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Schools, essential services to run despite bandh in Karnataka | Latest News India

Schools, essential services to run despite bandh in Karnataka | Latest News India

Bengaluru deputy commissioner Jagadeesha G clarified on Friday that there will be no holiday for schools and colleges in the city despite a statewide bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations on Saturday. The bandh, scheduled from 6 am to 6 pm, has been called to protest the alleged assault on a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus conductor in Belagavi last month for not speaking Marathi. Shiv Sena workers blacken a bus bearing Karnataka number plates after Marathi drivers were allegedly assaulted on February 23. (PTI) The protestors have also raised concerns over other issues, including the recent Bengaluru Metro fare hike and the Greater Bengaluru Authority Bill passed by the state government in the ongoing Budget session. The bandh has been spearheaded by Kannada Okkuta, an umbrella organisation comprising various pro-Kannada groups. However, its impact may be limited as major factions of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, led by TA Narayana Gowda and Praveen Shetty, have not extended their support. Despite moral support for the protest, the Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools of Karnataka …

‘Better late than never’: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Karnataka CM’s order on Bengaluru metro price hikes | Bengaluru

‘Better late than never’: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Karnataka CM’s order on Bengaluru metro price hikes | Bengaluru

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday welcomed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directing Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation to rectify metro price hikes. He said that the chief minister’s action was due to “severe backlash” against the price hike. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya at Parliament complex, during the ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) Also Read – Bengaluru Traffic chaos: Metro construction, Aero India Show lead to massive jams on ORR “I welcome CM Siddaramaiah’s new stance… He could have done this earlier. Better late than never,” Surya told ANI. “Facing severe backlash (to metro price hike), the state government has done the right thing… I congratulate the people of Bangalore for voicing their concerns and demanding what is just,” he added. Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah said that the way Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has implemented the Bengaluru Metro fare revision has led to anomalies. “The way Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has implemented the Bengaluru Metro fare revision has led to anomalies, with fares more than doubling in certain …

Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy justifies bus fare hike | Bengaluru

Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy justifies bus fare hike | Bengaluru

Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Friday justified 15 per cent increase in government bus fares across the board and hit out at the BJP for its protest against the hike. Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy. (Arijit Sen/HT Photo) Since there was a need to revise the salaries of transport staff, the bus fare revision was inevitable, he noted. Also Read – Committee recommends Bengaluru’s Namma Metro fare hike amid bus fare controversy: Report Addressing reporters here, the minister said all the four corporations, namely Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, KKRTC Kalyana Road Transport Corporation, North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, had been demanding an increase in bus fares. Finally, the government took a call in the cabinet meeting on Thursday, Reddy said. The minister said that way back in 2014, when he was holding the transport portfolio, bus fares were increased. When the diesel prices came down, the fares were slashed by two per cent, he added. On January 20, 2020, the then BJP government increased the bus fares …