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Karnataka Government has officially approved continuance of conducting of races by the Bangalore Turf Club for six months and to hold its winter racing.
This kind of decision was expected because we have painfully learnt not to completely depend upon such public utterances by these temporary politicians with their blow hot blow cold approaches to any problem.
Today 'YES' tomorrow 'NO' - day after tomorrow ' ye-no'?
Some decision this? Prajegalu were made to go on a wild goose chase for alternative use of the land... may be they will come alive after six months?
source: Deccan Chronicle todate.
-Vasanth Mysoremath
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BTC - Land being handed over
According to this report in DH, land is being transferred to BTC for the race-course at Chikjala-Dodjala.
Excerpts :
A day after getting permission from the chief minister to stay at the present premises for the time being, the Bangalore Turf Club received a shot in the arm on Tuesday when it received the lease deed for the land at Chikkajala-Doddajala.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa had assured a BTC delegation on Monday that racing activity at the Race Course Road premises could go on even after December 31, the day on which the lease period of the area expires. “The honourable Chief Minister gave us six months’ extension and asked the turf club to go ahead with the winter races.