BBMP mayor Sampath Raj gets life threat

Vartha Bharati | 03-07-2018 | 23:44:00 IST

Bengaluru, July 03: BBMP mayor Sampath Raj was threatened of killing him from the Parappana Agrahara central jail in the city.

On Monday, a stranger called him over phone and demanded Rs 50 lakh. He also threatened the Mayor of killing him if he failed to give the money on time. Once again, he called the mayor in the evening and demanded money at the earliest. When the call record was checked, it traced to Parappana Agrahara jail surroundings. So, the police have suspected that the stranger might have called the mayor either from the jail or in the vicinity of the jail. The police registered a case and investigating.

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Mangaluru: Special trains to Chennai for Vishu festival

04-04-2026 ¦ 04-04-2026 IST

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Mangaluru: To clear extra passenger rush during the Vishu festival, the Southern Railway has announced special train services between Mangaluru Central and Chennai Egmore.

According to an official release, Train No. 06126 Mangaluru Central-Chennai Egmore Special will depart Mangaluru Central at 4:00 pm on April 6 and 13, reaching Chennai Egmore at 10:30 a.m the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 06125 Chennai Egmore-Mangaluru Central Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 2:00 pm on April 7 and 14 and arrive at Mangaluru Central at 6:50 am the following day.

The train will have two AC two-tier, eight AC three-tier, six sleeper class, four general second class coaches, one Divyangjan-friendly coach, and one luggage-cum-brake van.

In a seperate announcement, the southern railway also announced special service between between Bengaluru Cantonment and Dr. MGR Chennai Central to manage the extra rush of passengers.

Train No. 06545 will depart from Bengaluru Cantonment at 08:05 am on Thursday, 9th April and is scheduled to reach Chennai Central at 3:00 pm on the same day. The return service, Train No. 06546, will leave Chennai Central at 4:45 pm on the same day and reach Bengaluru Cantonment at 11:00 pm.