Decision on relaxing lockdown in Dakshina Kannada to be taken on Thursday: DK In-Charge Minister
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District In-Charge Minister, Kota Srinivas Poojary on Wednesday asserted that the District Administration will take a call on relaxing the lockdown in the District, after a high-level meeting on Thursday. He added that the meeting will be attended by MP, MLAs, and senior officials of District Administration.
Karnataka Government on Wednesday issued a new guideline to ease the lockdown regulations in the State. The minister pointed that the District was classified as coronavirus hotspot by the Central Government and hence the administration will have to be careful while relaxing the lockdown.
“We have to be careful while relaxing the lockdown as there are many containment wards in the district. It is difficult to maintain social distancing in the fisheries sector. Usually, more than 2 thousand people gather for fishing activities at Bunder. Therefore we required to take a careful step. Subsequently, the issue has to be discussed with the leaders of fishermen community” he noted.
He also added that the decision will also be taken on relaxing the lockdown and allowing Garage, Dhaba, Courier Services, Plumbers, Electricians and Carpenters to operate. He later added that it was mandatory for everyone to abide by the regulations set out by the District Administration.
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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.
