KSRTC to operate buses to Maharashtra from September 22
In a statement, the KSRTC said it had stopped operation of inter-state bus services due to Covid-19 and Lockdown.
"As lockdown has been relaxed, KSRTC will restart the operations to Maharashtra State from September 22," the statement read.
The services will be operated from Bengaluru, Davanagere, Mangaluru and various other places of the state keeping in view the density of passengers, the transport corporation said.
The KSRTC said it is mandatory for the passengers to wear masks.
It said passengers can book tickets in advance online at www.ksrtc.in or through KSRTC/Franchisee advance reservation counters for the above services.
Even before the lockdown was effected, the KSRTC had stopped its AC bus services to various states and gradually suspended the inter-state bus movement due to coronavirus scare.
The suspension of bus services led to a loss of crores of rupees to the state owned transport corporation.
With the unlock phase on, the KSRTC resumed services but not to Maharashtra which was one of the COVID-19 hotspots.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
