Passengers were injured when the private bus hit a lorry on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway on Thursday, March 7, 2024 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement More than 10 commuters were injured after a bus they were travelling hit an empty lorry from the rear, in Marapattu village near Ambur town in Tirupatur on the Chennai – … Read more
KAKINADA Four persons, including a helper in a local temple, died on the spot, reportedly, after an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus rammed into them near Padalamma temple on the National Highway under Prathipadu police limits in Kakinada district, in the early hours of February 26. The accident occurred at around 4.30 a.m. … Read more
Telangana BJP president and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will take out five separate bus tours led by senior leaders to cover all the 17 Parliament constituencies between February 20 and March 1 with road shows and public meetings in all mandal, district and Assembly … Read more
A wild tusker aged around 10 succumbed on January 1 (Monday), near Kumizhi, under the Muthanga forest range of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) to the injuries it had sustained when it was knocked down by a tourist bus on December 4. The elephant was knocked down by the speeding bus carrying Sabarimala pilgrims from … Read more
TPCC working president Mahesh Goud addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Tuesday | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee is gearing up for the election campaign after the Dasara festival with the second phase of the bus yatra starting on October 28 followed by a public meeting to be addressed by … Read more
At least seven people, including five women, one man, and one child, were killed after a bus coming from Haryana crashed into a ditch in the Nainital district, an official said on October 9. So far 28 people have been rescued and further rescue operations are underway, a State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) official said. … Read more
A view of a private bus stand in Shivamogga. | Photo Credit: G.T. Sathish Shivamogga Following the implementation of the Shakhti scheme that offers free travel to women passengers on KSRTC buses, the owners of private buses have been surrendering their vehicles, unable to make a profit. As many as 188 stage carriage vehicles have … 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
A Kerala bus driver who blamed his “deformed left wrist” for an accident which killed five passengers and injured 63 others won a partial reprieve in the Supreme Court. A Bench headed by Justice B.V. Nagarathna, in a recent order, reduced the prison term of the man from five years to one. The court cancelled … Read more