News for 'Transport Commissioner'

Aadhaar, bike documents helped cops identify Salman home shooters

Aadhaar, bike documents helped cops identify Salman home shooters

Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

After identifying the duo, the police used human and technical intelligence to track them.

Kris Kolluri to manage NJ Turnpike

Kris Kolluri to manage NJ Turnpike

Rediff.com12 Apr 2007

With additional charge as chair of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority entrusted to him, New Jersey Transportation Commissioner Kris Kolluri has become one of the most powerful people in New Jersey.

Commuters hit as Mumbai's auto drivers go on strike

Commuters hit as Mumbai's auto drivers go on strike

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

The day-long statewide strike called by the Mumbai Autorickshaw-Taximen's Union, the largest auto union in the city, began from midnight demanding ouster of call centre-operated Uber and Ola cabs besides revocation of Maharashtra government's decision to scrap the Hakim panel on auto and taxi fares.

'KCR tried to use MLAs poaching case to force BJP'

'KCR tried to use MLAs poaching case to force BJP'

Rediff.com28 May 2024

According to the confession statement of Radha Kishan Rao, 'Peddayana' was very angry for not completing the work as per his expectation.

1 year after violence, Manipur is still a divided state

1 year after violence, Manipur is still a divided state

Rediff.com3 May 2024

'The kind of situation we are seeing...we don't believe that this can happen in a settled democracy like India'

EC cracks the whip, shifts lax officials including cops in 5 poll-bound states

EC cracks the whip, shifts lax officials including cops in 5 poll-bound states

Rediff.com11 Oct 2023

During a review, the EC found that the performance of some officers was "unsatisfactory" and they were found "complacent, if not complicit" in various matters, including the illegal supply of liquor as a possible poll inducement, sources said.

Miraculous escape for 3-member Bengal family, says god has give second life

Miraculous escape for 3-member Bengal family, says god has give second life

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

Three members of the same family survived the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore and returned to their home in West Bengal.

Probe into Bengaluru cafe blast intensifies

Probe into Bengaluru cafe blast intensifies

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Police sources said that four persons have been detained for questioning in connection with Friday's low-intensity bomb blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe.

Pix: Monday manic in Mumbai as autorickshaws keep off roads

Pix: Monday manic in Mumbai as autorickshaws keep off roads

Rediff.com3 Oct 2011

A section of auto ickshaws in the metropolis kept off roads to demand a fare hike causing inconvenience to office goers in the morning rush hour.

Raj warns taxi, auto drivers against denying rides

Raj warns taxi, auto drivers against denying rides

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

After warning multiplex owners over screening of Marathi movies, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has now trained his guns at taxi and auto drivers.

70K security personnel fortify Delhi for Republic Day celebrations

70K security personnel fortify Delhi for Republic Day celebrations

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

Out of over 70,000 personnel, 14,000 will be deployed at and around Kartavya Path for the security of the Republic Day parade, they said.

Rajasthan bandh called over Karni Sena chief's murder; guv dials Shah

Rajasthan bandh called over Karni Sena chief's murder; guv dials Shah

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

Gogamedi, the chief of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, was shot dead in Jaipur on Tuesday by unidentified bike-borne criminals.

As EVs rise in India, a requiem for Kolkata's electric trams

As EVs rise in India, a requiem for Kolkata's electric trams

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

Kolkata trams -- now in their 150th year -- are the last to survive modernity in Indian cities, writes Ishita Ayan Dutt.

Gopal Rai resigns as Delhi transport minister, presents himself before ACB

Gopal Rai resigns as Delhi transport minister, presents himself before ACB

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Rai claimed that the probe agency is 'totally clueless' to substantiate the graft charges in the scheme, even as opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress termed his resignation a fallout of the ACB probe.

'Green corridor' in Delhi helps transport heart 20 km in 16 minutes

'Green corridor' in Delhi helps transport heart 20 km in 16 minutes

Rediff.com2 Aug 2015

In a coordinated effort by hospitals and the Delhi traffic police, a heart harvested from a 57-year-old brain dead patient was transported from Karol Bagh to Saket, a distance of about 20 km, in a record 16 minutes for transplantation.

Hemant Soren arrested by ED, Champai Soren to take over as new CM

Hemant Soren arrested by ED, Champai Soren to take over as new CM

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

Sources claimed 48-year-old Soren was "evasive" in his replies during his questioning and hence was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

TN train fire: FIR doesn't mention tour operator; bodies of pilgrims reach UP

TN train fire: FIR doesn't mention tour operator; bodies of pilgrims reach UP

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

While the TN Government Railway Police sleuths are questioning five passengers, the commissioner of railway safety commenced inquiry over the mishap in Madurai.

Covid surge: Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand

Covid surge: Railways to run 'Oxygen Express' to meet high demand

Rediff.com18 Apr 2021

Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra state governments had earlier approached the Railways Ministry to explore whether liquid medical oxygen tankers could be moved by the rail network, they said.

UP schools, colleges to shut for Ram temple opening, ban on liquor sale too

UP schools, colleges to shut for Ram temple opening, ban on liquor sale too

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

Terming this occasion as special, CM Yogi said that liquor shops should be kept closed in the state on January 22.

