Roadways

Roadway Solutions secures LOA for major MSRDC projects worth Rs 4,700 cr

The company will be working on two MSRDC projects, viz., Pune Ring Road and Jalna-Nanded Expressway

Navigating smog and devotion on the road

A trip to the hills has become easier with multiple lanes and smooth highways, yet the ease is interrupted by the persistent haze and the spectacle of young men dancing along the way

IRB Infra surges 7%; hits new high on healthy toll collection in November

The company and the IRB Infrastructure Trust (Private InvIT), has collectively recorded 20 per cent year-on-year rise in toll collection at Rs 437 crore in the month of November 2023.

PRTC, Pepsu contract employees call off strike after govt assurance

After the meeting, Bhullar said that an agreement was made to implement a 5% salary hike, and orders were issued to reinstate the dismissed employees in 15 days

UP Roadways on a transformation journey, bus stations to get a facelift

State has initiated a makeover of 23 government bus terminals in the first phase of the growth plan

Buses missing as contractual employees of Punjab Roadways go on strike

Contractual employees of the Punjab Roadways and the Pepsu Road Transportation Corporation went on strike on Tuesday to press for their demands, including an increase in salaries. The strike left many passengers stranded at bus stands, including in Sangrur, Ludhiana and Patiala. Gurvinder Singh, secretary of the Punjab Roadways, Punbus, PRTC Contract Workers' Union, said they are staging demonstrations at all 27 bus stands in the state. The contractual employees are seeking from the state government, among others, a five per cent hike in their annual salaries. Singh said the hike was promised by the state government but not implemented. Waving black flags, the protesting employees raised slogans against the government and threatened to intensify their protest if their demands are not met. The strike inconvenienced many passengers, several of whom were unaware of the strike call. A passenger at the Sangrur stand said he waited for a state-owned bus for 25 minutes but "not even a s

Rajasthan women to get 50% rebate on fares across all roadways buses

The Rajasthan government on Thursday announced a 50 per cent concession in fares for women passengers across classes of Rajasthan roadways buses. So far, the concession was limited to ordinary (blue line) buses. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to provide 50 per cent concession in fares to women passengers across classes of Rajasthan roadways buses within the state limits, an official spokesperson said. Gehlot had announced in the 2023-24 budget that the concession in fares for women passengers in ordinary roadways buses would be increased from 30 to 50 per cent. This was implemented from April 1. At the inauguration of the bus terminal at Sindhi Camp here on May 25, the chief minister had announced that the concession would also be extended to Rajasthan roadways' buses.

Uttar Pradesh Roadways set to run electric buses on selected routes

Hundreds of buses are already being operated in the urban areas of the state through the Urban Development Department

UP govt to set up training centres across state for roadways drivers

In this regard, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) mentioned that it has begun work on the plan to start such centres across the state

19 passengers injured as Uttarakhand Roadways bus falls into gorge

Nineteen passengers were injured on Sunday when an Uttarakhand Roadways bus fell into a gorge while travelling from Mussoorie to Dehradun, police said. According to police, the accident occurred near the ITBP camp. The injured were pulled out of the 70-metre deep gorge and rushed to a hospital where the condition of three is said to be serious. The accident took place apparently after the brakes of the bus failed, police said. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief at the accident and asked officials to make all arrangements for the treatment of the injured.

Truck operators returned to work in Himachal after sixty-eight days

Truck operators at two Adani group-owned cement plants at Bilaspur and Solan districts returned to work after 68 days of strike following an agreement over the freight rates. Truckers were on strike after the closure of two cement plants in Bilaspur and Solan by Adani group-owned ACC and Ambuja Cements. The deadlock between the cement company management and truck operators ended on Monday after both the management of the Adani cement plants (Barmana in Bilaspur and Darlaghat in Solan) and the representatives of the truck unions agreed to the new freight rate of Rs 10.30 per kilometre per tonne for single axle and Rs 9.30 per kilometre per tonne for multi-axle during a meeting held here chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Truck operators on Tuesday called the General House in Darlaghat to discuss the CM's announcement regarding freight rates. In this, a proposal was made regarding the new rate, which has been accepted unanimously. Hundreds of people from eight societies

PotHoleRaja: How one start-up is fixing roads the eco-friendly way

PotHoleRaja has grown from small pothole-fixing drives to a dedicated network of volunteers and is working today with some of the biggest corporations and organisations in the country to build roads

Firms preparing highway plan reports have to take govt training: Ministry

Nitin Gadkari recently blamed poor planning as a major reason for road accidents in country

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