Loco pilots and their families in Mangaluru protested at Mangaluru Junction railway station on February 8th against excessive workload and denial of leave. They demanded an 8-hour workday for goods trains and 6 hours for passenger trains, along with the removal of a CCRC official. Protesters cited instances of... leave denial even in family emergencies, leading to salary deductions. The All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) plans to submit a memorandum to the DRM; if demands aren't met, they will abstain from work. Accompanying news items include the 75th birthday and silver jubilee of episcopal ordination of Bishop Dr. Gerald Issac Lobo in Udupi; Sikkim CM and Karnataka Deputy CM taking a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam during Maha Kumbh; Manipur CM Biren Singh's resignation; a drowning incident in Mangaluru; successful removal of a foreign body from a child in Mangaluru; water storage beginning at Jakribettu barrage benefiting Mangaluru; and a lorry crashing into a bus stop in Mangaluru.

Mangaluru Junction railway station pe 8 February ko loco pilots aur unke family members ne zyada workload aur chhutti nahin milne ke khilaf protest kiya. Unhone goods train ke liye 8 ghante aur passenger train ke liye 6 ghante ka kaam ka demand kiya, saath hi CCRC official ko hataane ki... bhi maang rakhi. Protest karne walon ne bataya ki family emergency mein bhi chhutti nahin mili, jisse salary cut hui. All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) DRM ko ek memorandum dene wali hai; agar demands puri nahin hui toh woh kaam se dur rahenge. Dusri news mein Udupi mein Bishop Dr. Gerald Issac Lobo ka 75th birthday aur episcopal ordination ka silver jubilee, Maha Kumbh mein Sikkim CM aur Karnataka Deputy CM ka Triveni Sangam mein holy dip, Manipur CM Biren Singh ka resignation, Mangaluru mein ek drowning incident, Mangaluru mein ek bachche se foreign body nikalne ki successful surgery, Jakribettu barrage se Mangaluru ko fayda, aur Mangaluru mein ek lorry ka bus stop se takkar marne ki khabar bhi hai.