Belthangady: Eight students hospitalised after drinking water from school well, four critical
police suspect miscreants mixed poison in school well
Belthangady: Eight students reportedly fell ill after drinking water of their school well at Shibhaje Perla in Belthangady Taluk on Monday. The hospitalised students were studying in local Government school here.
Four students who are said to be critical have been rushed to hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment. Police suspects unidentified miscreants to have mixed poison in the school well.
The students have been identified as Chetan Kumar (13) of grade 7, Sudeesh (14), Yogeesh(14) Radhakrishna (14) of grade 8, Sudeep (12), Rajesh (12), Monis (12) and Shravan (12) of grade 6.
According to the reports, the eight students on Monday were taking out water from well’s pump and reportedly drank water. The students immediately complaint of pain in chest and throat and their health started deteriorating immediately. School headmistress rushed the students to government hospital and also took the can of water along with her.
Four students were then taken to Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru while the other four are being treated at Belthangady Taluk Government Hospital.
Police officials have reached the spot and are investigating the matter. More details in this case are awaited.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas 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.
