BMTC revises Volvo bus fares

The BMTC has made minor changes in its fare structure for its high-end Volvo buses (Vajra). The changes are applicable to Route Nos V 2, 340N, 402B, 500K, 500L and 365.

Chief Traffic Manager (Operations), Dastagir Sherieff said the revised fare has been prepared on a stage-wise basis. Under the new fares,the minimum charge would be Rs 10 while the maximum will be Rs 55.

“We have decided to revert to the earlier fare on select stages based on demand on select routes.

The change is neither an hike nor a decrease in fares as the minimum has been kept unchanged while we have hiked it marginally in some stages,” he said.

Central prison inmate dead

An inmate suffering from AIDS died at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison on Saturday. Lokesh B L, who hails from Shikaripura, died on Saturday afternoon. He had been sent to prison after getting involved in a murder case.

Autocad training from Nov 12

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Institute is conducting training programmes on AUTOCAD-2004, programming and operation on CNC Lathe and Machining Center from November 12.

 Engineering graduates/diploma holders/ITI with experience are eligible to apply. Those interested can call the Institute on (080) 23151581/82/83 or 98444 30018 for further details regarding the training programmes.