Haleyangadi: Assets worth lakhs of rupees stolen from Matt
Mulki: In an incident of theft that came to light on Tuesday morning, assets worth lakhs of rupees were reportedly stolen on Monday night from the Haleyangadi Shri Durgaparameshwari Vinayak Matt situated in the jurisdiction of Mulki Police Station.
On Monday night, the thieves reportedly broke into the Haleyangadi Vinayaka Matt of the Vishwakarma community and broke the lock to the inner Sanctum sanctorum, and stole the silver halo donned by the deity, along with the silver coat, nose ring, and silver-gold ornaments. Apart from that, the thieves had also broken the two locks outside the Sanctorum where the Ganapati idol was kept and stole the ornamental armour donned by the idol, along with the halo, golden tilak, donation box, and broke the lock to another donation box situated outside the Shri Devi Sanctorum, it is learned.
Nearly 7.5 kilograms of silver and 9 grams of gold items along with the cash inside the donation boxes, the thieves have stolen approximately 6 lakhs worth of assets, the complaint registered with the police elaborates.
On Tuesday morning, when the priest opened the doors to the Sanctorum the theft came to light, it is learned. It has been speculated that the thieves could have broken into the Matt premises from the adjacent building’s rooftop that is currently under construction. A case has been registered in this regard at the Mulki Police Station.
Mangaluru North Division ACP Mahesh Kumar, Mulki Police Inspector Kusumadhara, canine squad, finger-print experts visited the site and inspected the scene.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
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.
