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Bengaluru: Bus conductor fails to return Rs 1; court orders BMTC to pay Rs 3K as compensation

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The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) was recently ordered to pay a man Rs 2,000 in compensation after he was denied Rs 1 change for a bus ride by the Bengaluru Urban District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission.
According to several media reports, in 2019, a man named Ramesh Naik went on a BMTC bus from Shantinagar to Majestic bus depot, during which the conductor issued a ticket for Rs 29. The complainant paid Rs 30 and was not given the change.
Keeping up the fight, Naik then complained about the conductor to BMTC’s high authorities. To his surprise, the authorities made fun of him and drove him away.
Unhappy with this, he filed a complaint with the local consumer court, asking Rs 15,000 in compensation.
The court has now ordered the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to pay the guy Rs 2,000 in compensation. The court also ordered BMTC to pay Rs 1,000 towards the complainant’s legal expenses.
“It is the customer’s right to receive the balance due to him, even if it is Rs 1,” the court said while slamming the managing director of Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) for the incident.
When Naik presented his case in court on his own, the counsel for BMTC refuted the charge, claiming the lawsuit was frivolous.
The judges of the consumer court stated in their judgement announced on January 31, 2023 that the complaint is undoubtedly modest in nature, but the BMTC bus conductor’s ‘inattentive’ and ‘irresponsible’ service is unacceptable.” It is the right of the consumer to collect his money even if it is Re 1 and, thus, he is entitled by the Customer Protection Act, 1986 to receive proper compensation from BMTC for the shortcomings,” the judges underlined.

The court ruled that the BMTC’s MD must repay Re 1 to the bus passenger in addition to providing him Rs 2,000 in compensation for the inconvenience. Court further directed that Naik be given Rs 1,000 for his lawsuit fees, and that all monies be paid within 45 days of the decision, or interest would be assessed as a penalty.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 23, 2023
TSRTC to run 10 bus services to Odisha

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Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) in which the former has decided to run 10 bus services to the state of Odisha.
The agreement was signed in the presence of TSRTC chairman Bajireddy Govardhan, TSRTC MD VC Sajjanar, and OSRTC MD Deeptesh Kumar Patnaik.
ఒడిశాకు 10 బస్సులను నడపాలని #TSRTC నిర్ణయించింది. పరస్పర బస్‌ సర్వీసుల ఏర్పాటుపై #OSRTC తో ఒక ఒప్పందం చేసుకుంది. సంస్థ చైర్మన్, ఎమ్మెల్యే బాజిరెడ్డి గోవర్దన్ గారి సమక్షంలో ఓఎస్ఆర్టీసీ ఎండీ దిప్తేష్‌ కుమార్‌ పట్నాయక్‌ తో కలిసి ఒప్పంద పత్రాలపై సంతకాలు చేయడం జరిగింది. pic.twitter.com/efH52Yk5GV
— VC Sajjanar – MD TSRTC (@tsrtcmdoffice) February 22, 2023
TSRTC also recently announced its decision to launch AC sleeper services for long-distance travel in March.
The 12 meters long AC sleeper bus has a capacity of accommodating 30 passengers, 15 on the lower level and another 15 on the upper level.
To ensure the safety of the passengers, a vehicle tracking system and panic button functions that are directly connected to the TSRTC control room are provided. The bus will be equipped with a parking optics camera and a fire detection suppression system to detect any fire-related incidents, said a press release on Monday.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 22, 2023
Free bus rides for working women, schoolchildren from April 1 in poll-bound Karnataka

