Bengaluru: Bus transport, salons to start from May 19, total lockdown on Sundays


Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, May 18: Bus transport that was stagnant for the past 54 days will start from Tuesday, May 19. The state government has given a go-ahead for BMTC, KSRTC, private, taxi and auto-rickshaw transport also. But all have to follow social distance rules.

The government has also permitted the opening all kinds of shops except malls, cinema halls and gyms. Only 30 people will be allowed in each bus per trip in order to maintain social distance. Chief minister (CM) B S Yediyurappa has confirmed that bus fares will not be hiked under any circumstances.


CM B S Yediyurappa

Speaking to the press after holding discussion with regards to the new guidelines, CM Yediyurappa published the details of the new 4.0 lockdown in the state of Karnataka. Public parks will be open from 7 am to 9 am and from 5 pm to 7 pm. Salons can also be opened. All kinds of roadside vendors and hawkers are also allowed to start their businesses.

"Containment zones will have to mandatorily follow the guidelines. Anyone violating the law will be booked under criminal offence," warned CM Yediyurappa.

The CM also assured that these new guidelines will not be applicable to containment zones. But he promised that the lockdown in such zones will be relaxed in phases depending upon the situation.

There will be compulsory lockdown on Sundays throughout the state. If public does not cooperate with the administration, the lockdown may be reimposed, warned the CM.

 

 

  

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  • Lawrence Lobo, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Tickets are available. Which means nobody wants to go to work.

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  • Khn, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    What sir, sunday lockdown. ?? We people work from monday to saturday and we usually do shopping on Sundays. Now sunday close means how will we buy required items..please change the guideline and just copy from delhi guideline, there it is well made.

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  • Khn, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Get ready people..karnataka will be topping the covid charts after Maharashtra, in the coming days ahead.

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  • Nelson, Mangalore

    Tue, May 19 2020

    Let cursed be your mouth.

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  • Alwin, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Sir can you lockdown some mouth and tongue of the state particularly from your party

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  • M.Mathias, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    There is no need of total lockdown on Sunday. This is a bad idea

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  • vishnu bhat, bangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    this will be another of BSY's 'one step forward, ten backward' moves.

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  • Johnny, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Haha......i like it. Virus takes its weekly holiday on Sunday and stays home. So govt wants us too to stay home and LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT.

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  • chris, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Bus transport, salons to start from May 19, so who is going to Mointor this . Will police be there on each bus stop to check and also about salons whether they are going to sanitize and maintain social distance . And I am not making sense about total lockdown on Sundays so the virus have told our CM that they spread only on other days apart from Sunday. So People should stay home on sunday

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Chris
    Don't get confused. As per ur statement virus spreads on other day and don't spread on Sunday?
    now coming about bus stop and saloon it is ur risk and responsibility to see ppl follow and abide by the rules. Before Covid also no police was there to manage at Bus stop or saloon to see how he follows the rule. If you feel it is not sanitizer /risky nobody is forcing you to travel by bus or visit saloon
    It is our own life and we have to take care of that and you ant expect Govt to monitor everything for ever

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Tue, May 19 2020

    What is the essence of lockdown if public transport & saloons are open, which actually should have been done last when situation got under control!

    BTW, why were lacs of poor jobless migrants trapped & shunted from border back to border, 100s of kms, like animals?

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  • J.F D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Whether buses will follow the rules strictly. ? If not what action?

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  • Thousif, Manglore, Bolar

    Mon, May 18 2020

    So from tmrw bus will start to kill bikers with loud horn and pollution.. so we ready welcome more virus in state. All the best for everyone..

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    @Madhava Krishnan, Mangalore/New Delhi, u say, follow india. den u say economy is destroyed all around da world. y u r botherd economies of da world????????? b4 da arrival of corona india's economy was demolished by chaiwala. around da world economy was good b4 da arrival of corona. read my comment inbetween da brackets (b4 da corona arrival economy was destroyed & youths were jobless. after da corona arrival now da migrants r jobless. virtually da communal's r trying 2 sell India)

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Monty,
    Very true! Biggest mistake was not to ban international flights latest by Jan end!
    Considering the very low mortality as compared to even road accidents, which implied our immunity is strong, experts should have an India specific view rather than emulating advanced countries & advised our big bosses accordingly!
    Also, if migrants were allowed to go, dingy crowded places like Dharavi, Govandi would not have been in such a precarious condition as they are today!
    Moreover, on what basis one could expect following of protocol where people are stuffed 5-6 nos in a 50 sqft room with a general toilet & hardly any water facilities!

