107 low floor buses flagged off in DelhiOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday flagged off 107 low-floor buses, including 30 air conditioned ones, in the capital. With these, the total number of low-floor buses plying on the roads of the capital has gone up to 763.
Delhi gets 160 new low-floor busesOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off 160 low-floor buses, including 30 air conditioned ones, here on Sunday. With these, the total number of low-floor buses plying on the roads of the capital has gone up to 763.
Mixed voter turnout in by-elections for 20 assembly seatsSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Thursday saw a mixed voter turnout in bye-elections to 20 assembly seats in the three states of Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi. In Uttarakhand, about 35 per cent polling was reported till noon in Vikasnagar Assembly by-election of Dehradun district.
Women to get free bus ride in Delhi on Rakhi dayAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Women in the capital city can enjoy a free ride in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses Wednesday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit announced Monday. "Women in Delhi would be able to travel free in DTC buses on Raksha Bandhan day.
Travel to Delhi Metro stations in AC buses by JanuaryJuly 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There's good news for those who commute by the Delhi Metro. They will be able to travel to the Metro stations in air-conditioned feeder buses by January next year.
Delhi Government to phase out Blueline buses from JulyJune 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.
DTC to buy 1,000 semi-low floor busesJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday gave the go ahead to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to purchase 1,000 semi-low floor buses. The cabinet has given its nod for purchase of 1,000 semi-low floor buses to DTC to enable it to strengthen its city fleet.
Polling begins in DelhiMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling began Thursday morning for the seven Lok Sabha seats of the national capital. About 11.09 million people - nearly four million of them in the age group of 18-29 - are eligible to vote at 11,348 polling booths in the capital.
Polling ends in DelhiMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling for the seven Lok Sabha seats of the national capital ended at 5 p.m. after 10 hours of balloting.
1,000 more low-floor buses in Delhi by SeptemberMarch 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.
DTC asked to install GPS in buses in four monthsFebruary 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for not installing the global positioning system (GPS) in public buses despite its direction in 2007 and asked it to do so in four months for passengers' safety. 'Is human life more important than money? You (DTC) should not compromise on safety of citizens and it should be the priority,' a division bench headed by Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Sanjeev Khanna said.
DTC: No shortage of CNG, buses running as usualJanuary 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Friday clarified that there was no shortage of compressed natural gas (CNG) and it had run 100 more buses than usual. 'There is no shortage of CNG supply for our buses.
Zero-tolerance in buses' maintenance, Delhi officials toldDecember 29th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely has directed department officials to follow zero-tolerance in maintenance of new low-floor buses among other measures to provide better services to commuters. Lovely gave this direction after a meeting with all depot managers of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
100 Blueline buses to go off roads every monthDecember 25th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Friday said 100 Blueline buses, termed as 'killer' buses for causing a large number of deaths on the city's roads, would be phased out every month starting from March next year. The government will eventually phase out all Blueline buses, said Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.
Delhi's 'killer' Blueline buses to be phased outDecember 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.
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