Washington: The US on Thursday castigated India's human rights record citing "security force abuses", "extrajudicial killings", and widespread corruption at all levels of government as major issues to contend with. The US State Department's annual document on 'Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011', gave a detailed account of human rights records of different countries including India. "The most significant human rights problems (in India) were police and security...
10:35 PM, May 24, 2012
BANGALORE: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) depot No 4, which is located in Jayanagar 4th T Block, is a nightmare for the neighbourhood. Due to the lack of space inside the depot, buses are being parked in front of the houses at night, with some buses partially blocking the entry or exit to the roads. This leaves little manoeuvring room for other vehicles. Such haphazard parking has led to this...
08:34 AM, Apr 04, 2012
Bangalore: Pink coloured buses with a board stating 'Women's Special' were seen about two years ago in the city. However, today one cannot see them anymore. Though they were meant exclusively for women, male counterparts were also seen travelling in these buses on many occasions. When City Express interacted with commuters, many voiced their opinions about these buses and the problems faced by women in general while travelling in Bangalore...
09:59 AM, Mar 08, 2012
All nationalised banks are shut, with employees hoisting banners at their offices. Bus services, however, is reported normal. ...
10:16 AM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: Very soon, Delhi Metro commuters can use their 'smart cards' for travel in DTC and cluster bus services in the city that would eventually be integrated with the national common mobility card. The step would help commuters use all kinds of transport in the city with one single card and make payments through that. To facilitate its implement, a series of high-level meetings have taken place at the...
04:06 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Asia Motor Works (AMW) unveiled two new trucks and its bus at the 2012 Auto Expo held in Delhi. The trucks are 4928 TR tractor, 2528 TP tipper while the new bus is a 14.3-metre long, front engined one called the Magnus. The 4928 TR tractor is a 49-tonne tractor gets a new cabin and is powered by a 270PS, common-rail, electronically controlled, Cummins diesel engine, mated to a nine-speed...
07:07 PM, Jan 09, 2012
Volvo recently launched a new range of city bus and coaches, thus taking the company's bus range to 10 different models in India. The three new vehicles launched are the Volvo 9400PX, 9100 and 7400XL. As a part of its safety initiative, Volvo has now introduced frontal impact protection (FIP) and front under-run protection (FUP) in all it coaches. As per tests, the former reduces the risk of serious personal...
12:21 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The dawn-to-dusk motor strike called by non-Congress trade unions in Kerala on Saturdday to protest petrol price hike hit normal life across the state. Private buses, taxis and auto rickshaws are staying off the roads crippling the mobility of large sections of people, reports from across the state said. The state-run KSRTC buses are maintaining their services from major cities and towns. No attack on private vehicles were reported...
10:20 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Mumbai: Maharashtra Police have received inputs from central intelligence agencies about possibility of terror attacks on luxury buses plying between Mumbai and Ahmedabad and steps have been taken to foil any such bid. "There are various intelligence inputs about possible terror strikes in the state. One of them is that the luxury buses running between Mumbai and Ahmedabad could be targeted. We have asked all the bus owners to be...
04:49 PM, Sep 15, 2011
Bangalore: The Karnataka government will run special buses from here and other parts of the state to Puttaparthi to help Sathya Sai Baba's followers pay their last respects, Transport Minister R Ashoka said on Sunday. "We have made arrangements to run special buses as there arre a large number of devotees in the state," Ashoka told reporters here, condoling the death of Sai Baba at Puttaparthi, 150 km from Bangalore,...
03:42 PM, Apr 24, 2011
New Delhi: Delhi's 'killer' Blueline buses, which earned notoriety for over-speeding, will go off the roads from Tuesday in tune with a deadline set by the city government, which on Monday said the ambitious cluster bus service will be launched next week. Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said the government has no intention to extend the deadline, which expires on Monday, and maintained that the Delhi Transport Corporation will be...
04:16 PM, Jan 31, 2011
New Delhi: With the final deadline to completely phase out Bluelines expiring on January 31, the 'killer' fleet, which had gained notoriety for involvement in frequent mishaps, will be off the roads from February 1. As part of efforts to streamline the public transport system in the city, the Delhi government had shunted out 823 Blueline buses on December 14 and removed 389 more on December 31 out of a...
07:54 AM, Jan 30, 2011
The Delhi government took them off roads during the Commonwealth Games. ...
10:48 AM, Oct 26, 2010
Four DTC buses caught fire in last three weeks. ...
11:25 AM, Dec 15, 2009
The accident took place in east Delhi's Shastri Park area. ...
04:55 PM, Nov 09, 2009
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