Use app to buy BMTC bus passes BENGALURU: Soon, you can get BMTC’s daily, weekly and monthly passes on a mobile app. The Times of India · Mar 11, 2022
Just 24 of 90 e-buses operational owing to lack of charging points in Bengaluru BMTC had launched the first e-bus service in the last week of December 2021 The Hindu · Mar 8, 2022
Karnataka Budget: Silence on BMTC a ‘huge betrayal’ The fact that Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation was ignored in the budget has irked activists who have been fighting for a robust affordable bus network in the city The Hindu · Mar 4, 2022
Call to treat BMTC as public service and not ‘for-profit’ Govt. urged to allocate ₹1,000 crore in Budget for BMTC The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022
Man crushed under wheels of BMTC bus in Bengaluru A Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus rammed a scooter killing the pillion rider on Wednesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Prem Shankar Prasad, 35, an electrician. The incident took place on ITPL Road in Whitefield. when he was heading to work. The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022
RTCs bank on Karnataka Government funds to procure 6,000 new buses The four road transport corporations in Karnataka are now banking on the State Government to provide funds to induct 6,000 new buses The Hindu · Feb 21, 2022
Bengaluru: Free bus pass scheme for women garment workers fails to take off; factory owners reluctant to pay up BENGALURU: The government’s plan to provide free bus passes to women garment workers in the city has come a cropper, thanks to most factory owners refusing to bear 40% of the cost. The scheme, launched in December last year, is being implemented by BMTC along with the labour department. The Times of India · Feb 17, 2022
Commuters demand free bus service for women, lower fares in Bengaluru At a public hearing on bus transport, commuters say they cannot afford ₹ 1,050 for a monthly pass on their meagre earnings The Hindu · Feb 15, 2022
Bengaluru: Double-decker e-buses may run only on ORR BENGALURU: With Mumbai’s BEST planning to procure 900 AC electric double-decker buses on lease, chorus for such vehicles in Bengaluru is also getting louder. The Times of India · Feb 11, 2022
Fire incidents: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation inspects midi-buses BENGALURU: With two Ashok Leyland midi-buses catching fire in the last two weeks, BMTC along with officials from the bus maker on Wednesday inspected them and other vehicles. The Times of India · Feb 2, 2022
Bus catches fire in Bengaluru; 25 escape unhurt BENGALURU: Twenty-five passengers had a miraculous escape when the BMTC bus they were travelling in caught fire near South End Circle, Jayanagar, on Tuesday afternoon. The bus (route no. 215) was heading to Amrutanagar when the fire broke out at 1pm, police said. There were 25 passengers on board, said… The Times of India · Feb 1, 2022
Back-to-back accidents put Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation under lens; MD says will take action BENGALURU: Over the past few days, the state-run Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The Times of India · Jan 24, 2022