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.
Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren, who was named as JMM legislative party leader, wrote a letter to Governor CP Radhakrishnan, staking a claim to form the new government in the state.
Speed management in the state is now to be done considering several micro factors and not by just taking in account the category of roads.
With pandal-hoppers already making a beeline to venues to catch glimpses of Disneyland, Ram Mandir, Somnath Temple of Gujarat, Jain Temple of Maharashtra or even Chandrayaan-3, the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway has decided to operate 18 additional services of night suburban special trains from Panchami to Navami.
“The 3,200-km, 51-day cruise allows tourists to experience our heritage, culture, art, and urban landscape,” Modi wrote.
With just nine days to go for the 19th Asian Games, the organizers on Thursday unveiled the Intelligent Shuttle that…
