Buses In Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has deferred its move to introduce 350 electric buses in the first phase in its fleet, Transport Minister Perni Venkataramaiah said on Tuesday.

Ashok Leyland announced the beginning of construction of its new Bus Plant in Andhra Pradesh. The ground breaking ceremony marked the beginning of work on a Greenfield factory which will be the first Ashok Leyland plant in Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is running 300 special buses, in a bid to meet the extra rush of pilgrims on holiday for the ongoing Godavari Pushkaram.

State-owned buses remained off the roads in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for a fifth day today with employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) continuing their strike, defying court orders.

Bus manufacturer Volvo has found itself in a spot of bother with the Andhra Pradesh Police Crime Investigation Department (CID) citing the bus' faulty design as one of the major reasons for the bus fire tragedy which claimed 45 lives last year.

Twenty passengers were injured today when two buses of AP State Road Transport Corporation collided with each other on the outskirts of Edula Gattepalli village.

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) plans to run 210 special buses from nine depots in East Godavari district to five Shiva temples ("pancharamalu") in Andhra Pradesh, besides Sabarimala in Kerala, a senior official said in Rajahmundry today.

The strongest cyclone to threaten India in more than a decade bore down on the east coast on Saturday as authorities bused and trucked tens of thousands of villagers from their mud and thatch coastal homes to government shelters inland.

In a relief to thousands of devotees, the bus services to the famous Tirumala temple have been partially restored after a day-long strike by state transport workers on Tuesday protesting the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

The Telangana row has now reached the Tirumala Venkateswara temple at Tirupati. Thousands of devotees were forced to trek their way to the hill abode of Lord Balaji today because public buses were off the road, something that has not happened in the last 40 years.

For the first time in nearly four decades, buses to the famous Hindu temple on top of the Tirumala Hills in Tirupati were stopped today in protest against the Centre's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.

The entire coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh and the southern region of the state called Rayalaseema, are shut today because of a bandh to protest against the announcement in Delhi last evening for a new Telangana state. Schools are closed, buses are off the roads and the Andhra Pradesh Congress faces the threat of a split. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar ...

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana today stirred by a controversy when he said "they should also think that they should not go in a private bus at night... We say we got freedom at midnight but doesn't mean we can roam free around at midnight.'' Mr Satyanarayana was referring to the case of Amanat (NOT her real name), a...

For the sixth day on Saturday, transport authorities in Andhra Pradesh continued their drive against privately run commuter and school buses plying in violation of rules following an accident last week when 30 people, including many IT professionals, were killed while travelling to Shirdi.

A day-long shutdown began in Andhra Pradesh on Monday on a call given by Dalit groups to protest the recent desecration of statues of B.R. Ambedkar. Schools, colleges, shops and business establishments remained closed in many districts while protestors blocked roads to stop buses of state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSR...

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has deferred its move to introduce 350 electric buses in the first phase in its fleet, Transport Minister Perni Venkataramaiah said on Tuesday.

Ashok Leyland announced the beginning of construction of its new Bus Plant in Andhra Pradesh. The ground breaking ceremony marked the beginning of work on a Greenfield factory which will be the first Ashok Leyland plant in Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is running 300 special buses, in a bid to meet the extra rush of pilgrims on holiday for the ongoing Godavari Pushkaram.

State-owned buses remained off the roads in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for a fifth day today with employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) continuing their strike, defying court orders.

Bus manufacturer Volvo has found itself in a spot of bother with the Andhra Pradesh Police Crime Investigation Department (CID) citing the bus' faulty design as one of the major reasons for the bus fire tragedy which claimed 45 lives last year.

Twenty passengers were injured today when two buses of AP State Road Transport Corporation collided with each other on the outskirts of Edula Gattepalli village.

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) plans to run 210 special buses from nine depots in East Godavari district to five Shiva temples ("pancharamalu") in Andhra Pradesh, besides Sabarimala in Kerala, a senior official said in Rajahmundry today.

The strongest cyclone to threaten India in more than a decade bore down on the east coast on Saturday as authorities bused and trucked tens of thousands of villagers from their mud and thatch coastal homes to government shelters inland.

In a relief to thousands of devotees, the bus services to the famous Tirumala temple have been partially restored after a day-long strike by state transport workers on Tuesday protesting the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.

The Telangana row has now reached the Tirumala Venkateswara temple at Tirupati. Thousands of devotees were forced to trek their way to the hill abode of Lord Balaji today because public buses were off the road, something that has not happened in the last 40 years.

For the first time in nearly four decades, buses to the famous Hindu temple on top of the Tirumala Hills in Tirupati were stopped today in protest against the Centre's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.

The entire coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh and the southern region of the state called Rayalaseema, are shut today because of a bandh to protest against the announcement in Delhi last evening for a new Telangana state. Schools are closed, buses are off the roads and the Andhra Pradesh Congress faces the threat of a split. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar ...

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana today stirred by a controversy when he said "they should also think that they should not go in a private bus at night... We say we got freedom at midnight but doesn't mean we can roam free around at midnight.'' Mr Satyanarayana was referring to the case of Amanat (NOT her real name), a...

For the sixth day on Saturday, transport authorities in Andhra Pradesh continued their drive against privately run commuter and school buses plying in violation of rules following an accident last week when 30 people, including many IT professionals, were killed while travelling to Shirdi.

A day-long shutdown began in Andhra Pradesh on Monday on a call given by Dalit groups to protest the recent desecration of statues of B.R. Ambedkar. Schools, colleges, shops and business establishments remained closed in many districts while protestors blocked roads to stop buses of state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSR...