KSRTC provides special weekend tour of religious centres in Kolar district
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced a special 270-km weekend tour package starting Saturday, June 28, for a visit of prominent religious centres between Bengaluru and Kolar.
In a press note released recently, the Divisional Controller of the KSRTC has said that the tour, undertaken on the ‘Ashwamedha classic’ will start at Bengaluru at 6:30 am. The return journey will commence at Kolar at 7 pm and the passengers will reach Bengaluru at 8:30 pm.
The travelers will have breakfast and visit the Prasanna Venkateshwara Swamy Temple in Chikka Tirupathi between 8 am and 9:30 am. The next stops will be the famous Kotilingeshwara Temple in Bangarpet (10:30 am to 12:30 pm), Lakshmi Venkateshwara Temple in Bangaru Tirupathi and lunch (1 pm to 2:30 pm), Ramalingeshwara Temple in Avani (3 pm to 3:30 pm), Veeranjaneyaswamy Temple in Mulbagal (4:05 pm to 4:30 pm), Ganesh Temple in Kurudumale (4:55 pm to 5:30 pm), Kolaramma and Someshwara temples in Kolar (6:15 pm to 7 pm).
The officer, however, has clarified that the trip does not include the entrance fee, breakfast, lunch or dinner expenses of travelers.
The fares are Rs 600 for adults and Rs 450 for children aged between 6 and 12 years.
The Corporation has asked travelers to check its website www.ksrtc.in or contact on phone numbers 080-26252625/7760990100/7760990560/7760990287 for more information regarding the package.
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
