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Road Safety Concerns: The tragic accident of a private sleeper bus at Buldana on the Sumruddhi Expressway on July 1, in which 25 passengers were charred to death, initiated a debate on the safety of sleeper buses on expressways. But D G Chikorde, the works manager of MSRTC’s central workshop in Dapodi, told TOI that all measures had been taken to ensure that these buses are safe for travellers.

As the flood situation continues on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway, TSRTC has cancelled regular bus services on the route.

TSRTC announced a tour package for devotees wanting to visit Arunachalam in Tamil Nadu in view of the Guru Purnima festival on July 31.

The bus service, which was suspended years ago, was resumed on Wednesday, a week after people from Javali village in Narmada's Sagbara taluka shared their problems regarding transportation with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during his visit to the village.

KSRTC Refurbishment Of A Bus: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has begun refurbishing old buses at all its divisional depots and regional workshops across the state.

The benefit will be extended under the `Mahila Samman Yojana`. The state government will reimburse the concession amount to the corporation

According to sources, one bus was on its way from Silvassa to Jalgaon and the other was going to Silvassa from Nasik. An enquiry into the incident has been initiated by the MSRTC.

The amount will be credited to the bank accounts of employees soon

The hartal (strike) started at 6 am and will continue for 12 hours till 6 pm. In various other parts of the state, the roads were seen deserted this morning with few of people on the roads.

According to the police, stone-pelting incidents were reported at various places in the state during the protest. The protests also saw stone pelting at an RSS office in Mattannur in Kannur.