Chalo bus app to discontinue its services in Mangaluru from August 20
Mangaluru: Navi-Mumbai based transport services company Chalo which enabled bus customers to track any bus live and see its live arrival time, has announced its exit from Mangaluru pertaining to not meeting benchmarks, according to an announcement on its official app.
The services which were launched in Mangaluru in February 2019, became widely popular among college going students. The app operates its services across 22 cities including Mangaluru. Alongside a mobile ticket, it had also introduced the Chalo bus pass, a NFC touch-to-pay card which could store a wallet and multi-trip tickets (e.g. monthly pass). The company also announced various offers in partnership with the Dakshina Kannada district bus operators association.
“We will be discontinuing Chalo App services in your city from 20 August 2023 because we haven't been able to meet the service benchmarks, we've set for ourselves,” read a statement displayed on the Chalo bus app interface stating its departure from Mangaluru city.
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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
