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Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) move to provide free bus connectivity for passengers travelling to Bengaluru is gaining praise. The initiative, aimed at improving end-to-end travel, has led to additional 60-70 ticket bookings daily, according to the corporation. The corporation launched the a facility under which passengers holding a valid TGSRTC ticket to Bengaluru can travel free of cost on Pushpak AC buses operating between various parts of Hyderabad and the Hyderabad Airport at Shamshabad According to the TGSRTC, passengers travelling to Bengaluru can avail the complimentary feeder service, eliminating the need to spend extra on reaching the boarding point. The initiative is expected to benefit a large number of commuters, including IT professionals, business travellers and regular passengers who frequently travel between Hyderabad and Bengaluru. According to a report by Times of India , apart from reducing travel cost, the ser...

Bengaluru: To understand commuter inconvenience and irregularities in ticketing practices, the Karnataka Transport Minister travelled on a BMTC bus under a disguise, only to be told to get off by the conductor as he failed to produce a Rs 12 change. On Saturday, July 11, Minister Byrathi Suresh boarded a bus from Bhoopasandra to Hebbal without revealing his identity. When it was his time to pay the ticket, he handed over Rs 100 note to the conductor instead of Rs 12/-. The conductor told the passenger that he did not have sufficient change and insisted that he first provide Rs 12. When Suresh replied that he did not have any smaller denomination, the conductor allegedly asked him to deboard. To understand commuter inconvenience and irregularities in ticketing practices, the Karnataka Transport Minister travelled on a BMTC bus under a disguise, only to be told to get off by the conductor as he failed to produce a Rs 12 change. On Saturday, July 11, Minister Byrathi… p...

Mysuru : Legendary playback singer S. Janaki had declined the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honour, when it was announced by the Central Government in 2013, saying the recognition had come too late in her illustrious career. Reacting to the award at the time, Janaki had expressed disappointment that the Centre had failed to recognise her until she was 75 years old despite her remarkable contribution to Indian music. “I have been singing for over 55 years in several Indian languages . The love and appreciation of people are my greatest reward,” she had said. While clarifying that she held no personal grudge against the government, the celebrated singer had observed that artistes from South India often did not receive timely recognition at the national level. Janaki was also known for standing up for singers’ rights. During the 1980s, when there was no Best Female Playback Singer category in the Karnataka State Film Awards, she repor...

Kannur: Four people died in a car accident near Koodali here while travelling to attend a wedding, police said on Saturday, July 11. The incident occurred around 11.20 pm on Friday, July 10, when the car crashed into a tree and was completely wrecked. There were five youths, all between the ages of 20-23 years, in the car and only one of them survived, but is in a critical condition, police said. Of those who died, two were from Kerala, one person was from Hyderabad and the fourth was from Uttar Pradesh, an officer of Mattanur police station said. The one person who survived is a Thrissur native, the officer said. “They were coming from Bengaluru to attend the wedding of one of their relatives in Kannur when the accident occurred. The extensive damage to the vehicle indicates it was travelling at high speed,” he said. The bodies will be handed over to the families after the inquest and postmortem procedures are completed, police said. Get the la...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President BK Hariprasad on Friday, July 10, courted controversy by alleging that major violent incidents had followed previous Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) meetings and questioned the purpose of the organisation’s ongoing national conclave in Belagavi. He also intensified his attack on the BJP over the alleged Ayodhya Ram Temple fund irregularities, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Addressing reporters in Bengaluru, Hariprasad said he did not know why the RSS had convened its annual Akhil Bharatiya Prant Pracharak meeting in Belagavi. He claimed that whenever such meetings had taken place in the past, incidents such as the killings of rationalist MM Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh had followed. He said the outcome of the present meeting should be watched before drawing conclusions, a statement that has triggered political controversy. ...

Bengaluru : The Karnataka government has kick-started preparations for the world-famous Mysuru Dasara 2026, with Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar chairing a high-level preparatory meeting at Vidhana Soudha on Friday. The meeting finalised the schedule for the 10-day state festival, with the inauguration set for October 11 at 11.50 am atop Chamundi Hill and the grand Vijayadashami Jumbo Savari on October 21. The Dasara elephant camp will officially begin its ‘Gajapayana’ on July 26, while the traditional welcome ceremony for the elephant squad will be held at the Mysuru Palace entrance on August 26 after a special puja. The state festival will be formally inaugurated on October 11 during the auspicious Dhanur Lagna at Chamundi Hill. On Vijayadashami, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will perform the traditional Nandi Dhwaja Puja before the iconic Jumbo Savari procession begins. Later, floral tributes will be offered to Goddess Chamundeshwari seated atop the Golden Howdah. The...