Landslide disrupts traffic on Mangaluru-Bengaluru highway
Mangaluru (PTI): A major landslide at Mannagudda in Kadaba taluk late on Sunday night has severely disrupted traffic on National Highway 75, officials said.
Following the incident, the police have diverted traffic through several roads connecting to the highway, bypassing the portion affected by the mudslide.
The NH earthmoving equipment has been deployed to clear the highway, said the authorities.
According to police, all heavy-tonnage vehicles have been diverted via available state highways, and smaller vehicles through major district roads. This arrangement has minimised the time taken by the travellers between Bengaluru and Mangaluru, taking the inner roads.
However, very heavy tonnage vehicles have been detained at the mudslide area, and they will be allowed only after the clearance of mud on the NH, they added.
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Karnataka BJP MLA caught taking Rs 5 lakh bribe remanded to judicial custody
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.
The Shirahatti MLA, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special Court for Public Representatives, sources said.
The court remanded him to custody until March 3.
The MLA was caught in a Lokayukta trap following a complaint by Vijay Pujar, a Class-1 contractor from Chinchali in Gadag district.
Lokayukta officials said the alleged bribe was linked to Minor Irrigation Department works, including the construction of retaining walls along a road. The accused had demanded Rs 11 lakh from the complainant to execute the project, and Rs 5 lakh was accepted during the trap.
Along with Lamani, his personal assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were also arrested in connection with the case.
