Aloysian Conclave on Dec 18

December 14, 2011

Mangalore, December 14: St. Aloysius College in collaboration with St. Aloysius College Alumni Association, Kuwait and SACAA, Mangalore will be organizing 'The Aloysian Conclave' and 'Eminent Aloysian Alumni Awards Function' in AIMIT, the New Campus for Management and Information Technology of St. Aloysius College, Beeri, Kotekar on Sunday, December 18.

Announcing this at a press meet here on Wednesday, Fr. Denzil Lobo, Director, AIMIT, said six of the eminent Aloysian alumni from different walks of life will be honored on the occasion. Awards function will be followed by Annual Aloysian Lecture delivered by Alan Nazareth with a theme of 'Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellowmen', he said.

He said that the 'Conclave' has been held for the last three years and some of the distinguished alumni like Justice Santosh Hegde, Devi Prasad Shetty, Vinaya Hegde, Ananthakrishna, Aubrey D'Souza, Philanthropist and the person who initiated St. Aloysius College into the computer revolution back in 1986, Victor Pais, USA, Ivan Fernandes, CEO, DUCONT, KV Rao, Scientist, Sweden, Vinaya Hegde, Chancellor, NITTE University and entrepreneur, Rajesh Rao, CEO, Druva Interactives, Eric Ozario, Mangalore, Amruth Someshwar, Lawrence D Souza, Kuwait, Dr. Stan D Souza, eminent scientist, BARC, Mumbai, Capt. JP Meanezes, former president, Kanara Chamber of Commerce were some of the recipients of the award during the last conclaves.

NG Mohan, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Joe Gonsalves, Vice-President, APNA, Arthur D'Souza, President, SAACA and Santhosh Kadri were present in the press meet.

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Mangaluru–Kasaragod bus fare rolled back after Kerala protests force NHAI to shut Arikkady toll plaza

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February 5,2026

Mangaluru: The KSRTC Mangaluru division has rolled back the fare hike on buses operating on the Mangaluru–Kasaragod route following the suspension of toll collection at the Arikkady toll plaza near Kumbala in Kasaragod district.

The fare revision had been implemented after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) began toll collection at the Arikkady plaza on NH-66. As a result, fares for ordinary and Rajahamsa services were increased by ₹7 and ₹10, respectively, raising the bus fare from Mangaluru to Kasaragod from ₹81 to ₹88.

Senior Divisional Controller of KSRTC’s Mangaluru division, Rajesh Shetty, said the fares were reduced after toll collection at the Arikkady plaza was stopped. “The tollgate began operations on January 13, and the toll amount was deducted from the FASTag accounts of KSRTC buses operating on the route. Following an order from the central government to suspend toll collection, KSRTC has also withdrawn the additional fare with immediate effect,” he said.

At present, vehicles travelling on the Mangaluru–Kasaragod route pay toll only at the Talapady toll plaza. The toll for light motor vehicles (LMVs) at Talapady is ₹80 for a same-day return, while heavy vehicles, including buses, are charged ₹250. At Arikkady, the toll rates were ₹130 for LMVs (same-day return) and ₹450 for buses.

Protests against Arikkady toll plaza

The Arikkady toll plaza witnessed widespread protests from January 12, the day toll collection commenced. On the second day, an action committee led by Manjeshwar MLA A K M Ashraf launched an indefinite protest at the site. Except for the BJP, leaders and workers of most major political parties participated in the agitation.

On the night of January 14, a large number of protesters gathered at the plaza and vandalised property, following which authorities temporarily suspended toll operations. The BJP later also expressed opposition to the toll plaza and criticised NHAI’s decision.

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