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Volvo replacements of Rajahamsa buses have caused losses to KSRTC'

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September 4, 2012

volvoMangalore, September 4: Introduction of Volvo buses by withdrawing 'Rajahamsa' services on certain routes have caused losses to the KSRTC in Mangalore division, Praveen Kumar, General Secretary, KSRTC Joint Committee of Workers' Unions, Mangalore, said.

Addressing mediapersons at Press Club in Mangalore on Tuesday, Mr. Kumar said that introduction of buses to routes such as Panaji besides others by withdrawing 'Rajahamsa' executive buses have been causing losses to the Corporation's Mangalore division. “We have been requesting the top brass not to introduce more Volvo buses as the already introduced Volvo services have caused losses. The private bus operators keep changing the rates while our rates remain the same and hence KSRTC fails to attract passengers. Withdrawing Rajahamsa buses and replacing them with Volvo services have not worked in our favour”, Mr. Kumar said, voicing the concern of the KSRTC workers on the occasion.

Introduction of new Parisara Vahini buses should be given priority instead, Mr. Kumar opined. “For long, people have been nursing a notion that KSRTC buses are sub-standard in quality but the recently introduced Parisara Vahini buses have evoked good responses from public. In routes such as Mudupi where these new buses have been introduced, there is a good public response. However, private bus workers and conductors have been troubling us in these routes ever since our new buses have started plying there”, he said.


'Workers being exploited'

Mr. Kumar said that KSRTC workers are being exploited by the Corporation's administrative authorities. “We have been experiencing injustice and exploitation in terms of less salaries, unjustified punishments, inhuman behaviour with workers, besides others for the past 16 years. We are made to work overtime but no extra pay is given to us. Some workers who hail from North Karnataka take long leaves and go back to their villages and we are made to do double the amount of work in their absence”, Mr. Kumar groused.

The Workers' Union will go on an indefinite strike on September 13 demanding fulfillment of its various demands, Mr. Kumar informed.


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July 12,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 12: The Expert Committee set up by the District authorities to inquire into death due to Covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada district declared that the death was due to patients late reporting to the hospitals and severe co-morbidities.

''Many were scared to visit the hospitals for treatment. Any patient suffering from fever, cold should stop self-medication and seek the advice of doctors. From what we have observed, the mortality was among patients who reported late to hospitals. Many had ignored symptoms assuming it to be a common cold,'' Expert Committee members Dr Hansraj Alva and Dr Muralidhar Yadiyal told mediapersons on Saturday night.

Wenlock Hospital Superintendent Dr Sadashiv said of the 38 deaths reported in the District, the expert committee had analysed 35 deaths. 9 persons who died are below 50 years old, 10 are in the age group of 50 to 60 years, 11 in the age group of 60 to 70 and five in the age group of above 70 years.

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February 7,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 7: In an attempt to promote menstrual hygiene among women, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has installed vending machines and incinerators to dispense and dispose off sanitary napkins at 10 bus stands of the state including Mangaluru.

The machines have been installed inside the women's washroom and women can purchase sanitary napkins from the vending machines by inserting five rupee coins.

Nearly 100 napkins can be stored in the vending machines at a time and housekeeping personnel have been instructed to replenish the stock, as and when required.

While directions on how to use the machine have been displayed near the machines, people can get seek assistance from housekeeping staff if needed.

Initially, the machines were installed at two depots in Bengaluru on a pilot basis and in the second phase it has been extended to 10 KSRTC bus depots.

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March 15,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 15: The week-long ban imposed by the Karnataka Government from Saturday is yet to get a total response in the State to fight against the spread of killer disease Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The ban has witnessed a considerable reduction in the travelling public by Bus and train. Bus terminal and Railway stations wore desert look or only a very few public travelling. KSRTC, which was maintaining service for every 10 minutes once between the State Capital and to City of Palaces, was forced to cancel most of the service due to very little patronage. 

"We were left with no option but to cancel the fleet since there are no passengers," sources at the KSRTC Bus terminal told media persons.

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