Solo travellers' entry into Nandi Hills banned
Bengaluru: The Chikkaballapura district administration has banned entry of singles to the Nandi Hills – 61 KM from here - to check increasing incidents of suicides at the breathtaking picnic spot.
According to Chikkaballapura deputy commissioner Anirudh Sravan P, the decision was taken after observing the pattern of suicides reported there.
During Tipu Sultan’s reign, prisoners sentenced to death were pushed off the Tipu Drop – a popular view point from the hill. Many suicide cases have been reported from the spot.
“In many cases, the victims had come alone. We are very much against people coming here to commit suicide,” the DC informed.
One guard is permanently placed near Tipu Drop. In spite of that, there have been incidents of people jumping off the cliff,” Anirudh Sravan added.
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BMTC collects over Rs 19 lakh as fine from those travelling without tickets, occupying ladies seat
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has collected over Rs 19 lakh as a penalty from 10,069 passengers who were penalised for travelling without tickets and occupying seats exclusively reserved for ladies in the last three months, officials said on Thursday.
The checking staff of BMTC have intensified checking of buses operated in and around Bengaluru City to detect ticketless travelling by passengers, they said.
According to BMTC, during the months of August, September and October, the checking staff checked 57,219 trips and penalised 8,891 ticketless passengers by collecting Rs 17,96,030 as penalty and 5,268 cases were booked against conductors for their dereliction of duty.
During the same period, they have also penalised 1,178 male passengers for occupying seats exclusively reserved for lady passengers and imposed fines by collecting Rs 1,17,800 in accordance with the KMV (Karnataka Motor Vehicle) Rules of the MV Act of 1988.
"In total, during the months of August, September and October, 10,069 passengers were penalised and Rs 19,13,830 was collected," the BTMC officials stated.
