Posts Tagged ‘bus’

Bus, I’ll take a bus today

With the ‘Pune Bus Day’ kicking off in the city, people have been taking buses to get to their destinations. Supporting the movement for organised transport and reducing traffic jams, many Punekars have left their private vehicles at home and have taken buses to their respective destinations. For...
November 1st, 2012 | Events & Happenings | Read More

Breaking news: Morning ‘bus’ attack in Indian city of Pune

EMIRATES 24/7:  The Indian city of Pune awoke this morning to news of terror and mayhem – though it was not clear what the motivation behind the incident was, so far. According to eye witnesses this website spoke to, a single male in a State Transport bus ran amok from 6am in the morning mowing...
January 25th, 2012 | News | Read More

Reservation facilities for 890 more MSRTC buses

Sakaal Times: In order to ensure a comfortable journey for passengers during the summertime rush, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has extended computerised reservation facilities to 890 buses starting from from Shivajinagar, Swargate, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune Station bus...
May 25th, 2011 | News | Read More

MSRTC to reserve 6 seats for women in buses

Sakaal Times: The MSRTC has announced a decision to keep six seats reserved exclusively for women in all its ordinary and semi-luxury buses for a journey of upto 150 kilometres.
April 21st, 2011 | News | Read More

PMPML buses to be off roads on Feb 17

The Times of India: Employees of the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) will go on a one-day token strike on February 17 to press their demand for salaries recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission. Baban Zinjurde, president, PMPML Karmachari Mahasangh, and member of the action committee,...
February 14th, 2011 | News | Read More

Mobile RTO is hit by IT snag

Pune Mirror: Pune Regional Transport Office (RTO) is planning to minimise the travails involved in getting driving licence and paying vehicle tax by introducing a mobile van that will make easier these processes. However, the van is yet to be operationalised, as it is yet to be connected to the...
February 14th, 2011 | News | Read More

MSRTC to scrap buses more than 8 yrs old

Times of India: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), which offers services to approximately 64 lakh commuters every day, has decided to scrap the buses from their fleet which are more than eight years old. These buses will be replaced by new ones, which will have more comfort...
January 25th, 2011 | News | Read More

PMPML buses will have women bus conductors

Mid-day: The city buses will have a new addition shortly in the form of women bus conductors. The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has assured that it has made provisions to recruit women as conductors as a part of their new fleet, which will be operational from the end of this...
January 13th, 2011 | Info Guide | Read More

RTO to introduce a specially-designed bus for on-the-spot services

Times of India: By January 15, the regional transport office plans to offer its services in various areas of the city. It is all set to introduce a specially-designed bus which will travel through the city and offer on-the-spot services like issuing of learning licences and permanent licences, and...
January 12th, 2011 | News | Read More

PMPML opens Facebook account

Sakaal Times: Now, you can win Rs 1,000 if you manage to capture the photo of a PMPML bus driver talking on the mobile phone while driving. All you have to do is share the photo along with other details to PMPML on its Facebook account.
January 3rd, 2011 | News | Read More
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