Heading to ‘ooru’ for Ramzan, Ugadi ? KSRTC to operate additional buses; Details here
Bengaluru: Ahead of festive season, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 2000 additional buses on both inter and intra-state routes.
According to a release from the state run corporation, KSRTC will run 2000 extra buses on March 18, 19, and 20 from Bengaluru. Later on March 22, additional buses will also be operated to Bengaluru from different routes.
On which routes will these services be operated ?
The corporation stated that special buses will be operated from the Kempegowda Bus Station in Bengaluru to several destinations including Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada and Hyderabad, among other places.
In addition, special services will also be operated from the Mysuru Road Bus Station towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar and Madikeri.
Corporation announces offers
As part of promotional offers, KSRTC will provide a 5 percent discount on fares if four or more passengers book tickets together in a single reservation.
Additionally, passengers booking onward and return journey tickets simultaneously will be eligible for a 10 percent discount on the return fare.
Transport Min. Ramalinga Reddy flags off 45 sarige, 70 pallakki buses
Earlier on Friday, Karnataka’s Transport and Muzrai Minister, Ramalinga Reddy flagged off 45 new Karnataka Sarige buses and 70 non-AC sleeper Pallakki buses at the headquarters of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation here.
The newly launched Pallakki buses will operate on routes connecting several cities and pilgrimage destinations including Udupi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Dharmasthala, Sringeri, Horanadu, Agumbe, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Hampi, Raichur, Jamkhandi, Puttur, Kaniyoor, Kukke Subrahmanya, Kasaragod, Mantralaya, Tiruchirappalli, Kozhikode, Munnar, Puducherry, Thanjavur, Kottayam, Hyderabad, Chennai, Panaji, Madurai, Kumbakonam and Ernakulam.
The minister also announced that a total of 805 new Karnataka Sarige and city and rural transport buses will be inducted into the KSRTC fleet during April, May and June 2026.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
