After record number of road fatalities, Israel to hold national emergency conference
The year 2024 ended with a record of 439 fatalities in road accidents - the highest number in the last twenty years.
The year 2024 ended with a record of 439 fatalities in road accidents - the highest number in the last twenty years.
In a major relief to the residents of New Town and Salt Lake, the state transport department is mulling plans to introduce buses in five routes in various parts of the satellite townships.
Nine vehicle location tracking device (VLTD) manufacturing companies were black listed by the state transport department today following malfunctioning of the device reported by many transport operators.
Around 150 govt buses, Volvos pressed into service to ferry VVIPs as Mamata Banerjee arrives in Digha to oversee preparations at the venue
Guwahati is set to get a major boost in connectivity with the upcoming ropeway linking Kamakhya railway station and Kamakhya temple, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced in a video message at the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit on February 26.
After trams, another of the city’s iconic forms of transport is staring at extinction. The diminishing fleet of yellow taxis is on the verge of disappearing altogether with around 1,000 more about to be phased out in a month’s time.
In the background of the death of the Class IV student in Salt Lake, earlier this month, the state transport department is emphasising on implementation of enhanced road safety initiatives in Kolkata and panchayat areas.
A work order for manufacturing 13 electric-powered water vessels was placed and finalised with the Garden Reach Shipyard authority in presence of state transport minister Snehasis Chakraborty.
A bus route in East Burdwan is active, for which the permit is in the name of a dead woman. According to the Motor Vehicles Act this is illegal.
In March this year, Metro Railway, Kolkata achieved a groundbreaking feat when it launched India's first underwater service under the Hooghly River, connecting two centuries-old cities Howrah and Kolkata.
