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8 dead, a dozen injured as Dharmastala bound bus falls off bridge in Hassan

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January 13, 2018

Hassan, Jan 13: At least eight persons including two women died and around a dozen passengers suffered injuries when a KSRTC Airavata Bus fell off a bridge near Karekere on National Highway 75 in Hassan taluk around 3.30 am on Saturday. The bus was heading to Dharmastala from Bengaluru.

The police and ambulance reached the spot after nearby residents alerted them.

Sources said that seven people died on the spot while an injured passenger died at a hospital.

Five of the victims have been identified as Diana (22) from Mangaluru, Gangadhar N. (30) from Bengaluru and Bijo (25) from Belthangadi, besides the bus driver Lakshman and conductor Shivappa Chalavadi.

Two passengers who have been seriously injured are being treated in a private hospital in Hassan.

The reason for the accident is not known, though the police suspects that it could have been caused due to the driver’s negligence. The incident happened in Shantigrama Police Station limits.

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Manzoor Ahammad Ali
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Saturday, 13 Jan 2018

We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return.

Rahman
 - 
Saturday, 13 Jan 2018

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

Mohan
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Saturday, 13 Jan 2018

Shocking accident. RIP

Kumar
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Saturday, 13 Jan 2018

Horrible. Rest in peace

Ganesh
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Saturday, 13 Jan 2018

Blame and full responsibility always on driver head

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Customs Joint Commissioner M J Chethan, in a statement, said that Central Intelligence Unit, Air Cargo Complex, scanned the package while verifying export consignments and found concealment of some powder. 5.04 kg of Ephedrine worth Rs 5 crore was packed in polythene pouches and concealed between cardboard layers of wedding invitation cards.

Detailed examination of the Wedding cards revealed banned drugs hidden between 43 wedding invitation cards in the package that also contained a few clothes.

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August 1,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 1: A teenage boy, who was critically injured in a road accident at Manchi village in Bantwal taluk, breathed his last at a private hospital in the city today.

The victim has been identified as Mohammad Unais (17), a resident of Bolanthoor village.  

The mishap occurred yesterday (July 31) at around 6 p.m. when Unais was riding a motorbike.

In his bid to overtake a speeding lorry near the Manchi mosque, the boy lost control over his motorbike, which first rammed into an auto-rickshaw and then collided with the same lorry. 

The impact was such that the boy was thrown onto the road. He was immediately rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru. 

He breathed his last early today without responding to any treatment. 

A case has been registered at jurisdictional Melkar Traffic Police Station and investigations are on.

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May 31,2020

Udupi, May 31: As many as 10 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in Udupi district today. 

The district has registered a total of 187 positive cases so far. Majority of the positive cases in Udupi district have inter-state travel history to Maharashtra.

Meanwhile, 14 people including three children who recovered from COVID -19 discharged from Government Hospital in Kundapura, in Udupi district.

Kundapura AC Raju, DHO Dr Sudhirchandra Sooda, taluk medical officer Dr Nagabhushan Udupa handed over a rose to all the discharged. With this, a total of 64 persons have been recovered and discharged in the district.

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