Three people died and seven others were critically injured after a KSRTC bus crashed into a broken-down truck parked on the highway near Ittinabail in Yellapur taluk on Friday night, said police.
The Karnataka High Court's directive to withdraw the transport strike has been complied with, and the strike was called off. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed regarding the ongoing strike, prompting the court's intervention.
The Karnataka state-wide bus strike on Tuesday has impacted the state, with the heat of the strike now reaching the border district of Belagavi. Bus services are disrupted at the Belagavi central bus stand, and only a handful of buses are in operation.
The sudden halt in services has caused severe inconvenience, with visuals from Hosur Regional Bus Terminal showing long queues, confusion, and helpless passengers struggling to find alternative means of travel.
Karnataka Home Minister and Tumkur District In-charge Minister, Dr. G. Parameshwara, paid a surprise visit to the KSRTC bus stand in Tumkur. During this time, he inspected the hotels at the bus stand. He observed the cleanliness of the kitchen and store rooms.
The trip was led by Kannur District Coordinator Tansheer KR and was arranged in response to requests from regular passengers of the KSRTC Budget Tourism Cell.
He claimed that the government is unable to provide even Rs. 100 to ASHA workers, pensions are not paid on time, and salaries of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) workers are often delayed. He also said there is no investment in infrastructure.
Pro-Kannada organizations, led by the Kannada Vatal Party, have called for a Karnataka Bandh on March 22 (Saturday) in protest against recent incidents in Belagavi, including an attack on a KSRTC bus conductor and vandalism of a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus in Mahar
Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil has condemned the recent assault on a KSRTC bus conductor in Belagavi, allegedly for not speaking in Marathi.
Speaking to ANI, Belagavi Commissioner Lada Martin Marbaniang said that a complaint was received in which the victim said that he was assaulted by a group of 4-5 people who had an argument with him on a bus because of a language difference.
A boy and girl who had boarded the semi-urban CBT-Sulebhavi bus had allegedly threatened the conductor as he was not able to speak in Marathi, and following this, called their accomplices who assaulted them at Balekundri.