State Transport Authority cracks the whip on private omni bus operators for charging high ticket fares
The Hindu
The State Transport Authority has collected a fine of more than ₹38 lakh from various omni bus operators for charging high fares from the passengers.After the State government announced the lockdown f
The State Transport Authority has collected a fine of more than ₹38 lakh from various omni bus operators for charging high fares from the passengers. After the State government announced the lockdown from May 10, a large number of passengers from various parts of the State, including Chennai, left for their home towns. While the State Transport Department operated a total of 4,575 buses from the city alone for two days from May 8 to 9, private omni buses were found to be in great demand for the passengers.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.