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Topic: DTC

DTC inducted just 2 buses in decade between FY12 & FY22, despite availability of funds—shows CAG report

CAG’s performance audit on ‘Functioning of Delhi Transport Corporation’ also reveals a decline in the bus fleet from 4,344 in 2015-16 to 3,937 in 2022-23.

‘Fair wages, job security for contractual staff’. What protesting DTC workers want from Delhi govt

Protest organised by DTC Karamchari Ekta Union drew bus drivers, conductors & home guards but didn't disrupt services in capital. They've given Delhi govt 15 days to address their demands.

‘The road is mine and I am flying’—but men waiting for DTC women bus drivers to fail

Delhi's newly inducted bus drivers defy stereotypes—one woman has a double Master's degree; another is a former wrestler. But all are united by their desire to be behind the wheel.

An ‘electrifying’ future for public transport? Delhi govt plans 8,000 e-buses in next 3 yrs

Plan is to solely procure e-buses instead of CNG/diesel variants & let 80% of existing bus fleet be phased out by 2025. Currently, national city has 250 e-buses.

EU MPs’ trip to J&K a start, now allow Indian leaders too. Democracy can’t be stage-managed

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

DTC estimated to lose Rs 300 crore/year if AAP’s free ride scheme for women is implemented

DTC internal survey says it could lose about Rs 2,000 per bus per day, while cluster buses will lose Rs 232 cr per year, or Rs 1,900 per bus per day.

Cricket, coal, South Delhi: Economic mess that India’s courts created

With 3 crore cases pending, courts shouldn’t spend time on topics outside their purview.

Bus karo: Delhi govt will hire 500 buses for odd-even, hasn’t bought one since 2010

As per Master Plan 2021, DTC is short by 10,000 buses. Congress didn’t buy after CWG, AAP promised 10,000, but floor height issue has stalled the process.

On Camera

Kashmir’s Leepa Valley is on fire. Is a new war brewing on the Line of Control?

While the Pakistan Army will suffer humiliation if the LoC is pushed westward, a war of attrition could well mean an escalation of terrorism within Kashmir.

‘They said I don’t belong’—Kashmiri shawl vendors leave Mussoorie after 2 assaulted by local residents

16 vendors left Mussoorie following a hate crime in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Police asked all of them to go back to Kashmir for 'their safety'.

Why homegrown Astra, set to be integrated with Rafale Marine, is no ordinary missile

With the Rafale deal sealed, Astra integration is set to become a key component of India’s future air combat loadout. Missile likely to equip all IAF fighters, barring Mirage 2000.

Pakistan ISI is killing Hindus for 45 years. To turn India into a nation at war with itself

At some point, Pakistan’s calculation has been, Hindus will rise in reprisal against their own minorities. That’s a crisis ISI has been conjuring up in India. A nation at war with itself.