Mangaluru, Feb 19: The new tri-weekly train between Mangaluru central and Yeshwantpur would begin its regular service from here on February 22, a South Western Railway (SWR) press release said Tuesday.

Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel would flag off the inaugural special train at Mangaluru central on February 21 at 11 am.

The train would run up to Kabakaputtur to open the path and innings.

Train number 16585/16586 would run via Nelamangala, Shravanabelagola and Hassan from February 22, the release said.

Train no. 16586 would depart from Mangaluru central at 7pm on February 22 in its inaugural run to reach Yeshwantpur at 5 am the next day.

On the return journey, the train would start from Yeshwantpur on February 24 at 4.30 pm and reach Mangaluru at 4 am the next day, the release said.

The train would have one 2-tier AC coach, one 3-tier AC coach, seven second-class sleeper coaches, three general second-class coaches and two second-class luggage-cum-brake vans, it added.

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Chikkaballapur (PTI): A gang of unidentified men struck a jewellery store here and decamped with around 140 kg of silver ornaments valued at nearly Rs three crore, police said on Wednesday.

According to the police, the burglars broke open the shop’s shutter and door locks on Monday night and carried out the theft without leaving behind any immediate clues.

The burglary came to light on Tuesday morning when shop staff arrived to open the showroom and found the locks broken, following which the police were informed.

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Officials visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

“Special teams were formed to trace the accused, and efforts were intensified after it was found that the thieves had also stolen the CCTV DVR from the premises,” a police officer said.

The burglars entered the shop at 12.10 am and spent over three hours. Initially, they attempted to break open the lock using an iron rod, but later cut it using a cutter to gain entry.

The accused reportedly filled three bags with silver ornaments and fled the scene at around 3.10 am. The entire incident was captured on CCTV footage.

The police have detained three suspects in connection with the case.

Further investigation is underway to ascertain whether they were involved in similar crimes elsewhere, police added.