Mangaluru-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly express from Feb 22
Mangaluru, Feb 19: The new tri-weekly train between Mangaluru central and Yeshwantpur would begin its regular service from here on February 22, a South Western Railway (SWR) press release said Tuesday.
Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel would flag off the inaugural special train at Mangaluru central on February 21 at 11 am.
The train would run up to Kabakaputtur to open the path and innings.
Train number 16585/16586 would run via Nelamangala, Shravanabelagola and Hassan from February 22, the release said.
Train no. 16586 would depart from Mangaluru central at 7pm on February 22 in its inaugural run to reach Yeshwantpur at 5 am the next day.
On the return journey, the train would start from Yeshwantpur on February 24 at 4.30 pm and reach Mangaluru at 4 am the next day, the release said.
The train would have one 2-tier AC coach, one 3-tier AC coach, seven second-class sleeper coaches, three general second-class coaches and two second-class luggage-cum-brake vans, it added.
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Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa laid to rest with full state honours
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday.
The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions.
Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay their last respects.
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Expressing deep sorrow over his demise, the Karnataka government ordered that his last rites be performed with full state honours.
Both the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council also mourned his passing, adjourning their sessions for the day after paying tributes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, several ministers, opposition leaders, legislators, and political figures paid their respects.
A number of seers from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community also attended the last rites.
Shivashankarappa represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time before succumbing to age-related ailments.
The senior-most legislator in Karnataka, Shivashankarappa, was also one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the country, sources said.
He is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, the Karnataka Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture, and four daughters. His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A six-time MLA, Shivashankarappa also served as a minister and an MP.
He was a prominent educationist, establishing several educational institutions, and was an industrialist.
Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
