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10 reasons that discourage me from travelling in BMTC buses

January 13, 2015 Ganga Madappa

Pic: Vaishnavi Vittal First up, let me state that I treat myself like a princess when it comes to commuting. While buses are probably the first choice of transport for most folks in the city,

Right bus, wrong number

February 4, 2014 Vaidya R

When you generally have the same routine and wait patiently, and hopelessly for the same bus every day, you tend to know all the buses that pass through at that time. You tend to form

When the BMTC bus stops to buy vegetables and vadas

September 16, 2013 Vaidya R

A few days back BMTC Volvo crew went on a flash strike, inconveniencing thousands of commuters, against a new rule scrapping overtime when they fail to meet a target for the number of trips per

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Tips for a peaceful bus journey in Bangalore

July 31, 2013 Shree D N

Having exact change is the best way to avoid clashes with conductors. Pic: Shree D N She steps into a BMTC bus in some part of Bangalore; asks for ticket, paying Rs.100; conductor says he

Please, please, mera change vaapas keejiye, please sir

December 9, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

"Please, please, mera change vaapas keejiye, please sir." She was in her thirties, nicely dressed in a blue churidhar with a gold-ish lining, spectacled, and worried. Furiously issuing tickets, the uniformed BMTC person she was

Who doesn’t want to use a Volvo?

November 28, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

In two years, I have gone from experimenting with public transport in Bengaluru to becoming a full user. I use the bus system almost 4 days a week, and carry the second most expensive bus-pass