Most autorickshaws, cabs and private buses stayed off roads in Bengaluru on September 11 in response to a call by Federation of Karnataka State Private Transport Association. It is estimated that around 7 lakh transport vehicles operated by private persons or companies, that are part of 32 unions, will stay off the roads today across … Read more
Bengaluru The private transport unions and federations on Monday withdrew the call for a strike on July 27 after meeting Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. Earlier, opposing the Shakti scheme, which offers free rides for women in non-premium bus services of the road transport corporations (RTCs), 23 private transport unions and federations had decided to call … Read more
A conductor issues tickets to women, traveling during the launch of free bus travel ‘Shakti’ scheme for women, at Kempegowda Bus Stand in Bengaluru on June 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K A total of 5,71,023 women travelled for free in non-premium State-run buses on June 11, following the launch of the much-awaited … Read more
The Shakti scheme was one of the guarantees given by the Congress before the Assembly elections. | Photo Credit: File photo The Congress government is all set to launch Shakti, the free bus travel scheme for women, one of the party’s five poll guarantees, in Bengaluru on Sunday. Women are eligible to travel for free … Read more
Even as the Ministry of Transport is gearing up to make closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras mandatory for all stage carriers in the State, the condition of many such cameras installed in private buses in Kozhikode district subsequent to a directive from the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) nearly six years ago is in a piteous … Read more
The city entry of private buses from the islands has been a contentious issue ever since the trio of Goshree bridges were opened 18 years ago. | Photo Credit: File photo Permitting the city entry of over 100 private buses from Goshree islands that now terminate their trip at High Court Junction can compensate in … Read more
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The State government will provide school buses to rural schoolchildren under the public-private partnership mode, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in Shiggaon in Haveri district on Sunday. “We will soon start the project. That will help rural children reach school on time and return home safely. … Read more
T. Charlie has been passionate about buses since he was 11 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When he is not meeting clients or chasing sales targets, T. Charlie, 35, a medical representative, is busy at his home in Villupuram making miniature models of buses of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC). Over the past … Read more
MVD personnel confided that many tourist-bus operators continued to pay scant regard to the colour code (which insisted on white paint and a blue strip for the exterior) and other mandatory safety norms, MVD personnel confided that many tourist-bus operators continued to pay scant regard to the colour code (which insisted on white paint and a blue … Read more
This does not mean none is circulating or commuters can let down their guard, the researchers say. Source link