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. ...
03 Jan, 2025, 07.49 AM IST
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...
03 Jan, 2025, 12.21 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
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.
24 May, 2020, 06.08 AM IST
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...
18 May, 2020, 08.18 PM IST
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.
10 Oct, 2018, 11.05 AM IST
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...
21 Sep, 2018, 02.31 PM IST
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...
18 Sep, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
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...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
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...
26 Dec, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
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...
26 Jul, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
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.
25 Jul, 2016, 11.27 AM IST
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.
05 May, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
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...
17 Sep, 2013, 01.40 PM IST
- 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...
21 Jun, 2008, 12.50 PM IST