How death rolls on wheels: This time 14 charred in Andhra bus blaze
The Markapuram tragedy has put fresh focus on a pattern seen across states: sleeper buses catching fire, passengers getting trapped and safety failures surfacing only after deaths.
The Markapuram tragedy has put fresh focus on a pattern seen across states: sleeper buses catching fire, passengers getting trapped and safety failures surfacing only after deaths.
During the high-level meeting, the Chief Minister stated that revenue growth determines the pace of development in the state
“In the Shahdara South Zone, a total of 78 special teams have been constituted to implement the Winter Action Plan to control pollution,” said Badal Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Shahdara South Zone, MCD.
In a major digital push to recover crores in pending traffic fines, the Uttar Pradesh Transport Department has introduced a WhatsApp chatbot service (8005441222) for sending e-challan notices directly to vehicle owners.
The state transport department has decided to introduce helpline numbers for women travelling in buses, online app cabs and taxis.
After providing training to the workers of the transport sector, the state government is now focussing on regularising the conductors of private and minibuses in West Bengal.
Driven by transparent governance, strategic leadership, and citizen-focused digital reforms, the Transport Department of Uttar Pradesh has delivered a remarkable performance in the first two months of the financial year 2025–26 as it collected a total of Rs 2083.63 crore in revenue in the period, marking a 13.11 per cent increase year on year.
The state transport department is considering slapping murder charges against drivers committing rash driving leading to fatal accidents.
The state transport department recently changed the rules of operations of existing app-based two-wheeler or bike taxis in the state.
In a breather to motorists, the transport department has announced extension of the date of waiver on penalty amounts of vehicles.
