Mangalore: Spot death at Bendoorwell as bus tries to overtake


Pics: Spoorthi Ullal / Ramesh Pandith
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Aug 28: A youngster died on the spot after a bus rammed into him at Bendoorwell bus stop here on Thursday August 28.

The deceased has been identified as Tilak (18) from Panemangalore.

Eyewitnesses said that number 51 bus moving towards Konaje, in a bid to overtake another bus, ran over the bus stop and hit Tilak who was standing there, killing him on the spot.

The driver of the bus, identified as Ashfaque, fled from the spot immediately after the accident, police said.

Sources said that two others were injured in the accident, but their identities are yet to known.

Crowds gathered at the spot and the police had a tough time maintaining order.

Kadri police inspector T D Nagaraj arrived at the spot and registered a case.

  

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  • Sunil D'Souza, Mangalore / Mumbai

    Sat, Aug 30 2014

    Mangalore RTO still doesn't understand that speed governors are a must for all city and urban buses.

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  • Tamseef, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 29 2014

    There has been a lot of incidents taking place like this. We need to find a solution to this problem. The solution I suggest is that the private bus drivers should be paid a fixed amount as salary, then there will be no problem of rash driving, overtaking to make more passengers in order to increase their income. As the result the intention of the bus drivers or conductors will turn towards the better service of the passengers instead of thinking about their wages.

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  • manjunath, mangalore

    Fri, Aug 29 2014

    Friends,

    Thanks to daijiworld for giving platform to put our opinions here.But my suggestion is lets rather than sitting in front of system and commenting we will gather and step out lets protest this .Lets bring some revolution ,blaming government or government officials is useless ,there are dead ...no more for people .So to secure our beloved's life we have to come out and fight .

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  • ashwin colaco, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 29 2014

    Hi DW Readers ,
    I am going to write what i feel and what should bee done to ease this kind of a situation , not into response to what someone else has said or apolitical comment .
    This young boy/man Tilak has lost his life even before it has started.Let us take two minutes to comprehend that first. Visualize this happening to you or your loved ones and how you would want society to help your cause.
    I our busy worlds embroiled with daily chores of sustaining a livelihood where is our concern for TILAK. Dow e have time for him.
    The way forward is a strong initiation towards change in the Indian Penal system . No political movement , no taking law into our own hands , will change the current situation . The agitation for change in the INDIAN PENAL SYSTEM has to start somewhere , why not from our hometown. We are a bunch of educated ,intellectually liberated people in comparison to almost all other cities, so let us pool in our intellectual capital and our own resources like personalities , finance , TIME, energy to make this a movement .
    A poor TILAK has paid with his life for lack of change . Murders are common all over defined and driven by greed for possession of man and material. I will ask you one question only ? if a sentence was for 30-50 years or multiple life sentences depending on the nature of the crime, from negligence due to rash driving, texting while driving,murder,and other heinous crimes, ask yourself by what percentage due to think the CRIME RATIO would in comparison . The need of the hour is a change in judiciary and constitution and finance for the same through taxation .No one will complain paying 2% extra tax to build jails and support staff for the same for a SAFER INDIA . If you think what i am saying will make a difference then lets flag a movement to start towards a goal that may get fulfilled in time .
    Thanks and Regards
    Ashwin

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  • krishna, udupi

    Fri, Aug 29 2014

    People should fire the Bus - Bus owner and driver should have fear of loosing their asset.

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  • shyam, mangalore

    Fri, Aug 29 2014

    for them the value of human life is mere 10 rupees. these monsters stop the vehicle whenever n where ever they want. its all bcoz our patience, they r doing all these havoc. due to this sober attitude, these creatures are exploiting us. many times i had a fight with these idiotic drivers. first word they use will be Beva#$$!!.

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  • thesaintlysinner, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Let us all start a movement - avoid all the public buses. Let us not board these buses at all. It is a movement which might cost us some extra money, but at the end of the day, I am sure the declining revenue will force these people to think. If they do not listen to all our cries, they will definitely take notice of our act.

