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Karnataka bus fare hike: BMTC, KSRTC, airport bus passengers to pay more from tonight, check revised faresKarnataka has increased fares across its four state-run transport corporations, with BMTC passengers in Bengaluru facing hikes of up to Rs ...
Bengaluru Bus Strike Updates: Why drivers are protesting, what to expect, and are cabs and private buses operating?Bengaluru Bus Strike Updates: A strike by Karnataka state-run transport workers began August 5, 2025, disrupting bus services statewide, in...
'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...
Free for wife but double for husband: Karnataka LoP R Ashoka on KSRTC bus fare hikeKarnataka's opposition leader, R Ashoka, criticizes the recent 15 per cent hike in KSRTC bus fares, set to take effect on January 5, 2025. ...
Karnataka: Cabinet allows KIADB to raise Rs 5000 Cr to develop industrial areasThe State Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has raised the debt cap for KIADB from Rs 500 crore to Rs 5000 crore and provided st...
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....
Left with few options, India's public transport operators brace for a turbulent ridePublic transport operators may not immediately give into hiking fares but explore other ways.
Karnataka eases lockdown norms; allows buses, autos, cabs to start from TuesdayChief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday convened a meeting with Ministers and senior officers on permitting various activities in the four...
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation suffers Rs 88 lakh daily lossThe prospect of a fare-hike leading to a further fall in ridership has put the corporation in a Catch-22 situation.
About 95% of the commuters in Bengaluru say no to bus fare hikeOf the 569 votes polled, 543 (95%) voted against the fare hike and 25 (4%) voted in favour of the hike. It is pertinent to note that around...
Karnataka government cuts fuel prices by Rs 2 per litreThe announcement comes in the wake of political pressure building against Kumaraswamy after Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal gover...
Loss-making BMTC stares at just two options: Raise the fare or seek subsidyThe operational loss of air-conditioned buses is much more than that of ordinary buses. The BMTC spends Rs 80.29 to run an AC bus for a kil...
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation owes Rs 167 crore to its staffSixty-year-old S Rachaiah is among the 700 retired employees who has not received gratuity after 36 years of service — 29 years of which wa...
No end in sight: Transport strike brings more cars on to roadsTransport minister Ramalinga Reddy reiterated the government's stand that transport unions should first call off the strike before any talk...
Government declares two-days holiday for schools ahead of transport stirThe strike declaration by transport unions follows the government's rejection of their demand for a 35 per cent increase in wages.
Power tariffs, prices of other public services to go up in KarnatakaThe ruling Congress has silently gone about giving its nod to increase prices of a few public services in Karnataka.
Kerala to take stock of SC order on diesel subsidy: ChandyKSRTC can't absorb the new burden," Chandy said. The apex court had cleared decks for Centre for withdrawing subsidised diesel to bulk cons...
- Kerala bus operators firm on indefinite stir from June 24
With the government showing no inclination to consider their demands, private bus operators in Kerala are all set to go ahead with their st...