Activities come to a standstill in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi
The Hindu
Officials likely to face challenge today with a host of marriages scheduled
Activities in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts came to a standstill with the enforcement of weekend curfew on Saturday to prevent spread of COVID-19. The district administrations are likely to face challenges in enforcing the curfew on Sunday when a host of marriages are scheduled. With milk, vegetable vendors, and other essential products sellers downing their shutters by 9.30 a.m., it was a total lockdown in Mangaluru by 10 a.m. While private city buses were off the road, few skeletal services of KSRTC operated from State Bank Circle and KSRTC bus stand. “We are running only those buses in which around 20% of the seats are occupied,” said an official supervising operations of buses at the KSRTC bus stand.More Related News
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