Padubidri: Bus owners protest against ‘unscientific toll collection’ in Hejamady
Padubidri: Office-bearers of bus owners’ associations staged a protest in Padubidri on Wednesday, objecting to what they termed as an unscientific manner of toll collection at Hejamady and calling it daylight robbery by the officials.
The members of the Canara and the Karavali bus owners’ associations, who gathered in Padubidri for a two-day protest, alleged that they are being charged rates of heavy vehicles for mini buses. They have also warned that, if the system was not stopped immediately, they would park their buses against the toll gates, blocking the road.
Rajavarma Ballal, one of the protesters, explained that the owner of a bus that traversed through Hejamady, Sasthana and Shiroor was made to pay Rs 700 a day in the name of toll.
A second protester, Dilraj Alva, said that they were being fleeced in spite of their vehicles having fastags.
The protesters have also warned that they would intensify the fight if the concerned authorities failed to fulfill their demands.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
