Bengaluru ORR upgrade: Traffic jams will worsen on Silk Board to KR Pura road as redevelopment to start soon; Key traffic hotspots and alternative routesBengaluru ORR Upgrade: Bengaluru’s already-stretched Outer Ring Road (ORR) tech corridor is about to enter what could become one of its mos...
25 May, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
India summer travel shock: Flight tickets to Europe, Leh, Singapore see massive surgeIndian travellers are seeing airfares soar by 40-50% on many routes. This surge is driven by rising jet fuel costs and fewer available seat...
08 May, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
Bengaluru’s BMTC extends NICE road bus services, adds new routes, Rs 1,400 monthly pass, and weekend package tourBengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) expands its express bus services by introducing five new routes connecting key areas li...
20 Jun, 2025, 11.29 PM IST
Aerial pods in Bengaluru, flash-charging buses in Nagpur: Nitin Gadkari reveals ambitious rehaul plans for public transportNitin Gadkari unveiled ambitious plans to transform India's urban transport with innovative solutions. Aerial pod systems are being explore...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.40 PM IST
Bengaluru Traffic Police issues advisory as Shivajinagar road set to be closed for next 30 daysBangalore Metro construction work will cause traffic restrictions in Shivajinagar for 30 days. The closure will affect the road between Shi...
09 Nov, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
Fresh Bus raises USD 10.5 mn in funding led by VC ManivFresh Bus, an electric intercity bus startup, raised USD 10.5 million in a Series A round led by Maniv and supported by Shell Ventures, Alt...
13 Aug, 2024, 06.40 PM IST
Airfares set to surge over 3% during Gandhi Jayanti's long weekend, puts dampener on travel plansTravel expenses to Goa have surged during the upcoming Gandhi Jayanti long weekend, leaving holidaymakers facing unexpected budgetary chall...
13 Sep, 2023, 10.06 AM IST
Daily commute becomes road to profitabilityUnlike aggregators, startups that cater to office commuters likely to be more sustainable.
05 Jan, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
How BMTC's mobile app is as unreliable as its busesThe app does not detect the location of all buses either. All this at a point of time when bus travel is being projected as the solution to...
14 Jun, 2018, 09.21 AM IST
BMTC to display real-time data on buses at stationsThe transport utility, Ponnuraj said, has worked out a formula where the service provider will not only instal display boards but also shar...
21 Dec, 2017, 01.39 PM IST
Unclear destination boards lead to passengers missing BMTC busesWhile the new fleet (particularly the airconditioned ones) have destination boards with LED display , the old ones have boards without a un...
22 Aug, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Blame it on Cauvery, new Karnataka-Tamil Nadu bus service hits another roadblockThe unresolved Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu acts as an impediment as the new bus service between these two states...
11 May, 2017, 11.50 AM IST
Hop on BMTC buses, do not drive to Aero India show, say policeThe Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation is operating exclusive bus services from different parts of the city to the venue, startin...
14 Feb, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
Smart cards on two bus routes of Bengaluru from FebruaryFor its smart cards, BMTC has partnered with Axis Bank to launch what it calls `India's first open loop EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) ...
12 Jan, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
Intelligent system is ticket to future: BMTCPublic transporter to introduce vehicle tracking, electronic ticketing and passenger information systems soon.
02 May, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
BMTC to go intelligent, will introduce vehicle tracking, electronic ticketing & passenger information systemsAccording to BMTC insiders, close to 90% of BMTC’s bus routes, numbering almost 6,400, have been digitised and 5,873 buses, out of a total ...
02 May, 2016, 04.43 AM IST
CityFlo raises $750,000 in round led by IDG VenturesThe two-month-old startup will use the new funds to aggressively map bus routes in Mumbai and then expand to other cities.
02 Nov, 2015, 09.35 PM IST