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12 of a family, returning from marriage, die as KSRTC bus rams into Maruti Omni

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April 18, 2016

Hubballi, Apr 18: As many as 12 members of a family were killed when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus and a four-wheeler collided on National Highway 63 near Harlapura village in Gadag district on Sunday.

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The accident occurred when the victims were returning from a marriage in Mandalgeri of Koppal district. A?KSRTC?bus proceeding to Hosapete from Hubballi rammed the Maruti Omni. Ten passengers died on the spot while two succumbed to injuries in the hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Shankaragouda Somanagouda (75), a retired Hescom employee, his wife Parvathamma (55), his brother's wife Shakunthala Veeranagouda Somanagouda (56), daughters-in-law Rathna (30), Shantha (31), grandchildren Abhishek (21), Akash (17), Priya (7), Amitha (4), Karan Raju Yali (4) and Basamma (40), a neighbour of Somanagouda. The identity of another deceased is yet to be established.

The driver and conductor of the bus fled the spot after the accident.

The van was reduced to a heap of metal due to the impact of the collision and bodies had to be extricated with the help of a crane.

Vehicular movement on the road was affected for more than two hours due to the accident. Senior police officials visited the spot.

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Monday, 18 Apr 2016

RIP.... Very sad incident... Let God's mercy be on all

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Person or organisation violating the notice is liable to be prosecuted under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, stated BBMP.

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Bengaluru, Jul 12: KCTET 2020: Attention candidates, the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister has confirmed the exam dates for Karnataka Common Entrance Test, KCET 2020.

As per information, KCET 2020 will be held between July 30 and July 31.

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The Higher Education Minister C N Ashwathnarayan, took to twitter to confirm the KCET dates. The Minister tweeted:

“The K-CET 2020 examinations will be held on the decided dates of July 30 & July 31. All the best to all the students!”

Details regarding KCET exam centers, time, and schedule will be mentioned in the admit card. Candidates can download their admit card fro the official website of KEA i.e. cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.

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