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Minister announces ₹30 lakh compensation and job for kin of the deceased
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Private bus operators argue with BMTC officials on plying corporation buses at Kempegowda Bus Stand in Bengaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit:
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Minister announces ₹30 lakh compensation and job for kin of the deceased A driver working with the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) succumbed to his injuries after stones were pelted at the bus he was driving. The deceased has been identified as Rabeed Rasul K. Avati.
Mr. Avati, 56, was taking the bus on the Vijayapura-Jamkhandi route when unidentified persons pelted stones at the windshield. The broken pieces of glass caused a gash on the driver’s neck. Mr. Avati, who was bleeding heavily, was immediately rushed to Jamkhandi Taluk Hospital, but could not be saved.
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Government offers 8% salary hike, but staff demand implementation of Sixth Pay Commission
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Passengers wait at the Kempegowda bus stand as fewer services were operated in Bengaluru on Tuesday; (right) BMTC buses parked at Kengeri TTMC depot after many employees went on strike from Tuesday evening.
Government offers 8% salary hike, but staff demand implementation of Sixth Pay Commission
At the crux of the indefinite strike proposed by the Road Transport Corporation employees, starting Wednesday, is the demand for salary revision, which the government says is impossible to meet at the present juncture.
Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar, speaking to media persons after a meeting on the issue with Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday, categorically said that “there was no question of treating RTC employees like other State government employees and implementing Sixth Pay Commission”.
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Brace for a hike in bus fares, says Laxman Savadi
The government is likely to hike Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus fares, Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister Laxman Savadi said on Thursday.
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BENGALURU: The government is likely to hike Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus fares, Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister Laxman Savadi said on Thursday.“BMTC’s proposal to hike bus fares is being looked into and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will take a final decision,” he said. “The CM will decide if we need to increase bus fares or not. If he approves it, we will increase the fares slightly,” he said.