Bengaluru: Autorickshaw fare hike likely after Metro, bus tariff increase
Bengaluru (PTI): After a steep hike in Metro Rail and government bus ticket prices, the autorickshaw fares in Bengaluru are also likely to rise.
In response to demands from autorickshaw drivers' associations in the city, the Bengaluru City District Regional Transport Authority has convened a meeting on Wednesday to discuss a possible fare revision.
According to sources in the transport department, presently the minimum fare stands at Rs 30 and an additional charge of Rs 15 per kilometre beyond two kilometres.
The autorickshaw drivers have proposed raising the minimum fare to Rs 50 and charge Rs 25 per kilometre for distances exceeding two kilometres.
However, the transport department is pushing to cap the minimum fare at Rs 40, with a per km rate of Rs 20.
Once the autorickshaw fares go up, the ride-hailing companies will have to increase the fares of cab services, Swabhimani Chalakara Sanghatanegala Okkoota (SCSO) president Tanveer Pasha told PTI.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
