Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka as language row escalates
1 month ago

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka as language row escalates

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra suspended the operation of state transport buses from Kolhapur district to Karnataka, alleging that a bus driver was assaulted by pro-Kannada activists, news agency PTI reported on Saturday. Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik demanded Karnataka to clear is stance on the recent tensions in border areas over language. Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik alleged that a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus, plying from Bengaluru to Mumbai, was attacked in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Friday. Abhijit Bhosale, CPRO of MSRTC, said, “As per the directions of Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, ST buses going from Kolhapur to Karnataka state have been cancelled for an indefinite period for the safety of passengers and employees travelling in Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation buses.” Language row escalates The incident comes after four people were arrested in Karnataka's Belagavi district for allegedly assaulting a conductor, Mahadevappa Mallappa Hukkeri, of the state-owned transport corporation bus for not replying to a passenger in Marathi.

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Bhindranwale poster row: Punjab Roadways, PRTC depots halt services on some Himachal routes
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Bhindranwale poster row: Punjab Roadways, PRTC depots halt services on some Himachal routes

Hindustan Times  

A few of the Punjab Roadways and Pepsu Road Transport Corporation depots have halted their bus services to several routes in Himachal Pradesh including Manikaran, Chintpurni, Jwalaji, Dharamshala, and Manali in view of the recent row over Bhindranwale poster and attack on Himachal Road Transport Corporation buses in Punjab, officials said. A senior Punjab Roadways official, on condition of anonymity, …

Pune bus rape: 4 MSRTC officials, including senior depot manager, suspended for negligence
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Pune bus rape: 4 MSRTC officials, including senior depot manager, suspended for negligence

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced the suspension of four officials of state-run road transport corporation MSRTC, including a senior manager, for showing negligence in an incident in which a woman was raped at Swargate bus depot premises in Pune city. A 26-year-old woman was raped inside a parked MSRTC bus at Pune's Swargate bus depot on February 25. In …

Won't spare those who damaged public property post-Pune bus rape incident, says Ajit Pawar
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Won't spare those who damaged public property post-Pune bus rape incident, says Ajit Pawar

The Hindu  

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Inter-State bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resume on a full-scale
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Inter-State bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resume on a full-scale

The Hindu  

Inter-State bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resumed on a full-scale on Thursday. A lot of passengers from both sides of the border suffered great inconvenience when the bus services remained suspended. NWKRTC has suffered around ₹40 lakh loss in the four days of suspension of services, officers said. Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan told reporters on Thursday that senior officers, …

Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resume slowly; all services may resume on February 27
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Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resume slowly; all services may resume on February 27

The Hindu  

The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation began running buses on some routes to Maharashtra on Wednesday. Belagavi Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan and Superintendent of Police Bheemashankar S. Guled held talks with their respective counterparts in Kolhapur, Solapur, and Sangli districts in Maharashtra. Earlier on Monday, NWKRTC managing director Priyanga M. met Chetan Singh Rathore, IGP, and asked the police …

Pune woman raped inside state transport bus, Uddhav Sena workers vandalise depot
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Pune woman raped inside state transport bus, Uddhav Sena workers vandalise depot

India Today  

A massive manhunt is underway after a 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside a parked Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus at the Swargate Bus Stand in Pune. Following the incident, authorities have taken swift action regarding security lapses at the Swargate bus depot. A group of Shiv Sena workers vandalised the security guard cabin at the Swargate Bus Stand, …

Karnataka: Bus Conductor-Passenger Altercation Has No Linguistic Undertone
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Karnataka: Bus Conductor-Passenger Altercation Has No Linguistic Undertone

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: The family of the girl who recently filed a POCSO case against an NWKRTC bus driver in Belagavi has decided to withdraw the complaint, stating that the incident had been misrepresented as a Kannada-Marathi conflict. An altercation between a bus conductor and a passenger in Balekundri village in Belagavi on Friday sparked legal action and counter-legal action. In a …

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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

The Hindu  

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Maharashtra considers deploying security in buses to Karnataka amid border tensions
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Maharashtra considers deploying security in buses to Karnataka amid border tensions

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday said they were mulling to deploy security marshals or police personnel in the state transport buses going to neighbouring Karnataka, in wake of an attack on its staff. Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said it is even the Karnataka government's responsibility to provide security to passengers and if they …

Border row: Maharashtra considering deploying security in Karnataka-bound buses
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Border row: Maharashtra considering deploying security in Karnataka-bound buses

