Shiradi Ghat remains closed: How to travel Mangaluru-Bengaluru
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Mangaluru: Connection between Mangaluru-Bengaluru has been affected following heavy rainfall and landslides at Shiradi Ghat and Sampaje Road.
While government and private buses reaching Bengaluru via alternate routes, trains are touching Bengaluru via Kerala.
KSRTC Rajahamsa buses are reaching Bengaluru via Charmadi Ghat. Volvo buses are moving through Kottigehara, Kalasa, and kudremukh. All the vehicles that were plying through Shiradi and Sampaji ghats are also moving on the same route. If traffic congestion occurs, the travel time will be increased. Therefore, it is better if the travelers from Bengaluru or Mangaluru start their journey couple of hours before their scheduled timings; suggests officials.
Trains via Kerala: Trains running between Mangaluru and Bengaluru are moving through Kerala due to heavy rains and landslides. In fact, only one train is running at night via Mangaluru, Shornur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Erode, and Jalarpete. The train departs Mangaluru Central at 9 pm and reaches Bangaluru at noon, the next day. That means about 15 hours of journey.
Meanwhile, the number of passengers travelling between Mangaluru and Bengaluru has declined dramatically. Following which, the KSRTC Rajahamsa and Volvo buses are plying day and night.
The number of passengers is not as per expectations. The passenger numbers cannot be increased unless the highway is completely repaired. Currently, buses are running according to the number of passengers. The number of buses will be raised as passenger numbers increase, said Mangaluru Divisional controller Deepak.
Private buses have also changed their Mangaluru-Bengaluru route. Instead of Shiradi, they have opted Charmadi. While private buses have decided Shivamogga route for Kundapur passengers, they are taking Udupi passengers to the state capital via Mangaluru-Charmadi.
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President Murmu pays homage to bravehearts who lost lives in Mumbai terror attack
New Delhi (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday paid homage to the bravehearts who lost their lives in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and said India remained firmly committed to defeating terrorism in all its forms.
Ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived by sea on November 26, 2008, and killed 166 people, including 18 security personnel, during a 60-hour siege in Mumbai.
"On the anniversary of the cowardly terror attacks in Mumbai on 26th November, 2008, I join the entire nation in paying homage to the bravehearts who lost their lives and expressing solidarity with their families," Murmu said in a post on X.
"A grateful nation salutes its valiant security personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting our people. It is also the day to reiterate that India remains firmly committed to defeating terrorism in all its forms," the president added.
