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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ganpati Festival 2024: Why there's terrible traffic in Mumbai ahead of celebrations

Mumbai: In the city of dreams, buying a vehicle may not be a luxury, but driving one is far from enjoyable. While acute traffic snarls in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region are hardly news, the last few days have been particularly bad due to a plethora of reasons: from the recent strike called by state transport employees to ongoing construction work …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

MSRTC strike leaves Ganesh devotees heading home to Konkan in the lurch

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The strike called by employee unions of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation from Tuesday morning has left citizens, especially those heading to Konkan to celebrate the Ganpati festival, in the lurch. The impact is likely to be felt more on Wednesday, as the MSRTC authorities said there would be issues in running the scheduled 1,006 Ganpati special buses …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

MSRTC strike disrupts transport in Pune division

Hindustan Times

With only a few days until the Ganeshotsav begins, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus services have been hampered in Maharashtra since Tuesday morning. This strike had a significant impact on the MSRTC Pune division, with around 60% of ST bus operations disrupted in all ST depots and stands. Commenting on the development, Sachin Shinde, divisional traffic officer, MSRTC …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra bus workers strike days before Ganpati festival

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Just four days before the Ganpati festival, employees of Maharashtra's state bus transport have initiated an unannounced strike. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation reports that buses are not departing from 35 out of 250 depots across the state. An MSRTC spokesperson stated, "The bus service of the state-owned transport corporation has completely stopped at 35 of the 250 …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra to Convert 5,000 State Transport Diesel-run Buses to LNG

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: The Maharashtra transport department has granted approval for the conversion and maintenance of state transport corporation operated 5,000 diesel-run buses to LNG as part of its green transport initiative. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had tabled a budget for the financial year 2023-24, as the then finance minister, which proposed the purchase of electric buses and conversion of …

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4 months ago

After more than four years, Shivajinagar bus depot plan remains on paper

Hindustan Times

Even as the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited has nearly completed the Pune Metro Line-1 and Line-2 projects after razing the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus depot at Shivajinagar, the public transport utilities are yet to develop a bus facility under the public private partnership model. The Shivajinagar bus depot was shifted to Dairy Development Department’s Wakdewadi location 1.5 …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Maratha quota: Protestors set bus on fire, curfew imposed in Jalna

Live Mint

Maratha protestors set a state transport bus on fire at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk in Tirthpuri city, Ambad taluka. Following this, a curfew has been imposed in the area to maintain law and order situation given the ongoing agitation for the Maratha reservation by activist Manoj Jarange. Here are top 10 updates on Maratha quota protests, 1) After the fire …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Women In Maharashtra Start Getting 50% Concession On State-Run MSRTC Buses

ABP News

From Friday, women commuters will get 50 per cent concession on tickets on all types of buses run by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, reported PTI. On March 9, while presenting the state's budget for 2023-24, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the finance portfolio, announced a 50% concession for all women passengers on public transportation buses. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

State to immediately release funds for MSRTC employees’ January salaries

Hindustan Times

The state government has decided to immediately release funds to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation towards the salaries of its employees for the month of January. Parrag Jaiin Nainutia, principal secretary with the state transport department, told HT: “We had a meeting with chief secretary Manukumar Srivastava on Wednesday evening, and it was decided to pay salaries for January …

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2 years ago

Border Dispute Row: Maharashtra, Karnataka CMs to Meet Shah Today; MSRTC Partially Snaps Bus Services

News 18

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and his counterpart Basavaraj Bommai will meet Home Minister Amit Shah at 7.30pm today over the border dispute between the both states. Here are some of the Updates in the border row: Border Dispute: MSRTC Partially Suspends Bus Services to Karnataka: Amid the simmering border row, Maharashtra’s state-run bus operator on Wednesday said it …

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2 years, 1 month ago

WATCH: MSRTC bus with 35 onboard catches fire on Amravati-Nagpur National Highway

Firstpost

The engine of the moving ST bus caught fire which gradually started to spread. Traffic on the Amravati-Nagpur National Highway came to a halt for almost an hour Mumbai: A bus of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation caught fire in Pimpalvihir area on Amravati-Nagpur National Highway on Tuesday. According to reports, the fire broke out suddenly in the state transport …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Journalist arrested for transport workers protests at Sharad Pawar's residence

Op India

On April 13, Maharasthra Police arrested a journalist in connection with the protest by state transport workers at on National Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar’s resident. The incident took place last week, when hundreds of enraged Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation workers broke into the residence ‘Silver Oak’ of Sharad Pawar. The incident outside Pawar’s residence On April 8, Maharashtra …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra Police detains 107 state transport workers for protesting outside Sharad Pawar's house

India Today

Maharashtra Police on Friday detained 107 Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation workers for protesting outside Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's residence. Gunratan Sadavarte who represents the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation workers was detained by the police after the protest. Police have alleged that Sadavarte instigated the workers to protest outside Pawar’s house. Sadavarte’s wife Jaishree Patil confirmed on …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Sharad Pawar did nothing: MSRTC workers protest outside NCP chief's Mumbai home

India Today

Over a 100 workers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, on strike over their demand of the merger of the MSRTC with the state government, protested outside Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Mumbai this afternoon, shouting slogans against the veteran politician, accusing him of not doing anything to resolve their issues. The workers outside 'Silver Oak' …

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2 years, 8 months ago

MSRTC workers protest outside Sharad Pawar's Mumbai home, blame NCP chief for their losses | Watch

