Mangaluru: Urwa police have arrested three individuals in connection with a theft that occurred on July 6 in a house in Kodikal Vivekananda Nagar on the outskirts of the city.

The arrested accused have been identified as Venkatesh alias Venky (21), Sagar (21), and Ranjith (20), said the police.

The Police informed that the gold jewelry weighing about 80 grams was stolen from the house in Kodikal on July 6. The accused were apprehended at Gangowdana Halli in Nelamangala Taluk of Bengaluru Rural District. Upon questioning, they admitted to stealing the valuables. The police also seized the scooter used by the accused.

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The suspects were produced before the court and have been remanded in judicial custody.

Inspector Bharti of Urwa Police station, along with SIs Harish HV, Anita HB, Vinay Kumar, and staff Pushtaraj, Ramachandra, Satish HK, Pramod K, Venkatesh, Abhishek, Bhaskar, Yallalinga, Mamata, Chandrahas, Sarath, and Mangaluru City Computer Department staff member Manoj were involved in the operation.

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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.