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India-Bangladesh bus service resumes after 2 years of suspension amid Covid
The cross-border bus service between Bangladesh and India resumed on Friday, two years after its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic."Resumption of India-Bangladesh Cross-Border Bus Services! Bus services b/w India-Bangladesh via ICP Agartala-Akhaura & ICP Haridaspur-Benapole resumed with the Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka bus being flagged off from Dhaka early morning today-a major step forward in enhancing affordable, people-centric connectivity," tweeted High Commission of India in Bangladesh.Tazul Islam, chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), had confirmed that the service would resume to The Daily Star on Thursday.The development comes after the rail service between the two countries resumed on May 29. The train service between the two countries was suspended since March 2020 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two trains travel between India and Bangladesh, Bandhan Express operates between Kolkata and Khulna, Bangladesh while Maitree Express connects Kolkata ...
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Uber steps up bus service, runs pilot services in Delhi and Gurgaon
The Uber app will let customers book bus seats as the company works with private firms and state-run services.
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Aaditya Thackeray inaugurates Mumbai's first completely digital bus service
According to Lokesh Chandra, the General Manager (GM) of BEST, "this is the first-ever 100 per cent digital bus service of the country, aiming to increase the digitisation of bus ticketing system"
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MSRTC employees' strike enters 40th day; bus services resume at 78 depots
Employees of the MSRTC continued their strike for the 40th day on Monday, even as the bus operations resumed in 78 out of total 250 depots across the state, officials said
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Maharashtra ST bus strike: Services of 238 daily wage workers terminated
Notices were sent to 2,296 daily wage workers and the services of 238 have been terminated in the first phase
Routes of DTC buses plying via overflooding-prone underpasses diverted
DTC has issued an order directing for route diversion of its buses plying via underpasses of Minto Bridge, Pul Prahaldpur and Jakhira prone to overflooding during monsoon, officials said
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Madhya Pradesh bans bus services to Maharashtra to check Covid spread
The government has already advised officials in border districts to place the passengers arriving from Maharashtra in week-long quarantine
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Bus service startup Cityflo raises Rs 57 cr from Lightbox Ventures, others
The startup aims to utilise the amount raised to expand services on current and new routes
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Inter-state bus services resume in Delhi: New rules and guidelines in pics
Inter-state bus services in Delhi has resumed from today. The Delhi government has allowed the three ISBTs to operate at 50 per cent of their pre-Covid capacity
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Tamil Nadu: Metro Rail, long distance trains and bus services resume
After a five-month plus hiatus, the Chennai Metro Rail services and long distance buses linking various districts in Tamil Nadu recommenced operations
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Bus services resume in Bihar, to operate following Covid-19 guidelines
The notification was issued on Monday evening after a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of Crisis Management Group which was chaired by Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar
Passenger transport bodies say sector on verge of collapse, seek govt help
The Bus and Car Operators Confederation of India (BOCI) and the Delhi Contract Bus Association sought government intervention to "save" contract carriage
West Bengal to allow private buses after lockdown ends on May 4: CM
Operator unions suggested that more clarity is needed regarding the red and orange zones as a bus may have to cross such zones in its course of the permitted route
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Stranded people in lockdown can move to home: Centre tells states, UTs
Home ministry issues guidelines on how people should be taken home, medically tested.
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Europe's largest intercity bus network plans to enter Indian market
FlixBus operates on the same model as cab service aggregators such as Uber or Ola
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Why Bengaluru's bus system is India's best and loses least money
Buses are the transit system of choice for the poorest commuters in Indian cities, but the losses they incur stem from a failure to raise fares
