15 women, 7 children among 30 killed as bus falls into canal in Mandya

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November 24, 2018

Mandya , Nov 24: At least 30 passengers, including 15 women and seven children, were killed when a private bus plunged into the Visvesvaraya Canal near Kanaganamaradi near Pandavapura in Mandya district on Saturday. Only two passengers, including a schoolboy, survived the accident.

The bus was bound for Mandya from Pandavapura via Chikkabyadarahalli and Shivalli. The bus plunged into the 12-feet-deep canal between Kanaganamaradi and Vadesamudra villages at 12.25 pm after the driver lost control over the vehicle.

According to sources, 32 passengers, including eight school children, were travelling on the bus. Except for Girish, a carpenter, and Rohith, a class VII student, all other passengers died in the accident.

Girish, who managed to break open the window pane of the bus, rescued Rohith. Rohith and four of his friends boarded the bus at Kanaganamaradi, nearly two kilometres from the accident spot. As it was a Saturday, the school students boarded the bus at Kanaganamaradi.

It is said that the driver lost the control over the vehicle due to a technical glitch. The steering wheel of the vehicle got locked and the driver could not control the bus.

A majority of the passengers were from Vadesamudra and were returning to the village from Pandavapura.

Soon after the incident, the police and Fire and Emergency Services personnel rushed to the spot. The firemen, with the help of local people, fished out the bodies, which were handed over to the family members after the postmortem.

On hearing the news, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who rushed to the village from Bengaluru, announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family members of the deceased. District in-charge Minister C S Putaraju, Transport Minister D C Thamanna and former chief minister Siddaramaiah visited the spot and consoled the victims’ families.

The villagers blamed the driver for negligent driving, bad condition of the road and the bus. The villagers said that the bus was very old and was not in a good condition. The villagers depend on private buses to travel in the region.

Thousands throng accident spot

As news of the accident spread, thousands of people thronged to the spot. With vehicles occupying the road, traffic piled up for nearly three kilometres. The crowds also impeded the rescue operations.

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Subbu Acharya
 - 
Saturday, 24 Nov 2018

Such a shocking news. cant look into picture

Omar
 - 
Saturday, 24 Nov 2018

We belong to God and to Him we shall return

Joseph Stalin
 - 
Saturday, 24 Nov 2018

Rest in peace

Ibrahim
 - 
Saturday, 24 Nov 2018

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

ahmed
 - 
Saturday, 24 Nov 2018

INNA LIIAHI WA INN ILAHI RAJOON..kindly make dua for children sole god will give palce in HEAVEN ...very very sad and pain full accident 

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February 26,2020

Hassan, Feb 26: A 35-year-old poachers died on the spot by his fellow man accidentally, mistaking him as animal at Yedikumari Kaginahere forest areas near Sakaleshpura in the district early hours Tuesday, police sources said.

The deceased has been identified as Harish.

The incident happened when ten poachers went hunting for wild animals in the Yedikumari Kaginahare forest areas.

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June 20,2020

Bengaluru,  Jun 19: Following the coronavirus outbreak, Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport has introduced ultraviolet treatment while scanning outbound baggage apart from other measures to enhance passenger and staff safety.

"Two custom-designed UV tunnels have been created to disinfect trolleys after every use. Two custom-designed UV tunnels have been created to disinfect trolleys after every use. These Tunnels are located at a cordoned-off area of the Terminal," according to a statement by the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL).

The airport plans to use an ultra-low volume (ULV) spray treatment for check-in bags: all outbound passenger baggage is sanitised before dispatch to the aircraft

Authorities also plan to minimise use of additional trays for footwear by introducing specially designed trays; the trays that are in use are UV treated and sanitised manually after every use.

Officials are currently in the process of implementing silver nano-coating for frequently used touchpoints for self disinfection like check-in counters, Immigration counters, ATRS trays, etc. Currently, sanitisation of high-traffic areas and frequently touched surfaces continues to be done every thirty minutes manually without disrupting the flow of passengers.

All high-traffic areas are sanitised once every three hours by using ULV machines - eight times in 24 hours.

Washrooms across the Airport premises are sanitised on a regular basis with dedicated manpower, irrespective of the frequency of use. 456 units of tabletop hand sanitiser and 107 units of sensor-based hand sanitisers have been placed across the Terminal.

120 biowaste bins located across the Airport campus enable passengers and staff to dispose of their masks, gloves and other PPE conveniently and safely. This bio-waste is managed by a dedicated team and handed over to a Pollution Control Board-approved vendor and taken away for incineration.

The Airport said that the passenger feedback for the contactless process has been positive. "The objective of the process is to minimise physical contact and enhance passenger throughput," it said.

These sanitisation measures come in light of the highly infectious COVID-19 pandemic which spreads through person-to-person contact. Small droplets from the nose or mouth can spread the virus when they land on objects and surfaces around the person.

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January 25,2020

Udupi, Jan 25: Mangalore International Airport (MIA) culprit Aditya Rao has revealed that after placing the explosive device he went to Malpe and made threat call of placing bomb in the Indigo flight.

Rao, who is in police custody, on Saturday, was brought to Malpe under tight security by the investigating officer ACP Belliyappa for spot investigation. On January 20, Aditya had come to the Mangaluru airport and planted an explosive device before going to Malpe and made a threat call about placing a bomb in the Indigo flight. He was just a couple of kilometers away from the Malpe police station while making the call.

Sitting outside an egg selling shop which opens only after 6:00 pm, Aditya had called the Airport and informed that a bomb was placed in the Indigo flight. Later he destroyed the sim card and left to Bengaluru to surrender.

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