Two people in Karnataka allegedly die of starvation amidst lockdown
Bodies taken away on garbage disposal vehicle
Bellary: In a heart wrenching incident, two persons died allegedly after not getting food in time due to the country-wide lockdown againt the spread of DCorona Virus, in Hospet town in Bellary District on Tuesday. Later, the dead bodies were allegedly transported on a garbage picking vehicle.
Both of them died on the road-side and photos of their dead bodies being taken by in a municipal garbage disposal vehicle have gone viral on local social media platforms.
The lockdown has been announced to prevent the spread of coronavirus, forcing beggars and poor to struggle for food and water. Two persons death by starvation has caused outrage among peoplle who were seen criticising the unpreparedness of the government and administration to deal with the situation.
"Two persons died on the road side in Hospet City and their dead bodies have been sent for postmortem. But I cannot comment if they died of starvation. Obvious reason for their death will be available only after the postmortem." H Vishwanath, Hospet Tahsildar said about the incident.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear X'mas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
