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Pre-paid autos from railway station, KSRTC bus stand from Oct 2

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September 29, 2011
Mangalore, September 29: The pre-paid autorickshaw service will start in the Central Railway Station and the KSRTC Bus stand in Lalbagh from October 2, informed Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda.

Speaking to the media persons on the sidelines of the Regional Transport Authority meet held to discuss the hike in auto fare at the DC's office on Wednesday, the Deputy Commissioner said that the district administration and the KCCI is ready with the facilities including the software required for starting the pre-paid system. The pre-paid system which was introduced twice earlier in 2005 and 2008 was halted due to the improper management.

“The system will be introduced in the Central Railway Station and the KSRTC Bus Stand on October 2 and it would be started in Kankanady Junction after 15 days. The long pending demand of the public will be fulfilled with the introduction of the system,” he said.

Demand for meter hike

Earlier in the meeting, the auto rickshaw drivers and the owners demanded for the hike in auto rickshaw fare. Speaking on behalf of the auto drivers, Federation of Karnataka Auto rickshaw Drivers Union (FKADU) General Secretary L T Suvarna demanded for the revision of the current auto fair. He said that the minimum price of auto rickshaw which is Rs 15 at present should be hiked to Rs 18. “There has been hike in petrol, tyre prices, garage charges and insurance amount in the last one year. Therefore, auto fare hike is must for the survival of the auto rickshaw owners,” he insisted.

Meanwhile, Vishnumoorthy from the Auto rickshaw Owners Co-ordinating Committee insisted that minimum price should be somewhere between Rs 18 to Rs 21.

“The auto drivers outside Mangalore city, who do not have meters in their autos, charge minimum Rs 20. They are making bucks illegally. On the other hand, the auto drivers in Mangalore are finding it difficult to run their autos with soaring prices of goods and services,” he said.

One of the auto drivers also asked the Deputy Commissioner not to take the auto drivers for a ride if they carry one or two extra passengers.

The service buses are always overcrowded and carry passengers exceeding the limit. When nothing is done on that, why target only the auto drivers, asked an auto driver.

The Deputy Commissioner said that he would take the decision after considering the plight of the general public and the auto fares in other districts.

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August 3,2020

Bengaluru/ Mangaluru, Aug 3: For the first time in many days, if not weeks, the number of recoveries in Karnataka was higher than new covid-19 cases in the state raising hope of some relief against the virus.

Karnataka confirmed 4752 new covid- 19 cases while the number of recoveries stood at 4776 in the 24 hours until 5 pm on Monday. The state also recorded 98 deaths. 

Medical education minister K.Sudhakar said that the recovery rate in Karnataka is at around 42%

"Everyday there is increase in recovery rate which is higher by 9.17% in Bengaluru city. Overall recovery rate of the state by Sunday evening was 42.81 % and it is 35.14% in Bengaluru," the minister posted on Twitter.

The total number of cases in Bengaluru crossed the 60,000 mark including 1497 cases on Monday.

The total number of cases in Mysuru breached 5000 cases as 372 persons tested positive. The mineral-rich district of Ballari recorded 305 cases. Other parts of Karnataka has seen a surge in cases with 15 out of the 30 districts reporting at least a 100 cases.

Dakshina Kananda

Dakshina Kannada district alone has recorded 153 new cases and seven deaths. 
Among the 153 new cases, 119 are from Mangaluru, 11 from Bantwal, six from Beltangady, four from Puttur, one from Sullia, and 12 from other districts.

The total number of covid positive cases in the district mounted to 6,168. Out of these, 3,138 cases are currently active. As many as 2,854 persons have recovered and been discharged, and 176 deaths have occurred so far.

Udupi

Udupi reported 126 fresh cases past 24 hours, according to health bulletin released by the Udupi district administration. They include 58 from Udupi, 34 from Kundapur, 28 from Karkala, and six from other districts. 

A total of 34,500 samples have been collected so far. 29,174 have turned out to be negative. As many as 4,800 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported so far in the district. 

As many as 2,812 patients have been discharged so far, and 1,952 cases are currently active. As per district bulletin, 36 deaths have occurred so far. One positive case has been transferred to Dakshina Kannada.

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February 6,2020

Shivamogga, Feb 6: A youth, who allegedly uploaded pornography and inappropriate videos of children on social media, was arrested by the district CEN police after a tip-off from the CyberTipline.

The accused is a resident of Sorab taluk and is said to be below 18 years. He uploaded the objectionable content during April and May last year. He was traced based on the IP address of his computer and the mobile call records shared by the investigating agencies.

He was arrested in January under the provisions of the Information Technology Act 2000 and sent to judicial custody, said police sources.

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March 23,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 23: The Karnataka government on Monday decided to purchase 1,000 ventilators from medical devices company Skanray Technologies and five lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), amid rising COVID-19 cases.

Health Minister B Sriramulu convened a meeting with officials to review the situation in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, and with the Mysuru-based firm through a video conference.

"In the meeting, it was decided to buy 1,000 ventilators immediately", the Minister tweeted.

He said the government has already taken steps to buy ten lakh masks, and decided to purchase five lakh PPE.

"The Health Department has been working on a war- footing to halt the spread of the (COVID-19) infections", Sriramulu tweeted.

The Minister appealed to the citizens to strictly follow social distancing.

Six new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Karnataka on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to the respiratory disease to 26 -- the highest number of positive cases in a single day in the State.

The Karnataka government has announced shutdown of all commercial activities barring essential services in nine districts, where COVID-19 cases have been reported, till March 31.

They are: Bengaluru city, Bengaluru Rural, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Dharwad, Chikkaballapura, Kodagu and Belagavi, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

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