An FIR has been registered against unknown persons for sharing photographs of women commuters on Bengaluru's metro rail system without their consent, said Deputy Commissioner of Police South, 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.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Thursday that the state government had no role in the recent Bengaluru Metro fare hike, adding that the decision was made by an independent committee.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday addressed the concerns regarding the recent Bengaluru Metro fare revision, stating that the implementation has resulted in anomalies, with some fares more than doubling in certain sections.
In light of the opposition to the fare hike of Bengaluru Metro Rail, Karnataka Chief Minister's office presented some clarificarions to the people of Bengaluru through an official statement on Tuesday.
Once the project is fully operational, the Bengaluru transport system will see a drastic drop in carbon dioxide emissions. Estimated daily ridership will be approximately 400 000 trips per day in 2029, the first year of full operation, and is expected to increase to about 1.4 million trips p
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that allowing free travel to women in non-luxury government buses would adversely affect the revenues of Metro Rail, Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday said that the revenue of the Bengaluru Metro has increased in the la