Kerala Bus Fare Hike

Users have been posting photos and updates about the bus strike, which they say has hit daily commuters.

The Kerala government today announced a hike in government and private bus fares that will come into effect from March 1.

Congress-led UDF government in Kerala today decided to hike bus fares by an average of 10 per cent on all classes of stage carriers in view of rising fuel cost and other transport accessories.

An hour after the Kerala government on Wednesday decided to hike bus fares, angry students belonging to the Left parties and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) took to the streets in Thiruvananthapuram and went on a rampage.

Bus fares in Kerala will go up with immediate affect by Rs 1 to Rs 5, with the state government today approving the hike in minimum fares, depending on the class of the bus.

Kerala is looking into the demand for a fare hike by bus operators in the state in the backdrop of the rise in diesel price and will take a decision on it before Oct 10, a minister said on Wednesday.

Normal life in Kerala continued to be crippled as the indefinite strike by private bus operators demanding fare hike entered the second day today.

Users have been posting photos and updates about the bus strike, which they say has hit daily commuters.

The Kerala government today announced a hike in government and private bus fares that will come into effect from March 1.

Congress-led UDF government in Kerala today decided to hike bus fares by an average of 10 per cent on all classes of stage carriers in view of rising fuel cost and other transport accessories.

An hour after the Kerala government on Wednesday decided to hike bus fares, angry students belonging to the Left parties and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) took to the streets in Thiruvananthapuram and went on a rampage.

Bus fares in Kerala will go up with immediate affect by Rs 1 to Rs 5, with the state government today approving the hike in minimum fares, depending on the class of the bus.

Kerala is looking into the demand for a fare hike by bus operators in the state in the backdrop of the rise in diesel price and will take a decision on it before Oct 10, a minister said on Wednesday.

Normal life in Kerala continued to be crippled as the indefinite strike by private bus operators demanding fare hike entered the second day today.