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Amaravati, March 28 Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister M Ramprasad Reddy said on Saturday that over 1,000 buses have been checked across the state, and 236 have been penalized for lacking proper documents.Reddy's comments come in the wake of four major bus accidents that claimed 45 lives...

Amaravati, March 26 Andhra Pradesh was struck by four horrific bus accidents within six months, which killed at least 45 people and injured several.Of the 45 deceased, 33 were killed in two separate bus accidents alone, which occurred in the villages of Chinna Tekuru and Rayavaram.In a...

Chandigarh, March 22 Police have booked former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar in connection with the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official, officials said on Sunday.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar...

Chandigarh, March 22 Police have booked former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar in connection with the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official, officials said on Sunday.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation in Amritsar...

Chandigarh, March 21 Several political leaders, including Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on Saturday criticised the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab over the recent suicide of a government employee.They demanded a CBI investigation into the circumstances that led to the employee's...

Kochi, March 17 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of former state Transport Minister Antony Raju seeking to suspend his conviction in the evidence tampering case, so that he can contest in the upcoming Assembly elections.Justice C Jayachandran dismissed Raju's plea, which was...

Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Friday reprimanded the government, stating that his "gentleness" should not be considered his "weakness", as he strongly objected to the fewer number of replies provided by various departments compared to the number of...

Mumbai, March 13 The Maharashtra government has decided to make permits mandatory for passenger-carrying electric rickshaws and e-bikes to ensure uniformity in rules in the sector, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik announced on Friday.The decision comes at a time when the transport department...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 At least 1,025 people were killed and 1,594 injured in 1,616 road accidents that occurred in Odisha between January 1 and March 6, state Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena told the assembly on Thursday.An analysis of the data provided by the minister, in a written...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 Tension gripped the Thampanoor bus depot here on Wednesday after a group of Youth Congress activists attempted to put up posters on state-run buses targeting Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar over certain allegations made by his wife.The activists, who arrived at...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 10 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Monday criticized Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, recalling the Chief Minister's widely discussed "Love you to the moon and back" gesture with a teacup, while seeking a response from the government...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan sharply criticised the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government on Monday over allegations against Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar, asking whether justice was possible in the state if even a minister's wife could not get...

Palghar, March 5 Around 200 MSRTC buses will be made available to the Palghar district over the next two years to address the shortage of public transport services, said Boisar MLA Vilas Tare on Thursday.The decision was made during a meeting chaired by state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik...

Thane, March 5 Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik announced on Thursday that mandatory alcohol tests would be required for MSRTC drivers and conductors.In an official statement, he said this was part of the "zero tolerance" policy towards alcohol consumption by employees of the...

Chennai, February 27 Tamil Nadu Transport and Electricity Minister S S Sivasankar inaugurated the Chennai Ula 2.0 electric air-conditioned bus service at the Anna Square bus terminus here on Friday.This new initiative follows the positive public response to the heritage circuit bus service...

Ranchi, February 25 The Jharkhand government will examine the feasibility and land availability for setting up an airport in the Dhanbad district, Transport Minister Deepak Birua said on Wednesday.Responding to a call attention motion raised by CPI(ML) legislator Arup Chatterjee and JMM MLA...

Mumbai, February 24 The Maharashtra government will implement a series of strict measures to curb rising road accidents, including stringent action against drunk driving, it told the assembly on Tuesday.Responding to a calling attention motion by NCP's Dhananjay Munde regarding accidents...

Kolkata, February 19 The Joint Council of Bus Syndicates on Thursday alleged that buses are being requisitioned in West Bengal for the 2026 Assembly elections even before the poll schedule has been announced, and termed the move “unethical”.In a statement, the representative body of private...

Thane, February 19 The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation is set to introduce 8,300 new buses this year to reduce the revenue deficit and strengthen the corporation financially, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Thursday.Sarnaik, who is also the chairman of the MSRTC, said in...

Ambala, February 17 Haryana Transport Minister Anil Vij has fractured both his legs after slipping in his bathroom at home in Ambala Cantonment.The incident occurred on Sunday evening, and doctors have advised him to rest for at least three weeks."On Sunday night, when I went to the...