Karnataka: Bus services remain crippled as transport employees' stir enters 12th day
Bengaluru, Apr 18: Bus services in Karnataka remained paralysed as the indefinite strike by the employees of state owned transport corporations over wage related issues entered the 12th day on Sunday.
Of the 17,000 buses, only 7,100 could operate by 4 pm, the transport department said in a statement.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation operated 3,225 buses, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation -- 1,387, North East Karnataka Transport Corporation -- 1,200 and North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation -- 1,288 buses by 4 pm.
The workers have been demanding the implementation of 6th pay commission recommendation for them, which the government has refused, saying it won't be possible in the present circumstances.
Ever since the strike began, the government tried to run buses only to incur the wrath of the agitators, who damaged them.
A bus driver of the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, who joined duty amid the agitation died after sustaining serious injuries in a stone pelting incident in Bagalkote district on Friday.
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Karnataka: Elderly man dies after his car catches fire
Chikkaballapur (Karnataka) (PTI): A 70-year-old man died after his car caught fire, leaving his body charred, police said on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Uday Kumar, a resident of Raghuvanahalli on Kanakapura Road in Bengaluru, they said.
The incident occurred near Achepalli Cross in Bagepalli taluk of Chikkaballapur district on Sunday when he was returning after visiting his mother in his native place, police said.
Local police were alerted by passersby who noticed the car on fire. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the blaze. However, the flames had spread rapidly through the vehicle, resulting in his death. Later, his charred body was recovered from the car, police said.
Citing preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said it appeared to be a case of suicide as investigators did not find any evidence indicating an accident or a mechanical fault in the car that could have triggered the fire.
"However, teams have collected samples and other evidence, and further investigation is underway to ascertain whether there was any technical fault that led to the fire," the officer said.
