KSRTC starts mini bus service between Madikeri and Sullia
Mangaluru, August 23: The Mangaluru KSRTC has started mini bus service between Madikeri and Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district in alternative route from today.
Due to landslides on national highway 275 between Madikeri and Sampaje, the mini buses would ply via Panattur-Karike and Bhagamandala. The KSRTC mini bus service would be available from Puttur depot, corporation sources said.
This mini bus service would help hundreds of employees and students between these two towns. The mini buses would also run into Kerala for 12 km. Three buses started plying between these places from Thursday and another two buses would start from Friday. Every day, 14 single trips would be done from five mini buses, sources said.
Bus time table
Madikeri to Sullia: 7.15 am, 8 am, 9 am, 11.15 am, 12 noon, 4 pm, 4.30 pm
Sullia to Madikeri: 7 am, 7.45 am, 11.45 am, 12.15 pm, 1.15 pm, 3.30 pm, 4.30 pm
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Mangaluru police flag fake ‘sea breeze marathon’ Instagram campaign, urge public caution
Mangaluru: Police have flagged a fake marathon campaign being widely circulated on Instagram under the name “Sea Breeze Marathon” and warned the public against falling prey to a suspected cyber fraud network.
The purported post, which began circulating on April 3, claims to offer prize money of Rs 2.51 lakh for a 5 km race, Rs 3.5 lakh for a 10 km race, and Rs 5 lakh for a 21 km race. It also urges participants to register in advance. However, officials have clarified that no such marathon has been organised in Mangaluru.
The poster also promises to provide participants with free sports shoes, goodies bags and refreshments, in order to lure people.
Police suspect that the poster is part of a cyber fraud attempt designed to lure users into registering through fraudulent links.
Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy cautioned that registering through such links could lead to mobile phone hacking and financial loss.
The campaign is also being amplified through a viral video featuring songs from popular movies, along with visuals of people participating in marathons, allegedly sourced from existing footage, giving the content a sense of authenticity and misleading people.
When Vartha Bharati conducted a reverse image search, the video was traced back to marathons held in Mumbai, further confirming that the circulating content is not related to any event in Mangaluru.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Commissioner Reddy confirmed that the campaign is fake and that no organisation has approached authorities seeking permission for conducting a marathon, including traffic or road clearances.
“So far, no complaint has been lodged, and no victim of the campaign has been reported,” he said.
