City buses to boost Panambur beach tourism

June 3, 2014

Mangalore, Jun 3: In a big relief for beachgoers in Mangalore, city buses will start taking them directly to Panambur beach from June 30 onwards. Currently tourists have to walk down 500 metres from the National Highway 66 to hit the sands so far.

beech Afzal Ahmed Khan, Regional Transport Officer, Mangalore, said that city buses, plying towards Surathkal, have been issued new route permits and they will now have to operate via the beach from June 30.

Informing this a meeting on tourism development, chaired by the by Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim here on Monday, Mr. Khan said that the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) had given permission for the buses plying to Katipalla, Mulki and Udupi from State Bank of India bus terminus to go via Panambur.

“Permits have been given. These buses will be given timings shortly. The operation of these buses might start by June 30,” Mr. Khan said in the meeting.

Tourism Department Assistant Director U Jithendranath displayed the works designed by three different agencies of which one brochure will be selected.

The colourful brochures comprise of basic information about the district, list of 40 tourist spots and their significance, will be distributed among the travel agencies, hotels and other stake holders.

Chairing the meeting, Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim directed the officials to upload the sample brochure and map in Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) website and invite suggestions from general public before June 10.

The brochure should be finalised and copies for distribution should be printed before June 15, he instructed.

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A normal Sunday in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi after withdrawal of lockdown

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August 2,2020

Mangaluru/Udupi, Aug 2: The twin coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi witnessed sporadic movement of vehicles and relatively less commercial activities today in spite of the withdrawal of ‘Sunday lockdown’ by the state government.

After the central government announced guidelines under Unlock 3.0, the Karnataka government has removed the complete lockdown concept on Sundays and done away with the night curfews too. So from today (August 2), there will be no lockdown on Sundays.

KSRTC operated its buses as usually. However, compared to other days, today the number of private and city buses on the roads in Dakshina Kannada was limited.

In Udupi, city buses remained off the roads as the number of passengers was less. However, KSRTC and NARM buses were seen transporting passengers.

In containment zones ban on movement of people will continue till August 31 in Udupi. The Santhekatte market used to function on Saturdays, as there was Sunday lockdown on earlier Sundays. Now the market will be open on Sundays only.

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Karnataka: Woman who was under house quarantine after returning from Makkah dies

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March 25,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 25: In what is suspected to be the second COVID-19 death in Karnataka, a 70-year-old woman from Gouribidanuru, who was under house quarantine for the last one week has died at Rajiv Gandhi Hospital for Chest Diseases.

The woman, who had recently returned from the Mecca pilgrimage developed fever on Tuesday afternoon. She was rushed to hospital, where she died on Wednesday morning.

Health and Family Welfare officials said that the throat swab sample of the woman had been sent to the laboratory for testing and the result was expected to come by afternoon.

Since last week, at least three cases of COVID-19 positive had been reported in Gouribidanuru in Chikkaballpura district, about 80 kms from Bengaluru.

Most of the suspects and confirmed cases had returned from Makkah pilgrimage. Even the deceased woman was one of them and had been advised house quarantine.

On Tuesday morning, she developed fever and was shifted to Gouribidanur hospital and later to Chikkaballapura hospital. By evening, she was moved to Rajiv Gandhi hospital, where she died on Wednesday morning.

The Chikkaballapura district administration has proclaimed prohibitory orders in the locality. They have also taken the woman's family members for testing.

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