Udupi: A 37-year old youngster hailing from Basroor of Kundapur Taluk in Udupi District, passed away in an Abu Dhabi Hospital on Saturday morning after battling Pneumonia. The deceased has been identified as Imthiyaz (37), son of Y. Moideen.

Imthiyaz was reportedly working as an engineer in Dubai from last 13 years and was admitted to a hospital in Abu Dhabi a few days back when he fell sick. He was later diagnosed with Pneumonia. Failing to respond to the treatment Imthiyaz died on Saturday morning in the hospital.

According to the family sources, Imthiyaz was settled in Abu Dhabi with his wife and two daughters and had last visited native about six months back.

Brother of Imthiyaz is also settled in Dubai. The brother confirmed that Imthiyaz had tested negative for coronavirus and had died due to Pneumonia. He told Vartha Bharati that owing to the lockdown and suspension of flights between the two countries, the final rites of Imthiyaz will be carried in Abu Dhabi.

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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.