    All this, seems to have backfired & created a big inferno which again is counterproductive seeing the state of these centers!

    Economic conditions have reached rock bottom stage, people hardly have any money for food, forget discretionary expenditure!

    No use of writing further....as very few will understand!

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  • Humble, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    We have support with k Government also we obey and follow rules but K Government also must giving support people until clear coronavirus

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Yes, Namaste Trump became Namaste Corona!

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Madhav, WHO has become the biggest joker of CORONA fiasco!!

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  • Jarthik, Mangalore/Bengaluru

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Its time that we start living with COVID 19 until the medic find a cure else lakhs will die of hunger... I will not appreciate this not its wise move by BSY.

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  • Prakash Bhat, mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Bus lobby,school lobby,builder lobby and many other such lobbies are running Karnataka,not elected govt.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Hon Sir,
    Latest news is from tomorrow all public transport, salons etc will remain open! Some doubts!
    Who is going to enforce the 30 passenger/bus rule on each stop? Will it be point to point service?
    Is it possible to maintain 6 ft distance on a roadside unregulated bus stop, in a dingy overspeeding bus where passengers literally touch/fall on each other while boarding & alighting?
    How will bus operators manage costs?
    Is roadside vending legal in the first place?

    Actually both salons & public transport can be really potential hotspots for CORONA! How will a client know whether the barber/conductor is CORONA -ve, his instruments/brush/blades/tissues do not carry "fomites" (as virus droplets can sustain on objects for long, especially metal & pass on touch infection to client) to get instant infection?
    With such potential hotspots open, what is the benefit from lockdown/quarantine etc etc?
    Oh Creator Save our Souls!

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  • Madhava Krishnan, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Why you become so much upset..it's done in karnataka and not in mahrashtra. Your soul is in protective zone. Mahrashtra Government thinking to apply Herd Community theory. How you escape from it..as its already reached much. No one much bother in mumbai especially. No entry for mumbikars in Karnataka.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Firstly your reply has no context to my post! Remaining lecture please keep in your pocket!!

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    In late March we were assured that the virus will disappear with 21 days lockdown, then we were told by banging thalis and lighting diyas it would go away.Scientific knowledge had gone for a toss.The results are for all to see and the future is more bleak.Lockdown for India was the biggest blunder of the century.It has pushed back the country by half a century. It was forgotten that we have immunity unlike many other countries,and the middle class or the poor do not get fat pay cheques for sitting at home. Deaths due to lockdown would not have occurred,and deaths due to Corona would have been much lesser ad comorbidities would have been better treated, if there was no lockdown.

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  • Madhava Krishnan, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Monty...we have stopped taking advises. WHO appreciated our way of working as compare to other countries.

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  • John, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Whichever country followed WHO, their economy is in doldrums, communists wanted or seems playing this, looks like mostly to bring down economies using virus as it is fatal only to those aged with underlying health conditions except here and there few other fatalities.

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  • jacintha, mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Mr rudolf well said. as u said its only from starting point passengers can use buses, people who are waiting in bus stop they wil be there till eveng. what more to say..

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Jacintha, within few days these chaps will be back to their old habits....hehe!

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  • Ramesh, Udupi

    Mon, May 18 2020

    BSY is doing good job...

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    yeddy has a crown 4 making karnataka, a corrupt state.

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  • Subramanya Shetty, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    We do aware how much particular intellectual love our current GVMNT like you sir, But guess what they are doing what other GVMNT doing as Its not feasible to keep everything closed. About criticts , they always bark even they good or bad bad things. It does not matter

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    have u noticed how much da motor-mouths have damaged India. b4 da corona arrival economy was destroyed & youths were jobless. after da corona arrival now da migrants r jobless. virtually da communal's r trying 2 sell India

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    u should explain what good da govt., has done. India's economy is destroyed. 4 deputy c.m.'s of Karnataka r consuming tax payers money

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  • Madhava Krishnan, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Mon, May 18 2020

    David..Disaster of economy not happened only in India but all around the world. So what's so new. We want to care and save life of fellow indians first. Rest all latter. There are many ways to rearrange lost glory.