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  • Societal Web, Dubai

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    I was travelling by KSRTC once and this specific bus #51 created such a racket with its honking and trying to overtake all other buses with its eye-piercing honking. Good part is noone is bothered about this kind of mad behhavior. The bus driver is a hero for his passengers and especially the female passengers in the front. Conductors and drivers get their cut anyway. This nonsense has to be stopped by the traffic police.

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  • Angry young man, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    This bus driver was not overtaking another bus but undertaking. Its a traffic rules violation and he is proven guilty beyond doubt based on the pictures published above. As long as the mentality of the drivers on the Indian roads does not change about the consequences of breaking rules these things will unfortunately continue to happen. Not sure whom to blame, but in this case the traffic authorities are to be blamed equally along with the bus driver.

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  • c ferrer, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    It is a real shame that lives are cheap.
    You know of the young schoolgirl at Maryhill who was standing at the busstop to go home with others and she was mowed down by a drunken tempo driver. Dead on the spot.
    Wht was the punishment - a few months in jail which got over while the case was going on and Rs 4500/- yes four thousand five hundred fine.
    What about compensation to the family under the MV Act- a real joke as cases of 11/12 years are still pending.
    Sorry but we are slowly becoming mafia- land.

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  • Joe D'Souza, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Please do not blame Traffic Police but blame your Criminal Elected Officials and Corrupt RTO personnel. Instead of taking Foreign Study trips,more Police Officers could be hired. I have been to RTO many times regarding the problems we face and they act like they are unaware of these. Looks like RTO is flying to His office in Helicopter. My fellow Mangaloreans please note: Today it may be sad day for Tilak's family. Tomorrow it may be ours. So let us get United and fight this menace of Bus drivers and Tipper drivers.
    Note the following:
    1. Now a new rowdy trend has started in Mangalore. The Cars and some other four wheeler are fitted with High Beam Focus lights. They make other drivers blind to drive. Many are Innova and Fortuner. Some vehicles have four to five high beam lights plus 2 headlights
    2. Most of the cars belong to arrogant people have number plates with small letters which are invisible and some are stealth. These rogue owners want to hide these numbers for illegal purpose like Hit and Run.
    3. There are now buses fitted with high intensity illuminating lights which they turn on and off while they are behind vehicle to scare you off.
    4. Some buses are fitted with 2 or 3 different musical Horns which confuses to identify if there are multiple vehicles behind.
    So my friends let us join together and take tough action.

    Call 0824-222-0800 Police Control Room(PCR)

    or area Traffic Stations like Kadri East 0824-222-0523 or any station which is closer and save someones' life.

    Thanks to all and have safe days.

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  • Harish Hegde, Mangalore/Aramco

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Dhananjaya Rai, Moodabidre...
    Creating humps is not a solution. Then what is the solution, can you explain?
    you said It will create problems.. Okey,can you explain what type of problems it is going to create?
    You are asking to take action against owner... Can you explain for and what type of action as to be taken against the owner if they were not behind the wheel and they are not behind the wheel?
    OK OK OK agree with you... How about the driver's who goes on rampage killing innocent children's innocent person's what as to be done to them? Just let them go???
    Well!! let me tell you something or for your information, around the world the people ask for speed breakers (humps) so the rash drivers don't drive fast automatically they will or have to reduce the speed so they don't break or damage their own car. This is how the lives are saved of innocent people. GOT MY POINT????

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  • Harish Hegde, Mangalore/Aramco

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    i am sure the person who as disagreed my comment is illiterate person...

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  • ANIL THOMAS DSILVA, MANGALORE ADYAR

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    rest in peace brother,, shame on u driver u not only killed the innocent boy u also killed his parents dream,

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  • D. D'Sa, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Bus Drivers care too hoots for public safety. They are well aware that if they kill someone, the courts levy a fine of Rs. 5,000/- and simple imprisonment of 6 months. This is the compensation in India. Whereas in the Gulf one has to pay 1.60 crores if one life is lost. The meagre loss to the drivers is compensated by the owner of the bus, because they need them. Human life has no value for Drivers and their owners. They will pick up passengers anywhere they feel that too in the middle of the road, causing so much of inconvenience for other vehicles and also honk in front of the hospitals. Traffic Police has blocked Hampankatta junction traffic signal to ease traffic.Clock tower junction which was free earlier is clogging because of this and there is no traffic police there to regulate. Where are the traffic police gone? Are they busy collecting money somewhere else?

