China donates 45 vehicles to Mauritius Police
September 1st, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Port Louis, Sep 1 (IANS) The Mauritius Police on Friday received 45 vehicles as a donation from the Chinese government, officials said.The vehicles including five mini-buses, five buses, 10 all ... Read more...
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Mamata goes all out to foil shutdown in Bengal
May 30th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) The West Bengal government is making all out efforts to "foil" the NDA sponsored Bharat Bandh (shutdown) Thursday in protest against the recent hike in ... Read more...
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27 killed, 29 injured in Maharashtra accident (Roundup)
May 28th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 28 (IANS) A total of 27 people were killed, including six children below 14 years, while on their way back from a wedding and 29 ... Read more...
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46 die in road accidents across 3 states (Roundup)
May 28th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Kolkata/Chennai, May 28 (IANS) At least 46 people have been killed and 55 injured in road accidents in three states, once again highlighting the lack of safety measures on ... Read more...
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27 killed in Maharashtra accident (Lead)
May 28th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 28 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed on their way back from a wedding and over 20 injured as a speeding truck hit two stationary mini-buses ... Read more...
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27 killed in Maharashtra accident (Third lead)
May 28th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed on their way back from a wedding and over 20 injured as a speeding truck hit two stationary mini-buses on ... Read more...
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23 killed as tempo rams into mini-buses (Second Lead)
May 28th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 28 (IANS) At least 23 people on their way back from a wedding were killed and 10 injured when a speeding tempo hit two stationary mini-buses on ... Read more...
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23 killed in Maharashtra bus accident (Lead)
May 28th, 2012 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 28 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed and another 10 injured when a tempo hit two stationery private mini-buses on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway early Monday, officials ... Read more...
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Iraq official survives bomb attack
April 22nd, 2012 - 9:10 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 22 (IANS) The governor of eastern Iraq's Diyala province Saturday survived a roadside bomb explosion that targetted his convoy, Xinhua reported.Governor Hisham al-Hiyali was travelling Saturday near the ... Read more...
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Indonesia: 14 dead, 40 injured in West Java bus accident
February 11th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 14 people were killed on early Friday evening when a bus lost control and crashed into several vehicles in the Indonesian province of West Java, ... Read more...
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70,000 faithful throng Hazratbal shrine (With Images)
February 10th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) More than 70,000 people offered congregational prayers at the Hazratbal Shrine here on the last Friday of the 10-day long Milad-e-Nabi festivities.Files of devotees who gathered ... Read more...
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Man held for killing business rival
November 17th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A 27-year-old man was arrested for abducting and killing a business rival here, police said Thursday.Pawan Kumar Phougat, who hails from Sonepat in Haryana, was ... Read more...
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Karachi violence continues, toll rises to 77 (Lead)
August 20th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 20 (IANS) At least 11 people, including six policemen, were killed Saturday in Pakistan's port city of Karachi as the new wave of violence in the metropolis ... Read more...
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Haryana to tax Gurgaon-Alwar road users more
July 27th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 27 (IANS) Motorists avoiding the National Highway No.8 (NH-8) to evade toll tax on the Gurgaon-Jaipur route are in for some bad news: The toll on the alternative ... Read more...
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Transport strike troubles people in parts of Bengal
July 14th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Attendance in schools dropped, university examinations were postponed and commuters had a harrowing time here and in three surrounding districts of West Bengal Thursday due ... Read more...
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Five thieves arrested
March 8th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 8 (IANS) Five people, including a woman, were Tuesday arrested for looting passengers in moving public transport vehicles in Ghaziabad, police said.Kunwarpal, Ajit, Praveen and Gopal and Kusum ... Read more...
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Transporters’ strike cripples life in Kashmir
December 27th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 27 (IANS) Passenger transport operators struck work throughout Jammu and Kashmir Monday protesting increase in taxes, rise in fuel prices, stringent laws against road accidents and lack of facilities at ... Read more...
