KSRTC offers free bus travel for cancer patients across Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The KSRTC said it has issued an order granting free travel to cancer patients for treatment-related journeys to any hospital within the state.
Earlier, the Transport Minister KB Ganesh Kumar had announced plans to introduce such a scheme.
According to the order issued by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Chairman and Managing Director Pramoj Sanker on October 29, cancer patients can now travel free of cost on KSRTC buses—from ordinary to superfast services—for chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatment-related purposes.
According to the order, eligible patients must apply for a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card through the website keralartcit.com.
Applicants are required to upload a passport-size photograph, a copy of their Aadhaar card, proof of residential address, and a certificate issued by an oncologist.
Once the documents are verified by the KSRTC headquarters, the RFID card will be delivered to the applicant’s residence by the respective unit officer, the order said.
The corporation also warned that if any of the submitted medical documents are found to be fake, legal action would be initiated and the card would be cancelled.
Previously, cancer patients travelling to the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) were eligible for a 50 per cent concession on KSRTC’s ordinary and city service buses.
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader assaults blind woman in Church
Jabalpur: Anju Bhargava, vice-president of BJP's Jabalpur city unit, has come under sharp scrutiny, creating the ripples of political controvery in Madhya Pradesh, after a video surfaced online showing her physically assaulting a visually impaired woman inside a church.
The New Indian Express has reported that the said incident reportedly took place on Saturday (20 Dec) at a church in the Hawa Bagh area, which comes under the limits of Gorakhpur police station.
The video footage that has circulated widely on Monday shows Anju Bhargava, assaulting the blind woman in the presence of a police officer. In the video, Bhargava is seen shouting at the woman, twisting her arm and forcibly grabbing her face. The victim can be heard pleading to Bhargava to speak to her rather than resorting to physical violence. Also, we can hear Bhargava screaming, “will be blind in her next birth too”
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According to The Indian Express reports, Bhargava entered the church, with members of several Hindutva affiliated organisations, alleging that the visually impaired children were being forced into religious conversion; But, the students present at the church have flatly denied all the allegations.
An unnamed police officer cited in media reports states that there was no evidence to support claims of forced religious conversion. The incident has since intensified political debate in the state, with opposition parties demanding accountability and action against those involved.
