Kasaragod: A 60-year old man murdered his wife by beating her to death with wooden pole on Monday in Kasaragod. He also assaulted his 25-year old daughter who tried to rescue her mother while she was being murdered by father.

The victim woman has been identified as Kalyani (50), while the injured daughter has been identified as Sharanya (25) who has been shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for treatment.

The accused has been identified as Gopalkrishna (60).

According to the reports Gopalkrishna assaulted Kalyani after a heated argument with her over personal issues at 4:00 pm in the evening. Noticing the calls for help of her mother, Sharanya came to the rescue of Kalyani and was attacked by Gopalkrishna. After sustaining critical injuries Kalyani died on the spot.

Gopal officials reached the spot after being informed about the incident by local residents and filed a case in this regard. Gopalkrishna has been arrested by police and further investigations are underway.

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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.