DK SP orders stringent measures against buses running overcapacity, hanging on footboard
Mangaluru: In a strict action, Dakshina Kannada district Superintendent of Police Rishyant C.B during an SC/ST grievance redressal meeting, on Tuesday at his office, ordered police officers to register a case and scrap the licenses of those buses(both private and government) plying with passengers hanging on the footboard and vehicles used for transporting school children running overcapacity. "A report of such cases from each police station should be submitted to me before 25th of December,” he added, instructing the Police Officers.
The top cop ordered the stringent measures following complaints raised by several Dalit representatives during the redressal program.
One of the representatives, Ishwari highlighted the issue of people traveling dangerously hanging on the footboard of a government bus in Belthangady
Dalit leader Ishwari brought up the issue and said that there is a situation in Belthangadi area where people are dangerously hanging on the footboard in the government bus. Ishwari demanded for an additional arrangement of buses; she also stressed that the issue be addressed by the police department by taking up the matter to the concerned department .
Responding to Ishwari’s queries, SP said acknowledging that he has also seen the viral video and called for strict action by authorities.
Simultaneously, Shekar, a resident of Belthangady, demanded additional government buses on the Naravi-Belthangy route.
SP Rishyant said in response, “We have already appealed to the KSRTC Puttur depot.”
He further instructed that when a complaint arises about autos carrying more than 10 children, all schools should be instructed by the DDPI to pay attention to such vehicles. He also directed the traffic police to remain vigilant at main junctions, circles and to file a case and impose fines on such vehicles.
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Rupee settles 1 paisa higher to close at 94.15 against US dollar
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee settled with gains of just one paisa to close at 94.15 against the US dollar on Monday, as rising global uncertainty, escalating tensions in West Asia and soaring crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments.
Forex traders said the INR/USD pair pared its initial losses, but the overall bias remains negative as FII sell-off and elevated crude oil prices restricted the gains for the local unit.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.25 against the US dollar, and touched an intraday high of 94.11 and a low of 94.28 against the greenback during the day.
At the end of Monday's trading session, the rupee was quoted at 94.15, registering a gain of just 1 paisa over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee extended its losing streak for the fifth day in a row, depreciating 15 paise to close at 94.16 against the US dollar.
"The rupee snapped a five-session losing streak, rebounding in tandem with a rally across regional currencies. However, the mood remains apprehensive as the market braces for a potential RBI intervention around 94.30 and higher crude oil prices," said Dilip Parmar – Senior Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.
On the charts, the USDINR pair has reclaimed its upward momentum, carving out a classic bullish structure of higher highs and lows on the daily time frame, he said, adding that for the coming sessions, 93.80 serves as a support, with 94.40 acting as the primary hurdle.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.21 per cent at 98.32.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 2.36 per cent at USD 107.82 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex jumped 639.42 points to settle at 77,303.63, while the Nifty surged 194.75 points to 24,092.70.
Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth Rs 1,151.48 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.
Meanwhile, India's forex reserves jumped by USD 2.362 billion to USD 703.308 billion during the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.
In the previous reporting week, the forex kitty had increased by USD 3.825 billion to USD 700.946 billion.
