Mangaluru-Kasaragod government bus transport services begin operation
Mangalore: The government bus transportation services plying between Mangaluru and Kasaragod, which has ceased operation for the last 7-8 months due to COVID 19 crisis, began operations on Monday.
On Monday, since 7 am around 20 buses began plying from Mangaluru to Kasaragod and 20 buses began plying from Kasaragod to Mangaluru.
A total of 40 government buses has resumed operations to serve travellers from both states. In the coming days, many buses will be made available for inter-state travelling. Speaking to Vartha Bharati reporters, the KSRTC officials have revealed that the operating buses will be adhering to strict COVID19 protocols.
The officials said that when permissions were granted methodically for government bus operations after the lift of lockdown, the buses leaving from Mangaluru used to operate till Talapady. Now, the buses leaving from Mangaluru are going all the way up to Kasaragod and vice versa.
After the Kerala Transport Secretary clarified that special permission is not mandatory for inter-state travel, the Kasaragod District Administration reacted favourably towards beginning bus operations between states, and thus the decision to resume bus transportation services was implemented on Monday.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