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Bengaluru: Working women and schoolchildren will get free rides in public buses from April 1, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said here on Tuesday.
Speaking after dedicating KSRTC’s Volvo Multi Axel BS4-9600 sleeper buses ahead of the polls here, he said the purpose of chalking out this scheme was to enable women become self-reliant.
They need to introduce mini school buses and the existing buses will be utilised to start the operation. At the time of starting schools, a minimum of five buses must be operated in each taluk. More grants will be released, if necessary, he said.
“Transport plays an important role in economic development because of this it has been given priority and announced free pass facility for working women and school children in the state budget FY 2023-24. “Our government is always with the working staff and the management and let us provide a good service to the commuters,” he stated.
A special transport team called ‘Ambari’ was dedicated to the state earlier in the day which has the sleeper facility, the CM said. Several good features are provided in this fleet of buses just like the railway sleeper coaches.
The earlier edition of Volvo buses was not comfortable and understanding this the multi-axel buses have been designed to provide good facilities to the commuters. Henceforth, the night journey on these buses will be comfortable. The state transport corporation should buy some more buses, he said.
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February 21, 2023
Hyderabad: Double-decker bus, musical fountain wow Sunday Funday visitors

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Hyderabad: Sunday Funday event at Tank Bund which resumed yesterday after a long gap saw thousands of visitors who got a glimpse of newly launched double-decker buses and musical fountain at Hussain Sagar.
At the event, people were seen enjoying watching the musical fountain show that took place between 7 pm and 10 pm. The fountain waves were seen dancing to the tunes of various songs including Oscar-nominated Naatu Naatu.
Apart from it, food stalls at the Tank Bund saw huge rush.
The organizer of Sunday Funday, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) distributed saplings free of cost. At the stalls set up by HMDA, there were around 5000 saplings of various varieties.
For the event, authorities restricted the traffic movement on Tank Bund and barricaded the road.
Musical fountain, double-decker bus made Sunday Funday event attractive
Recently launched double-decker bus and India’s largest musical floating fountain which was recently inaugurated by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) at Hussain Sagar made Sunday Funday event attractive.
The fountain which was launched near NTR Marg has a height of around 90 meters. It is 180 meters in length, and 10 meters wide. It is developed at a cost of Rs 17.02 crore.
The musical floating fountain boasts several exceptional features, including three laser sets that display a range of themes, mist fairy fog to create a cloud effect along with music, 800 jet high-powered nozzles, and 880 underwater LED lights that add to the dynamic visual experience.

On the other hand, double-decker buses returned to the roads of Hyderabad with the launch of three electric double-decker buses recently. It has historical relevance in Hyderabad. It was Nizam who had started the conventional double-decker buses that plied in the city until 2003.
These buses are predominantly plying around the race track covering Tank Bund, Necklace Road, Paradise, and Nizam College stretch.
Initiative suggested by KTR
As Tank Bund is located in the center of the city and it is one of the oldest hangout spots for the citizens of Hyderabad, many people from all over the city visit the spot to spend leisure time, especially in the evenings.
In order to enable citizens to enjoy the beauty of the place and keeping safety of citizens in mind, minister for municipal administration and urban development K.T. Rama Rao suggested traffic free Sundays on the Tank Bund road from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Later, the initiative, Sunday Funday at Tank Bund, Hyderabad, received a massive response with people thronging the place with their families, clicking photos, and spending time in leisure.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 20, 2023
2 Devotees Killed, 19 Injured Reasi Bus Accident

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Srinagar, Feb 18 (GNS): At least two devotees were killed and nineteen others injured after a bus carrying them met with an accident in Reasi district on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
They told GNS that a Canter bus, on way from Bindi to Shiv Khodi, plunged into a deep gorge at Taryath.
In the incident, they said, two persons, a 14-yr-old boy and a 19-year-old girl, were killed on the spot while nineteen others suffered injuries. “Among the injured, thirteen were referred to GMC Jammu after initial treatment at a local hospital”, they said.
“The injured persons, as per hospital authorities, are said to be responding well to the treatment”, the official further said. (GNS)
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February 18, 2023
Two Dead, 19 Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge

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SRINAGAR: Two persons died while 19 others were injured after a bus carrying devotees plunged into gorge near Teryath area of Rajouri district on Saturday.
Quoting an official the news agency KNO reported that the bus was on way from Argi village of Rajouri towards Shiv Khori Shrine in Reasi district when it plunged into the gorge near Teryath town.
He said in the incident 2 persons died on the spot while 19 others were injured.
The official said all the injured were shifted to Teryath Primary Health Centre.

