Mangaluru: Week-long lockdown to cap COVID-19 spread begins in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: The week-long lockdown to stop the spread of Coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada, imposed by the District Administration began on Wednesday evening at 8 pm as per the orders issued by the administration earlier.
Since there are restrictions on bus transport, private buses will also remain off the road for a week from Thursday, said Dakshina Kannada District Bus Owners' Association president Dilraj Alva.
Both government and private vehicles may be used only in cases of emergency or by the essential service sectors.
Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said that ration and grocery shops and stalls selling food items, grains, fruits, vegetables, and meat will be open from 8 am to 11 am every day.
Containment areas will be sealed down for the period. Commercial and private institutions, liquor shops, bars, and malls will be closed for a week. People will not be given entry into gymnasiums, sports complexes, stadiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, stages, auditoriums, and meeting halls.
Organizing social, political, sports, entertainment, cultural as well as religious functions and gatherings at all religious places and places of worship is also not permitted.
The guidelines given for the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 should be strictly followed, the deputy commissioner said.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