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday said they were mulling to deploy security marshals or police personnel in the state transport buses going to neighbouring Karnataka, in wake of an attack on its staff. Border row: Maharashtra considering deploying security in Karnataka-bound buses Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said it is even the Karnataka government's …

Bus services between Maharashtra, Karnataka suspended amid border language row in Belagavi
1 month ago

Bus services between Maharashtra, Karnataka suspended amid border language row in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Amid the growing tensions in the border district of Belagavi over the Kannada-Marathi language row, bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been suspended, news agency PTI reported, citing an official on Tuesday. The tensions in Belagavi increased after a group of people allegedly assaulted the conductor and driver of a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus for not speaking …

Maharashtra may deploy cops in Karnataka-bound buses after attack on staff
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Maharashtra may deploy cops in Karnataka-bound buses after attack on staff

India Today  

Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday said they were mulling to deploy security marshals or police personnel on the state transport buses going to neighbouring Karnataka, in the wake of an attack on its staff. Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said it is even the Karnataka government's responsibility to provide security to passengers and if they …

Karnataka minister supports bus conductor assaulted for not speaking Marathi in Belagavi
1 month ago

Karnataka minister supports bus conductor assaulted for not speaking Marathi in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Monday expressed his support for bus conductor Mahadevappa Hukkeri, who was allegedly assaulted in Belagavi for not speaking Marathi to a passenger. Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, He stated that his department and the people of the state stand by Hukkeri. Speaking to reporters in Tumakuru, state Home Minister G Parameshwara urged the Maharashtra …

Karnataka minister visits Belagavi amid tensions with Maharashtra
1 month ago

Karnataka minister visits Belagavi amid tensions with Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy visited Belagavi on Monday to assess the situation in the aftermath of the disruption of bus services to and from Maharashtra. Both states suspended transport services amid tensions triggered over the alleged assault of Karnataka bus conductor Mahadevappa Hukkeri on Friday allegedly for his inability to speak Marathi. Reddy called for strict action against those …

Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: Why assault on bus driver, conductor sparked latest feud? Explained
1 month ago

Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: Why assault on bus driver, conductor sparked latest feud? Explained

India TV News  

Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: Why assault on bus driver, conductor sparked latest feud? The border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra has erupted yet again after bus conductors of both states were assaulted by people from other states. Meanwhile, Maharashtra was formed in 1960 under the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960 and since then it has been claiming that Belgaum, formerly known as …

Karnataka, Maharashtra bus services halted after attacks amid language row
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Karnataka, Maharashtra bus services halted after attacks amid language row

India Today  

Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy arrived in Belagavi on Monday as tensions escalated over the ongoing language dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra. The minister visited the Regional Transport Office in the morning to assess the safety of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation staff and review the operation of buses to Maharashtra. A day later, in what appeared to be a …

Assault on NWKRTC conductor: Ramalinga Reddy to visit Belagavi on February 24
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1 month ago

Assault on NWKRTC conductor: Ramalinga Reddy to visit Belagavi on February 24

The Hindu  

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Border row flares up in Belagavi affecting bus services between Karnataka - Maharashtra
1 month ago

Border row flares up in Belagavi affecting bus services between Karnataka - Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

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Border row flares up: Bus service suspended between Karnataka - Maharashtra
1 month ago

Border row flares up: Bus service suspended between Karnataka - Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

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Sena UBT workers blacken Karnataka buses after Marathi driver's assault in Chitradurga
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Sena UBT workers blacken Karnataka buses after Marathi driver's assault in Chitradurga

Hindustan Times  

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Maharashtra Suspends Buses To Karnataka After Driver Attacked, His Face Blackened
1 month ago

Maharashtra Suspends Buses To Karnataka After Driver Attacked, His Face Blackened

ABP News  

The Maharashtra government suspended the state transport buses to Karnataka after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus was attacked by pro-Kannada activists. On the same day, a conductor of the state-owned transport corporation bus of Karnataka was allegedly assaulted on the outskirts of the district headquarters town of Belagavi bordering Maharashtra, for not replying to a girl in Marathi. …

Uddhav Sena workers blacken Karnataka buses in Pune amid language feud, services halted between states
1 month ago

Uddhav Sena workers blacken Karnataka buses in Pune amid language feud, services halted between states