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February 18, 2023
Telangana: 15 injured after bus collides with lorry in Nizamabad

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Hyderabad: In the early hours of Friday, a private bus carrying around 15 people crashed with a lorry that was parked on the side of the road near Perkit Village in the Armoor Mandal of Nizamabad District.
The bus reportedly hit the parked vehicle when it was heading from Raichur to Hyderabad. After learning of the incident, the police responded by travelling to the scene and transporting the injured to the Nizamabad government hospital.
According to the authorities, the bus driver’s dozing off behind the wheel is thought to be what caused the tragedy. At the time of the collision, there were 38 passengers on board the bus.
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February 17, 2023
At least 39 migrants killed in Panama bus crash after crossing Darién Gap

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At least 39 migrants have been killed in a gruesome bus accident in Panama after trekking for days through the Central American country’s southern jungles on their way to a new life in the US.
The accident took place in the early hours of Wednesday as a convoy of buses traveled from Panama’s border with Colombia towards a migrant reception centre near the town of Gualaca.
“We are in a disaster situation,” Dr Katherine Guerra, the emergency department chief at a hospital in the city of David, told reporters as survivors were rushed there with exposed fractures and severe abdominal injuries.
“There were families, children, newborn babies, elderly women,” one Venezuelan migrant who was at the scene told the newspaper La Estrella de Panamá.
Panama’s president, Nito Cortizo, said government teams were working “arduously” to help survivors and tweeted: “This is deplorable news for Panama and the region.”
Map of the Darién gap
The names and nationalities of those killed were not immediately clear but Gualaca’s mayor, Luis Manuel Etribí Miranda, told reporters he believed most were from Haiti.

Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, said citizens of his country were also involved and sent his condolences to victims of the “terrible accident”.
Tens of thousands of Haitians have poured through the perilous rainforests of the Darién Gap between Colombia and Panama in recent years as their Caribbean homeland has fallen deeper into humanitarian and political crisis.
Many thousands of Cubans have made the same journey hoping to outrun growing political persecution and economic strife back home.
Nearly 70,000 Venezuelans also travelled through the Darién last year as their country continued to reel from one of the most severe economic collapses outside of a war zone in recent world history. A total of nearly 250,000 people made the journey last year compared with about 133,000 in 2021, according to official statistics.
Panama’s migration chief, Samira Gozaine, told reporters that authorities believed the accident had happened after the bus missed a turn into the migrant centre where it was supposed to leave its 66 passengers. Local reports said the driver lost control of the vehicle after turning back and the bus plunged off an escarpment, leaving dozens of passengers dead.
The Human Rights Watch activist Juan Pappier called the accident a disaster foretold. “When I visited this region, we saw that these buses carried more people than permitted and made long journeys without breaks. There have been similar accidents in the past, with numerous injured,” Pappier tweeted.

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February 16, 2023
16 Injured As Bus Skids Off Road

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SRINAGAR: At least 16 persons were injured after a bus met with an accident in Moungri area of Udhampur district on Friday morning, an official said.
Bus met with an accident in Moungri area of Udhampur district
Quoting an official the news agency KNO reported that the bus was on way from Udhampur to Moungri when it skidded off the road near Gulabagan.
He said 16 passengers who were board were injured in the accident.
He added that rescue teams have rushed to the spot and injured were being shifted to hospital for treatment.

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February 10, 2023
16 injured as bus skids off road in Udhampur

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Udhampur, Feb 10: At least 16 persons were injured after a bus met with an accident in Moungri area of Udhampur district on Friday morning, an official said.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the bus was on way from Udhampur to Moungri when it skidded off the road near Gulabagan.
He said 16 passengers who were board were injured in the accident.
He said rescue teams have rushed to the spot and injured were being shifted to hospital for treatment—(KNO)
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( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

February 10, 2023