Udupi to seal down its borders for 14-days starting July 16, to control COVID-19 spread
Udupi: Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat, on Tuesday informed that all the borders of the district will be sealed down for 14 days starting Thursday 16 July, in a bid to stop the spread of Coronavirus in the District.
After the Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday gave a free hand to the Deputy Commissioners to take a call on implementing lockdown or other measures to cap the spread in their respective districts, a meeting was held in Udupi on Tuesday, chaired by Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesh and a decision was taken to seal all the borders of the district for 14 days, the MLA noted.
Free movement for the outgoing and incoming vehicles in the district will be allowed till Wednesday 8:00 pm following which the borders will be sealed.
During the meeting, allowing the emergency vehicles to enter and exit the borders was also discussed. It was also decided that if the number of COVID-19 cases surges even after a 14-day border seal down, the administration will consider complete lockdown in the district to cap the spread of the deadly virus.
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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.
