Himachal Road Transport Corporation

Two employees of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old student in a bus here, police said on Thursday.

Several vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying about 40 passengers, came under the rubble after a heavy landslide took place on the Reckong Peo-Shimla highway in the Kinnaur district.

Seema Thakur, the only woman driver in Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) on Wednesday drove a bus on Shimla-Chandigarh route to become the first HRTC woman driver to drive on an inter-state route.

Three persons, including two students of a local school, died and six others were injured as a state bus fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district today, an official said.

Ten persons sustained injuries as two buses collided at tourist destination Kufri in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district on Friday, police said.

At least seven persons were killed and 20 injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus skidded off the road and rolled down a hill near Chhaila on Friday, the police said.

Himachal Transport Minister G S Bali said 1,000 conductors would be recruited by the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) whereas part-time workers would be converted into contractual employees.

The 9-meter bus, with a seating capacity of 31 people, was piloted on the Parwanu-Kalka route over a distance of 160 km.

At least nine persons were killed on the spot and 39 others injured, when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus plunged into a deep gorge near Jogindernagar in Mandi district late tonight, police said.

Automobile major Tata Motors has received orders for over 2,700 'urban' buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) II scheme.

Himachal Pradesh's picturesque resorts Shimla and Manali woke up on Thursday to a white blanket of snow, turning the hill stations even more picturesque.

Ten people were killed and several others injured today when a packed bus fell into a deep gorge at Nagori in the Chopal area of Shimla district, 140 kms from the state capital Shimla.

The 1,050 km bus journey linking Delhi to Leh via Manali has restarted, eight months after it was stopped due to heavy snowfall, said an official.

A 35-year-old man was killed and eight others were injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus plunged into Beas River, 25-km from Manali on Thursday morning.

The toll in the bus accident near Malli on the Palampur-Ashapuri road rose to 34 with authorities recovering 20 more bodies, police said. Five others, including two women and a child, were seriously injured in the mishap which took place when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus rolled 1000 ft down into a deep gorge on Monday.

Two employees of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old student in a bus here, police said on Thursday.

Several vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying about 40 passengers, came under the rubble after a heavy landslide took place on the Reckong Peo-Shimla highway in the Kinnaur district.

Seema Thakur, the only woman driver in Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) on Wednesday drove a bus on Shimla-Chandigarh route to become the first HRTC woman driver to drive on an inter-state route.

Three persons, including two students of a local school, died and six others were injured as a state bus fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district today, an official said.

Ten persons sustained injuries as two buses collided at tourist destination Kufri in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district on Friday, police said.

At least seven persons were killed and 20 injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus skidded off the road and rolled down a hill near Chhaila on Friday, the police said.

Himachal Transport Minister G S Bali said 1,000 conductors would be recruited by the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) whereas part-time workers would be converted into contractual employees.

The 9-meter bus, with a seating capacity of 31 people, was piloted on the Parwanu-Kalka route over a distance of 160 km.

At least nine persons were killed on the spot and 39 others injured, when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus plunged into a deep gorge near Jogindernagar in Mandi district late tonight, police said.

Automobile major Tata Motors has received orders for over 2,700 'urban' buses under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) II scheme.

Himachal Pradesh's picturesque resorts Shimla and Manali woke up on Thursday to a white blanket of snow, turning the hill stations even more picturesque.

Ten people were killed and several others injured today when a packed bus fell into a deep gorge at Nagori in the Chopal area of Shimla district, 140 kms from the state capital Shimla.

The 1,050 km bus journey linking Delhi to Leh via Manali has restarted, eight months after it was stopped due to heavy snowfall, said an official.

A 35-year-old man was killed and eight others were injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus plunged into Beas River, 25-km from Manali on Thursday morning.

The toll in the bus accident near Malli on the Palampur-Ashapuri road rose to 34 with authorities recovering 20 more bodies, police said. Five others, including two women and a child, were seriously injured in the mishap which took place when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus rolled 1000 ft down into a deep gorge on Monday.