Mangaluru: A tragic incident occurred at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru as a 28-year-old Asha worker from Puttur lost her life on Wednesday morning due to severe bleeding during childbirth.

The deceased has been identified as Bhavya, the wife of Balakrishna Gowda and a resident of Mura Colony in Hirebandadi village, Puttur taluk. She leaves behind her husband and three sons, who now mourn the untimely loss.

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Bhavya was admitted to the government hospital in Puttur on Monday after experiencing labor pains. She successfully delivered a baby boy, her third child, on Tuesday night. However, complications arose immediately after the delivery when Bhavya began to experience heavy bleeding. Despite efforts to stabilize her condition, her condition deteriorated rapidly. Consequently, she was rushed to Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru in hopes of receiving critical medical assistance.

Tragically, the medical interventions at Wenlock Hospital were unable to reverse the situation, and Bhavya succumbed to her condition on Wednesday morning, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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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.