Mangaluru : Police officials are on strict vigil at various places in the city and are ensuring only those who are travelling with a genuine purpose for medical or other emergency needs are allowed for Weekend curfew imposed by the administration . Schools and colleges have remained closed while temples are also closed for devotees during […]

Mangaluru : The private bus operators have decided not to run buses on July 3, Saturday and July 4, Sunday in weekend curfew. Giving information in this regard, Private Bus Operators Association President Dilraj Alva said though the DC has mentioned that the buses will be allowed during the weekend curfew, the operators have decided […]

Mangaluru : The district administration has made necessary arrangements for the strict implementation of the lockdown in Dakshina Kannada district for 7days which began on Wednesday night will be in force till 5 am on July 23. The lockdown decision was taken considering the rising cases of Covid-19 in the district in the past few weeks. The […]

Mangaluru : Private city buses in Mangaluru will resume their services on June 1 with an added attraction of offering passengers the option of paying travel fares through smart cards. According to Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators Association president Dilraj Alva, 50 % of 325 private city buses will resume their services on Monday. It also […]

Mangaluru : The private buses will start its services in Dakshina Kannada from June 1, said Dakshina Kannada Bus Owners’ Association president Dilraj Alva. It has been decided to initially operate 50% to 60% of the buses on various routes. Private buses are a major mode of transportation in Mangaluru. Depending on the demand from the […]

Bantwal: Several people sustained injuries after bike-borne miscreants pelted stones at three private bus at Kudurebettu near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk here on Tuesday June 25. The injured people, which includes bus driver and few children have been admitted to a hospital for treatment. The bus ‘Celina’ was first stoned at Mani and at Panemangalore later. […]

Mangaluru: All private buses in the city will have to be fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) soon. The move is to ensure the errant private bus drivers, who are infamously addressed as Formula 1 drivers, to keep a check on their speed as they will be on the radar of the Regional Transport Office […]

Mangaluru: Tulunada Rakshana Vedike staged protest demanding additional bus service to Bajalpadpu area which comes under Mangaluru City Corporation, on Thursday at Bajalpadpu. Addressing the protestors Founder President of the Vedike Yogesh Shetty Jeppu said that most of the people of Bajalpadpu are depended on bus services only. Functioning buses are not following the prescribed […]

Mangaluru : As the state Department of Transport has decided to follow a uniform policy, questions have been raised whether it would affect the private transport sector in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Though the policy does not mention anything regarding renewal of permits, the future of several private buses in the twin districts looms in […]

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 […]