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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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