Taxis, autos on strike in rain-hit Mumbai; commuters stranded

Taxis, autos on strike in rain-hit Mumbai; commuters stranded

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Commuters in Mumbai faced a harrowing time as auto-rickshaws and taxis drivers attached with 'Swabhiman Union' began a day-long strike in the metro city on Monday morning to press for their demands.

Mobile internet restored in Nuh 2 weeks after violence

Mobile internet restored in Nuh 2 weeks after violence

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

Markets are now open in the violence-affected areas and people are visiting them.

Farmers stay put at border, all eyes on Thursday's crucial talks with govt

Farmers stay put at border, all eyes on Thursday's crucial talks with govt

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Haryana Police lobbed tear gas shells at farmers from Punjab at Shambhu border between the two states as thousands of protesters stayed put there on Wednesday, the second day of their 'Delhi Chalo' march.

Train crash: Injured drivers give their statements

Train crash: Injured drivers give their statements

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Both were rescued from the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express that derailed near Bahanaga Bazar Station on June 2 that had claimed 275 lives and left around 1,200 injured.

Govt for minimum 6% of vehicle price as registration tax

Govt for minimum 6% of vehicle price as registration tax

Rediff.com24 Oct 2013

The government on Wednesday favoured a levy of a minimum 6 per cent of the sale price of the vehicle as a lifetime tax by various states.

Amarnath base camp to get major facelift, security to be beefed up

Amarnath base camp to get major facelift, security to be beefed up

Rediff.com30 May 2023

The Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu serves as the main base camp for the pilgrims from across the country.

Dilbag Singh takes over as new J&K police chief

Dilbag Singh takes over as new J&K police chief

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Vaid, a 1986-batch IPS officer, was unceremoniously removed as police chief late on Thursday night.

BMC issues guidelines as air quality worsens in Mumbai

BMC issues guidelines as air quality worsens in Mumbai

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

Builders in the city must engage only the vehicles fitted with a tracking system for the transportation of construction materials, the guidelines said.

Emission norms hazy: SIAM

Emission norms hazy: SIAM

Rediff.com10 Mar 2005

Farmers to resume Delhi march, police ordered to seize bulldozers

Farmers to resume Delhi march, police ordered to seize bulldozers

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Tuesday said the Centre should convene a daylong Parliament session to bring a legislation on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops, a key demand of protesting farmers.

Anti-collision system yet to be installed on route, railways launches probe

Anti-collision system yet to be installed on route, railways launches probe

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

The railways has initiated a high-level probe into the train crash in Odisha to be headed by the commissioner of railway safety, South Eastern Circle.

Bengaluru bandh over Cauvery sees partial response

Bengaluru bandh over Cauvery sees partial response

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Several activists of pro-Kannada organisations were also whisked away by the police at Town Hall, as they gathered there to stage a protest.

Truckers' strike enters 7th day

Truckers' strike enters 7th day

Rediff.com11 Jan 2009

The state transport commissioner N K Tripathi is sheduled to leave for New Delhi this evening where a meeting of the state transport commissioners have been organised by the centre tomorrow to find a solution to the truckers' nationwide strike. Meanwhile, the prices of vegetable and other essential commodities have gone up across the state as the result of the ongoing strike.

One year of Shinde govt: Politics overshadows governance

One year of Shinde govt: Politics overshadows governance

Rediff.com29 Jun 2023

The Sena and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray labelled each other gaddar (traitor) after Shinde's rebellion split their original party last year, while Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis publicly asserted he had exacted revenge on Thackeray for his betrayal.

Uber Mumbai executive assaulted

Uber Mumbai executive assaulted

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

The general manager of Uber taxis in Mumbai was allegedly slapped by a member of a local outfit in Mumbai on a day when Maharashtra government decided to ban web-based taxi services in the state.

S P Vaid removed as J&K police chief

S P Vaid removed as J&K police chief

Rediff.com7 Sep 2018

Dilbagh Singh, the Director General of Prisons, was directed to hold the charge additionally

Kris Kolluri is first Indian-American governor

Kris Kolluri is first Indian-American governor

Rediff.com28 Dec 2006

Kolluri, 38, who is transportation commissioner and a minister in Governor Jon Corizine's Cabinet, was the last in the line of succession.

Kris Kolluri is New Jersey Governor for a day

Kris Kolluri is New Jersey Governor for a day

Rediff.com26 Dec 2006

Kolluri, 38, is the first Indian American to hold a cabinet post in New Jersey.

Toy train to chug around hilly Mizoram

Toy train to chug around hilly Mizoram

Rediff.com6 Dec 2006

The proposed toy train, with two coaches, will chug around the hilly terrain to lure more tourists coming to the state.

Govt mulls blocking of apps of Uber, Ola, others across country

Govt mulls blocking of apps of Uber, Ola, others across country

Rediff.com5 Apr 2015

The government is mulling blocking mobile taxi hailing apps of Uber, Ola and TaxiForSure all over the country, with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology seeking views from the Transport Ministry for the same.

Heavy rains batter Mumbai, road traffic affected in city, suburbs

Heavy rains batter Mumbai, road traffic affected in city, suburbs

Rediff.com21 Jul 2023

Waterlogging was reported in Andheri, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Chembur and some other places.