Chalo bus app to continue operations in Mangaluru
Live tracking deactivated from August 20, Pass and ticket services unaffected
Mangaluru: Chalo bus, a Navi-Mumbai based transport services company which had announced its discontinuation of services in Mangaluru from August 20 on its mobile app, on Saturday clarified that it is not completely suspending its operations in the city.
Contrary to the earlier reports, the company will only be suspending its live bus tracking feature starting from August 20 pertaining to back-end maintenance work and for not meeting the service benchmarks set by Chalo. The suspension is temporary and there is a possibility of reinstating the live tracking feature in the future.
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Meanwhile, Chalo bus app’s other services including the Chalo bus pass (NFC touch-to-pay card) and daily tickets will continue to be operational.
The company's app, available in 22 cities including Mangaluru, gained popularity, especially among college students. Chalo has also collaborated with the Dakshina Kannada district bus operators association giving attractive offers to customers.
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Karnataka BJP chief urges Speaker to revoke suspension of 18 MLAs
Bengaluru, Mar 22 (PTI): Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Saturday urged Speaker U T Khader to withdraw the suspension order of 18 legislators.
The BJP MLAs were suspended for six months from the Assembly on Friday. They protested against the four per cent reservation bill for Muslims in public contracts, and climbed on the podium where the Speaker was in the seat and threw papers on him.
Addressing reporters at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, Vijayendra said, "We urge the Speaker to revoke the suspension. We also condemn the decision to suspend BJP legislators, which is entirely illegal, unconstitutional, unilateral, and arbitrary."
The Shikaripura MLA stated that the BJP opposes the government’s decision to grant reservations as "an appeasement to minorities."
"We will fight against this bill both inside and outside the House and take it to a logical conclusion," he said.
Vijayendra also announced the launch of a statewide awareness campaign against the bill, minority appeasement, and what he described as "the humiliation of Hindus."
