The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has ordered the Transport Commissioner to direct the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) concerned to probe the incident in which accommodation was not arranged by a tour operator for 135 students of SNDP Higher Secondary School, Aluva, who were taken in three buses to Kodaikanal for a picnic. The report … 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
Unwarranted stoppages of trucks by police and transport authority officials is adding to the logistics cost of industry, according to the commerce and industry ministry’s LEADS 2022 (Logistics Ease Across Different States) report. The issue was cited as a major operating and regulatory concern by the industry of different states. Giving the feedback to the … Read more