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MQM leader’s burial in Karachi sparks shutdown, violence
November 6th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 6 (IANS) The body of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Imran Farooq, murdered in Britain in September, was laid to rest Saturday near his ancestral home in ... Read more...
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After Taj, Obama arrives at Mani Bhavan
November 6th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Nov 6 (ANI): After attending a memorial service for 26/11 victims at the Taj Hotel, US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrived at Gandhi Museum at Mani Bhawan ... Read more...
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Delhi now to phase out over 300 RTVs
October 29th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) After the 'killer' Blueline buses, the Delhi government now wants to phase out more than 300 "dangerous" RTVs - rural transport vehicles - from the city roads. ... Read more...
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No mercy for Bluelines, they will go, says Dikshit
October 26th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit made it clear Tuesday that her government was determined to banish Blueline buses from December and blamed the private fleet for its ... Read more...
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West Bengal declares another Re.1 subsidy on diesel
August 16th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday declared a further subsidy of Re.1 on a litre of diesel meant for buses, mini buses and taxis.
Making the announcement at the state ... Read more...
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40 dead in Nigeria accident
August 16th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Nairobi/Lagos, Aug 16 (DPA) At least 40 people have died in a flaming multi-car pile-up near the Nigerian city of Lagos, reports said Monday.
An articulated lorry smashed into a queue of vehicles ... Read more...
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Life in Kolkata goes haywire after monsoon rains
June 28th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Traffic snarls and waterlogging threw normal life out of gear in this West Bengal capital following heavy monsoon rains for over an hour Monday.
Several schools declared a holiday ... Read more...
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24-hour transport strike in West Bengal to protest against fuel prices hike
June 26th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, June 26(ANI): Protesting against hike in prices of fuel, West Bengal's Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) called for a 24-hour transport strike in the state on Saturday.Public transport, including ... Read more...
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Day after: police don’t acknowledge vandalism by farmers (Lead)
November 20th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A day after the capital's heart was vandalised by over 40,000 protesting sugarcane farmers, police Friday said they could only do so much to prevent the situation ... Read more...
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States order 11,185 buses
November 9th, 2009 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Various states have ordered 11,185 buses to boost their urban transport systems under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
The orders consist of AC low-floor, ... Read more...
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Now, Mumbai has ‘Terror Tours’ of 26/11 strike sites
November 5th, 2009 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Self-styled tour operators and tourist guides have come up with "Terror Tours" to cash in on the curiosity among tourists and visitors about the sites of last year's ... Read more...
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Chaos feared on Agra streets with 200 new buses
October 9th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 9 (IANS) As the first 11 of the long-awaited fleet of low-floor buses to be inducted in the city bus service arrived here, residents fear that the new vehicles will ... Read more...
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Delhi to banish beggars ahead of Commonwealth Games
September 1st, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Indian capital will be made beggar free in the run up to next year's Commonwealth Games, the authorities said Tuesday while launching two mobile courts to ... Read more...
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Supreme Court upholds Calcutta HC order on banning old vehicles in WB
August 10th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the order of the Calcutta High Court order banning commercial vehicles which are 15-year-old and more in the city.The ... Read more...
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Kolkata commuters suffer as vehicle ban is implemented (Lead)
August 1st, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) Commuters here had a tough time as a large number of buses, auto rickshaws and taxis kept off the roads Saturday and authorities seized over-15-year-old commercial vehicles following ... Read more...
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State transport buses torched as Govt. cracks down on old vehicles in Kolkata
August 1st, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkaka, Aug.1 (ANI): Several State buses were torched, as the vehicles owners reportedly damaged the vehicles to protest against the West Bengal Government's crackdown against the 15-year-old vehicles on the ... Read more...
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Amid protests, ‘polluting’ vehicles off Kolkata roads
August 1st, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) Commuters here had a tough time Saturday as taxis and auto rickshaws kept off the roads while police started seizing commercial vehicles over 15 years old in ... Read more...
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Apex court refuses to suspend phasing out old vehicles
July 31st, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday refused to suspend a Calcutta High Court order, directing the phasing out of all commercial vehicles older than 15 years from the metropolis ... Read more...
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