Uppinangady: Pick-up van falls into river, driver jumps out just on time
Puttur: In an incident reported from the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 in Neerakatte here, a pickup van fell into a river after the driver lost his control over the wheels due to heavy rain. The incident took place on Saturday morning here.
The driver of the van has been identified as Arif Kolpe who was driving the van from Nelyadi to Uppinangady. Upon reaching Neerakatte, Arif lost control over the van due to heavy rain and it fell into a river near Kanchana cross.
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Arif jumped out of the van just on time to save himself.
The van then was stuck in the river which was later pulled out with the help of locals.
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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.
