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
Karnataka bandh on March 22: Why Bengaluru and other cities will witness a 12-hour statewide shutdown between 6am and 6pmKarnataka bandh on March 22 Reason: A 12-hour Karnataka bandh has been announced by Kannada Okkoota on March 22. The bandh protests an alle...
20 Mar, 2025, 12.42 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
Siddaramaiah endorses Rahul, rejects exit poll predictionsCM Siddaramaiah supports Rahul Gandhi's rejection of exit poll results predicting Congress to win at least 15 out of 28 seats in Karnataka.
03 Jun, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
Free bus rides for women: PM lacks info on Metro finances, says Dy CM ShivakumarThe Dy CM was questioning the PM's assessment of metro finances. The PM, in a recent interview, had questioned the freebies that potentiall...
18 May, 2024, 07.26 PM IST
Former legandary cricketer Anil Kumble travels by local bus due to auto, taxi strikeFormer Indian cricketer Anil Kumble was also affected by the day-long bandh organized by private transporters in Bengaluru on Monday. He to...
11 Sep, 2023, 04.53 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
Private transport bodies threaten protest over Shakti scheme, say free bus rides for women are killing their business“Around 30-35% private buses in Karnataka are not running right now. The private bus sector, which has eight lakh employees across the stat...
20 Jul, 2023, 09.05 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
As women ride free in large numbers to temples, Shakti scheme gives 'fresh dose of energy to real Hindutva'The ruling Congress is now celebrating an outcome it probably least expected. While the buses operated by the three state-owned transport u...
19 Jun, 2023, 08.52 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
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
Endearing images from Karnataka campaign that hit home: Priyanka makes dosas, Rahul Gandhi rides pillion on scootyIt was not just these instances but also some images from the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' last year when it was passing through the state...
15 May, 2023, 01.01 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
Chalo acquires office bus service ShuttlThe deal offers Chalo an opportunity to enter the premium bus service segment and expand overseas, its cofounder and CEO Mohit Dubey told E...
26 Oct, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
YatraGenie rolls out ‘YatraGenie Autos’ in 60 citiesThis new service will allow customers to book an auto rickshaw ride as low as Rs 20 available across all district headquarters in Andhra Pr...
01 Dec, 2015, 04.36 PM IST