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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Constable misbehaves with bus passengers, breaks windshield
Devdurg (Raichur): A head constable named Srinivas has been accused of damaging the windshield of a KKRTC bus and behaving inappropriately with his fellow passengers. "Srinivas, who boarded the Devdurg-Raichur bus around 3pm on Thursday, verbally abused other passengers over a seating dispute. The situation escalated when he started throwing stones, leading to damage to the windshield of the bus," said driver Suresh Babu. The incident was recorded by bystanders on their mobile phones, prompting a complaint to be filed against him by the bus driver and the passengers. Depot manager Ramangouda said the head constable's misconduct was clearly evident. "I have instructed the conductor-cum-driver to file a police complaint," he added. According to sources, the accused head constable was previously suspended four times for his disruptive behaviour. Devdurg police inspector Manjunath S said appropriate measures will be taken once necessary information is obtained from the relevant parties. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Farhatabad villagers demand a stop for KKRTC buses at their village
Kalaburagi: Protesters blocked vehicles on the Bidar-Srirangapatna highway at Farhatabad village, which falls under the Afzalapura assembly constituency of Kalaburagi taluk, staging an hour-long demonstration on Sunday. Despite two directives issued to divisional controllers of KKRTC of Kalaburagi Division-1, Kalaburagi Division-2, Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Ballari, Hosapete, and Vijayapura dated March 1, 2025 and May 8, 2025, most express buses continue to skip stops. A petition was submitted on December 26, 2023 to the divisional control officer (Division-2) requesting the establishment of a traffic control point in Farhatabad village. Despite the gram panchayat allocating suitable space, authorities have remained unresponsive. This situation has created significant difficulties for students and residents. There are demands for mandatory stops at Farhatabad village for all express buses. Additionally, schedule number 123, one of the two city buses operating between Supermarket-Farhatabad before Covid, needs immediate reinstatement. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The traffic situation has become disorderly with increased congestion. Farhatabad, being a hobli centre, has two commercial banks, a tashildar's office, a farmer centre, educational institutions from nursery to graduate level, a police station, hospitals, and various administrative offices. Local residents and students continue to face significant challenges. The villagers have submitted a memorandum to Kalaburagi Division 2 Traffic authorities requesting additional bus service to Nadi Sinnur village and a dedicated bus operating between Farhatabad and Kalaburagi Supermarket according to scheduled timings.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Shakti scheme slows rail revenue, while boosting RTC passenger growth
Hubballi: Passenger revenue growth in South Western Railway (SWR) slowed to 2.6% in 2024-25, a sharp dip from 12% in 2023-24 and 75% in 2022-23. In contrast, the KKRTC, NWKRTC, and KSRTC, which implemented the Shakti (free travel for women) scheme in June 2023, recorded passenger increases of 40%, 14%, and 11% respectively. While RTCs are witnessing an uptick in revenue, SWR appears to be facing a slowdown, raising questions about the impact of the scheme. Manjunath Kamanadi, chief public relations officer, SWR, stated that earnings in the passenger head in 2021-22 were Rs 1,572 crore. "There was a hike of 75% in 2022-23, when we earned Rs 2,755 crore. The hike was 12% in 2023-24 with revenue of Rs 3,090 crore, and now in 2024-25, it's a 2.6% hike with revenue of Rs 3,173 crore. Shakti scheme was implemented from August 2023, and it has affected our earnings, basically on small leads up to 500 km, to the tune of 10% on local passengers. Another reduction in the advance reservation period from 120 days to 60 days also affected our earnings to some extent. The jump in 2022-23 was due to the reintroduction of trains that were cancelled due to Covid. However, our long lead passengers are unaffected and their number is still growing," he claimed. Mahendra Singhi, a member of zonal railway users consultative committee, commented that the railway increased train fares in the name of special and train on demand. "It should withdraw this fare hike and should introduce more passenger trains in the state. They should reintroduce concessions for senior citizens and others to regain their popularity," he added. If one goes through the number of passengers in Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC), it witnessed a 42% increase in the number of passengers, which was 43.2 crore in 2022-23 and now has increased to approximately 61.7 crore. NWKRTC witnessed a 44% increase in the number of passengers, which was 61.8 crore in 2022-23 and increased to approximately 89 crore in 2024-25. KSRTC witnessed a 12.2% increase in the average number of passengers per day from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
