Mangaluru: Private bus operators on the Mangaluru-Kundapur-Byndoor and Mangaluru–Manipal routes are gearing up to test electric buses, amid rising diesel prices.Sadanand Chatra, vice-president of the Canara Bus Owners’ Association, said a preliminary meeting of operators will be held on Aug 7 in Udupi, where a private mobility company will showcase electric bus models and hold…
A fallen tree being cleared by authorities near Bendur in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: After a brief dry spell, monsoon showers returned to Mangaluru Friday, triggering waterlogging, tree fall and power disruptions in parts of the city.According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), Dakshina Kannada recorded 70.1mm of rainfall in the past…
Bengaluru: The decomposed body of a former bar council clerk, identified as Bhaskar Devadiga, was found at his house in RBI Colony, RT Nagar, Friday. Bhaskar was a native of Saligrama in Kundapura and used to work as a clerk with the bar council until two years back.According to police, Bhaskar lived alone. His wife…
Udupi: In a crackdown on crime and rowdy elements in Udupi, the superintendent of police and the special executive magistrate have issued externment orders against three repeat offenders. The orders were issued against Mohammed Danish Madani, 23, and Karani Muhsin, 44, under Kundapura Rural police station limits, and Ilyas, 36, under Shirva police station limits…
The boy was battling a rare disease Shivamogga: A 6-year-old Class 1 student tragically passed away after collapsing on his school premises in Sagar taluk, Shivamogga district, on Saturday. The deceased child is Trilok Jain, a resident of Kodanavalli village. He recently joined school on June 1.According to school authorities, the incident took place in…
Mangaluru: In a major relief for students from neighbouring Kasaragod district of Kerala, Karnataka’s free bus pass scheme will now also be extended to them.A KSRTC official said on Friday that the scheme has been extended to include students from Kasaragod as well, and that the existing process for obtaining passes will continue unchanged.The official…
After 34 years of service with KSRTC, veteran driver Joseph Machado retired on Saturday Mangaluru: After 34 years of service with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), veteran driver Joseph Machado retired on Saturday.Machado,60, joined KSRTC in 1992 after working in local transport services, and called his time with the state-run corporation as the…
Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced the student bus pass facility for the academic year 2026-27. In Dakshina Kannada, pass counters have been opened at designated Karnataka One (K-One) centres across Mangaluru and Puttur divisions.An official from the KSRTC Mangaluru division said that passes will be issued from June 1 at…
Mangaluru: Indian Railways has decided to regularise Train No. 09057/09058 Surat-Mangaluru Junction-Surat Special as Train No. 19057/19058 Surat-Mangaluru Junction-Surat Bi-Weekly Express.The regularised service will commence from Surat from June 3 and from Mangaluru Junction from June 4. According to a release from Konkan Railway, Train No. 19057 Surat-Mangaluru Junction Bi-Weekly Express will depart from Surat…
