Mangaluru : The train 16575/576 Yesvantpur-Mangaluru junction-Yesvantpur tri-weekly express announced by the railway minister D V Sadananda Gowda in the only railway budget that he presented, he christened it Kudla Express when the minister came lay foundation stone for a road under bridge in lieu of a level crossing on August 16, 2014. An official […]

Mangaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday granted permission to the Udupi Railway Passengers’ Association to file objection against ‘Kudla Express.’ Earlier, the Association had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the High Court seeking the service of Kudla Express between Mangaluru Central and Yeshwanthpur as the Railways decided that the train would […]

Mangaluru: Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu, flagged off the Mangaluru Junction-Yeshwanthpur ‘Kudla Express’ on Sunday through video conference. Dignitaries including Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, district in-charge Minister Ramanath Rai, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and other representatives were present at Mangaluru Junction. ‘Kudla Express’ left the city at 11 am and […]

Mangaluru : Nalin Kumar Kateel Member of Parliament on Tuesday urged Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to expedite the introduction of the Mangaluru-Bengaluru Central Kudla Express. The train should be operated from Mangaluru Central itself and not Mangaluru Junction, he demanded. Mr. Kateel met Mr. Prabhu at his office in New Delhi and submitted a memorandum. […]

Mangaluru: D.V. Sadananda Gowda not attend the Bengaluru-Hassan line inauguration ceremony as he was upset with the Railways’ failure to introduce the ‘Kudla Express’ announced when he was the Railway Minister. The Bengaluru-Hassan line was inaugurated on Sunday. As soon he took over the Railway Ministry in 2014, Sadananda Gowda sanctioned sufficient funds to speed […]

Puttur : Karnataka will have to pay its share to the Railways if projects are to be executed. Every other State is paying and Karnataka cannot be an exception, Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda has said. Mr. Gowda was in the district on Sunday to participate in religious programmes at Puttur and visit his mother […]