Udupi district's senior RSS leader Somashekhar Bhatt gets call from PM Modi
Udupi: In a bid to inquire health of senior citizens in the view of coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday phoned Somashekhar Bhatt, senior RSS leader and former Udupi municipality president.
At 8:30 am, Somasekhar Bhatt's wife received the call. Two minutes later, 85-year-old Somanna received the call and became emotional after hearing Modi's voice. The Prime Minister, who started the conversation with 'Somashekharji', spoke for about six minutes.
He recalled how the Jana Sangh had come to power in Udupi municipality under the leadership of Dr. VS Acharya in 1968, and about his membership in the party since then. He also recalled that he was jailed during the emergency.
"I am very glad that PM Modi called and spoke to me. I shared the experience of meeting him at the Jaipur session. Asked to take care of health, and expressed concern. This is a rare honor for me".
H. Somashekhar Bhat, Senior BJP Leader
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas 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.
