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After stopping service to Belagavi route due to floods, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), has now halted services from Bengaluru to Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Nanjangud and HD Kote as excess water has been released from Kabini dam

From speeding to driving drunk, here are five common reasons for accidents. On this edition of Lifeline, we hope that information prompts people to take preventive measures to avoid accidents.

Section 144 has been imposed on Jammu and Kashmir and as a result no trucks are allowed to and from the Union territory. Good trains, even those that carry perishable goods have been stalled at Jammu border for the last two days.

 

In the accident, 12 persons died on the spot while two others succumbed in the hospital. The condition of two others admitted to the Mahabubnagar government hospital is said to be serious

 

The motorcycle rally from Bengaluru to Penukonda, organised as a tribute to coffee baron VG Siddhartha, will be flagged off from Cafe Coffee Day outlet, The Square, on Vittal Mallya Road, Bengaluru at 7pm on August 4.

As a mark of protest, residents of Kumta, Karnataka, planted saplings on a 3-km stretch of road to draw the attention of errant officials. The road is question abounds with potholes.
 

Krishna river has been overflowing as Maharashtra is facing heavy rains putting 39 villages on high alert in Karnataka. 16 bridges are inundated, and transportation facilities have been blocked due to Belagavi floods.

Floods in Godavari have inundated 30 villages in Andhra Pradesh. Warning with respect to heavy rains until August 5 has been issued.

Speaking to reporters after the session Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill would also lead to a decline in accidents for which the Rajya Sabha gave its nod.

Fisherman Simon D'Souza said that he saw a man jumping into River Nethravathi around the time when Cafe Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha went missing

A part of a bridge on the Ulhas river in Rayta village was washed away and stretches of the road were damaged due to the heavy rains, in the process affecting traffic on the highway linking Mumbai to Ahmedabad in neighbouring Gujarat.

Roads are waterlogged in King's Circle area of Mumbai, following heavy rains in the city. The meteorological department had given a warning and stated that the city would receive heavy rains today and tomorrow. Chaitra Teresa John, superintendent of police has been appointed as chief of the anti-terrorist squad by the government. She is the first woman from Kerala to be appointed to the post. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country. 

As per the warning, Mumbai is receiving heavy rains and roads have already been waterlogged. The city will continue to receive rains till tomorrow (July 24), says weather report.

Congress workers took to protesting in front of the Nitesh apartments, Race Course Road, Bengaluru alleging that two MLAs are lodged in the building. Karnataka Police is trying to bring the situation under control

A video is circulating on social media, where a Tamil Nadu couple was beaten up in the middle of the road in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's constituency of Wayanad.