passenger transport

Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Friday said that the Railway Ministry has granted Kerala's long-standing demand for a new train service on the Palakkad-Pollachi route.In a Facebook post, Gopi, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism...

Gandhinagar, March 5 – The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) operated over 7,400 additional bus trips during the Holi and Dhuleti festival period, transporting approximately 3.14 lakh passengers across the state, officials said on Thursday.Special arrangements were made to...

New Delhi, March 5 SpiceJet will operate 13 special flights from the UAE on Thursday to facilitate the return of passengers stranded due to the Middle East conflict."Of the 13 flights, 12 will operate from Fujairah and 1 will operate from Dubai. The airline will operate seven special flights...

March 5, New Delhi: Air India is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle East and has begun operating a few flights to and from Dubai and Jeddah to bring back stranded passengers, giving the highest priority to their safety and well-being.Most of the airline's operations to the...

New Delhi, March 4 SpiceJet will operate eight special flights from Fujairah in the UAE on Wednesday to transport passengers stranded due to the Middle East crisis.In a statement on Wednesday, the airline said it would operate four flights from Fujairah to Delhi, three to Mumbai, and one to...

Mumbai, March 3 The first of the two flights, arranged by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to ferry tourists from Maharashtra stranded in the UAE due to the US-Israel-Iran conflict, landed in Mumbai on Tuesday night with around 70 passengers on board, Shiv Sena MLAs said.The...

New Delhi, March 3 IndiGo operated four repatriation flights to Jeddah on Tuesday, and plans to operate another flight to Muscat later in the day to bring back passengers stranded due to the Middle East conflict.The airline also plans to operate repatriation flights to cities in the UAE on...

Thane, March 3 The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will boost its revenue through advertising and earn more than ₹250 crore over the next five years, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Tuesday.The move aims to transform the state's iconic 'Lal Pari' (red buses) from...

Amid the ongoing situation in West Asia, the first flight of Air India arrived in New Delhi from Dubai today. In a social media post, Air India stated that the flight carried 149 passengers and 8 operating crew members. Air India thanked the central government, the Directorate General of Civil...

New Delhi, March 3 SpiceJet announced on Tuesday that it will operate four special flights from Fujairah in the UAE to bring back stranded passengers.Flight operations have been disrupted due to the closure of airspace in the Middle East amid the escalating conflict involving the US, Israel...

Indian Railways has ensured that passengers across the country can travel home for the Holi festival with ease and comfort through meticulous planning and coordinated execution across all railway zones.Northern Railway has made elaborate arrangements at major stations in the Delhi area...

Jaipur, February 27 A three-day strike by private bus operators in Rajasthan was called off late Thursday following talks with transport department and district administration officials, clearing the way for the resumption of services across the state.The decision was made at a meeting held at...

Jaipur, February 26 A strike by private bus operators in Rajasthan entered its third day on Thursday, severely disrupting transport services across the state and affecting lakhs of passengers.The protestors alleged that after a bus fire incident in Jaisalmer last year, the RTO department has...

February 26, New Delhi – Indian Railways has made elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth, safe, and comfortable travel for passengers during the upcoming Holi festival. To manage the anticipated increase in passenger traffic, 1,244 Holi Special train trips will be operated across various...

Agartala, February 24 The bus service between Kolkata and Agartala via Dhaka resumed after an 18-month hiatus due to political turmoil in Bangladesh, and 20 passengers on board the first such vehicle reached the Tripura capital on Tuesday.Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury welcomed...

In a major boost to rail connectivity in Jammu & Kashmir, the Northern Railway has announced the extension of Train No. 26401/26402 SVDK–SINA Vande Bharat Express up to Jammu Tawi (JAT) effective March 1, 2026. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that, according to the official notification...

New Delhi, February 24 – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved on Tuesday the extension of the existing North-South corridor of the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s (GMRC) Ahmedabad Metro from GIFT City to the Shahpur locality in Ahmedabad, for ₹1,067.35...

New Delhi, February 24 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved a 3.33-km extension of the existing North-South corridor of Gujarat Metro from GIFT City to Shahpur.In a statement, the government said that the project, which is scheduled to be completed in four years, includes three elevated...

February 23, New Delhi – At least 17 people, including two foreigners, were killed in a bus accident near Charaundi in the Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality of Dhading along the Prithvi Highway on Monday.The bus, traveling from Pokhara to Kathmandu, plunged into the Trishuli River. Among the...

Agartala, February 21 The operator of the India-Bangladesh bus service connecting Agartala with Kolkata via Dhaka, which has been suspended for a year due to political unrest in Bangladesh, began a trial run on Saturday to resume the service, an official said.No fresh permission is needed to...