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  • kiran rao, Balmatta, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    what will be going to happen against the driver ? a case will be registered against him under rash and negligence then he will get a bail, n come out clean with lack of evidence as usual

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  • sanjay, shivapura

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Go to any police station & take 5 years records, you will not find a single challan against bus whereas hundreds of challans against two wheelers. Every bus pays "mamuli". So they are beyond law. They can go wrong side They can use heavy horn They can install any number of headlights with out dimmers Thay can stop the bus in middle of the road inspite traffic They are exempted from seat belts Thay can drive having alcohol They can use mobiles while driving They can bully others in road They can transport goods They can accommodate more than 100 people in one bus They get fitness certificate without inspection They can use dark films in glasses of bus.... like this they can do so many things. .... just for 500 rupees "mamuli" per station This is india....... This will never change........

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  • Saywot , Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    We can't do much more than mourning can we? Like i said long back. burn those murderous buses, 90 percent of the chaos and accidents are because of one single type of source. but alas, we as common public can only see, mourn and prepare ourselves for some more mourning for some other day.RIP

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  • Dylan, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    We in the city of Mangalore are not safe. Try walking on the footpath at the light house hill road, the footpath between Ladies club and the Mosque,you can find motorists and bus drivers using the footpath to overtake. One day we might have a student from KMC or St.Aloysius under a bus or car. Authorities should increase the level of the footpath,like the footpath at the Hampankatta junction before a life is taken away by the speeding motorists.

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  • Kusuma Kumari G, Nellore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Bus on footpath killing an innocent man Hang and kill the rash driver Kill him Police kill him he deserve mo mercy

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  • somesh , mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    We want govt service in Mangalore

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  • Peace,

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    i was in that bus today morning. may God grant strength to his family to bear the loss

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  • JR,

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    KARNATAKA STATE IS RULED BY BUS LOBBY.
    THEY ARE FREE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE ON ROAD, RAIL, WATER, FOOT PATH, BUSTAND AND SO ON AND ALSO STOP AS THEY WISH BUT NOT TO SR.CITIZENS.
    NO PEOPLE REPS. DARED TO TAKE ON THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE PAID MAMOOLI FOR THAT.
    WE NEED NOT BLAME ANY PARTY AND NO PARTY IS TRANSPARENT IN SUCH MATTERS BECAUSE WHEN JD(S) WAS RULING STOPPPED KSRTC SERVICE BUS FACILITY ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF EXTENDING THE FACILITY TO RURAL AREAS.

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  • sanjay, shivapura

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Tomorrow the bus will be in the same route & the same rash driver will be helping lord yama.

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  • Dhananjaya Rai, Moodabidre

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Creating humps is not a solution. It will create problems.Take action against owner

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  • Pradeep, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Why take action against owner? As long as he hires a driver with a valid Heavy Licence / badge. I was driving from Baikampady towards Mulki in the evening and three express busses overtook me at speed exceeding 80KM per hour within a span of three minutes. One was Halady, Udupi, other one Udupi Manipal and the third one Belman Karkal. Just imagine at that speed if they collide. God Save Us.

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  • Harish Hegde, Mangalore/Aramco

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Dhananjaya Rai, Moodabidre...
    Creating humps is not a solution. Then what is the solution, can you explain?
    you said It will create problems.. Okay,can you explain what type of problems it is going to create?
    You are asking to take action against owner... Can you explain for and what type of action as to be taken against the owner if they were not behind the wheel and they are not behind the wheel?
    OK OK OK agree with you... How about the driver's who goes on rampage killing innocent children's innocent person's what as to be done to them? Just let them go???
    Well!! let me tell you something or for your information, around the world the people ask for speed breakers (humps) so the rash drivers don't drive fast automatically they will or have to reduce the speed so they don't break or damage their own car. This is how the lives are saved of innocent people. GOT MY POINT????

