Rider in Kundapur loses control over scooter due to heavy rain; falls, drowns in roadside lake
Kundapur: In a tragic incident near Thekkatte in Kundapur taluk at midnight on Tuesday, a rider lost control over his scooter in the heavy rain, resulting in the vehicle falling into a lake by the road and the rider drowning in the waters.
The deceased rider has been identified as Diwakar Shetty, a 65-year-old resident of Malyadi near Thekkatte. He is learned to have been returning home on his scooter but lost control while turning on the road near his house on account of the intense rainfall. As the road had no barrier, Shetty toppled to a depth of six feet.
The eyewitnesses rushed to help and informed the police, fire brigade staff members and diving expert Ishwar Malpe about the incident. Malpe, who searched in the waters of the lake, got the scooter out, but had to search till 1:30 am Wednesday to find the body of Shetty.
A case has been filed at the Kota Police Station and an investigation of the matter is underway.
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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.
