Son leaves his father on road: Aged father dies in district hospital
Mangaluru/Dharwad, October 28: An aged person who was admitted to the district hospital after his son reportedly abandoned him on the road recently, died in the hospital at Dharwad on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as Vincent Christine (76) of Mathikere in Bengaluru.
About incident
On October 24, a youth who came in a car left the aged person near Garag Cross in Dharwad on national highway 4 and went. After noticing this, the locals thought that someone has dropped the person. But the aged person was scared after this incident as he did not know where to go, it is said.
When the local people enquired him, they came to know that his son has abandoned him on the road. Suddenly, they informed the local police and admitted to the hospital.
The aged person who was a mechanic in Bengaluru was living with his son at Mathikere. It was said that he wanted to go home or drop him to his home or nearby church. He pleaded for a job as he did not have money to purchase medicine, it was reported.
Though he was treated for four-five days continuously in the hospital, he did not respond to the treatment. The body was kept in the hospital. His photo and information was sent to all police stations to find his relatives. Already, two police constables from Dharwad rural police station have left for Bengaluru for investigation, PSI Anand told Varthabharati.
A case was registered at Dharwad rural police station.
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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.
