Puttur: In a major accident a LPG gas carrying bullet tanker over turned and fell near road side causing tension among the local people at Perne on Monday. It is reported that the driver lost control over the vehicle which resulted in overturning of the tanker. Driver Alagiri Swamy (30) has survived with injuries and […]

Puttur: A gas tanker overturned at Perne on Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH-75  Saturday morning. It is said that the accident took place when the driver was negotiating a turn. Rumors of a suspected gas leak created panic among commuters. The police and a fire brigade rushed to the spot. Traffic was diverted via Shantimarga, Karvelu, Dorme, Mathantabettu, Sediyapu route […]

Bantwal : Six students sustained injuries when a KSRTC bus on way to Mangalore from Subrahmanya ran over a group of students waiting for the bus at Perne near Bantwal.  The accident occurred when the bus tried to overtake another vehicle on the National Highway 48.  The bus later came to an abrupt halt after […]

Mangalore : B Ramanatha Rai, State Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment and DK District in-charge minister, led a delegation of Congress leaders from the district to the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on June 11, Tuesday and urged the Chief Minister to provide adequate compensation and rehabilitation facilities to the families affected by the LPG Tanker […]

Mangalore : Hajamma, a Perne gas Tragedy victim, succumbed to her injuries in a hospital near Mangalore. She was victim of Perne gas tragedy of April 9th and battling for her life in the ICU of a hospital in Mangalore for the last fifteen days. She incurred 30% burns in the incident.   Hajamma, aged 70 […]

Mangalore : Officials of the Department of Revenue are at the spot of the Perne gas tanker mishap near Uppinangady and are trying to assess the damage caused due to the tragedy. The mishap had claimed eight lives and injured a few. The remains of the tanker and other vehicles have been  removed from the […]

Puttur : At least five persons were killed when an LPG tanker proceeding towards Bangalore from the MRPL overturned and caught fire  at Perne near Uppinangady on April 9, Tuesday morning. The tanker had 16000 litres of LPG. According to sources, the tanker driver, cleaner, a child and a woman in a house nearby were […]