Thousands suffer as Metro feeder buses go on strike

October 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.

October 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.

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro, which is rapidly becoming the lifeline of the capital, is set to expand from 75 km to 200 km by opening six new lines by 2010. But commuters and experts say the rail network needs to first address its present problems before covering larger areas of this sprawling city of 17 million people.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro's feeder buses were back on roads Friday after four days as the driver called off their strike after the company got Delhi government's nod to hike their fares. Thousands of commuters faced a harrowing time since Monday when scores of Delhi Metro's feeder buses, which help passengers reach designated Metro stations, went on a strike.

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.

July 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.

July 10th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Hundreds of students here were affected as nearly 500 private schools buses went off the roads Friday against the administration's decision to fine and impound any buses plying without speed governors. The administration had given time till July 10 to bus operators for installation of speed governors.

June 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.

May 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Buses in the national capital will ply from 3.30 a.m. till midnight May 7 to facilitate travel for personnel on election duty as well as voters, the Delhi Election Commission said Tuesday.

April 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A minor fire Tuesday evening at the Pitampura Metro station of Line 1 (Shahdara - Rithala) in Delhi caused disruption in Metro train services, an official said. The fire erupted in an air conditioner in the signal room of the Metro station around 5.40 p.m.

March 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Metro services will be closed till 2 p.m Wednesday for Holi because of less passenger footfall and security concerns, an official said Monday. 'On the day of the Holi festival that falls March 11, metro services will not be available till 2 p.m.

March 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro services were disrupted Saturday morning after a train ran over an unidentified person at the Chawri Bazaar station in what could be a case of suicide, an official said. 'A metro train ran over a person at about 8.15 a.m.

January 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.

December 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.

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has started a 24-hour online customer care cell to cater to public queries and complaints. 'Commuters can now call on the number 128128 to register their complaints and suggestions.