HRTC manager nabbed with chitta worth Rs 2.5 cr, suspended

Hundreds of kilometres of national and state highways in states like Maharashtra, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and others have turned into local, municipal or district roads, just a few days after a Supreme Court order banning liquor sale along highways. Most states have not specified any reason for changing the categories and some have even denied that the step has been taken in view of the Supreme Court verdict. Yet, most of the decisions have come in the wake of the March 31 order of ...

It's bullish on electric vehicle segment as govt is keen to buy around 20-25k electric vehicles Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland Ltd (ALL) has a three-pronged approach to electric buses that includes European technology and battery swapping. Managing director Vinod K Dasari said the company was bullish on electric vehicles, with the government keen on buying  20,000-25,000 such vehicles. Besides Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland’s competition in this segment is from Chinese players ...

The average Indian is unlikely to be able to afford a Rs 2,500 flight–13.8 times the monthly spending on travel (Rs 180) in 2011-2012–under the government’s new “Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik” (UDAN) programme. Launched on 27 April 2017, UDAN will feature ...