Mangaluru city bus fire mishap; driver booked
Mangaluru: The Kadri traffic police on Thursday booked Biju Mon, driver of the city bus Ashel which gutted fire after colliding with a two-wheeler on 8 April near Hampankatta here.
A case was booked over the ignorance of the driver Biju Mon after which he was arrested, sources said. He will be under judicial custody till 26 April.
The bus with route no.45 collided with the two-wheeler of Dylan (26), a resident of Ballal Bagh earlier while heading from Surathkal Janata Colony to State Bank. According to reports, both the vehicles caught fire after the collision. Dylan was severely injured due to the mishap, reports said.
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CPI stalwart Nallakannu dead
Chennai (PTI): Veteran leader of the CPI, R Nallakannu died here on Wednesday, the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital said.
He was aged about 101, party sources said.
A hospital bulletin said, despite intensive care, he passed away at 1.55 PM on February 25, 2026 following failure of all vital organs.
