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MUMBAI: Maharashtra ST Karmachari Congress general secretary Shrirang Barge on Sunday demanded that the state transport buses should be exempted from toll rates as the charges were hefty after the hikes from October 1.The burden of the toll hike will be on commuters and the government should consider MSRTC as public service and waive toll at all check posts, he said.He said that the MSRTC pays around Rs...

CHENNAI: Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland has bagged an order from Tamil Nadu state transport undertakings for 1,666 buses. This is the single largest BSVI order received from the state transport undertakings. It “will further contribute to strengthening Ashok Leyland's dominant position in the bus industry,” the company said in a statement. These buses will be equipped with the iGen6 BS VI...

MUMBAI: More than 200 citizens signed up a petition by Aamchi Mumbai Aamchi BEST near Andheri West bus station for voicing their protest against bad frequency of buses and long waits at some of the bus stops in the Maharashra capital on Monday.A few citizens also took the mike and expressed their frustration waiting for buses and demanded that BEST should procure more buses at the earliest. The BEST...

MUMBAI: Traffic Police have announced restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles and private buses in the upcoming festive season in Mumbai.South Mumbai: Heavy vehicles and private buses will be restricted from entering and plying on roads in south Mumbai on September 21, 24, 26 and 29. On other days between September 19 and 29, they will be allowed to ply between 12 am and 7 am.Greater Mumbai...

KOLKATA: The drive against retreaded tyres and manipulated fitness certificates of buses and minibuses in the past seven days showed the biggest violators were buses to and from Howrah, all of them touching the city centre - Esplanade, BBD Bag and Sealdah -revealed Lalbazar on Saturday.At the very Mayo Road-Dufferin Road crossing in Esplanade, where a minibus had keeled over a week ago, killing two...