KSRTC to resume bus services to Kerala from July 12; Here's all you need to know before travelling
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Friday, July 9 issued a press release stating that it will resume bus services to Kerala starting July 12, 2021, after it was resumed due to COVID-19 lockdown.
The bus services to the neighboring states will resume from Puttur, Mangaluru, Bengaluru, Mysuru, and other parts of the state.
The passengers traveling from Kerala to Karnataka on KSRTC buses will have to present a COVID negative report tested within 72 hours before the scheduled time of the journey or will have to provide proof of taking at least one dose of COVID vaccination.
Students, teachers, and others traveling to Karnataka from Kerala on daily basis will have to provide RT-PCR negative reports done within 15 days.
The passengers will also have to strictly adhere to wearing the face masks and following other COVID-19 guidelines issued by the government.
Reservations of the seats can be made using the official website of KSRTC ( ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in or www.ksrtc.in ) or through the franchise booking counters of KSRTC. For further queries and details passengers can also call KSRTC helpline number 080-26252625, the press statement added.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
