Mangaluru to get four tiger towing vehicles: DCP
DCP Hanumantharaya in phone-in programme
Mangaluru, June 22: Deputy Commissioner of Police Hanumantharaya said that as the instances of haphazard parking of vehicles on the roads are increasing considerably in the city, shortly four tiger towing vehicles would be pressed into action in the city.
Responding to the public phone calls at the 80th Phone-in programme at the Police Commissioner’s office here on Friday, the DCP said that if those vehicles were added to the department, it would ease the burden. The department has already called tender for thrice, but did not get proper response. Now, it has decided to get the fresh towing vehicles and fresh tender process is on, he said.
When a caller Vinayak appealed the DCP to take action as vehicle owners park their vehicles on the road from PVS Circle to Bunts Hostel Circle, another caller Shailesh said that as vehicles are being parked on either side of the road in front of restaurant in Kadri, the people were facing inconvenience. Responding to their problem, the DCP directed the traffic police to book cases against those who park their vehicles at No Parking areas and on roads.
Another caller Jagadeesh from Perera Kaikamba said that for the last four days, the only private bus is not plying on Perera- Kaikamba route and this has caused problem to the passengers. Moreover, the place has schools and colleges. But the vehicles use high decibel sounds and it is disturbing the students, he said.
He would inform the RTO on bus problem. All public utility vehicles owners were strictly directed not to use more than 60 decibel sound in commercial places and 55 decibel sound in residential places. He also directed the traffic police to seize the vehicles which cause sound pollution between 10 pm and 6 am.
Another person Nagaraj complained that Yekkur junction has Kendriya Vidyalaya and other education institutions. But the road does not have the speed breakers. This might cause problems for the students, he said.
However, another person Shobha Nayak said that city bus conductors blowing whistles while school children getting on to the bus and alighting due to which, the bus moves. This would invite danger and action should be taken against such practices, she said.
The DCP asked the RTO officers to take action against this problem.
On the traffic congestion and inconvenience on the highway due to the construction of flyover and Pumpwell and Thokkottu circles, the DCP said that a meeting was already conducted on the issue and the company has given assurance of completing the work soon.
Raviraj from Byndoor called and demanded action against those who sell illicit liquor near the Mahalingeshwara temple. But the DCP said that as Byndoor is coming under the jurisdiction of Udupi district, he would speak to SP Nimbargi.
Total 18 complaints regarding bus service, roads, traffic movement, solar lights and others were received from Kottara Chowki, Honnakatte, Kulai, Kankanady, Kulashekara, Hampankatta, Kudupu, Padil, Mangaladevi and other places.
Traffic ACP Manjunath Shetty, police officers P Yogeshwar, Sunil Kumar HT, Thimmaraju, Purushottam B and others were present.
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Informing Pakistan ahead of Operation Sindoor was a crime: Rahul Gandhi on Jaishankar's 'admission'
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the government for "informing" Pakistan about targeting terror infrastructure as part of Operation Sindoor, saying it was a crime and asking who had authorised it.
In a post on X, Gandhi questioned External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar for publicly admitting that the government of India (GOI) had informed Pakistan of the action and asked how many aircraft the Indian Air Force lost as a result.
"Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it. Who authorised it? How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result?" said Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
He also shared an undated video of Jaishankar saying India had informed Pakistan of the action against terror infrastructure on its soil.
Jaishankar can be heard saying in the video, "At the start of the operation, we had sent a message to Pakistan, saying, 'We are striking at terrorist infrastructure and we are not striking at the military.'"
"So the military has the option of standing out and not interfering in this process. They chose not to take that good advice," the minister can be heard saying in the clip.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB), however, has debunked claims that Jaishankar had said India informed Pakistan ahead of Operation Sindoor. In a post on X, the PIB's Fact Check Unit said the minister had not made any such statement and that he was being misquoted.
Operation Sindoor was the Indian offensive against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 17, 2025
EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it.
1. Who authorised it?
2. How many aircraft did our airforce lose as a result? pic.twitter.com/KmawLLf4yW
