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BJP delegation to meet K'taka CM on Feb 28 to demand solution for pressing issues of Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 26: Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Tuesday announced that on February 28, all party MPs, MLAs and MLCs will meet Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also handling the Finance portfolio to demand solutions for Bengaluru's pressing issues.
Bengaluru Metro fare hike: Commuters' forum mulling to issue boycott call
Bengaluru, Feb 17: Following the steep hike in ticket price, the Bengaluru Metro Commuters' Forum is mulling to issue a boycott call on travelling in the Metro. Sources confirmed that the decision is being made not to use the Metro services for one day or up to a week.
Metro fare hike issue: Railway Minister misleading public, says K'taka Minister
Bengaluru, Feb 17: Karnataka Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy slammed Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw over his statements on metro fare hike in Bengaluru saying that he was misleading the public.
Bengaluru Metro: BMRCL promises to address commuters' grievances, revisit hike in fares
Bengaluru, Feb 13: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) under fire for ticket price hike has announced that it will revisit the fare matrix to address the commuters' grievances with regard to 100 per cent or more hike in ticket fare of Metro services.
Increase abnormal: Siddaramaiah appeals Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation to reduce fares
Bengaluru, Feb 13: Under fire over fare hike in Namma Bengaluru Metro, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appealed to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Thursday to reduce fare hike.
Karnataka govt clarifies stance on Bengaluru Metro fare hike
Bengaluru, February 11: In light of the opposition to the fare hike of Bengaluru Metro Rail, Karnataka Chief Minister's office presented some clarificarions to the people of Bengaluru through an official statement on Tuesday.
With new fare hike, Bengaluru Metro becomes most expensive transport system in India
Ahmedabad, Feb 11: Metro commuters in the city will now have to shell out more as the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has implemented a fare hike of nearly 50 per cent. The revision, based on recommendations from the Fare Fixation Committee, marks one of the biggest increases in recent years.
Tejasvi Surya raises Bengaluru Metro fare hike issue in Parliament, calls for review
New Delhi, Feb 11: Tejasvi Surya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Bangalore South, on Tuesday raised concerns over the recent Bengaluru Metro fare hike in the Lok Sabha, urging a thorough review of the pricing structure.
K'taka BJP demands immediate rollback of metro fare hike
Bengaluru, Feb 10: Demanding immediate rollback of the Metro fare hike, a BJP delegation met with the Metro MD M. Maheshwar Rao on Monday, condemning the steepest metro fare hike in the country.
This government has made it a routine...: Kumaraswamy criticizes bus fare hike in Karnataka
Bengaluru, January 3: Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy expressed strong displeasure over the Karnataka Congress government's decision to increase bus fares by 15 per cent and said the government has made it a "routine" to hike prices and burden the public,