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  • rajesh shetty, vamanjoor

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    don't blame govt servants,nothing happens/we the citizen of mangalore/india,should drive away the private bus operators,and collectively there will be a change.Pray for the soul of the deceased,and their parents,going through this..I hope dc Ibrahim,will take note,and soon we see,a change like BMTC BANGALORE WE HAVE KSRTC IN ACTION PLS.TODAY THIS BOY DIED/2MROW IT MAY HAPPEN IN OUR FAMILY TOO.....WAKE UP PLS

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Krishna, then why do we need govt paid police??? Do not encourage more vandalism and bus strikes for beating driver!

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  • MHUSsain, Qatar

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    The city bus services render inconvenience to public

    1. Honking throughout the city even near the hospitals
    2. Stops wherever they want to pick the passengers
    3. From statement bank till balmatta circle they drive like ants
    4. don't park at designated parking but on the road itself creating disturbances to other motorists
    5. Racing/rallying in competition endangering pedestrians life

    DO WE HAVE CIVILIZED ADMIN IN THE CITY????????

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  • PRP, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    thiss'an excuse every-time an innocent falls under bus due to harsh driving.

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    this manjanady bus every time wait for longer time in bus stop and it blocks the other bus.Finally they will rush and run.

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  • Krishna, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Moral police, this is your time to teach a good and everlasting lesson to the RASH drivers....

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  • Padma, Uppala

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Really a heart wrenching news to start the day. A precious life so young has been snatched. As it is, there are no footpaths on Mangalore's revamped lanes and the reckless drivers want to break through every vacant gaps, leaving hardly any space to allow the public to move without fear. And now available footpaths are also not safe!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Praveen, Udupi

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Slap murder charges against the driver.

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  • Rajesh Shetty, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Time Management is the key factor for these type of accident.... pls dont blame only the driver.. the who mangalore traffic system is wrong....

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  • Jagdish, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Very sad incident, but this type of news makes people like Jossy Saldanha very happy so that he will get an opportunity to blame modi govt. Here a poor fellow has lost his life and he is busy commenting and politizing this issue.

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  • avani, mlore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    If the concerned authority wants to take action they can easily do it. Even if the driver has fled, collect copy of his DL from the Owner of the bus get it cancelled for say 10 years. Send the cancelled intimation to all bus owners in the district, publish in news papers so that no one appoints him again. Make this as a rule when there is a loss of life due to an accident. If this is strictly followed the drivers will learn their lesson. RIP Tilak.

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  • mits puttur, MAngalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    This can never happen in India,The police are fed big time money as hafta every month from these bus companies to break rules etc...The bus driver and owner will surely escape...These haftas are paid to break rules , park any where, no inspections of papers etc..and ACCIDENT RELIEF..

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  • Sharan, Mangalore / Chinchwad

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Mangaloreans have a lot of patience, they quietly suffer, the same thing used to happen in Pune, some years ago, PMPML drivers were very rash, accidents were on the rise, Pune public lost patience,....what followed later on was thrashing of every PMPML driver who got involved in even minor accidents, so much that this resulted in fear among PMPML drivers, and now accidents have reduced...Mumbai public is even more dangerous, if this thing would have happened in Mumbai, this bus would have been torched by now...I don't justify violence but if the systems like Police departments turn a blind eye towards this nuisance, for a few bundle of notes then believe me that day won't be far when Mangaloreans walk in Punekars path.

