KSRTC offers free bus travel for cancer patients across Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The KSRTC said it has issued an order granting free travel to cancer patients for treatment-related journeys to any hospital within the state.
Earlier, the Transport Minister KB Ganesh Kumar had announced plans to introduce such a scheme.
According to the order issued by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Chairman and Managing Director Pramoj Sanker on October 29, cancer patients can now travel free of cost on KSRTC buses—from ordinary to superfast services—for chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatment-related purposes.
According to the order, eligible patients must apply for a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card through the website keralartcit.com.
Applicants are required to upload a passport-size photograph, a copy of their Aadhaar card, proof of residential address, and a certificate issued by an oncologist.
Once the documents are verified by the KSRTC headquarters, the RFID card will be delivered to the applicant’s residence by the respective unit officer, the order said.
The corporation also warned that if any of the submitted medical documents are found to be fake, legal action would be initiated and the card would be cancelled.
Previously, cancer patients travelling to the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) were eligible for a 50 per cent concession on KSRTC’s ordinary and city service buses.
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Salah-less Liverpool plays Inter in Champions League. Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea all in action
London (AP): After leaving Mohamed Salah at home, Liverpool needs to show it can win without the Egyptian forward as Arne Slot's team takes on Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.
On a night when Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Tottenham are all in action, the focus is on Liverpool after Salah said Saturday it “seems like the club has thrown me under the bus.” Liverpool's response was to leave him out of the squad for its trip to Italy.
Liverpool's poor recent form boosts Inter's chances of picking up a fifth win in six games. A win for 13th-place Liverpool would put Slot's team back into the hunt for the top eight seedings for the knockout stages.
After losing its last Champions League game 3-0 to Chelsea, Barcelona aims to recover at home to struggling Eintracht Frankfurt. It will have to do without defender Ronald Araujo, who is suspended after his red card against Chelsea and has also been unavailable for personal reasons.
Seventh-place Chelsea is unbeaten in four Champions League games and visits Atalanta aiming to strengthen its hold on a top-eight spot offering direct entry to the round of 16. Bayern can earn its fifth win of the league stage by beating Sporting Lisbon in an early kickoff.
Tottenham, which lost 5-3 to Paris Saint-Germain last time out, has an easier task against Czech team Slavia Prague. Atletico Madrid visits PSV Eindhoven, Monaco hosts Galatasaray and Union Saint-Gilloise plays Marseille.
One game starts in an unusually early window at 1530 GMT (10:30 a.m. ET) as Kazakhstan's Kairat Almaty hosts Greece's Olympiacos.
