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Free bus rides for women: PM lacks info on Metro finances, says Dy CM Shivakumar
The Dy CM was questioning the PM's assessment of metro finances. The PM, in a recent interview, had questioned the freebies that potentially create a crisis of funds for a state government. The governments, he said, would build metro networks in a city, but later promise free bus rides in the same city to win elections. This meant taking away 50% of passengers.
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Chewbacca needs rescuing in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2. To find him, head to one of five Imperial Roadblocks. The location changes each match, but look for the blue smoke signal. Defeat the Stormtroopers, and Chewbacca will join your party, dropping a Wookie Bowcaster as a reward.
Subsidies on power, water, bus fare to stay, don't pay attention to rumours: Delhi LG Saxena
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has taken serious note of "patently false and deliberately misleading" statements by members of a particular political party and its ministers that the schemes and subsidies pertaining to "free" electricity, water and bus rides for women will be stopped since Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is in jail, the statement said.
Why does Gautam Adani want to hitch a ride with Uber?
Gautam Adani's Adani Group is partnering with Uber to enter the electric vehicle market and integrate Uber services into its Adani One super app. Adani aims to invest $100 billion in green energy and expand its airport business. Adani competes with Reliance and Tata in the digital services space.
Chinese company BabyBus is taking kids for a ride
BabyBus is still very active in India despite TikTok and other Chinese apps being banned. Experts have raised questions over the handling of Indians’ data by the company that provides customised free digital content primarily for children.
Uber to launch bus service for office-goers in Kolkata
Uber will invest $10 million in the state by 2025, and create about 50,000 livelihood opportunities over the next five years, it added. For the bus service, Uber signed an agreement with the state Transport Department at the Bengal Global Business Summit.
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Former legandary cricketer Anil Kumble travels by local bus due to auto, taxi strike
Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble was also affected by the day-long bandh organized by private transporters in Bengaluru on Monday. He took a BMTC bus ride from the airport and shared a photo on his social media account. The bandh, initiated by the Federation of the Karnataka State Private Transport Associations, has brought transportation services in the city to a halt.
San Francisco launches driverless bus service following robotaxi expansion
The free shuttle will run daily in a fixed route called the Loop around Treasure Island, the site of a former U.S. Navy base in the middle of San Francisco Bay. The Loop makes seven stops, connecting residential neighborhoods with stores and community centers. About 2,000 people live on the island.
Mumbai: Strike by drivers of private operators hired by BEST enters day 7; 551 buses remain off roads
Drivers of private bus operators, whose vehicles are wet-leased by BEST, continued their strike for the seventh day, resulting in over 550 of the more than 1,600 buses remaining off the roads. The drivers are protesting for salary hikes and equitable pay with BEST employees.
Mumbai: 796 buses remain off roads as strike by drivers of private operators hired by BEST continues
As many as 796 of the more than 1,600 buses wet leased by Mumbai's civic transport utility BEST remained off roads on Monday as drivers of the private bus operators continued their strike for the sixth day over salary hike and other demands, officials said. Sunil Vaidya, spokesperson of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), said the public transport body operated 603 wet leased buses with its own drivers on various bus routes, along with operating around 1,390 of its own buses.
Karnataka: Free bus rides for women spark tweet-row between government and opposition
The Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has attacked former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over claims on Twitter that employees of Karnataka’s transport utilities were receiving only half their pay since the announcement of the Shakti programme, a scheme where women travel for free on government-run buses.
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 state, will soon have to start letting people go for want of business,” Chairman of the federation S Nataraj Sharma told ET. For a government which claims to want to end unemployment, he said, the regime seems to have no concern for the mostly under-educated thousands who are on the verge of losing their jobs here.
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 these kinds of policies, it’s going to be hard to isolate the benefits, as much as we would like to determine how cost-effective it is.