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  • N.Gafoor, Nooral bettu/Karkala

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    oh! saave.......neeneshtu kroori....RIP

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  • Vishal, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    What a pity that this poor man standing at a bus stop is fatally knocked down by a bus trying to overtake another bus. Are there any rules governing these reckless and arrogant city bus drivers and conductors? Even if there are, they are only on paper. These fellows are a law unto themselves and even the cops on duty think ten times before pulling up an errant driver. Just travel by any of the city buses and in eight out of ten cases you will be able to experience the reprehensible behaviour of the conductors. They have absolutely no respect for the passengers and that is because they are confident that their owners or their unions will bail them out. In this case also, I am sure, the driver who did not care two hoots for the persons standing at the bus stand will go scot free. We call ourselves a civilized society but indulge in such heinous crimes. As long as the nexus between the bus owners and the shameless politicians exists, we are destined to suffer. Today it is Tilak, tomorrow it could be either you or me.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Mangalore need Metro but I wonder where is DVS ...

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  • tony d'souza, mangalore/usa

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    ....why can't u search for mr.Lobo and the transport minister of karnataka

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Tony, Railu minister is DVS ...

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  • Sandesh Shetty, Bangalore/Kudla

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai why didnt ask you the same question to Kharge??

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  • Raman, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Not only Owners. Driver and conductors also.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Thu, Aug 28 2014



    Speeding & overtaking another bus in the intention of picking more passengers. Competition exists when buses are run by different companies. For them only business and innocent people lose life. No place is safe if the bus drivers are reckless.

    I left Mangalore ages back and during my visit I totally lose my confidence to cross the road. I would rather catch a rickshaw than attempting to cross in the traffic. (to into some shop)

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  • sumanth, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Some of these Bus drivers may have have been Rickshaw drivers in the past. They drive bus in the same manner as they drive a Rickshaw. These bus owners/ drivers needs to be dealt with very serious punishments/fines.
    Also RTO authorities who issue licence to this kind of murders.

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  • Captain, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Tilak is just another statistical figure.There wont be any change unless the public on the spot give instant justice to the accused as in bihar state

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  • Suresh, mang

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Where is moral police and BD? why are they hiding? They should go and thrash the owner and the bus driver..life is not only about beef transport and love jihad

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  • sumanth, manglore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    cancel the bus license right now and do not overload passengers in bus

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  • Ranjith Rodrigues, udupi

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    These aggressive and arrogant bus drivers should be given 2 choices: either go to indo-pak border and kill some pakistanis or go to iraq and kill ISIS.

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  • Neil, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Dear State Government,

    Its a humble request!

    Please BAN these private "Ferrari Buses" and introduce sophisticated govt buses across Mangalore district!

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  • amrita, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    i agree, pvt buses makes buses worse, we can rather not have buses in mlore.
    it is the worst transport system i hav ever seen in India. the govt needs to take over like Blore or mysore.

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  • Af, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Mangalore trapic please take strict actions against these private bus drivers they are the killer and most dangerous to commuters and their ugly behavior.

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  • Juliana, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Its high time, women start driving the buses, at least they will be more humane and will not resort to such reckless driving.
    Unemployed women need to think about this!!!!

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  • Ahmed, Bendoorwell, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Juliana, really good suggestion.

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  • sameer, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Really sad!!!! city traffic police department should work on maintaining the default speed limits for city buses and also the speed breakers on necessary areas. condolence to the family of the departed soul.

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  • peter lewis, kalmady/k s a

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    This is nothing but of murder. Hope the killer will get atleast life sentence. May the deceased soul rest in peace.

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  • Ahmed, Bendoorwell, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Traffic police have totally failed to control the reckless driving of private city buses. Immediate after above incident, the first thing police did is to cancel all the parking spaces available near bendoorwell, though there is no connection between above incident and parking spaces. God only knows on what logic our Police department working. I think it is called "kailagadavanu mai yella parachi kondanthe".

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  • Ahmed, Bendoorwell, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    The best solution is to cancel all the private city buses and bring only KSRTC for all the routes.

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  • mohan moodbidri, moodbidri

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Kind Attention to the City Corporation, RTO, Traffic Police that necessary humps must be made just 20-25 feet behind to reach every Bus Stop situated on the main road as well as put huge fine to those drivers' who stops bus to pickup passengers wherever they want. This must be followed strictly by all failing which necessary action to be taken. Nothing is impossible!

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  • Zandy, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Constructing humps is not a solution. It will create its own set of problems.

