Anil Kumar Sastry

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Having been with The Hindu for 23 years, Anil has covered varied issues of interest, including legal, political, administrative and others. He is enthusiastic in writing about public transport, including the Railways, infrastructure and environmental issues.

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Railway Ministry has approved a proposal by KRCL to advance the departure timing of Train No. 10107 Madgaon-Mangaluru Central MEMU and arrival time at Mangaluru from 12.15 p.m. to 11.15 a.m. on Friday.

Railway Ministry advances departure of Madgaon-Mangaluru MEMU in Madgaon to 4 a.m.

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Owing to a lack of drainage and improper maintenance of the carriageway, vehicles struggle to negotiate the rainwater-filled NH 75 carriageway that is being widened to a 4-lane along with a 2.1 km flyover by the National Highways Authority of India at Kalladka town, near Mangaluru on October 1.

Mangaluru | Woes of Kalladka residents continue as flyover work on NH 75 leaves little space for rainwater drainage

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Railway patrons and associations have said Railway Ministry’s move to reduce the running time for Train No. 16585 between Mangaluru Central and Murdeshwar is an eyewash.

Timing reduction for Bengaluru-Murdeshwar Express on Mangaluru Central-Murdeshwar stretch an eyewash, claim passenger associations

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MP for Dakshina Kannada and Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi on Friday.

Kateel makes a strong pitch with Railway Minister for merger of Mangaluru Railway Region with SWR

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The Pashchima Karavali Railway Yatri Abhivrddhi Samiti and other patrons had opposed the Railway Ministry’s proposal to extend the Bengaluru-Kannur overnight express via Mangaluru to Kozhikode.

Railway Ministry not to extend Bengaluru-Kannur Express via Mangaluru to Kozhikode

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Some passengers want the train from Bengaluru to run only up to Mangaluru Central.

Passenger associations oppose extension of Bengaluru-Kannur express via Mangaluru to Kozhikode

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Members of Uttara Kannada Railway Seva Samithi welcoming extended Bengaluru-Mangaluru Express via Mysuru to Murdeshwar on Sunday, September 17.

Bengaluru-Mangaluru Express via Mysuru extended till Murdeshwar receives rousing welcome

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A file photo of Mangaluru Junction. The Vijayapura-Mangaluru Junction Express Special is the only train connecting north Karnataka with the coastal part of the State.

MPs join passengers in demanding regularisation of Vijayapura-Mangaluru Junction Express Special service

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Murdeshwar in Uttara Kannada district. Coastal Karnataka lost train connectivity with Mysuru after Konkan Railway Corporation Limited cancelled Bengaluru-Kannur/Karwar combined tri-weekly express via Mysuru on March 20, 2020.

Mysuru reconnected to coastal Karnataka with extension of Bengaluru-Mangaluru express train to Murdeshwar

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Udupi Railway Station under Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., (KRCL) that handles 10 pairs of daily trains and several weekly and bi-weekly trains lacks an adequate platform with almost no shelter on Platform 2.

With slush-filled parking area, inadequate platform shelters, Udupi Railway Station doesn’t gel with City’s stature, say passengers

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Work on two additional platforms — Nos. 4 and 5 — at Mangaluru Central Railway Station that should have been completed in February, is inching towards completion.

Two additional platforms at Mangaluru Central almost complete, work on integrating signalling and telecommunication network starts on September 4

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The Southern Railway’s Palakkad division converted one of the three pit lines as the maintenance line for Vande Bharat rakes with overhead electrical equipment on Friday.

Mangaluru Central Railway Station gears up to receive Vande Bharat trains

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A failed exercise: Massive sand wall built to protect the Batpady Fisheries Road from Sea Erosion in 2021 Summer did not last long as the same got washed away in June 2021 second week at Batpady near Mangaluru.

Monsoon brings waves of dread to those living by the sea

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A file photo of artificial reefs being immersed into the sea one nautical mile east of the Chennai fishing harbour. A couple of hundred artificial reefs have already been sunken along the coasts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujrat where they have proved to be successful by increasing fish breeding.

Karnataka coast to get 56 artificial reefs to facilitate fish breeding

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