Mangaluru: Those violating section 144, lockdown instructions will be arrested; Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Dr. PS Harsha, Mangaluru City Commissioner on Monday warned people against violating the lockdown instructions and the section 144 imposed in Dakshina Kannada by the District Administration in the wake of spread of Corona Virus.
Dr. Harsha urged people to remain at home and added that people should not come out on the streets unless there is any emergency.
He further added that those violating the lockdown instructions and section 144 will be booked under section 188, 269 and 270. He also stated that people will also be arrested if need be.
Harsha also urged people to offer prayers and religious activities at home and asked them not to come out to Mosques, Churches and Temples adding that the authorities have already urged administrations of mosques, churches and temples to suspend all the activities.
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Snowfall blocks two key roads providing alternative connectivity to Kashmir
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): Traffic on the Mughal and Sinthan Top roads, which provide alternate connectivity to Kashmir, was temporarily suspended on Sunday due to light to moderate snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
However, traffic on the 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway -- the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- was plying as usual despite intermittent rains that ended the over one-and-a-half months long dry spell, they said.
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The Mughal road, which connects the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian, was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure after more than three inches of snow was recorded at Peer Ki Gali on Sunday afternoon.
A group of three tea vendors are left stranded on the road and efforts are on to evacuate them to safety, officials said.
After they were trapped in the snow, the vendors made passionate appeals through video messages urging the authorities to rescue them. The Border Roads Organisation has taken up snow clearance work and is trying to reach the stranded persons, officials said.
The Sinthan Top road, which connects Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu with south Kashmir's Anantnag, was also closed after moderate snowfall in the higher reaches.
Both the mountainous roads usually remain closed for several months due to heavy snowfall during winter.
