'Vartabharati' report impact: Puttur youths stranded on Gujarat-Maharashtra border gets response
Dakshina Kannada DC sends Emergency Letter to Valsad DC
Mangaluru: Rasheed Vitla's report about a heartbreaking incident in which two Puttur youths who were returning from Gujarat's Rajkot were stranded on the Gujarat-Maharashtra border due to the lockdown and were living in a car was published on Varthabharati.in. The Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner responded immediately and requested Gujarat's Valsad Deputy Commissioner to make a proper arrangement.
Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner on Tuesday (April-14) wrote a letter to Valsad DC urging to arrange food and shelter for Ashik Hussain of Pututur taluk Samettadka and Mohammed Taqeen Mariel, a resident of Kemminji's Mottettadka, who are stranded near the RTO check post at Ambergaon Bhilad Taluk in Valsad District.
The DC has said that she wrote the letter based on Rashid Vitla's report and mentioned his name in the letter. The letter was sent with the co-operation of District Information Officer Qadar Shah and Gayatri Nayak, a corona nodal officer.
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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.
