Karnataka’s GCCs will have one million workers by 2030: IT minister Priyank KhargeKarnataka, KDEM, and ANSR unveiled the Karnataka GCC Landscape Report. Minister Kharge emphasized GCC growth, a new policy and regulations....
15 Jul, 2024, 08.19 PM IST
BMTC is on road to recovery as government waives Rs 120-cr TaxDr Ekroop Caur, outgoing managing director of BMTC, said the corporation had shelled out an additional Rs 205 crore due to wage revision an...
05 Jul, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
Time for smart travel: BMTC's bug-free smart card to rollout soonThe BMTC has partnered with Axis Bank to launch what it claims to be India's first openloop Europay , MasterCard, Visa (EMV) system.
03 Jul, 2017, 11.00 AM IST
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation wants more demand for airport busesThe BMTC wants its Vayu Vajra service to replace cabs as the preferred means of transport to the airport, which is around 40km from the cit...
11 May, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
BMTC promised 1,650 buses but adds just 75, wants two more months to complete purchaseIn the past five years, the corporation has not met the target even once. Since 2011, it has bought only 1,969 new buses.
02 May, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
BMTC to cut bus fares in rivalry with Ola and UberFor successive stages, the fares are likely to remain the same as now.Also, BMTC may not introduce any reductions to the day and monthly pa...
03 Apr, 2017, 10.48 AM IST
BMTC plans to procure 1,500 buses through PPP modelBMTC chairman Nagaraj Yadav indicated that revenue-sharing with the private investor could be based on kilometres covered by the bus rather...
23 Mar, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
Shifting gears: BMTC to get 1,658 buses in four monthsOf the 1,658 buses, 200 will be airconditioned buses and 450 will be midi (shorter) buses while the rest 1,008 will be ordinary buses.
09 Feb, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
Tech to make BMTC a mean machineThe corporation believes that the changes will help the corporation cut its cost of operations and improve administrative efficiency.
24 Jan, 2017, 01.41 PM IST
Dear women, remain calm; panic buttons on buses soonBMTC has signed a pact with city-based citizens' initiative, Durga, after piloting the concept in a few buses between February and July .
18 Jan, 2017, 12.18 PM 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
'Bus Rapid Transit only solution to Bengaluru's ORR congestion'RK Misra, transportation expert and a member of the BBPAG, was vociferous in his criticism of the manner in which the congestion of ORR has...
13 Jul, 2016, 10.08 AM IST
Public transport remains poor in a few areas across BengaluruLast week, the BMTC formalised such initiatives through its 'Need More Buses' feature. It enables the public to suggest new bus routes.
28 Jun, 2016, 04.22 PM IST
Bengaluru's common mobility card project of BMTC and BMRCL runs into troubled watersBMTC's card, which will be ready by July , will act as base for the common card then it will be used for BMTC buses and then integrated wit...
23 May, 2016, 12.17 PM IST
BMTC buses fuel cost to be calculated using fuel automation softwareBMTC depots have automatic fuel gauges and radio frequency identification tags on each bus to keep the account of of fuel that has gone int...
17 May, 2016, 08.33 PM IST
Cashless travel on cards from May, says Bangalore Metropolitan Transport CorporationEkroop Caur said common mobility cards will be issued from all pass counters, and Traffic and Transit Management Centres (TTMC) apart from ...
30 Mar, 2016, 11.11 AM IST
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation's old buses turn city's latest killer appThe BMTC bus, which mowed down four people after jumping the median on the Lingarajapuram flyover on December 24, was well past its retirem...
02 Jan, 2015, 09.20 AM IST