India TV News

Highlights 100 striking workers of Maharashtra State Road Transport held a protest outside Sharad Pawar's house The workers said they are firm on their demand of the merger of the MSRTC with the state government. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said an "invisible force” could be behind MSRTC workers surprise protest. Chaos prevailed outside NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence here …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Bombay High Court Extends Deadline For MSRTC Employees To Resume Duty Till April 22

Live Law

The Bombay High Court on Monday said that it will order protesting employees of the State Road Transport Corporation's to resume work by April 22 without the fear of administrative action, while concluding hearing in a contempt petition filed by MSRTC against them for not resuming work. The court said it would extend time till April 22 from April 15 …

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3 years ago

MSRTC employees' strike enters 34th day; over 1,500 buses operational

The Hindu

The strike by employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation continued for the 34th day on Tuesday and the transport undertaking operated over 1,500 buses out of its fleet of 16,000 vehicles, an official said. "The MSRTC operated 1,086 buses, including 822 ordinary ones, on various routes from 50 depots till Monday evening. Till Monday, the corporation had suspended …

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3 years ago

MSRTC bus driver arrested for blocking, vandalising state transport bus in Bhiwandi

Hindustan Times

A 35-year-old Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus driver was arrested by the Kongaon police for allegedly blocking a state transport bus and vandalising it by pelting stone, officials said. Followed by the complaint lodged by depot manager Tukaram Salunke, the Kongaon police arrested Vitthal Balasaheb Khedkar, a driver at Kalyan depot, for blocking the bus, sleeping under the bus, …

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3 years ago

MSRTC suspends another 3,010 striking employees; over 18,000 join duty

The Hindu

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Saturday suspended another 3,010 striking employees and terminated the service of 270 daily wages workers, while over 18,000 employees reported to work, officials said. So far, the corporation has suspended 6,277 employees and terminated services of 1,496 daily wage workers for remaining absent from work. As many as 18,090 out of 92,266 employees …

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3 years ago

MSRTC sacks another 500 daily wage workers as strike continues

Live Mint

More than 3,000 MSRTC's permanent employees have been suspended and over 1,000 daily wage workers have been laid off amid the month-long strike that has practically paralyzed the state-run bus service. The minister said, "Today we have taken the decision to terminate the services of 500 daily wage workers for whom it's necessary to report to duty everyday." The Maharashtra …

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3 years ago

MSRTC strike on, staff ignore State Govt.’s offer to hike pay

The Hindu

A day after the Maha Vikas Aghadi government announced a pay hike in a bid to end the indefinite strike by the staffers of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, the latter continued to remained firm on their chief demand of seeking to be treated as government employees while demanding the merger of the cash-strapped MSRTC with the State government. …

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3 years, 1 month ago

MSRTC employees remain firm on merger demand, strike enters 20th day

The Hindu

There was no end in sight to the strike by employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation which entered the 20th day on Tuesday, as they refused to budge from their demand for the merger of the loss-making corporation with the State government, officials said. All 250 bus depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation have been shut …

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3 years, 1 month ago

MSRTC employees continue strike; bus services shut at all depots

The Hindu

Employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation remained firm on their demand for the loss-making corporation’s merger with the State Government and continued their strike on November 15, resulting in bus operations being shut at all 250 depots in the State, officials said. “However, bus operations at all 250 depots are shut today, though many workshop employees have rejoined …

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3 years, 1 month ago

All MSRTC bus depots shut, but some workshop employees resume work

The Hindu

All 250 bus depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation remained shut on Friday also due to an ongoing strike by employees though some staffers have resumed work at workshops of the transport undertaking, MSRTC officials said. Bus operations were paralysed as for the fourth consecutive day all depots remained shut due to the indefinite strike by employees that …

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Ganpati Festival 2024: Why there's terrible traffic in Mumbai ahead of celebrations

MSRTC strike leaves Ganesh devotees heading home to Konkan in the lurch

MSRTC strike disrupts transport in Pune division

Maharashtra bus workers strike days before Ganpati festival

Maharashtra to Convert 5,000 State Transport Diesel-run Buses to LNG

After more than four years, Shivajinagar bus depot plan remains on paper

Maratha quota: Protestors set bus on fire, curfew imposed in Jalna

Women In Maharashtra Start Getting 50% Concession On State-Run MSRTC Buses

State to immediately release funds for MSRTC employees’ January salaries

Border Dispute Row: Maharashtra, Karnataka CMs to Meet Shah Today; MSRTC Partially Snaps Bus Services

WATCH: MSRTC bus with 35 onboard catches fire on Amravati-Nagpur National Highway

Journalist arrested for transport workers protests at Sharad Pawar's residence

Maharashtra Police detains 107 state transport workers for protesting outside Sharad Pawar's house

Sharad Pawar did nothing: MSRTC workers protest outside NCP chief's Mumbai home

MSRTC workers protest outside Sharad Pawar's Mumbai home, blame NCP chief for their losses | Watch

Bombay High Court Extends Deadline For MSRTC Employees To Resume Duty Till April 22

MSRTC employees' strike enters 34th day; over 1,500 buses operational

MSRTC bus driver arrested for blocking, vandalising state transport bus in Bhiwandi

MSRTC suspends another 3,010 striking employees; over 18,000 join duty

MSRTC sacks another 500 daily wage workers as strike continues

MSRTC strike on, staff ignore State Govt.’s offer to hike pay

MSRTC employees remain firm on merger demand, strike enters 20th day

MSRTC employees continue strike; bus services shut at all depots

All MSRTC bus depots shut, but some workshop employees resume work