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
Karnataka government ignores protests, notifies lifetime tax on EVs, spares two-wheelersKarnataka has introduced a new lifetime road tax for electric cars, jeeps, and buses, excluding two-wheelers. This move aims to generate an...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Deputy CM D K Shivakumar confident of Congress winning in Karnataka bypollsKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is confident of a Congress victory in the Bagalkote and Davanagere South Assembly bypolls. H...
04 Apr, 2026, 04.26 PM 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
Karnataka withdraws exemption, to slap lifetime tax on EVs, except two-wheelersKarnataka has withdrawn lifetime road tax exemptions for electric cars, jeeps, buses, and private vehicles, except for two-wheelers. The mo...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Groundwater levels rise in 73% of wells across India, govt saysGroundwater levels across India have improved significantly. Over 73 percent of monitored wells show a rise in water levels compared to the...
02 Apr, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
My statement was twisted, says DK Shivkumar after Kharge pulls up Karnataka govtDK Shivakumar retracted his remarks about possibly reviewing Karnataka's 'Shakti' scheme, which offers free bus travel to women, following ...
01 Nov, 2024, 12.23 PM IST
Mallikarjun Kharge reaffirms Congress's commitment to Karnataka welfare promises amid talks of Shakti Scheme reviewCongress president Mallikarjuna Kharge disapproved comments about reviewing Karnataka's Shakti scheme that offers free bus travel for women...
01 Nov, 2024, 07.24 AM IST
Karnataka: Law student presents garland made of free bus tickets to CM Siddaramaiah to express gratitude"Thanks to the Congress government's free travel initiative, which you implemented as Chief Minister. I have been able to pursue my law stu...
23 Apr, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
Congress to replicate the work done by its government in Karnataka across India: Rahul Gandhi"The work we have done in Karnataka will be replicated across India," Rahul said. The 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme, rolled out amid fanfare, is o...
30 Aug, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
Karnataka government to purchase 4,000 buses, recruit 13,000 drivers and conductors: CM SiddaramaiahThe government of Karnataka, India, has pledged to purchase 4,000 buses from the state's road transport corporation, and will recruit 13,00...
13 Jul, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
Karnataka: Over 12 cr women have taken the free bus ride. What long-term impact will the scheme have on female travelers?Economists caution that it is challenging to draw direct correlation between free travel and labour force participation. “When it comes to ...
10 Jul, 2023, 01.21 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
Nearly 1 crore women travel free in state-run buses under 'Shakti' scheme in KarnatakaIn just three days since the launch of Shakti scheme -- a key pre-election promise of the Congress -- in the state, 98,58,518 women travell...
14 Jun, 2023, 04.39 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
Karnataka government issues orders for 'Shakti' scheme offering women free bus rides with conditions attachedAccording to the order, the beneficiaries of the scheme should be a domicile of Karnataka. Along with women, transgenders can also make use...
05 Jun, 2023, 07.31 PM IST
Activists condemn Maneka Gandhi's move to scrap women's self help groups scheme"It empowered the women, not our political party. If we had got any political gains, would I have lost elections." said C Motamma.
12 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST