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KSRTC city services hit Mangalore streets

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August 23, 2012

Mangalore, August 23: One of the long pending dreams of citizens of Mangalore was finally met on Thursday with Karnataka State Road Corporation formally launching seven city services.

While three schedules will be from KSRTC central bus station at Bejai to Mudipu, two are from Mangalore central railway station to Mangalore airport, Kenjar, and two others from KSRTC central bus station to Surathkal railway station. The first schedule entails 18 round trips to Mudipu, second schedule 6 round trips to airport and third schedule 7 round trips to Surathkal railway station. There will be 2 round trips to Jokatte in this schedule as well.

The pricing is competitive in that the 23-km trip to Mudipu will cost Rs 16. This is the same fare for a 20-km ride to Mangalore Airport or a 22-km ride to Surathkal railway station. The low floor buses with hydraulic doors that the drivers can control are capable of seating 41 passengers with provision for 20 passengers to commute standing. Incidentally, the price is a trial offer for the first week of operations and will be made more competitive.

With inkling that RTA would issue it limited permits to start city services, divisional authorities had sourced these seven low floor buses manufactured at the regional workshop at Kengeri. Costing Rs 26 lakh, these buses come with a destination indicator LED board. "We have kept our fares almost Rs 1-2 less than the private operators per stage and the minimum fare is Rs 4 as against Rs 5 charged by competitors," M Mahesh, KSRTC DC said.

Aimed at taking competition from local private bus operators head on, KSRTC has taken care to employ local drivers and conductors, who know the local culture and ethos, said M Sairam, KSRTC divisional controller. Hopeful that the deputy commissioner, who is the chairman of RTA would permit KSRTC to start scheduled from SBI terminus to destinations, Sairam said it is for the DC to take a call of relaxing a DM notification to facilitate this.

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January 9,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 9: A forest guard was arrested caught red-hand by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials while accepting Rs 3,000 bribe from a person for granting permission to cut Mahogany trees for his personal use, a statement said on Thursday.

According to the statement, the arrested identified as N Sudheer sought bribe of Rs 15,000 from Gopalakrishna Herale, a resident of Beltangady.

Mr Herale, in a complaint, lodged on January 7 said that he had sought a permit from the forest department for cutting of Mahogany trees purchased by him.

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March 1,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 1: A Bengaluru Court has extended the judicial custody of Amulya Leona, who raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan at an anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru's Freedom Park on Feb 20, till March 5.

Amulya was sent to 14-day judicial custody for her actions in the presence of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

A sedition case has been registered against Amulya.

According to the police, a suo moto case under Section 124A (sedition), 153A and B (promoting enmity between different groups and imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) have been registered against the girl.

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May 11,2020

Mangaluru, May 11: The first evocation flight from Dubai to Mangaluru amidst corona crisis is expected to bring back 177 stranded Kannadigas, mainly residents of coastal Karnataka, on Tuesday, May 12.

All the international passengers have to undergo three mandatory upon their arrival at Mangaluru International Airport - the thermal test, pulse oximetry reading and swab test.

They will be categorised based on their health condition and sent to institutional quarantine, said Sindhu B Rupesh, deputy commissioner, Dakshina Kannada.

“Those with some health issues on arrival (Category A) will be ferried through ambulances to quarantine facilities and rest in buses,” she said.

Arriving passengers will be given the option to choose their quarantine home (lodge, hostel and service apartment) based on their budget and preference.

It is learnt that Dakshina Kannada district administration has kept ready close to 1,000 rooms. The tariff for quarantine facilities is between Rs 1,200 and Rs 4,500 (including food) per day.

As per the Karnataka government, as on May 6, about 10,823 stranded expatriates are expected to return home.

The CISF, airport authorities, health and police departments will make arrangements for the arriving repatriates at MIA.

Sindhu said that the district administration has no personal information about the arriving passengers and there is high probability that they may belong to other districts or the neighbouring Kerala.

“So far, the district administration has received the missive that 177 passengers will be landing on May 12. If we are given advance details about the expats from other districts/state, the district administration will alert them to make necessary arrangements,” she said.

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