Planning to elope and marry in a temple? Now it's impossible in Mangaluru!

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July 21, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 21: Love birds in Mangaluru city and other parts of Dakshina Kannada now cannot get marry in any temple in their district if their parents are not ready to accept their wedding!

Yes, the district administration of Dakshina Kannada has now made it mandatory for all temples to get the get a requisition letter from the parents of the prospective bride and groom before conducting a wedding.

The district administration took this step following complaints of girls being forced to get marry all of a sudden in temple if their parents show red signal for love affair.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Kumar revealed that recently an incident was reported at a temple where the parents of the bride claimed that the she was forced into marriage by the groom and his family.

He said that in order to prevent such incidents, the administration has made it mandatory for all temples under the endowment department to collect a requisition letter from the parents of the both bride and groom.

Besides, the parties are also expected to submit age proof certificates. This will help curbing child marriages, he added.

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Better solution is to revert to islam and get marry in the mosque or wedding hall

Very good move.. Many parkatteys took muslim girls and married in temple.. Now this is the good step from Administration.. There will be a halt for everythng.

No freedom in Mangalore

very sad. If we can get permission from our family what s the need of getting married in a temple?

very good move by the DC. this system should be implemented all over karnataka,

First send notice to infamous Arya Samaja. It helps and provide money to Hindu men who marry Muslim girl.

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Karnataka: How to avail 50% discount on pending traffic e-challans

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November 22,2025

The Karnataka government has announced a 50% rebate on pending traffic and transport fines. The discount is available from November 21 to December 12.

The rebate applies to all traffic e-challans and violation cases booked by the RTO between 1991–92 and 2019–20. Officials clarified that the offer is not applicable to pending tax dues and is restricted only to traffic-violation fines.

Across Karnataka, more than 4 lakh RTO cases remain pending, including those involving transport vehicles. While thousands of vehicle owners have already cleared their dues, the department expects to generate substantial revenue through this limited-period rebate.

How to Pay and Avail the Discount

There are three ways to check and pay your pending fines:

1. Through Mobile Apps
Available on both Play Store and App Store:
•   Karnataka State Police (KSP) app
•   KarnatakaOne app
•   ASTraM app

Steps:
•   Enter your vehicle number in any of the above apps
•   Verify the photo/details of your vehicle
•   Pay the fine with the 50% discount applied

2. Visit a Traffic Police Station

You can pay your pending fine at any nearby traffic police station.

3. Visit the Traffic Management Centre (TMC)

• Location: First Floor, Infantry Road, near Indian Express, Bengaluru

Transport Commissioner Yogeesh A M said, “We don't issue e-challans, so there's no online payment system.”

The department estimates ₹52 crore in pending RTO fines up to March 2020. “With the 50% rebate, we expect to collect around ₹25 crore if all dues are cleared,” he added.

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