Bengaluru, Nov 27: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will be introducing a new Volvo bus service from Bengaluru to Nilakkal in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala for Sabarimala devotees from December 1.

The ticket fare for each passenger is Rs 1,600, the KSRTC said in a statement.

The bus would depart from Shantinagara bus station here at 1.50 pm and arrive at Nilakkal at around 6.45 am the next day. Subsequently, it would depart from Nilakkal at 6 pm.

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Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.

According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.

The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.

After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.