Residents of Jalligudde in Bajal, Mangaluru, give a memorandum to RTO to resolve the issues regarding buses cutting trips short and failing to operate according to the fixed schedule Mangaluru: Residents of Jalligudde in Bajal on the outskirts of the city continue to face hardships after buses operating from Mangaladevi on the route stopped services…
Kolkata/Siliguri: The Bengal govt will conduct a techno-economic feasibility study for developing metro links in the Durgapur-Asansol industrial corridor and the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri business hub.The announcement made in the BJP govt’s maiden state budget on Monday is also the first initiative to develop metro links beyond Kolkata. At present, Maharashtra has metros in Mumbai, Nagpur and…
Capt Brijesh Chowta, MP, Dakshina Kannada Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has written to chief minister DK Shivakumar, urging that pedestrian safety, accessibility and mobility be incorporated as key planning principles in the forthcoming master plan for Mangaluru.Capt Chowta referred to a recent Supreme Court judgment recognising the right of citizens to walk…
Lucknow: In a major boost to rail connectivity in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Indian Railways will introduce several new train services from June 19, following the request of UP energy minister Arvind Kumar Sharma. The move is aimed at improving transportation links across Purvanchal region and providing better travel options for passengers.One of the key initiatives…
Dhubri: Students in Ward No. 9 of Bilasipara town in Assam’s Dhubri district are forced to wade through knee-deep water in the Gaurang river area to reach schools after two bamboo bridges and surrounding stretches get submerged during the rainy season.Residents said the disruption lasts for about four months every year, affecting farmers, students and…
Jaipur: A new app-based transport service, Barat Taxi, began trial operations in Jaipur Thursday, offering bike taxi, auto-rickshaw and cab services in the city.The launch brings Jaipur into the Bharat Taxi network, which has already expanded to cities including Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh and Lucknow. According to officials, nearly 13,000 drivers in Jaipur have registered with the…
Mangaluru: The deputy commissioner’s office has taken very seriously a letter written by Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta, regarding the need for changes and expansion of some major city bus routes in the city. The additional deputy commissioner has written to senior officials of the transport department, requesting that this issue be urgently presented…
Lucknow: Oil marketing companies on Friday hiked the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2.86 and Rs 3.01, respectively, in Uttar Pradesh.According to the latest revision, petrol price in Lucknow was increased from Rs 94.69 per litre to Rs 97.55 per litre. Diesel witnessed a sharp hike from Rs 87.81 to Rs 90.82 per…
Mangaluru division still holds a permit for the Dharmathadka route and has an agreement with Kerala, says Rajesh Shetty senior divisional controller, KSRTC Mangaluru: Residents of Dharmathadka, a pocket in the northern interior region of Kasaragod district in Kerala, about 49km from Mangaluru, are set to get direct bus connectivity to the city, with KSRTC…
