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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Woman duped of Rs 25 lakh in fake Canada visa scam; 1 held
Shimla (PTI): A woman has been arrested from Punjab for allegedly duping another woman of Rs 25 lakhs by promising her to arrange a visa for Canada, police said on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Manju Kumari, a resident of Punjab.
Senior Superintendent of Police SSP Shimla Gaurav Singh said that Manju had contacted the woman several months ago and had promised her to arrange a visa for Canada.
"After this, she asked for money for the same from the victim, which she transferred to her on multiple occasions. However, as time went by, Manju started to make various excuses and ignored her calls," the SSP said.
Upon suspecting being defrauded, the victim's brother registered a complaint, and a case was registered under sections 318 (4) (cheating), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) and 352 (2) (intentional insults designed to provoke a breach of peace) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the SSP said.
"Police teams were sent to Haryana and Punjab, but she kept evading arrest as she kept changing her locations as well as her mobile numbers. However, the police teams successfully arrested her on Sunday from a flat located in Kharar in Punjab," he said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, and the defrauded money is also being recovered, he added.
