Everything you need to know about Transport Yard So: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
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Johannesburg, May 21 (ANI): A well-connected Indian family in South Africa has apologised for the controversy surrounding the landing a chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base to carry guests for his niece's wedding.
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to allow Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) to undertake direct chartering of ships without going through the centralized chartering organization under the Ministry of Shipping and Road Transport, namely TRANSCHART.
Sydney, May 16 (ANI): Queen Park Ranger (QPR) striker Loic Remy has been arrested by Scotland Yard's sex crime squad as a rape suspect on allegations that he has raped a 34-year-old woman with two other men on May 6 in West London.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin Wednesday issued notice to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami for putting up their posters in public places.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin Wednesday issued notice to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami for their posters in public places.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Stressing that there would be no cover-up, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said an inquiry had been ordered into the complaint of a naval officer's wife that her husband had tortured her and forced her to have sex with his colleagues.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Another sex scandal has hit the Indian Navy with the wife of an officer alleging her husband tortured her mentally and physically and forced her to sleep with his colleagues. Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ordered a probe.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday set up a committee to look into ways to reduce cases of refusals by auto-rickshaw drivers to ferry passengers and improve the quality of service for commuters.
K.Siddaramaiah, a congress leader, was sworn as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka by Karnataka governor, HR Bhardwaj on May 13, 2013 in the presence of thousands of people including his family members and relatives at the Kaneetarava stadium, Bangalore. Siddaramaiah has an active political career in which he have served many ministerial posts like Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka (twice, 1996 and 2004), Minister for Finance, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Minister for Sericulture and Animal Husbandry and Minister for Transport.
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) They sit quietly, keeping a careful watch on passengers as the bus travels through the city in the dead of the night, ready to intervene if anything goes wrong. The uniformed men are Delhi government's home guards posted on night buses to ensure the safety of commuters, especially women.
Panaji, May 13 (IANS) Inter-state goods and passenger vehicles have stopped rolling into Goa from Monday to protest a Goa government decision to impose a hefty fee for entering the state.
New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways C.P Joshi on Monday took additional charge of the railway ministry.
Dubai, May 11 (IANS/WAM) The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in the UAE has spotted 50 accident-prone locations in Dubai.
Pune, May 10 (IANS) At least 15 passengers were injured in an explosion which ripped through an inter-city state transport bus in Maharashtra's Latur district Friday evening, officials said. The cause was not yet known.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) As many as 10,553 people were killed in road accidents due to drunken driving in 2011, parliament was told Tuesday.
Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Investigators have found the remains of at least 10 people at the crash site of a light aircraft that went missing in Russia's Urals mountains last year after being hijacked by a party of revellers, officials said.
Bishkek, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Parts of the pilots' bodies have been discovered at the site of Friday's US military plane crash in Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz emergencies ministry said.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): The Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, held delegation-level talks with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid here on Friday on issues of bilateral importance.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The revised autorickshaw and taxi fares will come into effect in the capital from Saturday with the Delhi government warning of strict action against errant drivers.
Shimla, May 3 (IANS) The central government has agreed to provide financial assistance to Himachal Pradesh for strengthening transport in the state's remote areas, an official statement said here Friday.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Thirteen states in India have 325 most accident prone spots, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Work on the Gurgaon-Kotputli stretch of National Highway No.8 (NH 8), that connects Delhi with the country's business hub Mumbai, has been delayed, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) An 18-year-old girl, who went missing Thursday, has been found dead at a male friend's rented accommodation in the Rohini area of west Delhi, a police official said Friday.
Sydney, April 23 (IANS) Sikhs in the Australian state of Queensland will be exempt from wearing a helmet while riding bicycles, it was announced Tuesday.
Melbourne, Apr. 23 (ANI): Australian Government have made some changes to compulsory bicycle helmet laws to exempt people who wear turbans for their religion.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) All transport departments in the country have been told to recognize 'Aadhaar' for evidence of age and address while issuing driving license.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The central government wants states to organise activities in schools and universities to sensitize students about road safety.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh has 30 national highways having a length of 6,759 km, parliament was informed Monday.
London, Apr 22 (ANI): The British police still remains institutionally racist twenty years after the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, Scotland Yard's black and Asian police officers have claimed.
London, April 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman, said to be an "illiterate" Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three middle-class families as a slave for many years in Britain, a daily reported.
London, Apr.18 (ANI): Real Madrid football manager Jose Mourinho's wife and daughter have been robbed off their valuables during their trip to London.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday cancelled the permit of the bus in which a 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by its driver, a minister said.
