Combating coronavirus: Karnataka Bank waive transaction charges on its digital platforms, ATMs
Manglauru: Facilitating its customers to voluntarily adhere to social distancing guidelines issued by the Government of India, Karnataka Bank has announced to waive charges for NEFT, RTGS, IMPS and UPI transactions done through its digital channels and ATM transactions from Bank’s own ATMs free of cost to its customers until further notifications in this regard.
”Customers are hereby requested to make best use of the digital channels to help fight the menace as responsible citizens. I am sure this pro-active step by the Bank will greatly help general public and business community to transact seamlessly in times of social distancing. Our digital banking infrastructure is secure and robust enough not to let you down in this time of distress and now we have made them available to you free of cost. Please make the best use of them in your interest and in the interest of Nation at large. With a collective resolve, I am sure, we will soon turn things around for the good.” said Mahabaleshwara, M.S, MD & CEO.
"Karnataka Bank has always stepped in times of social crises in the 96 years of its purposeful existence. Be it natural calamity or man-made disaster, Bank has generously contributed in preventing the damage to the minimum and towards rebuilding and facilitating the recovery of the society in such difficult situations" a press release from the bank added.
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Snowfall blocks two key roads providing alternative connectivity to Kashmir
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): Traffic on the Mughal and Sinthan Top roads, which provide alternate connectivity to Kashmir, was temporarily suspended on Sunday due to light to moderate snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
However, traffic on the 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway -- the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- was plying as usual despite intermittent rains that ended the over one-and-a-half months long dry spell, they said.
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The Mughal road, which connects the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian, was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure after more than three inches of snow was recorded at Peer Ki Gali on Sunday afternoon.
A group of three tea vendors are left stranded on the road and efforts are on to evacuate them to safety, officials said.
After they were trapped in the snow, the vendors made passionate appeals through video messages urging the authorities to rescue them. The Border Roads Organisation has taken up snow clearance work and is trying to reach the stranded persons, officials said.
The Sinthan Top road, which connects Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu with south Kashmir's Anantnag, was also closed after moderate snowfall in the higher reaches.
Both the mountainous roads usually remain closed for several months due to heavy snowfall during winter.
