Five killed in collision
Hubli, dhns: Five persons died and 14 seriously injured when the private bus in which they were travelling collided with a lorry on NH 18 near Navalgund in Dharwad district on Sunday. Two of the deceased have been identified as Paravva Ashok Pattar (38) of Kelgeri near Dharwad, and Huchavva Malagi (45) of Hubli. The identity of the other three deceased is not known. The bodies have been shifted to Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences in Hubli.
Police said 35 passengers were traveling in the bus. Drivers of both the bus and the lorry have survived. Police have arrested the bus driver. The bus was bound for Hubli from Bijapur. The lorry was arriving to Hubli from Maharashtra. Due to the impact of the crash, the right part of the bus has been completely mangled.

Live demo of slip disc surgery
A live demonstration of Total Disc Replacement (TDR) surgery to treat cervical disc prolapse was organised by St Philomena’s Hospital and National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore. Surgery was conducted on a 65-year-old man by Dr Hee Hwan Tak, specialist spine surgeon from NUH. The patient had disc prolapses (slip disc) at two levels in the neck-one large prolapse causing pain going down the arm, cause weakness of the hand, said Dr Sujay Rao, Head of Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery, St Philomena’s Hospital.
“After TDR, the spine shows excellent mobility on par with the erstwhile normal disc and the patient practically cannot tell the difference from the real thing. Over the years, such patients may expect less wear and tear of the neighbouring segments of the spine, and reduced risk of accelerated disc disease or spondylotic degeneration at other levels,” said Dr Hee.