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  • Subramanya Shetty, Mangalore

    Tue, May 19 2020

    @ Davis....Baseless allegation has no weightage . Coming to lockdown which took jobs from migrant. If u had any other option rather then lockdown .PLZZ EXPLAIN HERE... We welcome advice from so called intellectual like u SIR.. GOD BLESS. STAY SAFE

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  • R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Mon, May 18 2020

    I think there are very intelligent people in GOK administration.
    They think Virus along. With its family have a blast outside on Sundays.Other week days they take rest.
    Have a close look at the guide lines again.You will know.
    Another thing ....
    How these people will start inter district trains,ticketing procedures,social distancing in small stations etc etc God only knows ! Maybe some special trains without tracks !
    Kannada Channels and these directions go hand in hand !
    Think there will be a wrap on the knuckles by the Center soon !!Expect some Z turns !
    These whole Directions or Margasuchis is becoming one big JOKE ...
    Is Savadi by any chance inter district railway minister ?

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  • Raj, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Everyone assuming Vaccine will come by June-2021. But,

    - WHO said, NOT Certain Vaccine for SARS-Cov-2 Virus, will be possible to produce. Malaria, HIV, Dengue, Chikangunya & lot of diseases do not have Vaccine. Scientists could not produce vaccine for them.

    - If Vaccine is discovered by 2021-June, Manufacturing that & giving that to 7 Billion population of the world will take 10 years.

    - Manufacturing will not start with 10 Crore Vaccine per month... It will take time to scale.

    - Company Selling Vaccine may charge Rs.10,000/ Vaccine(Assumption), as it holds patent on Vaccine. We have seen how much costly Hepatitis Vaccines are.

    - Only after between 7 and 12 years, Patent expires & Generic companies can produce Vaccine. Till that time, Company can charge any amount. If you are NOT ready to pay, it can divert Vaccine to Rich countries, who are ready to pay.

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  • Annoy mus, Muscat

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Good move with some restrictions we need to move on
    Good to hear that Sunday will be a full lockdown

    We need to live with the virus

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  • Raj, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    I want to know, what is the problem with this comment.
    Why so many people disliked it?

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  • Madhava Krishnan, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Entry from four states Mahrashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala is completely banned in karnataka upto May 31. People now fall in the category of untouchability..without knowing.

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  • Raj, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Buses need to Double the Ticket price, otherwise how they will recover the Per Trip Cost.

    Diesel,
    Salary of Driver, Conductor, Cleaner,
    Monthly Maintenance,
    Emergency Maintenance,
    Insurance,
    Toll Money,
    Parking charges,
    Government Taxes,
    Membership fees,
    Bank Loan Payment,
    Losses in last 2 months,
    Office Rent Payment,
    Salary to Office Staff & In house Mechanics
    & So many other charges.

    How Buses will run without doubling the Ticket Cost?

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  • Ananthakrishna, Kudla

    Mon, May 18 2020

    I think bus owners can utilize PM Modi’s 20 lakh crore package

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  • R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Mon, May 18 2020

    A bus owner therefore will have to therefore often use the Economic Screw Driver ....Pun intended.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Bhandarkmaam, it's a multiple action magnetic screwdriver which can UNSCREW ANY HARDENED SCREW TOO......LOL!!! YOU KNOW IT .....

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  • Deepak, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    IF Govt can run with the stipulated conditions and the private can not, nationalise the pvt buses make the conductor and driver as KSRTC staff with immediate effect...give better service..Ek maar do tukda... but in any way dont spoil the show...

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  • El En Tea, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Collecting taxes will be exempted for 2 months
    And 20L corod pkg PM cares fund to be utilized for the betterment of the Indians
    PM cares By the people To the People For the People

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Bus lobby is very strong, they will manage the show after 2 days of "trailer"!!