Jakarta, April 14 (IANS) At least 44 people rescued from a Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed into sea near Indonesia's Bali island were treated for injuries, hospital officials said. All 101 people on board the plane miraculously survived the crash.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A 21-year-old youth was fired at by a gang of robbers when he tried to resist their attempt to loot jewellery from a woman here Thursday, police said.
London, Apr 11 (ANI): The world's only working First World War Battle Bus is being restored exactly a century after they transported troops to war.
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Talking loudly on mobile phones and blaring music has been banned on all BEST service buses here and commuters flouting the norms will be warned and then forced to deboard, an official said here Tuesday.
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): Controversial author Salman Rushdie has said that he remembers late former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with the same complicated feelings he had for her while she was alive: disagreement with her politics, but gratitude for her support.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The seat capacity of Indian passenger carriers flying to Singapore has been increased by 10 percent, the civil aviation ministry said Friday.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Tuesday came down heavy on the Delhi transport department for financial impropriety and failing to implement schemes properly.
London, Apr. 1 (ANI): Women may be safer behind the wheel but they are officially worse learners than men, new figures have revealed.
London, March 30 (ANI): Russell Brand stunned a large TV audience in London on Friday by reportedly accusing two UK male celebrities of sexually abusing teenagers.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) To reduce the death toll in highway accidents, Minister of Road Transport and Highways C.P. Joshi Friday announced a slew of measures including stringent norms for issuing drivers' licences, installation of cameras and cashless treatment to accident victims.
New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has called off the proposed strike after its representatives met the Secretary, Road Transport and Highways here today.
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr. C.P. Joshi will be interacting with the people to discuss road safety issues via Google Hangout at 7.30 p.m. on Friday.
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The urban development ministry Thursday advised the states to examine the possibility of providing separate bus services for women in cities with a population of over a million, a senior official said Thursday.
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Urban Development has recently advised the states to examine provision of separate city buses for women in all million plus cities.
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) A relative of West Bengal Transport Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra was Sunday arrested and remanded to police custody till March 30 for allegedly molesting a woman and destroying public property, police said.
London, March 22 (IANS) A woman and a toddler died Friday after being hit by a train in south London, BBC reported.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Tuesday sought special funds from the central government to strengthen the transport system in remote areas of the state.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Monday said the Government of India is committed to the development of inter-country rail linkages and in furtherance of this policy extended its fullest support to the development of Trans-Asian Railway Network.
London, Mar 16 (ANI): British police is examining an estimated 600 fresh claims of phone-hacking incidents at media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's now defunct tabloid News of the World.
London, Mar 15 (ANI): Four journalists from Britain's Mirror Group Newspapers have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to hack voice mails.
Beijing, March 11 (IANS) Sales of first and business class flights have dropped as China's frugality campaign gathers pace beyond high-end dining, according to the country's civil aviation authorities.
Now the commuting from auto in the NCR area is going to be easy for the passengers, as government has decided to issue permits to auto driver to ply in the NCR area. Earlier traveling by auto in the NCR area was difficult as there is a lack of common permit in the different parts of Delhi-NCR.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) An additional 1,700 Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) buses will hit the road by the end of this year, said an official Wednesday.
London, Mar. 6 (ANI): The US transport safety authority will allow some small pocket knives aboard US flights for the first time since the 9/11 attacks.
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr. C.P. Joshi will interact live with people and take their suggestions on highways safety through Google Plus Hangout on March 29.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The second phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, that is slated to begin next year, must focus on sustainable- and environment-friendly transportation to keep Indian cities healthy, experts maintain.
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) About 390,000 motor vehicles have been registered in Beijing over the past two years, less than half of those in 2010, China Daily reported Sunday.
Samsun (Turkey), Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and Turkey officially opened the first railroad ferry link across the Black Sea Tuesday.
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) With the West Bengal government declaring it will not allow forcible enforcement of the two-day industrial strike called by central trade unions, CPI-M affiliated CITU Tuesday threatened taking legal course if the state government prevented workers from participating.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses will ply during the two-day strike called by trade unions and other groups Wednesday-Thursday as all its unions have agreed not to participate in the shutdown, the government said.
Keeping in view of the strike call by some Trade Unions including auto rickshaw union, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has taken all preventive and safety measures in advance to avoid any kind of untoward incident and for providing smooth public transport to its passengers.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 (IANS) People in Kerala, used to frequent shutdowns, were Tuesday seen queuing up outside state-owned retail liquor vends or rushing to buy vegetables, meat and fish ahead of a two-day nationwide strike call from Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) The present condition of Kerala's 116 public sector undertakings (PSUs) is appalling with their investment eroding over the years due to sustained losses, says a report of India's government auditor.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) With an expertise of nearly 150 years in operating its Tube, Transport For London will now help build a 150-km long Mumbai Metro rail network, officials said here Monday.