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  • Vijay, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    in our city you can overtake left or right. if there was an option to fly they would overtake from the top like a plane.we got great set of horns on display in our city.driving in the city has become like solving a puzzle.its not driving its a racing competition!

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  • Naseer Mehmood, Mumbai

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    The main problem with local bus drivers in Mangalore is that, Arrogance reigns supreme in their heads, so much that they damn care about the traffic rules, and the main reason being, the owners of these buses are all politically connected,...so for the driver drive anyhow,..kill as much people out on the streets, as he knows his master, who is politically connected will get him out within minutes, and the reason for their arrogance is corruption in RTO and police departments, hand over a few bucks to these so called public servants and they will let out the bus, within few minutes with the same driver to kill some more people out on streets....Disgusting

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  • George A. Borromeo, Angelore, Mangalore, India

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Thanks to the Politician(s) who put pressure on Traffic Police to retrieve the "one way" system recently introduced. Now Hospitals and Hoteliers can make Money, while commuters suffer and few loose their life. That is how Democracy works!!!!!

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  • Ahmed, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Making one way has nothing to do with reckless driving of city bus drivers. Do you think, one way is making them responsible drivers ???

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  • Roshan Sequeira , Mangalore -Abu Dhabi

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    How many more innocents have to perish before our administration wakes up. Our elected representatives make tall promises on development of infrastructure in the city. But have repeatedly fail to curb irresponsible and reckless movement of private busses and trucks. This is only because of lax attitude of our leaders, district administration and RTO. In such incident both bus and driving licence should be impounded immediately and should not be released. Their operating permit should be cancelled. Now what is happening is bus will be released after 2 days, driver gets bail and start driving again, court case will run for years and victims family will suffer for life

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  • khan, mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Give the driving license to those wo are able to drive...in india getting license is not a big issue..india should learn from other countries how license is been issued..

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  • sachin moray , ullal

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Bus was coming from statebank not from konaje

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  • Vincent, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Our Comments are like Talking to a Wall..We keep commenting that bus drivers are rash and Police must do something....but all these years so many accidents..so many deaths and nobody is doing anything...life has become very cheap in Mangalore..if only our Police were strict and enforce proper punishments nothing is going to change and more deaths will be witnessed for no fault of the victims...RIP

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  • Naaz, Vtl

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Cancel all the private buses. put govt bus...

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  • Krishna, karkala

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    Some of these Bus drivers may have have been Rickshaw drivers in the past. They drive bus in the same manner as they drive a Rickshaw. These bus owners/ drivers needs to be dealt with very serious punishments/fines.
    Also RTO authorities who issue licence to this kind of murders.

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  • Naveen D'souza, Mangalore - Kuwait

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    competitions is the main problem in the city. Owner of the bus he need money in each trip.

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  • Manglorean, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    The Bus company in Mangalore is like the mafia and looks like nobody can touch them. Look at the way they race. Where are the Police, standing quietly somewhere. Look at the number of accidents and deaths, they go on honking nonstop and race. If the police have no control over them who can. The public should have given them a thrashing. From Balmatta to kankanady there are no speed breakers so they go on honking and racing. When will action be taken. Cases go on for years and they have to pay a minimal fine. The victim is not even given proper compensation.

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  • Vijay, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    in our city, buses keeping up their time is most important instead of safety first being their top priority.results we all know accidents,over-speed etc

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  • m.hussain, qatAR

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    City buses ply like rally cars in the city. uncontrollable . Traffic police do not find fault with them and don't file cases against them :the reason bus owners pay 'haftha' @ Rs. 500/- per month per bus. we want acchche din

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  • anant, mlore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    dont say hafta its MAMULI EVERY MONTH 500/- wer r u that was 15years back
    now 5500/-

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  • Vijay, Mangalore

    Thu, Aug 28 2014

    bus on footpath !! how can a driver be given license for this kind of driving? unless there are restrictions on speed limit for buses and trucks these kind of incidents keep on happening. its matter of time before transport authorities takes some measures.

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