Mangaluru police Commissioner urges people to stick to COVID- 19 guidelines
Mangaluru, May 9: Managaluru city police commissioner N Shashi Kumar on Sunday urged the people to strictly adhere to the Covid-19 guidelines issued by the government to contain the spread of infection in the state.
He said a majority of people are strictly following the government order.
Strict action will be taken against those violating the directions.
The department is not using force on the public within the city, he said, adding it is monitoring the situation and working on humanitarian grounds at checkpoints.
The Commissioner said travellers coming from the railway stations and airport can use their tickets as passes.
In case of violation, police have booked cases and seized the vehicles.
Kumar said he has directed the police personnel to follow Covid appropriate behaviour.
People travelling from Bengaluru to Mangaluru will be allowed if they have a genuine reason.
The commissioner said 150 home guards have been deployed in the city so far.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear X'mas 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.
