Transport  

In a bid to prevent crime against women the Karnataka police have launched a free-ride scheme under which any woman who is alone and unable to find a ride home will be dropped home by a police vehicle at zero cost. The free-of-cost service will be available from 10 pm to 6 am on all days. To ensure women safety Karnataka police have launched a free night pick-and-drop facility for women in the city. Even Sikkim Police has launched a free ride scheme under which any woman is unable to find transport services at night will be dropped home in a Police vehicle free of cost

 

Encouraged by ‘Accessible India Campaign’ launched in 2015 by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Indian Railways have been providing facilities/services to Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan). so as to enable them a barrier free transportation across the Railway network. To make its services more convenient and accessible to differently-abled passengers (Divyangjans) at railway stations, Indian Railways offers the following facilities.

The overall air quality of Delhi and the NCR has entered the ‘Severe’ category. The effective stubble fire counts estimated by SAFAR-integrated multi-satellite methodology have shown decreasing trend and were 740 on November 11, but the transport level wind direction is forecast to be highly favorable for plume intrusion for the next two days, SAFAR stated.

Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said the airport built with Indian assistance marks an important development for the region as well as the whole of Sri Lanka. Alliance Air (the subsidiary of Air India) launched a flight to the airport with invitees from the aviation industry

The Indian Air Force gets its new chief in air chief marshal Rakesh Kumar Bhadauria. He has 4,250 hours of flying experience on 26 types of fighters and transport aircraft and succeeds air marshal BS Dhanoa. 

Transport strike in Delhi after cab aggregators, auto unions and truckers unite in protest against the amended the Motor Vehicles Act. The strike has been called by the United Front of Transport Associations. 
 

A day after Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced Rs 10 lakh as ex gratia to bereaved families, Telangana transport minister P Ajay Kumar, met the kin of those who died in the boat capsize in Godavari river.

Karnataka Congress' trouble shooter and MLA DK Shivakumar has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case after 4 days of grilling. On August 21, former Union minister P Chidambaram was arrested by officials and reportedly transported to CBI headquarters.  

While a Ganesha idol was being transported on a trolley, it came in touch with a live wire. Two persons were electrocuted while several others injured.

Amitabh Bachchan expressed his thoughts at the launch of the Mission Paani campaign in the presence of Nitin Gadkari, minister of road transport and highways

Jammu and Kashmir principal secretary Rohit Kansal said that day-time restrictions have been removed in 69 police station limits. But it can be noted that public transport remained off roads and markets were shut for the 20th day.

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) inducted 163 women from the state to drive its buses under a pilot project.
 

Tickets to the temple town of Tirumala bore the advertisements of Jerusalem pilgrimage creating an uproar in Andhra Pradesh. The transport body's executive director for operations confirmed that this has been brought to their notice and that they are probing into it.
 

New Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has flagged off over 1000 buses in the national capital. Each bus comprises 3 CCTV cameras and a panic button that is directly connected to the Delhi Transport Corporation.