Officials of the Transport Department, bus drivers and conductors were contacted on Friday night to help the people who were stranded in Noida, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar and Aligarh, among other places, he said.
Transport minister M R Vijayabaskar said that despite the stir, 80% buses were running.
Twenty unions of autos and taxis have formed a Joint Action Committee, which has called for the indefinite strike.
The Haryana government on Thursday reinstated the driver and conductor of the roadways bus in which two college-going sisters were allegedly eve-teased by three youths, following their suspension earlier this week.
As many as 753 violators of the odd-even scheme were challaned on Monday, the 11th day of the car-rationing measure's implementation in New Delhi.
The overall Air Quality Index was recorded at 231 on Sunday which falls in 'poor' category.
Three youths, who allegedly molested two girls on a moving bus, have been remanded in judicial custody by a local court. The three youths -- Kuldeep, Mohit and Deepak - were arrested on Sunday night and remanded in judicial custody until December 6.
Home-grown taxi booking companies which have a business model similar to Uber's might have stricter security norms imposed on them.
Delhi government's odd-even scheme was launched in the national capital on Monday with common citizens giving it a mix response.
Ola and Uber have committed to spending Rs 15,000 cr to win the taxi market.
The odd-even scheme faces a real test with reopening of offices, schools and other institutions after the extended weekend.
Nearly one lakh autorickshaws went off the roads in Mumbai on Wednesday during a day-long strike to press for regulation of app-based cab sevices, hitting commuters hard with many stranded in several places across the metropolis.
Vision is to create 50,000 jobs for women in India by 2020.
State Transport Minister Diwakar Raote said new black and yellow cabs come fitted with air conditioners but passengers cannot use the facility because it is not permitted.
Seeking to cut bureaucratic red tape, the Election Commission on Friday issued orders for setting up a 'single window system' in all parliamentary seats to provide clearance to candidates and political parties to hold rallies and public meetings during the Lok Sabha polls.
In a move which could embarrass the Uttar Pradesh government, state Transport minister Durga Prasad Yadav has embarked on a week-long study tour to Brazil with family in tow.
Yulu founder Amit Gupta believes bicycle sharing is the next big thing.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi met disgruntled Karnataka MLAs led by M B Patil in the national capital but the talks remained inconclusive.
Aam Aadmi Party government's anti-corruption helpline, re-launched on Monday in Delhi, has received 12,731 calls in 24 hours, with most of them wanting to know about the process of registering a graft case.
The Delhi government on Monday started a process of deregistering 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the city and also imposed a ban on use of fire crackers except for religious functions, following directions from Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to bring down air pollution.
Under the new rules, Karnataka has mandated ride hailing start-ups to provide digital printers, install panic buttons and have taxi signage on their vehicles.
The Aam Aadmi Party has removed its MLA Alka Lamba as party spokesperson after she "deviated from party line" while making a statement on Transport Minister Gopal Rai being relieved of the charge.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said people living in the coastal belt would be shifted to safer places.
The Delhi CM said a fine of Rs 2,000 will be imposed for those violating the rules during those 15 days.
Addressing an election rally, BJP chief Amit Shah said, "As soon as the BJP forms the government in UP on March 11, we would search (Gayatri Prasad) Prajapati even from the hell and send him to jail."
The state transport department recently announced to give permit to 3,000 new taxis.
"Around 1,000 buses, including 40 luxury Volvo buses, refused to enter Delhi through the Badarpur, Kundli, IFFCO Chowk and Bahadurgarh borders," said Haryana Roadways Workers' Union leader Sarbat Punia.
The Dalits are protesting against the brutal assault on fellow community members on July 11 for allegedly skinning a cow in Una in Gir-Somnath district.
Lakhs of commuters faced hardships in commuting due to the strike.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday allocated portfolios to his six Cabinet colleagues while keeping the key departments of home, finance, power and vigilance with himself.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday was spotted riding on his bicycle while heading to the AIR office in New Delhi.
Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the city government why websites of app-based cabs cannot be blocked on a PIL alleging that these taxi services were operating despite the government banning them.
Traffic was thrown out of gear in national capital New Delhi on Saturday and several major roads witnessed a chock-a-block situation, a day after the fortnight-long Odd-Even scheme restricting movement of private cars ended.
The driver of the private school van had his earphones on and was driving on the wrong side of the road. The milk tanker driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, police said.
Under interim measures, there will be no renewal of registration of diesel vehicles which are more than 10 years old.
A man, from whom a fake character certificate was originally procured, using which the Uber rape case accused got an All India Tourist Permit, has been identified by the police and summoned for questioning.
The amendment comes within a month of web-based taxi companies being banned in Delhi, after a taxi driver on Uber's network allegedly raped a finance executive early this month.
The UID number should have age, breed, sex, lactation, height, body, colour, horn type, tail switch and special marks details of the animal, the Centre said.
Normalcy was returning to Tamil Nadu on Sunday, a day after sporadic violence erupted in several parts of the state in the wake of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's conviction in the disproportionate assets case.
The UP government said it would not sack any of its ministers without a probe, days after a cabinet minister was accused of orchestrating the murder of a journalist in the state.
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