Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Friday two more positive cases of Corona Virus in the District, taking the total number of cases in the District to 24. Two male patients tested positive for the virus in the District on Friday.

According to the state health bulletin, the 62-year old husband of the 58-year old woman of Bolar who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, also tested positive for the virus on Friday. Another 69-year old patient hailing from Kasaba in Bantwal Taluk also tested positive for the virus.

The 58-year old woman was admitted to a private hospital in Padil where a staffer had tested positive for the virus. After her discharge, the woman had symptoms of fever following which she was admitted to Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru and tested positive for Corona Virus on Thursday. Her husband tested positive for the virus on Friday.

The other patient who tested positive on Friday hails from Bantwal and is a neighbor of the woman who died due to the virus on April 19.

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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.