BAGALKOT: A 59-year-old NWKRTC driver, who had reported to duty amid the ongoing strike by the road transport employees, died after he was injured in .
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Minister announces ₹30 lakh compensation and job for kin of the deceased
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Minister announces ₹30 lakh compensation and job for kin of the deceased A driver working with the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) succumbed to his injuries after stones were pelted at the bus he was driving. The deceased has been identified as Rabeed Rasul K. Avati.
Mr. Avati, 56, was taking the bus on the Vijayapura-Jamkhandi route when unidentified persons pelted stones at the windshield. The broken pieces of glass caused a gash on the driver’s neck. Mr. Avati, who was bleeding heavily, was immediately rushed to Jamkhandi Taluk Hospital, but could not be saved.
Passengers face hardship for second day; authorities issue notices to employees
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Alternative arrangements not of much help to travellers public in Hubballi-Dharwad
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NWKRTC officials managed to run a few buses from Old Bus Station in Hubballi on the second day of the strike on Thursday.
Alternative arrangements not of much help to travellers public in Hubballi-Dharwad
Commuters and the general public continued to face hardship on Thursday as the indefinite strike by the transport employees entered the second day.
Although some alternative arrangements were made by the officials of North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, they were not of much help to the travelling public. Traders and businessmen felt the heat of the strike as their employees did not turn up for work citing lack of bus facilities.
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