. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets former CM …

PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth ₹2k-crore in poll-bound Karnataka today
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth ₹2k-crore in poll-bound Karnataka today

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday inaugurate and lay foundation stone for projects worth ₹2,252 crore, and hold a Bharatiya Janata Party roadshow in Belagavi in poll-bound Karnataka, a state minister said. “Around 5.11 lakh farmers of Belagavi district will get the benefit from the scheme to the tune of ₹102 crore,” Belagavi district in-charge minister Govind Karjol told …

Dream Come True for Ex-K'taka CM Yediyurappa With PM Modi All Set to Inaugurate Shivamogga Airport
1 year, 9 months ago

Dream Come True for Ex-K'taka CM Yediyurappa With PM Modi All Set to Inaugurate Shivamogga Airport

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day visit to poll-bound Karnataka on Monday and will visit Shivamogga and Belagavi to launch multiple development projects, including the inauguration of Shivamogga airport. Named after noted Kannada poet and Jnanpith awardee Mahakavi Kuvempu, the airport has been a dream project of Lingayat strongman and Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa. In the …

PM Modi to inaugurate Shivamogga airport in Karnataka tomorrow
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate Shivamogga airport in Karnataka tomorrow

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on his fifth visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year on Monday to inaugurate Shivamogga airport and lay foundation for various development projects in Belagavi. Foundation stone for two railway projects, Shikaripura–Ranebennur new Railway line and Koteganguru Railway coaching depot, will also be laid during the visit. The Koteganguru railway coaching depot in Shivamogga …

Karnataka: PM Modi to inaugurate Shivamogga airport on February 27
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka: PM Modi to inaugurate Shivamogga airport on February 27

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Shivamogga airport, the dream project of former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Committee Member BS Yediyurappa, on February 27. READ | Farmers protest Shivamogga airport inauguration The greenfield domestic airport at Sogane in Shivamogga district has been constructed under the Centre's UDAN scheme aimed to make air travel affordable to all. BY Raghavendra, …

Shivamogga airport to be named after Kuvempu: BSY
1 year, 10 months ago

Shivamogga airport to be named after Kuvempu: BSY

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary board member B S Yediyurappa said that he turned down the proposal to name the newly constructed Shivamogga airport after him and said the state government would send a proposal to the Centre to name it after Kuvempu, a Kannada poet and novelist. B S Yediyurappa said that he turned down …

BSY declines, CM hell bent on Yediyurappa’s name for Shivamogga airport
1 year, 10 months ago

BSY declines, CM hell bent on Yediyurappa’s name for Shivamogga airport

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Much to the dislike of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa who has said a clear 'no' to name the newly constructed airport in Shivamogga after him, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is hell bent on naming it after Yediyurappa. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was in Shivamogga, to which place Yediyurappa belongs, on Wednesday and …

Ex-Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah likens PM Modi to 'Hitler', BJP hits back
1 year, 11 months ago

Ex-Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah likens PM Modi to 'Hitler', BJP hits back

India Today  

Karnataka’s former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Adolf Hitler. Drawing a parallel between Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco's rule, the Congress leader claimed PM Modi’s rule would also last “only a few days more”. BJP HITS BACK Reacting to the Congress leader’s remark, CM Basavaraj Bommai said the entire country knows the personality …

PM Narendra Modi in Karnataka today | Top updates
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Narendra Modi in Karnataka today | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Karnataka on Thursday for the second time this month to launch a slew of development projects. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate projects worth more than ₹ 10,800 crore in Karnataka on Thursday. Several Karnataka BJP leaders extended a welcome to the prime minister, with chief minister Basavaraj Bommai …

Opposition considers completing projects fast as 'risk', BJP finds it nation's 'strength': PM Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

Opposition considers completing projects fast as 'risk', BJP finds it nation's 'strength': PM Modi

India TV News  

Highlights BJP govt has doubled number of airports from 70 to 140 in India, said PM Modi Karnataka is at the forefront of electric vehicle manufacturing: PM Narendra Modi PM inaugurated the Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport at Bengaluru PM Modi Karnataka, Tamil Nadu visit : In an apparent attack on previous Congress and Janata Dal governments in Karnataka, …

PM Modi to visit Karnataka on 11 Nov, launch first Vande Bharat of South India
2 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi to visit Karnataka on 11 Nov, launch first Vande Bharat of South India

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on 11 November to launch several projects including flagging off the first Vande Bharat Express in South India. The Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai held a meeting via video conference on Thursday with senior officials of the government including the Chief Secretary, regarding the preparation for PM's visit. Before visiting Karnataka, PM …

Yediyurappa asks Bommai to reconsider decision to name Shivamogga airport after him
2 years, 8 months ago

Yediyurappa asks Bommai to reconsider decision to name Shivamogga airport after him

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa has requested the Karnataka government to name the airport that is coming up at Shivamogga after any illustrious personality of the state, following it's recent decision to name it after him. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai after inspecting the ongoing work of the airport at Sogane in Shivamogga on April 20, had announced that …

‘Reconsider decision to name Shivamogga airport after me,’ says Yediyurappa
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Reconsider decision to name Shivamogga airport after me,’ says Yediyurappa

Hindustan Times  

Veteran BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has requested the Karnataka government to name the airport that is coming up at Shivamogga after any illustrious personality of the state, and not him Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa during an Assembly Session at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai …

Shivamogga Airport to Be Named After Former K'taka CM Yediyurappa: Bommai
2 years, 8 months ago

Shivamogga Airport to Be Named After Former K'taka CM Yediyurappa: Bommai

News 18  

The airport that is coming up at Sogane near here will be named after former chief minister B S Yediyurappa, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday. Stating that the airport will help all-round development of Shivamogga and surrounding areas, Bommai said it will enhance trade and commerce, and tourism in the region. Noting that Yediyurappa as CM had conceptualised …

UP poll push: PM Modi to meet BJP MPs over breakfast, Amit Shah to address rally in Lucknow today
3 years ago

UP poll push: PM Modi to meet BJP MPs over breakfast, Amit Shah to address rally in Lucknow today

India Today  

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections, PM Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda will meet Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand BJP MPs at breakfast on Friday, December 17. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in the ‘Sarkar Banao, Adhikar Pao’ rally organised by Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally Nishad Party at 1 pm on Friday …

UP poll push: PM Modi to meet BJP MPs over breakfast, Amit Shah to address rally in Lucknow today
3 years ago

UP poll push: PM Modi to meet BJP MPs over breakfast, Amit Shah to address rally in Lucknow today

India Today  

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections, PM Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda will meet Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand BJP MPs at breakfast on Friday, December 17. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in the ‘Sarkar Banao, Adhikar Pao’ rally organised by Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally Nishad Party at 1 pm on Friday …

PM Modi inaugurates Kushinagar airport in UP
3 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi inaugurates Kushinagar airport in UP

Hindustan Times  

PM Modi inaugurates Kushinagar airport in UP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Kushinagar international airport in Uttar Pradesh to boost the country's aviation sector.. 1 / 7 View Photos in a new improved layout Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport, in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh on October 20. 3 / 7 View Photos in a …

Lotus Design for Shivamogga Airport Leads to War of Words Between BJP, Congress in Karnataka
3 years, 6 months ago

Lotus Design for Shivamogga Airport Leads to War of Words Between BJP, Congress in Karnataka

News 18  

The lotus design for Shivamogga’s proposed airport has led to political controversy in Karnataka. According to The News Minute, Congress MLA NA Harris alleged that the BJP plans to give publicity to their election symbol using public money, and urged the BJP government to change the design. Since it resembles the election symbol of BJP, I urge the state and …

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