Mangaluru-Kasaragod government bus transport services begin operation
Mangalore: The government bus transportation services plying between Mangaluru and Kasaragod, which has ceased operation for the last 7-8 months due to COVID 19 crisis, began operations on Monday.
On Monday, since 7 am around 20 buses began plying from Mangaluru to Kasaragod and 20 buses began plying from Kasaragod to Mangaluru.
A total of 40 government buses has resumed operations to serve travellers from both states. In the coming days, many buses will be made available for inter-state travelling. Speaking to Vartha Bharati reporters, the KSRTC officials have revealed that the operating buses will be adhering to strict COVID19 protocols.
The officials said that when permissions were granted methodically for government bus operations after the lift of lockdown, the buses leaving from Mangaluru used to operate till Talapady. Now, the buses leaving from Mangaluru are going all the way up to Kasaragod and vice versa.
After the Kerala Transport Secretary clarified that special permission is not mandatory for inter-state travel, the Kasaragod District Administration reacted favourably towards beginning bus operations between states, and thus the decision to resume bus transportation services was implemented on Monday.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
