Beltangady: The Charmadi Ghat road reopened for vehicular movement from Friday. The road has been limited for public transport vehicles and light vehicles. Heavy vehicles will have no permission for movement. Deputy commissioner said that only light vehicles are permitted to use from Thursday evening, while public transport from Friday morning. Debris was cleared out […]

Srinagar: Normal life was affected in Kashmir Valley today due to a strike called by separatists, who have restricted the band-call to two days every week. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments in Srinagar were shut, while public transport was minimal, officials said. They said there were very less street vendors […]

Srinagar: Tension gripped Srinagar on Saturday and curfew remained in force in seven police station areas following death of a minor boy, who was injured during clashes between protestors and security forces in Safakadal area of the city. 12-year-old Junaid Akhoon succumbed to injuries at SKIMS Hospital at Soura late last night, taking the death […]

Srinagar: Curfew remained in force in Srinagar district and two south Kashmir towns even as normal life in the Valley was paralysed for the 43rd day today due to unrest in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8. “Curfew is in force in entire Srinagar district, Anantnag town and […]

Mangaluru : The year 2015 ended with some positive notes with regard to public transport and infrastructure as far as Mangaluru and Udupi are concerned. While Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)-funded city buses of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation are already plying on the city’s roads, those in Udupi are getting ready […]

New Delhi : Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily has kept his word to take public transport to work. He claimed that around 600 litres of fuel could be saved daily if others in the ministry followed his self-imposed austerity. “My journey was pleasant. Hope it will start a movement,” he told a TV channel, little aware […]

Bangalore: Public transport is likely to be affected across Karnataka from Thursday, with 1.1.lakh drivers, conductors and mechanics working with various State Road Transport Corporations and the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) scheduled to go on an indefinite strike. The workers are agitating against the authorities’ decision to unilaterally announce pay hikes for class 3 […]