Belthangady: A truck driver died on the spot on Sunday when the pipelines for the water connection that was being unloaded from his truck, fell on him here in Dharmasthala. The deceased driver has been identified as Madhusudhan Reddy (40), a native Telangana.

According to the details, Madhusudhan sustained critical injuries after the pipelines fell on him and died on the spot. His body was later shifted to Belthangady Government Hospital.

The pipelines were brought to Dharmasthala from Telangana for a project approved by the government to supply drinking water to villagers.

A case has been registered in this regard at Dharmasthala Police Station.

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Bengaluru, Nov 28: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to upgrade 500 government schools as Karnataka Public Schools at an outlay of Rs 2,500 crore in four years.

For the purpose, the state government would borrow Rs 2,000 crore from the Asian Development Bank and contribute Rs 500 crore.

This project will be taken up from July 2025 to June 2029.

According to the Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, there are 308 Karnataka Public Schools functioning in 204 Taluks of the state.

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