Six more patients die of COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada District; 139 new cases on Saturday
Mangaluru: Six more people in Dakshina Kannada died due to Coronavirus on Saturday, taking the total number of fatalities in the district to 159. The district also reported 139 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours.
Among the 139 new cases, 91 belonged from Mangaluru Taluk, 19 from Bantwal, 14 from Belthangady, 9 from Puttur and six from other districts. With this, the total number of cases in the district has gone up to 5,825.
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The district also witnessed 54 people recovering from the virus and being discharged from the hospitals. With 2,685 recoveries so far, Dakshina Kannada now has 3008 active cases being treated at various government and private hospitals.
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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.
