New Delhi: A DTC cluster bus number 817 which was en route to Uttam Nagar depot on Friday in Dwarka’s Uttam Nagar area, met with an accident under Bindapur Police station limits. The bus rammed into at least six vehicles parked on the side of the road near Metro Pillar No. 676[Read More…]
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Kejriwal Haryana Rally: DTC workers raises slogan against Delhi CM
Sonipat: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) contract workers who had been sitting on a protest at DTC headquarter Indraprastha depot over a month now, reached Sonipat where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was holding his school and hospital rally. Agitating workers of DTC raised slogans and tried to disrupt his rally[Read More…]
Ground Report: DTC workers threatens to field candidate in upcoming Lok Sabha polls against AAP
New Delhi: Taking an inspiration from the Aam Admi Party protest’s politics, agitating contractual workers of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) are planning to contest in upcoming Lok Sabha polls in all the seven parliamentary seats of Delhi to teach the ruling party a lesson. Agitating DTC workers are sitting on[Read More…]
Ground Report: DTC contractual workers claim massive retrenchment post strike
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) contractual workers claim that they are facing a massive retrenchment drive by the management against the strike called on October 30. Agitating workers are sitting on a protest demonstration for the last 20 days at Indraprastha depot, DTC headquarter. “Around 1000 to 1500 hundreds[Read More…]
Free ride to women in DTC buses on Bhai Dooj in Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is offering free rides to women in its buses plying in Delhi-NCR on Bhai Dooj on Friday, the DTC announced on Thursday. The facility will be available to women between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. in both airconditioned and non-airconditioned buses, a DTC[Read More…]
DTC Workers Strike Forces Government to Withdraw Circular Reducing Wages
New Delhi: The one-day strike call given by DTC Workers Unity Centre and supported by DTC Workers Union (AITUC) and DTC Employees Congress (INTUC) brought to a standstill the regular functioning of Delhi Transport Corporation. Thousands of contract workers and permanent workers observed the strike today, which affected the entire[Read More…]
DTC workers’ strike on while govt agrees to restore old wages
New Delhi: The Delhi Transport Corporation workers call to go on a strike on the 29th of October, add more worries to commuters of Delhi. the strike is called against the decision taken by the Management to reduce the minimum wages paid to the contract workers in DTC. The DTC[Read More…]
Delhi Lieutenant Governor bans strike by DTC contractual workers for 6 months
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), prohibiting for six months any strike by contractual workers of Delhi Transport Corporation. He invoked ESMA citing bus transport as an “essential service” for the people of the city. DTC contractual employees – drivers[Read More…]
DTC workers strike on October 29 add more worries to Delhi commuters
New Delhi: The Delhi Transport Corporation workers call to go on a strike on the 29th of October, add more worries to commuters of Delhi. the strike is called against the decision taken by the Management to reduce the minimum wages paid to the contract workers in DTC. Various trade[Read More…]
You can now apply online for DTC bus passes
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The Delhi Transport Department on Thursday launched an online service to secure DTC bus passes which will save the commuters from the hassle of standing in long queues. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said that commuters now do not need to visit the Pass Section[Read More…]
Student pass to be allowed in DTC AC buses from September: Kejriwal
New Delhi: After protests from university students, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday ordered that student passes would be valid in air-conditioned DTC buses too from September 1. Kejriwal tweeted that he had directed the Transport Minister to expedite the proposal. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot acknowledged the order and[Read More…]
Arvind Kejriwal launches common card for Metro, buses
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched a pilot ‘Delhi Common Mobility Card’ which will enable commuters to travel in both Delhi Metro and 250 select city buses. The Delhi government aims to shift to a ‘Common Mobility Card’ which could be used to travel in Metro and all Delhi[Read More…]
Free DTC travel from November 13 to 17
The Delhi government on Friday announced free travel in all DTC and cluster buses to encourage the use of public transport during the odd-even scheme from November 13 to 17. State Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot tweeted: “To encourage use of public transport during Odd-Even, Delhi govt to allow free travel[Read More…]
Delhi to get 2,000 new public buses, cabinet clears proposal
After several failed attempts, the Delhi Cabinet on Friday once again approved the addition of 2,000 new buses, 1,000 each to be run by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and the private bus services. Transport minister, Kailash Gahlot said, “This is a great message for DTC workers — that they[Read More…]
Delhi: NGT asks DTC to form task force on dysfunctional buses to tackle vector-borne diseases
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation to form a task force to tackle the problem of breeding mosquitoes in abandoned buses leading to a rise in dengue and chikungunya. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the DTC to set up the special[Read More…]
₹5 in non-AC DTC, cluster buses, ₹10 for AC buses in Delhi: Reports
In order to boost the usage of public transport, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi is offering discount of up to 75% in order to encourage more people use public transport and leave their personal vehicles at home. According to a news report on the Hindustan Times, for[Read More…]