India TV News  

Uddhav Sena workers blacken Karnataka buses in Pune amid language feud, services halted between states The feud over language in the buses travelling across state borders into Maharashtra and Karnataka started after a bus conductor was assaulted for not speaking Marathi in Karnataka's Belagavi. Notably, this incident came in wake of the alleged assault of a Marathi speaking bus driver …

Maharashtra Halts Bus Services to Karnataka After Attack
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1 month ago

Maharashtra Halts Bus Services to Karnataka After Attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai/Belgavi: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus was attacked in the neighbouring state. Sarnaik said the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus, which was plying from Bengaluru to Mumbai, was attacked in Chitradurga around 9.10 pm on Friday by pro-Kannada activists. "Bus services to Karnataka …

Maharashtra News: Travelling to Karnataka? MSRTC suspends state transport buses after attack on bus, driver
1 month ago

Maharashtra News: Travelling to Karnataka? MSRTC suspends state transport buses after attack on bus, driver

Live Mint  

Mumbai/Belgavi Feb 22 Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus was attacked in the neighbouring state. Sarnaik said the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus, which was plying from Bengaluru to Mumbai, was attacked in Chitradurga around 9.10 pm on Friday by pro-Kannada activists. “A case …

Bus service between Maharashtra-Karnataka suspended in light of assault on State Transport employee
1 month ago

Bus service between Maharashtra-Karnataka suspended in light of assault on State Transport employee

The Hindu  

The MSRTC bus service between Maharashtra and Karnataka has been suspended from Kolhapur division by the Maharashtra government for the safety and security of its employees and commuters, Maharashtra Government said on Saturday. The decision has been taken in light of the assault of a Maharashtra State Transport employee by some anti-social elements in Karnataka on Friday night. The Minister …

Assault on NWKRTC bus conductor leads to suspension of some bus services; four held
1 month ago

Assault on NWKRTC bus conductor leads to suspension of some bus services; four held

The Hindu  

The case of assault on a NWKRTC bus conductor for asking a passenger to speak in Kannada took another turn on Saturday, with a counter case under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act being filed against the bus conductor. Members of the Karnataka Nava Nirmana Sene stopped a Maharashtra State transport bus near Chitradurga and …

‘Must learn Marathi’: Karnataka bus conductor assaulted by locals in Belagavi for not speaking in Marathi
1 month ago

‘Must learn Marathi’: Karnataka bus conductor assaulted by locals in Belagavi for not speaking in Marathi

Live Mint  

An incident of tussle over language has come to light in Belagavi district of Karnataka where a bus conductor was assaulted by four people for not speaking in Marathi. 51-year-old bus conductor Mahadevappa Mallappa Hukkeri on Friday told reporters that a girl who boarded the bus with her male friend at Sulebhavi village spoke in Marathi. The police have filed …

Karnataka bus staff beaten over language dispute, told to learn Marathi. Watch video
1 month ago

Karnataka bus staff beaten over language dispute, told to learn Marathi. Watch video

Hindustan Times  

A bus conductor and driver employed by the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation were assaulted by a group of youths in Belagavi over a dispute regarding the use of Marathi. According to officials, the incident occurred on Friday around 12.30 pm near Sulebhavi, news agency PTI reported. Following the incident, the Marihal Police arrested three individuals—Maruti Turumuri, Rahul Naidu, …

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka after attack on MSRTC bus
1 month ago

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka after attack on MSRTC bus

India TV News  

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka after attack on MSRTC bus Maharashtra: Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said the bus services won't be resumed unless the Karnataka government makes its stand clear on the issue. Maharashtra: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus was attacked. Sarnaik …

KSRTC conductor assaulted for not knowing Marathi in Belagavi; Karnataka-Maharashtra bus services suspended
1 month ago

KSRTC conductor assaulted for not knowing Marathi in Belagavi; Karnataka-Maharashtra bus services suspended

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: The ongoing Marathi-Kannada language dispute escalated once again on the border as a group of Marathi-speaking miscreants assaulted a KSRTC bus conductor for not conversing with them in Marathi while on duty. When conductor Mahadev Hukkeri responded that he did not understand Marathi and requested her to speak in Kannada, an argument ensued. The conductor later told TNIE that …

Don’t try to board moving bus, Karnataka transport minister warns commuters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Don’t try to board moving bus, Karnataka transport minister warns commuters

