Four including infant killed as multi-storey building collapses in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Four workers including a child died after a multi-storey building collapsed on Wednesday morning at Hutchins road near Pulikeshi Nagar in the city here. Two more people are feared trapped under the debris at the accident spot.
The deceased have been identified as Manjudevi (38), Narayan (35), Nirmala (27) and three-year old infant Anushka.
Several other workers have reportedly sustained injuries in the accident and have been shifted to Bowring Hospital in the city for treatment.
The incident took place at around 2.am on Wednesday. During the incident labours from Bihar, Rajasthan and Nepal were working on the site and 13 labours including security guard were present in the basement when the incident took place.
Karnataka Deputy CM, Dr. G Parameshwara, Minister K G George and BBMP Mayor and Joint Commissioner visited the spot on Wednesday morning.
BBMP announced compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to the family of each deceased and also assure that the an compensation amount will also be given by the owner of the building. BBMP Mayor also added that an enquiry will be initiated to ascertain the cause of the collapse and strict action will be taken against those found guilty.
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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.
