Rules are for others? Dandeli cops hold helmet rally without wearing helmets in SP’s presence
Haliyal: What was meant to be a road safety awareness drive by the Uttara Kannada police has ended up highlighting the very lapse it sought to prevent.
As part of Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N.’s ‘Helmet Awareness Campaign’, police officials across the district have been holding bike rallies, campus visits, and outreach events to promote helmet use among two-wheeler riders. But a recent rally in Haliyal, under the Dandeli sub-division, has now become a talking point not for its message, but for its irony.
On October 8, SP Deepan M.N. led a bike rally himself, riding a motorcycle and flagging off the event to spread awareness on the importance of helmets. However, in a scene that perfectly captured the “do as I say, not as I do” spirit, several police officials following the SP were seen with pillion riders holding placards on helmet awareness, none of whom were wearing helmets themselves.
The irony deepened when the SP shared the very video of the rally on his official X handle, apparently without noticing the glaring contradiction. The footage quickly drew attention online, how a campaign meant to model road safety could overlook the basic rule it was preaching.
Police sources said the campaign aims to encourage habitual helmet use among two-wheeler riders in the district. However, the visuals from the rally have now raised questions about discipline, consistency, and accountability within the department itself.
While the campaign’s intent remains commendable, its execution has, quite literally, missed the helmet.
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Indigo crisis: Shivakumar urges Centre to act immediately, bring situation under control
Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
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"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