Bengaluru auto driver's video goes viral, says earned just Rs 40 in 5 hours
Since the implementation of Shakti free bus ride scheme, auto drivers have complained that their earnings have reduced to a minimum, according to news reports.
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 utilities KSRTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC are getting robust response from women, those running to popular temple towns are jam packed these past few days.
Nearly 1 crore women travel free in state-run buses under 'Shakti' scheme in Karnataka
In just three days since the launch of Shakti scheme -- a key pre-election promise of the Congress -- in the state, 98,58,518 women travelled free in state buses which has cost the state exchequer Rs 21.06 crore.
Here is how much the free govt bus ride scheme will cost Karnataka per day
The free ride in non-luxury state-run buses for women across Karnataka under the 'Shakti' scheme cost the state exchequer Rs 8.84 crore, according to the transport department. If one were to take into consideration the Monday figure, the annual expenditure on this scheme may touch between Rs 3,200 crore to Rs 3,400 crore, a transport officer told news agency PTI.
Karnataka commences free bus ride service for women
The free bus ride service will benefit more than 41.8 lakh women passengers every day and would cost the state exchequer an estimated Rs 4,051.56 crore annually. The scheme is available for women, who are domiciled in Karnataka, for the journey within the State limits after 1 pm today.
Revival of red-ball cricket? Disney Star scores big with sponsor deals as India-Australia to clash in 'pinnacle of test cricket'
Star Sports has attracted more than 45 brands for The ICC World Test Championship final match between India and Australia, which is expected to generate high levels of viewership. Disney Star has secured 28 sponsors, with 15 for the Star Sports Network and 13 for Disney+ Hotstar. Indian viewers will watch the game via the same network on both television and digital platforms. With no ballpark figure for expected views, Disney Star's index tracking excitement for the event is higher than for any other test series played over the past four years.
Karnataka government issues orders for 'Shakti' scheme offering women free bus rides with conditions attached
According to the order, the beneficiaries of the scheme should be a domicile of Karnataka. Along with women, transgenders can also make use of the 'Shakti' scheme.
Karnataka’s Congress regime announces free bus travel for women from June 11, free power supply, but riders apply
The new Congress regime in its second Cabinet meeting on Friday provided a timeline for the implementation of the five election guarantees the party had pledged to implement if voted. The first Cabinet meeting on May 20 gave in-principle approval for the five campaign pledges.
Rahul Gandhi rides a BMTC bus, visits CCD cafe in Bengaluru
Gandhi, 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 about the difficulties they face while traveling. He also told them about the Congress’ schemes for women in the party’s manifesto, especially about the free travel for women in government buses across the state.
Karnataka Elections: Rahul Gandhi takes a bus ride in Bengaluru, interacts with college students and working women
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with college students and working women in Bangalore, ahead of Assembly elections in Karnataka. He discussed topics such as price rise and transportation issues affecting women's budget. He also spoke about Gruhalakshmi scheme and Congress' guarantee of free travel for women in BMTC and KSRTC buses.
Bengaluru to provide free bus rides to women on March 8
"As women use public transportation in the city, traffic congestion and air pollution in the city will be reduced and mass transportation in the city will be improved," read an official release from BMTC.
Free bus travel for women above 60 in Uttar Pradesh
In its 2022 election manifesto, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had promised this.
Women above 60 years in UP to get free bus travel
Free bus travel for senior women citizens was one of the promises made by the BJP in its manifesto. The chief minister has also announced free bus rides for women for 48 hours in the state on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
Over 89K people got free rides on Delhi e-buses
The Delhi government had announced free travel for everyone in the e-buses from May 24 to 26 to promote clean mobility.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal flags off 150 electric buses, commuters to get free rides for 3 days
The first e-bus was flagged off by Kejriwal in January this year. At that time, the chief minister had said 300 more such buses will soon join the public transport in the city. Terming the flag-off as the beginning of an era of the environment-friendly public transport system in the capital, the chief minister had said 2,000 electric buses will be procured by the government in the coming years.
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