KSRTC hikes ticket rate of Kasaragod-Mangaluru buses by Rs 7; Kerala passengers upset
Price increased due to new toll gate at Arikkady in Kumble, say KSRTC officers
Kasaragod: The rate of tickets on the Kasaragod-Mangaluru buses of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses has been hiked by Rs 7 in the backdrop of the introduction of toll collection at Kumble Arikady, proving to be a financial burden on passengers.
The ticket rate has been increased from Rs 81 to Rs 88 in the bus traveling on the inter-state highway passing through the toll booth. The new rate reportedly applies to passengers who get off the bus immediately after passing the toll booth.
The KSRTC has clarified that the ticket price has been increased due to the installation of the toll booth in Kumble. "Every bus has to pay Rs 220 at the toll gate for a journey from Kasaragod to Mangaluru, because of which, we have hiked the ticket price," it has said.
Up to 43 KSRTC buses are known to undertake Kasaragod-Mangaluru journeys 43 times a day.
Passengers have expressed their disappointment as well as fury as residents of Kasaragod are heavily dependent on Mangaluru for both education and employment and most of them travel by bus.
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French President Macron concludes Mumbai visit
Mumbai (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron, along with First Lady Brigitte Macron, left Mumbai for New Delhi on Wednesday after concluding his engagements here, including bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were seen off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
On Tuesday, Macron held discussions with Modi as part of efforts to further strengthen India-France strategic ties.
During the Mumbai visit, the French president and his wife also met some of India's top filmmakers and actors, and had an animated exchange with them about cinema, culture and collaboration.
President Macron is on an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of PM Modi to participate in the AI Impact Summit hosted by India in the national capital Delhi, besides the bilateral summit in Mumbai.
PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. As many as 20 heads of states, including French President Macron, will be present at the inaugural session, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said.