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Following the tragic incident of a 20-year-old woman coming under the wheels of a BMTC bus near Padmanabha Nagar in Banashankari Traffic Police Station limits on Wednesday, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy urged people to safely board and deboard buses and never try to catch a moving bus. On Wednesday morning, Monica, a resident of Katriguppe working in a private …

Bengaluru bus conductor slaps woman passenger; suspended | Video
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru bus conductor slaps woman passenger; suspended | Video

Hindustan Times  

A bus conductor from Bengaluru has been suspended from duty after he thrashed a woman passenger on Tuesday morning, a video of which is going viral on social media. The BMTC on Tuesday said they have taken "disciplinary action" and suspended the bus conductor. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation in this light, issued a press release on Tuesday, saying they …

Karnataka suspends bus services to Maha as Maratha quota agitation intensifies
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka suspends bus services to Maha as Maratha quota agitation intensifies

Hindustan Times  

As the Maratha reservation agitation in Maharashtra intensifies, Karnataka has temporarily halted all bus services to the neighbouring state, officials said, in a move to ensure passengers’ safety and prevent damage to the vehicles from possible attacks by the agitationists. Karnataka has halted all bus services to Maharashtra after a bus from the Balki depot in Bidar district was set …

Karnataka Bus Conductor Suspended for Generating Fake Tickets Under Shakti Scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka Bus Conductor Suspended for Generating Fake Tickets Under Shakti Scheme

News 18  

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation has suspended its bus conductor after he was caught by a passenger for allegedly generating fake tickets and throwing them away. The alerted passenger also reportedly protested the zero-fare tickets printed to show issuance to women passengers under the Siddaramaiah-led government’s Shakti scheme, which aims to provide free travel to state-domicile women in non-premium services …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Gujarat: Over 40 passengers injured as state transport bus overturns in Surendranagar

India TV News  

A road accident in the vicinity of Wana village in Lakhtar taluka resulted in injuries to approximately 40 individuals on Sunday night when a state transport bus overturned. Jagdish Makwana, a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party, provided details about the incident, stating, "An ST bus traveling from Deodar to Junagadh overturned near Wana village. In …

Karnataka High Court Seeks 'Positive Response' From State On PIL By Visually Impaired For Restoration Of Audio Announcements On Public Transport
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka High Court Seeks 'Positive Response' From State On PIL By Visually Impaired For Restoration Of Audio Announcements On Public Transport

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to come out with a proper, positive and effective response to a PIL moved by a visually impaired person, seeking restoration of audio announcement service in State and Corporation buses and Metro railways. It went on to quote a letter written by legal luminary Nani Palkhivala to another great legal …

TDP chief’s arrest leaves passengers stranded in south coastal Andhra Pradesh
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TDP chief’s arrest leaves passengers stranded in south coastal Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

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Karnataka bus torched in Maratha quota violence in Maharashtra
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka bus torched in Maratha quota violence in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

A Karnataka government’s bus, carrying 45 passengers, was one of six buses set on fire during the Maratha community’s agitation for reservation in the Jalna district of Maharashtra on Friday evening, people familiar with the matter said. The divisions of Belagavi, Hubballi, Vijayapur, Bagalkot, and Chikkodi, along with numerous depots, run more than 300 buses daily to Maharashtra The Karnataka …

SETC suspends conductor for disallowing a physically challenged cricketer from boarding a bus
1 year, 11 months ago

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The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation has suspended the conductor who disallowed a physically challenged sportsperson from boarding a bus at the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Bus Terminus in Koyambedu on Tuesday night. Confirming the suspension of the conductor, a senior official of the SETC said the conductor Raja attached to the Madurai depot has been suspended based on …

Border Dispute Row: Maharashtra, Karnataka CMs to Meet Shah Today; MSRTC Partially Snaps Bus Services
2 years, 3 months ago

Border Dispute Row: Maharashtra, Karnataka CMs to Meet Shah Today; MSRTC Partially Snaps Bus Services

News 18  

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and his counterpart Basavaraj Bommai will meet Home Minister Amit Shah at 7.30pm today over the border dispute between the both states. Here are some of the Updates in the border row: Border Dispute: MSRTC Partially Suspends Bus Services to Karnataka: Amid the simmering border row, Maharashtra’s state-run bus operator on Wednesday said it …

Maha-Karnataka Border Row: All 145 MSRTC Buses Carrying 7,000 Devotees Return to Kolhapur From Annual Fair in K'taka
2 years, 3 months ago

