Kolar: Demanding the implementation of the Mekedatu Project, the Kasturi Karnataka Janapada Vedike staged a protest at Gandhivana in the city today morning.

The protesters, led by Vedike's state President Ramesh Gowda, demanded the extension of the Mekadadu project to the Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts.

Water did not come from Yettinahole, KC Valley project. The protesters raised slogans to provide water by extending the Mekadatu project to Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts.

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Mandya (Karnataka) (PTI): Three people were injured after a private tourist bus allegedly rammed into a car from behind in the early hours of Monday in Mandya district, police said.

The accident occurred around 4.30 am on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Budanur, within the limits of Mandya Rural police station.

According to police, the Kerala-bound bus was en route to Bengaluru via Mandya when it allegedly hit the car moving ahead, injuring its sole occupant, identified as Duraiswamy. Two passengers on the bus also sustained injuries. Following the accident, the bus allegedly crashed into a roadside barrier. All the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment.

A case has been registered at Mandya Rural police station, and the bus has been seized. Further investigation is underway, police added.