Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Monday added that strict legal action will be initiated against those attacking/assaulting vehicles and traders.

Speaking after chairing a meeting with officials of the Department of Animal Husbandry at her office, Sindhu Rupesh said anybody having information about illegal transport of cattle, should inform the concerned police station and should not take law and order in their hands by assaulting or attacking the traders or vehicles.

She also directed the officials of the Animal Husbandry Department to issue pamphlets and to publicise them at Gram Panchayath level on steps to be followed while transporting cattle legally.

Adding that nobody should break the laws set by the government, she called on authorities to be alert and to bust illegal cattle transport attempts during Bakri Eid and other such festivals and called for strict action against the violators of law.

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.

In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.

Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.

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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.

The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.

In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.