Andhra Pradesh will vote simultaneously for Parliament and Assembly elections on 13 May and the highly charged political atmosphere has made people keen to travel home and exercise their franchise.
The District Election Office Kolkata (North) has decided to pay 75 per cent in advance as payout to vehicles taken for the upcoming poll duty.
At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured when a private passenger bus rammed into a truck and caught fire on Saturday morning, officials said here.
The Joint Council of Bus Syndicates is now considering taking the legal path on the matter.
The transport operators, however, are contesting the idea saying that the decision might aggravate the threat of the virus and bring further losses to them.
