Minister UT Khader launches Congress' protest march from Talapady to Pumpwell
Demands completion of the National Highway and bridge works
Mangaluru: Minister UT Khader on Monday flagged off a protest march that is being taken out by the D.K District Congress Committee, Mangaluru South and Ullal Block Congress to demand the completion of the National Highway and bridge works.
"Speaking at the occasion, Khader said that this was a sacrifice of Congress activists for the people. The MP, who could not construct a bridge between Thokkottu and Pumpwell over the past nine years, should look at the PWD roads in the rural areas of the district," he said.
Former ministers Ramanath Rai, Abhayachandra Jain, former legislator JR Lobo, DCC president and MLC Harish Kumar, party leaders Ibrahim Kodijal, Kanachur Monu, KK Shahul Hameed, Santosh Shetty Asaigoli, Prashanth Kajava, Mamata Gatti and others participated.
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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.
