Bengaluru Airport defers commencement of operations on second runway

Aviation

Earlier, it was said that the new runway will be ready by October.

TNM Staff

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The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) which was due to commence operations on its second runway starting from Thursday, along with its existing runway, has sad that the process has been deferred. Earlier, at a press meet, the Managing Director and CEO of BIAL Hari Marar, had suggested that the second runway will be operational from as early as October. “Regulatory paperwork is under way for the South Runway and associated infrastructure at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru with the first flight expected to operate from the South Runway as soon as the approvals are received,” a Bangalore International Airport Limited’s (BIAL) spokesperson said on Thursday evening. Until now, the airport authority was not sharing any update regarding the opening of the second terminal. It has neither revealed further details nor issued a statement regarding the development. BIAL had earlier announced that the validation (test) flight operations — the procedure wherein a flight lands and takes off as a test, to check if the runway is capable — were successfully carried out in late August. As previously reported, the new south parallel runway will begin functioning only in a limited capacity as not all the taxiways are operationally ready yet.  This second runway is part of the airport’s Rs 13,000 crore expansion plan, which involves a new terminal, widening of access roads as well as a new multi-modal transport hub. This also includes setting up of two metro stations inside the 4,000-acre airport campus and also a suburban railway station. Read: Bengaluru Airport to open its second runway on Thursday: Five things to know

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Karnataka byepolls: Exit polls predict BJP will continue in power

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Four exit polls predict that the BJP will win at least nine seats or more.

Soumya Chatterjee

If the exit polls predictions in Karnataka bye-elections are anything to go by, then Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will comfortably hold onto his chair, post-December 9. The BJP needs to win at least six of the 15 seats that went for the polls on Thursday. The results will be declared on December 9. Four prominent exit polls predicted that the BJP will win at nine seats or more. C-Voter exit polls have predicted the BJP will win 12 out of the 15 seats and Congress will win only three seats. The JD(S) is pegged to win no seats, according to C-Voter. According to Public TV, BJP is expected to win 8-10 seats while the Congress and JD(S) who fought the elections separately will win 3-5 seats and 1-2  seats respectively. Meanwhile, independent candidatess are pegged to win 0-1 seats. Even BTV has forecasted a favourable result for the BJP. This exit poll also predicts BJP is poised to win nine seats while the Congress and JD(S) will manage just three and two seats each. And one independent candidate is expected to emerge victorious. Similarly, Power TV has said the BJP’l will secure 8-12 sets, while the Congress will win 3-6 seats. The JD(S) and independents will win only 0-2 and 0-1 seats respectively. These exit polls are based on data collected till 4 pm. Meanwhile, the Election Commission said an estimated 60% of the total 37.78 lakh electors have cast their vote until 5:24 pm on Thursday in 15 assembly constituencies. The two constituencies in Bengaluru have recorded comparatively lower turnout. While Mahalakshi layout recorded 40.47 %, it was 41.13% in Shivajinagar. Turnout in other constituencies are: Athani- 70.73 %, Kagwad- 69.76%, Gokak- 66.64%, Yellapur- 72.23%, Hirekerur- 72.42%, Ranebennur- 67.92%, Vijayanagara- 58.93%, Yeshwanthpura 48.34%, Hoskote- 76.19%, K R Pete- 75.87%, and Hunsur- 74.47%, they said.

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Ex-Congress MP from Karnataka gets re-elected to Rajya Sabha on BJP ticket

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KC Ramamurthy, a former IPS officer, was elected unopposed.

Soumya Chatterjee

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Former IPS officer from Karnataka, KC Ramamurthy was re-elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday as a BJP MP, on the same day 15 Assembly constituencies in the state went to polls. Neither the Congress nor the JD(S) fielded any candidate against him, resulting in Ramamurthy walkover. While there were two independent nominations, they were rejected on technical grounds. Thursday was the last day of filing nominations and he was adjudged the winner due to lack of any competition. Ramamurthy had filed his nomination for the post on November 29 amidst much fanfare in the presence of fellow Rajya Sabha MP from Bengaluru— Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, party state president Nalin Kumar Kateel and senior party MLAs like R Ashoka. Ramamurthy who was with the Congress until recently had joined the BJP ahead of the Assembly bye-polls.  A Rajya Sabha MP for the Congress from June 2009, he resigned on October 16. At that time, it was speculated, Ramamurthy might contest the bye-polls on a BJP ticket. He had also been a member of the Standing Committee of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Law and Justice. He had retired from the IPS voluntarily in 2007 when he was serving as the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic & Security). Other than politics, he is also the Chairman of the CMR Jnanadhara Trust and has been previously associated with the Bangalore University as its registrar. The CMR Jnanadhara Trust runs a University that has engineering and degree colleges, schools and also a Montessori school. Ramamurthy was an aspirant for Lok Sabha Elections during the 2014 polls and was also rumoured to be joining the JD(S) after he failed to secure a Congress ticket.  

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