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MSRTC to introduce alcohol, drug tests for drivers, conductors

India, Sept. 12 -- The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will launch a statewide "Drug-Free ST, Safe Travel" campaign, with comprehensive alcohol and drug screening of drivers and c... Read More


When floodwaters recede, fear remains: Sangli team helps Nepal families heal

India, Sept. 11 -- Pune - As Nepal grapples with the material-cum-psychological devastation left by the floods in their wake, a Sangli-based counselling team is helping the affected families deal wit... Read More


Power failure disrupts PMPML e-bus services

India, Sept. 11 -- Pune - Around 145 electric buses (e-buses) of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) have remained off the roads for the last four days since Monday due to a power... Read More


Pune Airport to get added capacity as renovated old terminal nears reopening

India, Sept. 11 -- Pune - Pune airport's old terminal building is set to reopen soon after being renovated and expanded to handle the city's growing air traffic. Union minister of state for civil avi... Read More


3-month deadline for app taxi firms to submit driver details

India, Sept. 10 -- App-based taxi companies in Maharashtra have been directed to submit complete details of their drivers including domicile certificates and other required documents to the state tran... Read More


Pune railway station's passenger spaces hijacked by beggars, homeless and addicts

India, Sept. 9 -- Concerns over the presence of beggars, homeless people, drug addicts and other unwanted persons around Pune railway station have resurfaced after a police constable was allegedly ass... Read More


NHAI provides Chakan traffic police a crane, patrolling van

India, Sept. 7 -- As part of the efforts being taken to address severe traffic congestion in the Chakan area, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has, for the first time, provided Chakan t... Read More


NHAI identifies 15 key traffic bottlenecks in Pune for priority fix

India, Sept. 6 -- The National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) Pune division has identified at least 15 locations across the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporati... Read More


Special drive against scrapped, unauthorised autos till Oct 5

India, Sept. 5 -- The state transport department has directed Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) across Maharashtra to launch a special drive against scrapped and unauthorised autorickshaws operating o... Read More


Pune-Hadapsar line work: 42 trains cancelled, 25 diverted

India, Sept. 5 -- Pune Pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works will be undertaken at the Pune and Hadapsar yards for the construction of a third railway line between Hadapsar and Ghorpadi Coac... Read More