100 Blueline buses to go off roads every month

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 21-year-old girl was crushed to death by a Blueline bus in central Delhi Wednesday, police said. The accident took place at around 3 p.m.

September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two people were killed and another severely injured in the national capital in two separate accidents involving privately-operated Blueline buses since late Wednesday night, police said Thursday. A Blueline bus plying on route number 500 between Saket and Connaught Place hit a scooter on which two brothers - Kamal Mathur, 30, and Vimal Mathur, 27 - were riding around 8.15 p.m.

September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In the run up to next year's Commonwealth Games, the Delhi government has started procuring low floor CNG buses and all blueline buses - the privately-run services which have acquired a reputation of being "killer" buses - will go off the capital's roads by March 2010, an official said Thursday. "We have received 50 low floor buses in September and every month thereafter we are likely to receive more.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Government has decided to start phasing out of Blueline buses from July onwards by replacing them with modern buses over a period of next five months. The Shiela Dikshit-led Delhi Government had announced last year that it would phase out the buses since witnessing a big public outcry over Blueline buses after being blamed to be involved in a number of road accidents involving several deaths.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 38-year-old man was crushed under the wheels of a private-run Blueline bus in the capital, police said Tuesday. Bahadur, known by his first name only, lost his balance while trying to alight from the bus near Sabzi Mandi area in north Delhi Saturday, police said.

March 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Around 1,000 more low-floor buses will be plying on the city roads by September this year as part of the government's plan to phase-out the 'killer' Blueline buses and ease public transport woes, the Delhi High Court was told Wednesday. The city government sought more time from the Delhi High Court to extend the deadline for buying low floor buses in the capital.

January 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Delhi government for its callous attitude towards the increasing deaths on the capital's roads due to 'killer' blueline buses. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjeev Khanna last week pulled up the government for dilly-dallying on implementation of strict rules and regulations for blueline buses, responsible for several road deaths.

January 11th, 2009 NOIDA - A Blueline bus driver opened fire at another Blueline driver who overtook him and then fired at policemen on Delhi's border with Noida Monday, but no one was injured in the bizarre case of road rage. The erring driver, identified as Luv, was overpowered but not before he dumped the offending weapon into a gutter, police said.

January 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Blueline buses claimed their fifth victim of this year, when a 21-year-old motorcyclist came under the wheels of the privately owned vehicle in Delhi Friday, the police said. Deepak was hit from behind, near the Mayapuri area around 11.30 a.m., by a Blueline bus plying on route number No.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 25-year-old man was killed after he came under the wheels of a Blueline bus in the capital Tuesday. The man, yet to be identified, lost his balance while stepping down from the Blueline bus plying on route 333 from Anand Vihar to Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi around 10 a.m.

January 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A rickshaw puller was killed by a Blueline bus in west Delhi Sunday evening and another recklessly driven Blueline bus killed a pedestrian in northwest Delhi half an hour later - claiming the first victims in this year. The rickshaw puller, who could not be identified till late in the evening, came under the Blueline bus plying on route 761 in Vikaspuri area around 6.30 p.m.

December 29th, 2008 NEW DELHI - A 45-year-old man was crushed to death under the wheels of a speeding Blueline bus after he fell from its footboard due to a sudden jerk in west Delhi, the police said Tuesday. Milak Ram, who lived in Peeragarhi, came under the Blueline bus plying on route number 926 between Old Delhi bus stop and Tikri Border near Super Bazar in Paschim Vihar area late Monday.

December 25th, 2008 NEW DELHI - As the Delhi government announced it would phase out 100 Blueline buses every month starting from March next year, the authorities Friday impounded over 150 of these privately-owned buses and cancelled their licences. The Delhi Police spokesperson said permits of 158 Blueline buses were cancelled for flouting norms.

December 24th, 2008 NEW DELHI - A 30-year-old man was crushed to death under the wheels of a Blueline bus in Delhi, the police said Thursday. Nand Kishore, a resident of Nangloi area in north-west Delhi, was returning home from work on a scooter Wednesday evening when he was hit from behind by a Blueline bus, plying on route number 808 between Tilak Nagar and Mangol Puri, the police said.

December 23rd, 2008 NEW DELHI - A 34-year-old man was mowed down by a speeding Blueline bus in south Delhi Wednesday. Subodh, who was from Bihar, was going to his work on a bike when he was hit by the bus, plying on route number 425 between Kalkaji and Old Delhi Railway Station.