Six persons, including four firemen, injured in leopard attack in Tamil Nadu
Coonoor (Nilgiris), Nov 12: Six persons, including four Fire and Rescue Services personnel were injured in a leopard attack here on Sunday, Forest Department officials said.
The Fire services personnel were injured when they went to rescue a woman in whose house the big cat took refuge while straying into a human habitat in this hilly town, they said.
The woman was also attacked by the leopard and all the injured are being treated at a local hospital after they were rescued by nearby residents.
A driver of the local tahsildar was also attacked by the leopard later.
One of the injured firemen has been shifted to Coimbatore for treatment.
Efforts are on to trap the animal and two cages have been placed outside the house, the officials added.
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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.