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Sir,
    I assume you are from this bussing biz??

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  • Raj, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    I am an employee, is some private company. I do not have any connection to Bus operators or Bus industry.
    But, I have good knowledge of Business problems.

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  • Nagesh Shetty, Suratkal

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Ban Spitting.... and sale of Pan,Gutka....Most urgent under present circumstances....

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  • Bala K, Urwa

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Why on Sundays yeddiji??

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  • Raj, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    As much as possible, Make people to sit in home.

    Sunday is non-working day. Travel will be leisure & meeting people. That means spreading virus.

    On working days, you can contain the virus as Person will meet same set of people on 6 days (if corona spreads, it will be for one set of people only)
    But, on Sunday, he will meet different people on different Sundays & may spread virus.

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  • Kuttappa, Coorg

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Wah Rajanna.....

    Kya thinking hey apka....!!!!

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  • Amit, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Awesome idea! So it is ok to spread the virus on weekdays.. but not on a sunday! Jokers!!!

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  • Raj, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Virus spreading in Weekdays are managed & contact tracing is easy.
    Employee will be in Home or in office. May be in some normally going grocery shop.

    Aarogya Setu App in Office (mandatory in private & govt offices) will track your interaction with Colleagues.

    But, Sunday - full day is free. It will be meeting lot of people.

    Remember, we cannot stop virus, we can only - "FLATTEN THE CURVE". i.e Number of Ventilator in Hospital is More than Number of Covid patients.

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  • Shamsuddin, Dubai

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Sunday total lockdown is for Corona to drink at home????

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  • Raj, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Otherwise how to Pay Pensions & Salary to government employees, without income.

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  • Prabhu, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Exactly. Some people don't even have minimum knowledge.

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  • Sunil Kumar, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Not to drink....beaware of Petha kalvas

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  • Prabhu, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Good one Sunil. I like this.

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  • Raj, Karkala

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Government wants to minimize infections, if any in the society.

    "Flattening the curve" is the Mantra.
    On Sunday, Travel & going out is leisure travel (mostly). Where as in weekdays, it is for Work.
    That is the reason Even in some states, you need to close all shops by 7 PM.

    In Mumbai, Corona virus has gone out of Hand. There is shortage of Beds, Ventilators, ICUs, Rooms etc.
    Shortage of Doctors & nurses to attend patients. 3 Patients are sharing 1 Bed.

    In Italy, doctors need to make decision, who will die & who will get bed. Mumbai is entering into that stage.

    Never allow, number of patients to Go above, number of beds available. (Remember, already Non-Covid patients also occupy beds).

    There is No Vaccine OR Treatment. Only your body immune system can fight. So, Herd Immunity is only solution. Even Vaccine comes next year(Not Guaranteed), To produce & give vaccine it to everyone in this earth will take 10 years(2030).

    "Flatten the curve", keep the curve of number of patients below - Health facilities in our town.

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  • Pai, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    'Only 30 people will be allowed to travel in one bus per trip'

    If thirty people occupy one bus in just one bus stop, what about the people who are waiting for bus in other stops?? This won't work. A lot of people use public transport everyday

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  • naveen mascarenhas, derabail

    Mon, May 18 2020

    WHAT ABOUT BARS

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  • Madhava Krishnan, Mangalore/New Delhi

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Carona usually hiding in salons and not in bar.

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  • Ryan, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Behind Bars

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  • Dev, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    Finally opening up is good step.
    But why total lock down on Sundays? Has Corona virus developed any plan to infect people only on Sundays?
    I wonder who advises our politicians with 14 hour lock downs, 1 week of total ban or now extensions of the same for next week or a fortnight etc.?
    Why not let the malls open with a few shops that never used get many foot falls even before lock downs were announced? It is time D C's convey this information to our CM about their plight too after paying huge rent & investment. Either the state should compensate them their losses or the loan amount installments they might have raised etc. Do we want Coffee Day owner's fate for all of them?

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  • Monty Dotor, Mangalore

    Mon, May 18 2020

    When will govt offices start functioning normally? Most of the Dept. in MCC are closed.There is hardly any staff in govt.offices,RTO is barely functioning, police commissioner's office was barricaded until recently.

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