Madikeri-Mangaluru national highway opened for light vehicular movements
Madikeri, Sep.12: The repair work of Madikeri-Mangaluru national highway has picked up pace as the road has been opened for the movement of four wheeler light vehicles.
The national highway had closed for vehicle movements after hill gave way following heavy downpour in the region last month.
The cleaning of the National highway was underway day and night since month. Later the repair work was taken after seeking advice from Border Road Organisation and National Highway Authority.
As Payaswini river is flowing near the road where hill slide took place, the bags of M. Sand was placed to form a wall. The road has been repaired by using Matt grifter and Geo net.
Pipes have been installed between the sand bunds to allow the smooth flowing of water. The road has been made rain proof. Now the work of installing concrete grits are on full swing.
The vehicle goers are now relieved as the national highway is opened for light vehicular movements.
Nagaraj, engineer of national highway authority Mangaluru, said that the highway will be opened for all kinds of vehicle movements within next one month.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
