Reckless BMTC bus mows down Mount Carmel PU student

Bengaluru, Oct 20: A student of Mount Carmel College was mowed down by a BMTC?bus near the Kempegowda bus stand (KBS) on Monday morning. Poornima, 17, was a first year PU?student and a resident of Balepet.

She was the elder daughter of Sundar Murthy, a flower merchant. As usual, Murthy had dropped his daughter near Sangam theatre at 7:45 am, from where she proceeded to the KBS to catch a bus to college, police said.

A KSRTC bus and a BMTC bus were racing against each other to enter the bus stand. Seeing a youth manoeuvre between the two speeding buses and reach the other end, Poornima also tried to cross the road the same way. But she was hit by the rear end of the bus which was taking a turn to enter the bus stand. She came under the rear wheel and suffered massive injuries, the police said.

A few autorickshaw drivers rushed her to a nearby hospital in an ambulance, but she was declared dead on arrival.

The driver, who didn’t stop the bus and instead proceeded to the bus stand, was later arrested by police based on details provided by an autorickshaw driver.

The victim’s father Murthy donated her eyes. “Poornima was very intelligent. We donated her eyes so that they give sight to visually impaired,” he said.

Murthy’s second daughter is an SSLC student.

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‘Stop the Mess’: Mangaluru urges GAIL to immediately restore dug-up roads

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December 10,2024

Mangaluru City Corporation Mayor Manoj Kumar issued a stern directive to GAIL Gas Limited, instructing them to immediately restore roads damaged during their ongoing gas pipeline project.

The issue, which has left motorists and residents frustrated, dominated discussions at a special meeting chaired by the mayor on Monday. Corporators unanimously criticized the delay in road restoration, with Opposition Leader Anil Kumar warning that the project should be halted if the roads remain neglected.

Corporator Naveen D’Souza pointed out that permissions granted for the pipeline project were limited to two years, yet the roadwork disruption has dragged on for over five years. He demanded criminal charges and penalties against responsible officials for the prolonged inconvenience.

Adding to the outcry, Corporator Sangeetha Nayak called for MCC engineers to inspect the affected areas, while Corporator Varun Chowta flagged a severe lack of coordination between MCC, GAIL, and Jalasiri 24x7 officials.

The mayor directed GAIL Gas Limited to submit a report within two days addressing the complaints raised. He also insisted on a detailed update on the project’s implementation to be presented at the next review meeting, aiming for a resolution to the ongoing chaos.

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