You don’t have any Active Subscription.
Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one.
Your active subscription(s)
Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription
Products you've access to
Additional Subscription Benefits
Need help with your subscription?
Published - November 04, 2026 05:50 pm IST
A file photo of KSRTC buses parked at the Mysuru bus stand in Mysuru. | Photo Credit: SRIRAM MA
The Karnataka government has increased bus fares across all four State-run transport corporations – BMTC, KSRTC, NWKRTC, and KKRTC, with the average hike coming to around 23% for KSRTC, and between 33% and 35% for BMTC. The revised fares will come into effect from November 4 midnight.
The fare revision is lower than the 45% increase recommended by the Public Transport Fare Regulatory Committee (PTFRC), chaired by retired IAS officer Atul Kumar Tiwari. The boards of the four transport corporations had sought a fare increase of up to 90%, according to Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh.
The bus fare hike in Karnataka comes on the heels of the hike in milk prices. Last week, a milk price hike upwards of ₹8 on all categories of milk and curd was announced. Announcing the decision on November 4, Mr. Suresh said that the hike covers ordinary, express, long-distance, and airport bus services.
Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has justified the collection of royalty by the erstwhile royal family for the use of the Ambari during the Jamboo Savari, citing its commercial exploitation by the Karnataka government through the sale of tickets for the procession and its use in publicity materials for the Dasara festival.
Ms. Wadiyar was responding to the recent statement by Minister in-charge of Mysuru district Yathindra Siddaramaiah that the State government had paid ₹80 lakh to the erstwhile royal family for the use of Ambari during the Jamboo Savari held on October 21 as part of Mysuru Dasara this year.
“Royalty is paid because the government commercially exploits the Ambari by using it in publicity materials for the conduct of Nada Habba and by selling tickets for the Jamboo Savari procession from the forecourts of the Mysuru Palace,” she said. She maintained that payment of royalty by the government for the use of Ambari had been in practice for a long time.
Burglars broke into the residence of former Indian hockey star M.M. Somaya at New Thippasandra in Bengaluru and took his prized 1980 Moscow Olympics gold medal, other international sporting medals, jewellery, and some cash. The incident, which took place in the early hours of October 28, came to light after the family returned from Kodagu district.
Mr. Somaya’s gold medal won at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, a silver medal from the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, a bronze medal from the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, and another bronze medal won at the 1982 Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, were stolen along with silver cups, gold jewellery, including bangles, silver spoons, gold coins, and ₹30,000 cash.
South Western Railway (SWR) will operate special train services between Yesvantpur in Bengaluru and Madgaon in Goa via Mangaluru Junction, and also between Madgaon and Bengaluru Cantonment, also via Mangaluru Junction, with one trip in each direction.
These services are being operated to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Deepavali festival. The special train will comprise a total of 19 coaches, including AC, Sleeper Class, and General Class coaches, and Second Class Luggage-cum-Brake Van, and a Divyangjan coach, according to SWR.
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.