Normalcy being restored in Mangaluru: Private buses run on city roads, shops opened as usual
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Mangaluru: A day after the bandh declared by Sangh Parivar following the murder of rowdy-sheeter Suhas Shetty, life in Mangaluru returned to normal on Saturday.
Members of the Sangh Parivar had called for a bandh in the district on Friday, May 2, in protest against Shetty's murder. The district authorities had issued prohibitory orders for areas within the jurisdiction of the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate, permitting auto rickshaws and private vehicles to use the roads. As a result, private buses in the city halted their operations and most shops remained shut. Incidents of stone-pelting on buses and assaults on innocent youngsters were reported from parts of Mangaluru on Friday.
On Saturday morning, however, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private buses were seen plying on the roads in the city. Auto rickshaws and goods transport vehicles were also seen functioning as usual.
Markets and shops at various parts like Bunder in the heart of the city were opened for business on Saturday, which assured the customers and other citizens that the city was returning to normalcy.
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Deeply concerned: India on drone strike near UAE's Barakah nuclear plant
New Delhi (PTI): India on Monday voiced deep concern over a drone attack targeting the Barakah nuclear facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as it marked a dangerous escalation in the West Asia conflict.
New Delhi's reaction came a day after a drone struck a generator near the Gulf nation's sole nuclear power plant, sparking a fire on the complex's perimeter.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. The UAE's Ministry of Defence said it is working to determine the source of the drone strike.
The incident triggered fears of a sharp escalation in tensions across West Asia.
"India is deeply concerned at the attack targeting the Barakah nuclear facility in the UAE," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
"Such actions are unacceptable and represent a dangerous escalation. We urgently call for restraint and a return to dialogue and diplomacy," it said.
