KSRTC launches new weekend package tour covering Srirangapatna, Kallahalli, Melukote
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced the introduction of a new weekend package tour service from Bengaluru to Srirangapatna, Kallahalli, and Melukote, aimed at promoting regional tourism. The service will be operational from May 31, 2025, and will run exclusively on Saturdays and Sundays.
This tour, spanning approximately 350 kilometers, will be operated via the Express Highway and includes visits to prominent religious and historical sites such as the Nimishamba Temple, Sriranganatha (Adi Ranga) Temple, Bhoovarahaswamy Temple, and Cheluvanarayanaswamy Temple in Melukote. Additional attractions include the Akka-Thangi Kalyani and Rayagopura, renowned heritage landmarks.
According to an official release from the KSRTC, the service will depart from Bengaluru at 06:30 AM, reach Nimishamba Temple Darshan, with Breakfast break at 08:30 AM – 09:30 AM. followed by Sriranganatha Temple, Srirangapatna: 09:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Bhoovarahaswamy Temple, Kallahalli: 11:30 AM – 02:30 PM, Cheluvanarayanaswamy Temple & Rayagopura, Melukote: 02:30 PM – 05:00 PM and return to Bengaluru at 05:00 PM – 08:15 PM
While ticket fare for adults cost Rs 670, tickets for Children aged 6 to 12 years cost around ₹500. The public can book tickets from the official website of KSRTC, or contact the below numbers 7760990100 / 7760990560 / 7760990287 / 080-26252625, read the release.
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West Asia war: Vessel carrying 20,000 tonnes of LPG reaches Gujarat crossing Strait of Hormuz
Kandla (Gujarat) (PTI): A vessel carrying 20,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) arrived at Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla in Gujarat after crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia crisis, officials said on Sunday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged MV SYMI started its journey from Qatar and docked at the port in Kandla around 11.30 pm on Saturday after crossing the Strait of Hormuz on May 13, they added.
Since early March, 13 India-flagged vessels, comprising 12 LPG tankers and one crude oil tanker, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes. It has resulted in one of the worst energy crisis the world has seen in recent decades.
Incidentally, at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish said targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable".
On May 13, an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
