Bangladesh and Bhutan are likely to finalise the draft agreement on transit between the two countries during the secretary-level meeting to be held in the capital tomorrow.

Department of Economic Affairs has signed an agreement with the World Bank to make available Rs 1,166 crore for the second phase of the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP).

In order to solve the parking woes at CGO Complex on Lodhi Road, where several government and public-sector undertaking offices are located, the Urban Development Ministry has proposed the construc

Bangladesh has finalised the draft of the transit agreement with Bhutan with a provision of providing transit through land, rail, air and waterways and imposing fees and charges for using its infra

India’s longest elevated road, the Eastern Freeway Project (EFP), is likely to be thrown open to traffic on Maharashtra Day (May 1). The construction work was completed on Saturday.

INDORE: Poor planning, faulty execution, wrong design and inconvenience to people have disillusioned Indoreans from the BRTS which was quite evident at public hearing on Sunday organised by divisional commissioner on the directions of high court.

Nearly 300 people registered their objections and suggestion on BRTS and its execution. Nearly 61% of the people have expressed their views against the 11.5km BRT corridor. Only 9% of the people have supported the project and 30% are still willing to accept the BRTS with little amendments. Technical experts termed BRTS 'unsafe'. Most of the people raised objections over the safety arrangement on the corridor and believed that the way in which the project has been implemented, has made it quite risky for commuters.

Scheme announced in Union budget

The move to purchase another 10,000 buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and enhanced support in the 12th Five Year Plan will give an impetus to the bus transport system in the State. The decision to purchase the buses was announced in the Union budget as the 14,524 buses already on the road had made a big contribution to the urban transport system. A sum of Rs.14,873 crore has been allocated in the budget and a significant portion is to support the purchase of 10,000 buses.

After failing to get the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) do its bidding, the Petroleum Ministry has approached the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to close down the CNG stations in th

JAIPUR: With increase in allocation of funds for projects running under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the Union budget, the Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL) has geared up to submit proposals for 500 new low-floor buses.

Already 100 new buses have been added to the JCTSL making the total strength of low-floor buses to 400. The additional 500 new buses will boost the public transportation in Jaipur.