: The Siddapura police arrested a 35-year-old Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) conductor on the charge of assaulting a 24-year-old private firm employee over a ticket row on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Honnappa Nagappa Agasar attached to depot number 34 Kothnoor Dinne, is conductor with bus number 368 plying from Bilekahalli towards Shivajinagar. According … Read more
Tata Motors had won an order of 921 electric buses from BMTC in August 2022. | Photo Credit: File photo The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has received the first set of non-AC electric buses from Tata Motors, a commercial vehicle manufacturer, which are likely to be operational soon. “The BMTC received a few buses … Read more
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has bagged nine and BMTC has bagged four awards during the 17th Global Communication Conclave and award felicitation function organized by Public Relations Council of India in New Delhi on September 22. The awards include customer friendly company of the year diamond award, best innovative service of the year … Read more
Actor Rajinikanth visited BMTC Depot No. 4 in Jayanagar, south Bengaluru where he interacted with the crew. The superstar took selfies with the BMTC staff during the visit. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor Rajinikanth sprang a surprise on August 29 by visiting a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) depot in the city. Mr. Rajinikanth … Read more
A digital board at a bus shelter which provides information on destinations and bus arrival times. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The digital boards, being put up by BMTC under Nirbhaya scheme, contain information about the bus routes, if they are AC or non-AC buses, their Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and its destination … Read more
Much before starting commercial operations, the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal at Baiyappanahalli hit headlines for its “airport-like look’ and “world class” amenities, including a centralized air-conditioned system. More than ₹300 crore was spent to build the terminal — which can handle over 50,000 passengers a day — in order to decongest other busy railway … Read more