Bangalore: The indefinite strike launched on Thursday by employees of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has hit lakhs of commuters, particularly students, across the state and the Government threatened to invoke ESMA if the stir was not called off.
The Labour Commissioner has already declared the strike as "illegal" under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister R Ashoka said in Bangalore after a meeting with top Transport Department officials.
Admitting that the strike has affected commuters in several districts, Ashoka said the government has decided to permit private vehicles including maxi cabs to operate at all bus stations to help passengers.
"The wages paid by KSRTC is the highest in the Southern states.Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation employees have been given 23 per cent hike, but they have been demanding 30 per cent in other four KSRTC divisions. The hike has incurred Rs 2200 crore financial burden on the corporation over the next four years", he asserted....
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05:27 PM, Sep 13, 2012
Bangalore: The strike called by workers of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bangalore Metro Transport Corporation (BMTC) has stranded commuters in Bangalore and across Karnataka. Nearly 6000 buses plying in Bangalore and 8000 buses across the state are off the road on Thursday. KSRTC and BMTC employees are demanding a revision of their pay structure as well as making 33,000 temporary jobs permanent. They also want the govt...
10:24 AM, Sep 13, 2012
Bangalore: Gone are the days when bus travelling within the city or to nearby cities was a harrowing experience. Ten years ago, getting a bus seat was an uphill task and most of the times a battle had to be fought at the bus stand with people clambering through windows, doors and over each other to get a seat. A dedicated drive by the state transport department over the past...
04:36 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: KSRTC chairman and Managing Director K G Mohanlal said that the KSRTC was operating a record number of services these days. Denying reports which appeared in a section of the media that large number of KSRTC buses was in the workshop, Mohanlal said KSRTC was now operating 5,000 services and 250 JnNURM services. On certain days, the services will reach a maximum of 5,300. In the 2010 Onam season,...
04:14 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Kochi: Offering relief to the residents in Elamakkara-Aluva region, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has launched its services in the area. Transport Minister Aryadan Mohammed flagged off the new Thiru-Kochi service in Elamakkara on Friday. The service was made available following the efforts taken by Hibi Eden MLA. He said that this is the first KSRTC service plying on the route. I have requested the state government for two...
12:58 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The KSRTC rolled out four more low-floor AC Volvo buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme in the city on Friday. Transport and Electricity Minister Aryadan Mohammed flagged off the buses from near the Manmohan Bungalow. Following are the schedules of the four buses: Bus 1 7 am - East Fort-Vattiyoorkavu-Kachani 7.40 am - Kachani-Vattiyoorkavu-East Fort 8.40 am - East Fort-Mannanthala-Kilimanoor 10.30 am - Kilimanoor...
10:49 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Kochi: In an attempt to wipe out the image of rash and negligent driving, the KSRTC employees launched a novel initiative on Thursday, giving a hearty welcome to the passengers who boarded the buses. The programme was inaugurated by Mayor Tony Chammany at the Vytilla Mobility Hub. The Mayor along with the councillors of the Kochi Corporation travelled in a KSRTC Volvo bus from the Mobility Hub to the Vytilla...
12:24 PM, Jul 13, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Though they contributed a modern face to the city, the hi-tech buses introduced under the JNNURM for smart transport will soon be a liability for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), figures reveal. Kerala had two cities, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, among the 34 cities in the country selected for organised city bus service under the JNNURM. Though a Special Purpose vehicle (SPV) had to be launched for the...
08:59 AM, Jan 09, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is being forced to pull out a sizeable number of long-distance, inter-state schedules with every passing day as the vehicles are often becoming the target of troublemakers across the border. Amid the Mullaperiyar row, nearly 100 buses out of the 427 KSRTC inter-state schedules, especially those operating in the Coimbatore-Salem, Cumbum-Theni and Thenkasi-Tirunelveli sectors, have been withdrawn in the past three days. Officials...
11:31 AM, Dec 11, 2011
BANGALORE: From the good old Red bus to the latest Mercedes-Benz model, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has traversed a gap of more than 60 years striving to outdo its performance and provide better facilities. Presently, any latest model entering the market is being purchased by the KSRTC, which is competing with the best private bus operators in the State. Once branded as an unfriendly mode of transport...
09:25 AM, Nov 21, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: The dawn-to-dusk motor strike called by non-Congress trade unions in Kerala on Saturdday to protest petrol price hike hit normal life across the state. Private buses, taxis and auto rickshaws are staying off the roads crippling the mobility of large sections of people, reports from across the state said. The state-run KSRTC buses are maintaining their services from major cities and towns. No attack on private vehicles were reported...
10:20 AM, Nov 05, 2011
