Luxury buses entry into Mangaluru city restricted: Commissioner Suresh
Phone-in programme
Mangaluru: The hours-together parking of luxury buses at various places in the city is causing trouble for pedestrians, public and other vehicles. Following this, Mangaluru city police commissioner TR Suresh has instructed that the luxury buses should not enter the city from 8 am to 8 pm.
He was speaking at a phone-in programme held at Commissioner office to listen to public grievances.
One can find several luxury buses parked for hours-together near Milagris. Due to this, city/service buses do not get the proper place to park, following which they are forced to stop between the roads. Based on the complaint that pedestrians, public and other vehicles facing the problem; the commissioner took this decision. If the luxury buses prevented access to the city during the daytime, then this problem will not arise. Following which, the commissioner directed the traffic police officers to take the action.
It was the 93rd police phone-in program that received a total of 20 calls.
DCP (L&O) Hanumantharaya, DCP (C&T) Uma Prashanth, ACP Traffic Manjunath Shetty, Canara Bus Owners' Association President Rajavarma Ballal, D.K District Bus Owner's Association President Dilraj Alva, Inspector Amanullah A., H. Shivaprakash, PSI Kamala, P.Yogeshwar, Head Constable Purushotham were present.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
