Passengers in trouble in Shiradi Ghat
More than 300 buses, lorries, cars stranded
Mangaluru, August 14: Passengers landed in trouble as more than 300 vehicles have been stranded following rockslide and falling of trees due to heavy rain at Doddatoppe near Marenahalli on Shiradi Ghat.
While the clearing operations are under process since Monday night, more than 300 vehicles have queued up by today morning.
The vehicles stranded when rockslide occurred at three places due to which many trees have been uprooted near Gundya Gadi temple on Shiradi Ghat.
The passengers who have been stranded there are in great trouble as they are unable to find the network. They are walking around 5-6 km to reach Gundya and Nelyadi to fulfill their basic needs.
The district administration and the concerned departments need to take necessary measures on the urgent basis to help the hundreds of in-trouble passengers.
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Iran-Israel conflict: CBSE postpones class 10, 12 board exams in Middle East region
New Delhi (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday postponed the class 10 and 12 board exams scheduled for March 5 in the Middle East region amid the Iran-Israel conflict, officials said.
"Due to the current situation in parts of the Middle East---Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE, the board has decided to postpone class 10, 12 exams on March 5,” said CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.
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The new dates will be announced later, and for further exams, the situation will be reviewed on March 5, Bhardwaj added.
On Sunday, the board had postponed the exam scheduled on March 2 in the region.
This comes as the Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States on Saturday. His death was confirmed on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump said the heavy and pinpoint bombing of Iran would continue through the week or as long as necessary.