Maha-Karnataka Border Row: All 145 MSRTC Buses Carrying 7,000 Devotees Return to Kolhapur From Annual Fair in K'taka

News 18  

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Thursday said all its 145 buses that carried around 7,000 pilgrims from the state to Saundatti in Karnataka for an annual fair at goddess Yellamma temple earlier this week, returned safely to Kolhapur with the devotees this morning amid a simmering border row between the two states. The border row spilt onto roads …

Border dispute: Buses between Karnataka and Maharashtra stopped
2 years, 3 months ago

Border dispute: Buses between Karnataka and Maharashtra stopped

The Hindu  

Movement of buses across the Karnataka-Maharashtra border was stopped on Wednesday December 7, following protests by activists on both sides over the border dispute. On any given day, officials estimate, around 400 KSRTC buses go to Maharashtra and around 170 MSRTC buses enter Karnataka. The stopping of the movement of buses followed protests in Hire Bagewadi in Belagvi district where …

Belagavi border dispute: Maharashtra suspends bus services to Karnataka amid security alert
2 years, 3 months ago

Belagavi border dispute: Maharashtra suspends bus services to Karnataka amid security alert

India Today  

With Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation suspending bus services to Karnataka on Wednesday, the rift between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the Belagavi border dispute does not appear to assuage anytime soon. On Tuesday, amid a simmering border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, several workers of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction were detained by the police after they attacked buses …

Fight with Karnataka unites political foes in Maharashtra
2 years, 3 months ago

Fight with Karnataka unites political foes in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka intensified on Tuesday after heavy vehicles bearing Maharashtra number plates were attacked with stones by a local pro-Kannada group called the ‘Karnataka Rakshana Vedike’ at Hire Bagewadi on the outskirts of Belagavi in Karnataka. The Shinde-Fadnavis government is already under attack from the Opposition after two Maharashtra ministers—Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai—postponed …

Border row: Pawar gives ‘24 hours’ to Bommai; Maharashtra stops bus services to Karnataka
2 years, 3 months ago

Border row: Pawar gives ‘24 hours’ to Bommai; Maharashtra stops bus services to Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday gave Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai ‘24 hours’ to stop attacks in Karnataka on trucks with Maharashtra registration numbers, or else, he said, ‘we won’t be able to observe patience.' On Tuesday, a protest by the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike – a pro-Kannada organisation – against the proposed visit of two Maharashtra ministers …

TNSTC Driver, Conductor Suspended For Sexually Assaulting Woman In Moving Bus
3 years, 3 months ago

TNSTC Driver, Conductor Suspended For Sexually Assaulting Woman In Moving Bus

ABP News  

Chennai: A bus conductor from Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation was arrested for sitting near a woman passenger and sexually assaulting her in Villupuram on Friday. According to a report on IANS, a 21-year-old woman who was traveling with her husband gave a complaint to Kaanai police station in Villupuram district alleging that she was sexually assaulted by the conductor …

MSRTC bus driver arrested for blocking, vandalising state transport bus in Bhiwandi
3 years, 3 months ago

MSRTC bus driver arrested for blocking, vandalising state transport bus in Bhiwandi

Hindustan Times  

A 35-year-old Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus driver was arrested by the Kongaon police for allegedly blocking a state transport bus and vandalising it by pelting stone, officials said. Followed by the complaint lodged by depot manager Tukaram Salunke, the Kongaon police arrested Vitthal Balasaheb Khedkar, a driver at Kalyan depot, for blocking the bus, sleeping under the bus, …

Karnataka to resume bus services for these Maharashtra districts from tomorrow
3 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka to resume bus services for these Maharashtra districts from tomorrow

Live Mint  

With the government of Karnataka easing the covid-19 related curbs Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation decided to resume bus operations from Bengaluru, Shivamogga, Mangaluru and other places of the State to Mumbai, Pune, Miraj, Solapur, Pandharapur and Tuljapur in Maharashtra from 25 June with 50% seating capacity. KSRTC has already restarted inter-state bus services to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States …

Karnataka RTC workers strike enters 6th day, bus services continue to be hit
3 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka RTC workers strike enters 6th day, bus services continue to be hit

India TV News  

Bus services were hampered for the sixth consecutive day in Karnataka, as the strike by the employees of the road transport corporations on wage related issues continued on Monday. With a stalemate between the government and employees of the four transport corporations in the state, over their demand for wages as per the 6th Pay Commission continuing, majority of the …

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