Jagadish Shettar, former Chief Minister and MP, interacting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Saturday (April 18). | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Jagadish Shettar, former Chief Minister and MP, has urged Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to take steps to release about 16 acres of defence land for the expansion of the Belagavi airport at Sambra. At a meeting with the Minister in New Delhi on Saturday (April 18), Mr. Shettar said that the land was proposed to be handed over by the Indian Air Force to the Airports Authority of India for the construction of a separate taxiway at Sambra. Published – April 18, 2026 09:25 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Interlinking of rivers remains key poll issue among voters in Polur In Madurai South, the fight is between a staunch Vaiko loyalist and a BJP karyakarta