OPERATE BUSES TILL PILIKULA’
The Transport Department has directed operators of buses who have been given permits to ply buses to Pilikula and Moodushedde from different points in the city to compulsorily ply till Pilikula. In a release, the Deputy Commissioner of Transport, citing the order of the Deputy Commissioner, said that the administration has been receiving complaints of the operators skipping Pilikula. The irregular services have been viewed seriously and any repetition would invite stringent action, the department said. Drivers/ conductors of buses have to compulsorily make an entry in the register kept at the outpost near Pilikula Biological Park for every trip, the department said.
MARITIME DAY CELEBRATIONS
The New Mangalore Port Trust would be celebrating 53rd National Maritime Day on April 5 to commemorate the maiden voyage performed by the first Indian Vessel “S.S. Loyalty” owned by M/s Scindia Steam navigation Company from Bombay to London on April 5, 1919. Merchant Navy Week will be observed at NMPT between March 29 and April 5, during which several programmes are being planned, including mini-marathon, cricket tournament, blood donation camp and swimming competition. A half-day seminar on “Ease of Doing Business in the Maritime Sector” will be organised at NMPT Auditorium on April 2.
JALAYOGA CAMP
A Jalayoga camp (doing Yogasanas in water) would be organised by Sharada Vidyaniketan, Devinagara, Kinya, from April 1 to April 11. The camp would be conducted at the swimming pool of the institution during mornings and evenings. For details, call 9480644311/ 9141803399.
PROTEST AGAINST SAND SCARCITY
Members of the Mangaluru City South Assembly constituency unit of the BJP on Tuesday held a demonstration protesting the delay on the part of the administration in making sand available for construction works. Unit president Ravishankar Mijar in a statement here said it is an irony that sand was not available for local use while it is being transported illegally to neighbouring districts and States. Sand scarcity has severely affected the construction industry, on which thousands of workers are dependent, he said.
