Punjab State Transport

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP of not being a well-wisher of Punjab, claiming the state did not find a mention in the Union budget and the Centre had imposed the rail-ship-rail route condition for transporting coal to power plant.

The Punjab government on Tuesday amended a state transport scheme to disallow private buses operating under its permit system to travel to Chandigarh.

"In the absence of transportation facilities, the school drop-out rate is much higher among girls, so we have decided to grant this facility to every girl child of the state to counter this phenomenon vigorously,” CM Bhagwant Mann said

AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday promised to end the transport mafia in Punjab and resolve all issues of the transport sector if his party is voted to power after the 2022 state assembly polls.

The Punjab Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warringon MondayurgedDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to resume Punjab State Undertakings'bus services to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Mahindra Logistics has launched the 'Oxygen on Wheels' free service initiative in the state of Punjab. The company is now adding more cities to transport medical oxygen cylinders to hospitals and other medical facilities.

A two-day dry run for coronavirus vaccine program starts today in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Assam.

The BJP lined up ministers from the Centre and states on Monday and started a concerted attack on the opposition on the eve of the all-India strike called by farmers, which is supported by trade and transport unions and most non-BJP parties. The party is claiming that the massive protest -- which started in Punjab and Haryana and is threatening to ...

The loss suffered by the Railways due to the agitation in Punjab over the Cenral farm reform laws has already crossed an estimated Rs 1,200 crore as protests on train tracks continued at 32 places across the state, the national transporter said today.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the state transport department to draft a standard operating procedure or SOP to resume local bus services. They will run in all areas except coronavirus containment zones.

The coronavirus cases across the country took another huge jump on Sunday, touching 396 by 6 pm. The day's spike was 81 - a shade above Saturday's 79, said the Indian Council of Medical Research, the country's nodal agency for COVID-19 testing. As the numbers spiked, the government tightened safety measures, shutting down passenger train service, i...

The Amarinder Singh government in Punjab will stop all public transport across the state from midnight, as part of the precautionary measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Buses, auto-rickshaws and tempos will not be allowed to ply in the state from Friday. It was decided to limit public gathering to 20 people and shut wedding halls,...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a 50 per cent concession on bus fares for women travelling in government and PRTC buses, as well as 5000 new mini bus route permits in the next two years to benefit the state's unemployed youth. Another 2000 route permits would be provided for regular 52-seater stage carriage buses during the ...

The Punjab government has approved the purchase of over 400 luxury vehicles for the chief minister, state cabinet members, legislators and bureaucrats, a Transport Department order stated on Friday. The move, expected to cost the exchequer around Rs 80 crore, comes at a time when the state is reeling under heavy debt.

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on Tuesday agreed to fix uniform tax rates on petroleum products, amid rising fuel prices. Besides, the states also agreed to bring uniformity in taxes on liquor and registration of vehicles and transport permit, according to an official release.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP of not being a well-wisher of Punjab, claiming the state did not find a mention in the Union budget and the Centre had imposed the rail-ship-rail route condition for transporting coal to power plant.

The Punjab government on Tuesday amended a state transport scheme to disallow private buses operating under its permit system to travel to Chandigarh.

"In the absence of transportation facilities, the school drop-out rate is much higher among girls, so we have decided to grant this facility to every girl child of the state to counter this phenomenon vigorously,” CM Bhagwant Mann said

AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday promised to end the transport mafia in Punjab and resolve all issues of the transport sector if his party is voted to power after the 2022 state assembly polls.

The Punjab Transport Minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warringon MondayurgedDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to resume Punjab State Undertakings'bus services to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Mahindra Logistics has launched the 'Oxygen on Wheels' free service initiative in the state of Punjab. The company is now adding more cities to transport medical oxygen cylinders to hospitals and other medical facilities.

A two-day dry run for coronavirus vaccine program starts today in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Assam.

The BJP lined up ministers from the Centre and states on Monday and started a concerted attack on the opposition on the eve of the all-India strike called by farmers, which is supported by trade and transport unions and most non-BJP parties. The party is claiming that the massive protest -- which started in Punjab and Haryana and is threatening to ...

The loss suffered by the Railways due to the agitation in Punjab over the Cenral farm reform laws has already crossed an estimated Rs 1,200 crore as protests on train tracks continued at 32 places across the state, the national transporter said today.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the state transport department to draft a standard operating procedure or SOP to resume local bus services. They will run in all areas except coronavirus containment zones.

The coronavirus cases across the country took another huge jump on Sunday, touching 396 by 6 pm. The day's spike was 81 - a shade above Saturday's 79, said the Indian Council of Medical Research, the country's nodal agency for COVID-19 testing. As the numbers spiked, the government tightened safety measures, shutting down passenger train service, i...

The Amarinder Singh government in Punjab will stop all public transport across the state from midnight, as part of the precautionary measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Buses, auto-rickshaws and tempos will not be allowed to ply in the state from Friday. It was decided to limit public gathering to 20 people and shut wedding halls,...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a 50 per cent concession on bus fares for women travelling in government and PRTC buses, as well as 5000 new mini bus route permits in the next two years to benefit the state's unemployed youth. Another 2000 route permits would be provided for regular 52-seater stage carriage buses during the ...

The Punjab government has approved the purchase of over 400 luxury vehicles for the chief minister, state cabinet members, legislators and bureaucrats, a Transport Department order stated on Friday. The move, expected to cost the exchequer around Rs 80 crore, comes at a time when the state is reeling under heavy debt.

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on Tuesday agreed to fix uniform tax rates on petroleum products, amid rising fuel prices. Besides, the states also agreed to bring uniformity in taxes on liquor and registration of vehicles and transport permit, according to an official release.