Celebrations were held in Kolkata as the heritage tram services of the city reached 150 years on Friday. State transport minister Snehasish Chakraborty and other officials celebrated the proud moment of the city by cutting cakes.
The CM said state Transport department has become the first such department in the country to switch to electric vehicles for all its officials. He added that the initiative is in line with his government's objective of making Himachal a 'green state' by 2025.
Adopting the 'Go Green' approach, the directorate of transport has replaced the official petrol and diesel vehicles with electrical ones, according to an official statement.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to come out with a proposal relating to an advertisement in buses and said that it will hear on Monday the state transport corporation against High Court directing to remove advertisements from buses.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday flagged off 100 new CNG-run buses in the state's capital city Guwahati and also inaugurated the city's first CNG fuel station.
The Karnataka government will take all steps to make the transport service Corporation profitable and reforms will be brought in the State Transport Corporation to give stiff competition to private transport operators, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Tuesday.
The state government in a statement said the Tamil Nadu State Transport Undertakings will induct these new buses -- each costing Rs 42 lakh -- which are also Bharat Stage VI Emission Standards (BSVI)-compliant.
In line with the directives issued by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the state Transport department is striving towards digitisation of services for the benefit of citizens, an official statement said.
The collision was so intense that the driver's cabins of both buses were crushed. Around 20 passengers were injured in this incident, and they have been admitted to the nearest hospital for treatment, the police said.
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], October 6 (ANI): Nine people were killed and 38 others were injured after a tourist bus carrying students crashed into a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Mangalam near Vadakkenchery area of Palakkad, Kerala minister M B Rajesh said on Thurs
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 19 (ANI): One person was declared dead while five others sustained injuries after a state transport bus met with an accident on Sasvad road, police said on Monday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 2 (ANI): Olectra Greentech Limited (Olectra) said on Friday it has received an order to supply 100 electric buses to Assam State Transport Corporation.