Heavy rain, thunderstorm lashes Coastal Karnataka; rainfall expected in Mangaluru over next 24-hours
Mangaluru: Unwarranted rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightening lashed parts of Coastal Karnataka in the wee hours on Tuesday, giving slight relief to the people from the scorching heat while they are quarantined at home due to the country-wide lockdown due to the spread of coronavirus.
Parts of Uttara Kannada and Udupi District witnessed heavy rain and thunderstorm in the wee hours on Tuesday.
Bhatkal received heavy rainfall in Uttara Kannada District while Manki, Honnavar and Murdeshwar in the District also witnessed early morning showers and thunderstorm on Tuesday.
In Udupi District, reports of heavy rainfall and thunderstorm were received from Shirur, Byndoor, Bengre and parts of Kundapur, Tarasi were also received.
The meteorological department has predicted more rainfall on the coastline over the next 24-hours and has also predicted heavy – mild rainfall in parts of Dakshina Kannada including Mangaluru and Suratkal.
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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.
