RARE PHOTOS: 3 - The Real Truth

Bengaluru auto drivers claim free bus rides for women have hit their business

Auto drivers in Bengaluru claim that the success of the Shakti scheme only meant they were losing business further. Most auto drivers in the city have been seeing a decline in auto bookings, especially on ride-hailing applications, allege autorickshaw drivers’ unions.  This comes even as the ridership in RTC buses…

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2023

APSRTC gives employment to 294 kin of deceased employees on compassionate grounds

The candidates will be paid stipend during the three-month induction training period, says APSRTC Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Dwaraka Tirumala Rao

The Hindu · Jun 21, 2023

Free bus for women sees 41.34 lakh passengers on Monday

‘Shakti’ scheme, which offers women free travel in non-premium services offered by the State–run Road Transport Corporations (RTCs), met the estimated target of beneficiaries on Monday, the first weekday the scheme was operational for. A total of 41.34 lakh women travelled free in RTC buses on the day. This cost…

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department Employees’ Union State conference on May 24

The conference will discuss the issues faced by the RTC employees, future action plan, and the election of new State committee, say union leaders

The Hindu · May 21, 2023

What is the Coronation Spoon and how will it be used in King Charles' Coronation?

King Charles III's Coronation will feature the aptly named Coronation Spoon, which is over 600 years old and has an unusual use - but it's not for eating coronation chicken

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2023

Conspiracy to snatch TSRTC assets: Bandi

Conspiracy to snatch TSRTC assets: Bandi

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

Tension in Kuppam as TDP activists burn effigy of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister

Tension prevailed at Kuppam in Chittoor district after the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) activists burnt the effigy of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at the RTC bus stand junction on April 25 (Tuesday). A Circle Inspector and sub-inspector sustained minor injuries when the police jostled with the…

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2023

Bus Conductor Killed, 10 Others Injured In Road Accident In Telangana's Jagtial

A Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus conductor was killed and 10 others were injured in a road accident near Mallial Police Station limits of Jagtial. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 15, 2023

How Scots brought football to Spain on Burns Night 1890

WHAT place links Rabbie Burns and football? A surprising question, which has an unusual answer. It is the city of Seville, in Spain. Capital of…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 22, 2023

‘Where have you been?’: PM receives mixed reception as Eugowra counts cost of inland ‘tsunami’

As Anthony Albanese and Dominic Perrottet walk through the disaster zone, residents remind them of the prohibitive costs of flood insurance

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022