Bengaluru, Jan 1: Food and civil supplies Minister B.Z Zameer Ahmed Khan said that total 304 hostels and 129 residential schools were functioning under the Minority Welfare department in the state.

Responding to a question from K Abdul Jabbar at the legislative council here on Tuesday, he said that 19 pre-metric boys hostels, 28 girls hostels, 159 post matric boys hostels, 98 girls post matric hostels, 95 Morarji Desai Residential schools, five Muslim residential schools were there in the state and Rs 2.5 lakh annual income limit was fixed for interested students to get admission into hostels, he said.

If the hostel students met accidental deaths, the family of such students would get Rs 2 lakh compensation, he said.

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Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.

The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.

The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.

Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.

The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.

A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.