Dhaka, Feb. 17 (ANI): Twenty buses from India were inducted into the fleet of the transport network of Bangladesh on Sunday as part of the promised line of credit.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) One person crossing the road was killed and another injured as three buses rammed in to each other at a traffic light here Saturday, police said.
London, Feb 15 (ANI): A car that is able to drive itself on familiar routes has been given a test run at an event at Oxford University.
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) With an aim to rapidly increase trade with Eurasia, negotiations have started between India and Eurasian countries for a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), an official said Thursday.
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Mumbaikars faced a harrowing time going to and from offices, schools, colleges and other destinations due to a protest by autorickshaw drivers here Thursday.
London, Feb 14 (ANI): Six more former journalist of the now-defunct British newspaper, News of the World, have been arrested as part of a new police investigation into the phone hacking scandal.
London, Feb 13 (IANS) Six former News Of The World (NoTW) journalists were arrested Wednesday over phone hacking scandal, police said.
Melbourne, February 11(ANI): One of the two Australian radio jocks involved in the controversial 'Royal radio prank'made a silent come back to the airwaves after a two-month suspension.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi Transport Department has decided to launch a drive against unauthorised battery operated e-rickshaws in the city, a government official said.
Amritsar, Feb.7 (ANI): Senior BJP leader R.M.S. Chhina has appealed to the Government of Punjab to link the issue of driving licenses with improved traffic education to reduce the number of road accident deaths in the state.
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force's Military Transport Aviation (MTA) will receive 48 Ilyushin Il-476 heavy transport planes by 2020, a military official said Tuesday.
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) Tuesday said if a woman complained of harassment in a bus, the driver would take it straight to a police station.
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Undercover police officials in Britain used the identities of 80 dead children to get fake passports and driving licences so that they had a credible back-up story while spying under fake names, a media report said.
Moscow, Feb 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian lawmakers are looking to ban passengers from carrying duty-free alcohol on board airplanes, amid a rise in disruption caused by Russian drunk travellers, Russian media said.
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Elizabeth Hurley's luxury car Audi was nicked by thieves as she shopped in London's Mayfair.
London, Feb. 4 (ANI): A crazy man has been taken into custody after being tasered outside Buckingham Palace while shouting and holding a knife to his own neck.
London, Feb 3 (IANS) Actress Elizabeth Hurley's car has been stolen while she went to shop in Mayfair here.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Vijay Chhibber assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport And Highways, here on Friday.
Panaji, Feb 1 (IANS) The Goa government will crackdown on taxi operations illegally run by foreign nationals, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Friday.
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will not increase the fare in state-run buses despite the Rs.11 rise in diesel prices for bulk users, state Transport Minister G.S. Bali said here Thursday.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) As part of its turnaround plan, Air India will hive off two of its subsidiaries from Friday, an official said here Wednesday.
London, Jan. 29 (ANI): Japan's transport ministry has said the airline safety inspectors have found no faults with the battery used on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A 35-year-old Iranian businessman lost Rs.22,000 when his pocket was picked in a bus here, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami Wednesday met union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath over the prolonged ambiguity of the status of two villages and sought ownership rights for them, said a Delhi government official.
Osaka (Japan), Jan 21 (IANS) US and Japanese officials Monday began an inspection visit at GS Yuasa Corp., the company that makes batteries used on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, following an emergency landing of a Boeing 787 that exposed a battery fire risk last week, a media report said.
Shanghai, Jan 19 (IANS) Taxis can now be called in China's business capital by just uploading the passenger's location on a smartphone app.
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Friday described the UPA's decision to deregulate diesel prices as "unforunate".
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Police in the British capital are investigating reports of a gang claiming to be Islamic vigilantes who have told people to give up alcohol and women to cover their bodies in their "Muslim area".
Dubai, Jan 17 (IANS/WAM) The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has launched an initiative to sensitise road users to deaf drivers and alert motorists to vehicles driven by people with hearing disabilities.
London, Jan. 16 (ANI): A helicopter is said to have crashed into a crane in London.
Shimla, Jan 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh transport minister will soon be available on his mobile phone 24x7 to address grievances of commuters and check incidents of misbehaviour in state-run busses.
London, Jan 12 (ANI): British police has revealed the 'vast' extent of sexual abuse by late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, saying that his crimes spanning over 50 years were probably unprecedented in the country.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Holding that there was no safety for women on Delhi's roads, the Supreme Court Court said Friday: "We are failing to treat women with dignity, equality and respect."
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Holding that there was no safety for women on Delhi's roads, the Supreme Court Court said Friday: "We are failing to treat women with dignity, equality and respect."
