Mangaluru: City bus services in DK to resume from July 1
Mangaluru: The city and service buses in Mangaluru and Dakshina Kannada District will resume services starting July 1 nearly two months after the services were halted due to COVID lockdown.
The information was shared by Canara Bus Owners’ Association President Rajvarma Ballal and DK Bus Owners’ Association President Dilraj Alva.
Dilraj on Thursday added that the guidelines set by the government cannot be adhered to and accommodating on 50% capacity of passengers on the buses will not bring any income and profit to the bus owners. He also added that the situation is coupled with the hike in rates of diesel and they were also not in a position to hike the prices of tickets owing to the pandemic.
“We have put forth some of our demands before the government which have not been fulfilled yet. So we will look into the situation and resume services from July 1” Dilraj said.
Ballal noted that the disruption in bus services has hit the employees and bus owners alike and they are going through financial crunch due to the pandemic.
“Government is not paying heed to our demands and the employees and owners are going through crisis. We had detailed discussion on the matter today and have taken a decision about this” Ballal added.
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Leh-bound SpiceJet plane faces engine issue; returns to national capital
New Delhi (PTI): A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to the national capital due to an engine issue on Tuesday morning, according to a source.
There were around 150 people on board the Boeing 737 aircraft that was operating the flight SG121, the source added.
When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said a flight operating from Delhi to Leh on Tuesday returned to Delhi after experiencing a technical issue.
"The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, and all passengers were disembarked normally," the spokesperson said in a statement.
The source said the aircraft suffered an engine issue.
