Kerala: VD Satheesan takes over; free bus travel for women among major decisions announcedKerala's new Chief Minister VD Satheesan has swiftly implemented key election promises. Free bus travel for women begins June 15. Asha work...
18 May, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
'Everything is alright': KC Venugopal welcomes dignitaries for VD Satheesan's swearing-in as Keralam CMThe United Democratic Front is set to take power in Keralam. VD Satheesan will be sworn in as Chief Minister today. Senior Congress leaders...
18 May, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Kerala private bus operators oppose UDF’s free travel scheme for womenKerala's new government plans free bus travel for women on state buses. Private bus operators warn this will hurt their business. They seek...
11 May, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
He was a Karnataka bus conductor once; now he runs a 16,000 sq ft library with 20 lakh booksAnke Gowda, who worked as a bus conductor and later retired as a sugar factory worker, has created Pustaka Mane, a vast library in Karnatak...
08 May, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Women may cheer, but free bus ride a risk to Kerala’s robust transport ecosystemKerala elections: The UDF’s manifesto is anchored on five key guarantees, including free bus travel for women on Kerala State Road Transpor...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Raksha Bandhan 2025: States offering free bus travel for women on August 9, check full list and detailsSeveral state governments in India, including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, have announced free bus services for w...
08 Aug, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
'Old man struggling to pay, well-off woman travelling for free': Bengaluru man sparks viral debate on free bus rides to womenThe Karnataka government is facing criticism for increasing bus fares by 15% for state-run transport corporations. The opposition and publi...
09 Jan, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
Karnataka cabinet decides to increase bus fare by 15 per centThe Karnataka cabinet decided to increase state-owned bus fares by 15 per cent from January 5. This is to address rising operational costs....
02 Jan, 2025, 08.05 PM IST
Karnataka: Free bus rides for women spark tweet-row between government and oppositionThe Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has attacked former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over claims on Twitter that employees of Karnata...
03 Aug, 2023, 06.48 PM IST
Bengaluru auto driver's video goes viral, says earned just Rs 40 in 5 hoursSince the implementation of Shakti free bus ride scheme, auto drivers have complained that their earnings have reduced to a minimum, accord...
28 Jun, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
Congress' revadi politics bleeding Karnataka: BJPThe BJP has said that the Karnataka finance department has an inability to provide additional grant for payment of wages and fuel prices fo...
15 Jun, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
Congress will implement Karnataka model in other states, says Priyanka Gandhi after free bus travel for women kicks offAll five promises are estimated to cost upwards of Rs 60,000 crore to the government, but Karnataka’s finances have already been under grea...
14 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Karnataka commences free bus ride service for womenThe free bus ride service will benefit more than 41.8 lakh women passengers every day and would cost the state exchequer an estimated Rs 4,...
11 Jun, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi rides a BMTC bus, visits CCD cafe in BengaluruGandhi, who also had coffee in a Cafe Coffee Day outlet on Cunningham Road, talked with women at a nearby BMTC bus stop and asked them abou...
09 May, 2023, 07.28 AM IST
Karnataka Elections: Rahul Gandhi takes a bus ride in Bengaluru, interacts with college students and working womenCongress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with college students and working women in Bangalore, ahead of Assembly elections in Karnataka. He ...
08 May, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
2 trains to take stranded people from K'taka; free inter- district bus facility extended till ThursdayThe trains will depart on Monday to Jaipur in Rajasthan and Patna in Bihar, the government said in a statement, adding food and water arran...
04 May, 2020, 01.58 PM IST
Free inter-district bus facility for stranded people to travel within Karnataka for 3 daysThe expenses will be borne by the government, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said appealing to the people to make use of the opportunity th...
03 May, 2020, 01.39 PM IST