State govt believes new facilities, infra push would transform Mangaluru & other coastal districts into the next 'high-growth corridor', allowing the region to realise its economic potential.
Karnataka govt’s ‘anti-communal force’ is yet to become operational, even as tensions in communally sensitive coastal regions remain dangerously close to spiraling out of control.
State Home Minister Parameshwara said the force will be constituted along the lines of 'anti-naxal force' & scour all platforms, speeches & social media, to identify provocative content.
Bajrang Dal, which Congress promised to 'ban' if voted to power, has presence in coastal Karnataka. The issue, though not a 'game-changer' will likely neutralise anti-incumbency in state.
The rise of Hindutva and Islamist forces, coupled with socioeconomic tensions, have turned Dakshina Kannada into an arena of what experts have called ‘competitive communalism’.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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