Mangaluru : Shivamogga district administration has stopped movement of vehicles in Agumbe Ghat that connects Shivamogga and Udupi districts until 8 a.m. on July 12, due to a landslide in the ghat stretch of NH-169A. From July 12 onwards only light vehicles will be allowed on the stretch till the end of this month. Deputy […]

Udupi : Four people died and five others sustained injuries after a truck fell into a gorge at the Agumbe Ghat under Hebri police station limits of Udupi district on Friday. Preliminary reports suggest that the incident was reported at the fifth curve (from the Someshwara side) of Agumbe Ghat. The deceased are learnt to […]

Udupi : Heavy vehicles can now ply on Agumbe Ghat on Udupi-Thirthahalli National Highway 169A, Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha said. He said that the ban on movement of heavy vehicles was lifted due to reduced rainfall. The movement of the heavy vehicles was banned fearing that heavy rainfall would trigger land slides between Thirthahalli and Udupi. […]

Shivamogga : A toddler had a miraculous escape after falling off a tourist vehicle at the 4th Cross on Agumbe Ghat Road in the taluk and lying on the road for over 30 minutes on Thursday night. According to police, Anwi (3), who was seated near rear door of the vehicle, fell off as the […]

Agumbe Ghat : Heavy rain occurring here since a few days has had an adverse effect on the life of people as well as affected transport along some routes. With heavy rains occurring in the malnad region, and under the fear of possible landslides, vehicular movement along some roads has been banned. Fearing a possible […]

Mangaluru : Police have banned vehicles carrying heavy loads while rest including buses are allowed. About 40 meters of the portion of the embankment is damaged in Agumbe Ghat on Thursday . According to officials of National Highways Authority of India, the massive landslide has taken place during wee hours of Thursday. It happened due […]

Mangalore : With the National Highways under the State Public Works Department deciding to take up the upgrading work of 26 km stretch of Shiradi Ghat, a six-months ban on movement of all vehicles will be imposed on the ghat road from December 1 to May 30, 2015. In order to make way for smooth […]