Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) Four people were killed on the spot in a tragic road accident on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Sankalagere village in Channapatna taluk of Karnataka’s Ramanagara district on Monday.The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Mohammed Farhan and 45-year-old Sulfi from Kozhikode in Kerala, and 45-year-old Rasheed, a resident of Kalasipalya in Bengaluru, along with Saker from Annepalya in Adugodi.According to police, a private bus operated by PK Travels, which…
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Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS) From the stampede that claimed 11 lives during celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s maiden IPL victory, to the biggest cyber fraud, in which cybercriminals extorted a whopping Rs 31.83 crore, Karnataka was in the national spotlight in 2025 for a series of grim incidents. A daring daylight bank robbery in Bengaluru, brutal murders of toddlers, and crimes against women further added to the year’s disturbing crime graph.Adding to the grim list, the brutal killing o…
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) The Karnataka government has decided to write to the Centre seeking stricter guidelines on night-time movement of vehicles, following the bus tragedy that killed seven and left over 20 narrowly escaping near Hiriyur in Chitradurga district.State Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy made the statement in this regard on Saturday in Bengaluru.Minister Reddy said he will write to the Central government seeking stricter guidelines on the night-time movement of vehicles to preve…
Bengaluru, Dec 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced Rs 5 lakh each solatium to the families of victims who lost their lives in the bus tragedy in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in the wee hours of Thursday.Taking to social media X, CM Siddaramaiah announced, “An ex-gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh each will be provided to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic accident in Chitradurga, while those injured will be given Rs 50,000 each.””I have obtained …
Chitradurga, Dec 25 (IANS) In a major tragedy on Christmas Day, at least nine persons were burned alive and 21 others injured after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a truck in Chitradurga district of Karnataka in the early hours of Thursday.According to the police, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. at Gorlattu Cross on National Highway 48 when a truck coming from the opposite direction jumped the divider and rammed into the bus after the driver lost control.Preliminar…
Chitradurga (Karnataka), Dec 25 (IANS) In a major tragedy on Christmas Day, at least nine persons are feared to have been burned alive and 21 others injured after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a truck in Chitradurga district of Karnataka in the early hours of Thursday.According to the police, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. at Gorlattu Cross on National Highway 48 when a truck coming from the opposite direction jumped the divider and rammed into the bus after the…
Chitradurga, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 10 people were charred to death, and several others sustained injuries after a private sleeper bus collided with a truck in the early hours of Thursday in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, triggering a massive fire that left the bus completely charred. The accident took place near Gorlathu village in Hiriyur taluk, where the impact of the collision caused the bus to catch fire almost immediately.The flames spread rapidly, trapping several passengers inside t…