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CCTV cams, panic buttons: Features of newly inducted cluster buses in Delhi

Pink seats for women, CCTV cameras and panic buttons with hooters -- these are some of the features in the 50 new cluster buses flagged off by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Tuesday. The buses, flagged off from the Rajghat depot here, are Bharat Stage VI emission standard compliant and are equipped with Intelligent Transportation system (ITS), CCTV cameras and panic buttons with hooter for safety of women passengers. The low-floor buses have pink seats for women and the live feed from the vehicles will be streamed to the Central Command and Control Centre (CCC), officials said. The buses are equipped with GPS and have Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System along with Fire Detection and Suppression system. These buses will operate from the newly constructed bus depot at Bawana's Sector-5 and is aimed at improving rural connectivity. As on date, cluster buses operate on 360 routes. These buses will operate on six additional routes. The new routes include Baw

New bus routes going to be big relief to city commuters: Kailash Gahlot

New bus routes going to be big relief to city commuters: Kailash Gahlot

70 buses damaged in violence, corporation suffered Rs 45 lakh loss: KSRTC

The Kerala government and the KSRTC on Friday informed the Kerala High Court that 70 KSRTC buses were damaged in the hartal called by the Popular Front of India (PFI) and subsequent violence in the state. The state-run public transport corporation submitted before the High Court that it suffered a loss of Rs 45 lakh due to the damages suffered due to the stone pelting and violence during the dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the PFI. Justice Devan Ramachandran asked the corporation whether this loss will be recovered from those who held the hartal. He also said that law was being violated due to lack of fear in the law enforcement system. The court asked the government to submit the steps taken by it in the incident. Multi-agency teams spearheaded by the NIA had arrested 106 functionaries of the PFI on Thursday in near simultaneous raids at 93 locations in 15 states for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country. Kerala, where PFI has some strong pockets, accounted for the

Now, book a bus ride in Gurugram on Uber; service in other cities soon

This pilot will start with Gurugram CNG AC buses on the top-two routes during peak commute hours

Tata Motors wins case against firm that won contract to supply e-buses

Tata Motors had challenged the tender Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport awarded to Evey for supplying 2,100 electric buses

Delhi govt to procure 1,950 buses soon; 11k buses in city by 2024-end: CM

"Delhi govt will now make public transport more comfortable and world-class. We will focus on integrating and modernising transport sector and making it at par with international standards," he said

Small buses ideal for public transport in city limits: Karnataka CM Bommai

Says priority should be on inducting more minibuses for city service

Delhi CM Kejriwal flags off 100 low floor, air-conditioned buses

The public transport bus fleet size at 6,900 has become the largest so far in Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday after flagging off 100 low floor and air-conditioned buses at Rajghat depot here.

Pawar urges striking MSRTC employees to rejoin duty; govt assures no action

Pawar, whose party is a key constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, made the appeal at a meeting of an action committee of labour unions

MSRTC employees' strike continues despite union withdrawing from stir

An MSRTC official said out of the total 93,226 employees of the corporation, 20,935 reported to duty

MSRTC takes action against over 500 employees; strike continues on 35th day

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation also managed to run more than 1,200 buses till evening

MSRTC sacks another 500 daily wage workers as strike continues

The strike of MSRTC employees who are seeking merger of the cash-strapped corporation with the state government continued on the 30th day

MSRTC stir enters 27th day: Govt offers interim salary hike

Maharashtra transport minister Anil Parab said a meeting with MSRTC employees' representatives was "positive"

Hopeful of MSRTC workers strike ending soon: Raut after meeting Pawar

Raut said he held discussion with Pawar on a range of issues, including politics and the ongoing MSRTC workers strike

MSRTC stir enters 26th day, less than 7,000 of 92k staffers attend work

The 6,943 employees comprised 4775 administrative staffers, 1725 workshop workers and 163 conductors

MSRTC issues notices to 2,296 daily wage workers as strike continues

The workers were asked to join duty within 24 hours or face termination

Delhi Cabinet approves bid for 160 AC buses, to be on roads by Nov: Gahlot

The Delhi Cabinet Friday approved a bid to purchase 160 low-floor AC and CNG buses which will be on roads by November, according to Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot. "Congrats Delhi! Cabinet today led by @ArvindKejriwal Ji approved bid for 160 Low Floor CNG AC buses which will be on Delhi roads by Nov. These buses fully confirming to BS-VI emission standards will have CCTV, GPS, Panic buttons," he tweeted. The minister informed that with this the government's bus fleet size will grow to 6,910.

Govt-picked panel gave clean chit to Delhi govt in bus procurement: Sisodia

The three-member panel, that included transport and vigilance commissioners of the Delhi government, was formed by Lt Governor Anil Baijal last month.

Karnataka RTC workers' strike over wages enters 6th day, bus services hit

Bus services were hampered for the sixth consecutive day in Karnataka, as the strike by the employees of the road transport corporations on wage related issues continued on Monday

RTC employees strike in Karnataka enters third day, bus services hit

Bus services were hit in Karnataka for the third consecutive day on Friday, as the stalemate between the employees of the road transport corporations and the state government continues