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Bengaluru commuter rants after spending 2-3 hours daily in traffic for work

The commuter also questioned why many companies still insist on full WFO schedules when hybrid options are possible.
Published on Jan 26, 2026 05:59 pm IST

Republic Day 2025 prep, Auto Expo: Delhi, don’t get caught in a jam!

Some routes would be blocked in Delhi due to Republic Day rehearsals. (Photo for representational purposes only)
Published on Jan 17, 2025 11:08 am IST

Dhaka Metro resumes services after protest shutdown: What commuters should know

Passengers arrive at a metro train station in Dhaka on August 25, 2024. Bangladesh's metro railine in the notoriously congested capital Dhaka resumed on August 25, more than a month after it was closed during peak of student-led protests that eventually toppled the government.
Published on Aug 25, 2024 05:36 pm IST

2 cops booked for causing death by negligence

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Updated on Mar 10, 2024 07:36 am IST

Chandimandir toll plaza authorities, bank to cough up 1L for overcharging daily commuter

Himalayan Express Way Limited was told to deposit 80,000 in the account of the poor patient welfare fund (PPWF) as punitive charges. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Sept 26, 2023 12:43 am IST

Mahim Causeway to be widened from 6 lanes to 10 lanes

Mahim Causeway to be widened from 6 lanes to 10 lanes
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 12:45 am IST

After inauguration by PM, over 20,000 take metro ride, PMPML starts feeder bus service

On Wednesday, over 20,000 commuters travelled on the newly opened routes. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 10:57 pm IST

Noida Metro expands parking facilities at five more stations

The Noida Metro had deployed its staff to run parking facilities at Delta 1 and sector 137 Metro stations earlier in April. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 11:46 pm IST

Amit Shah in Bengaluru today: Check traffic restrictions

These traffic regulations will be in place on Friday from 3pm to 7pm. (PTI)
Published on Apr 21, 2023 12:04 pm IST

Bengaluru auto unions' mobile app Namma Yatri in challenge to aggregators

Unions of auto drivers are launching their own apps to combat the work challenges they face while driving for aggregators. (Representative image/HT Archive)
Published on Oct 07, 2022 12:00 pm IST

No masks for commuters in private cars: Delhi govt order

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Wednesday decided to reintroduce the mask mandate, which was lifted on April 2 this year, when Covid-19 infections and the test positivity rate appeared to be falling back to record lows. (HT Photo/Sunil Ghosh)
Updated on Apr 23, 2022 05:27 am IST

Widening of Ludhiana’s BRS Nagar Canal bridge: Taken by surprise, commuters fume over bottleneck

A bottleneck has been created on the site with two-lane traffic diverted to a single bridge. Earlier, only one-way traffic was allowed on both bridges.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 10:53 pm IST

114 commuters penalised for violating norms as DMRC resumes full services

The DMRC said around 200 passengers were counselled for not wearing face masks properly.
Published on Sept 13, 2020 10:26 am IST

No end to commuters’ woes in Bengal as limited number of buses hit streets

Bus operators’ associations said that drivers and helpers experienced hiccups in some pockets, where a large number of people were waiting to board buses.
Published on Jun 09, 2020 04:11 pm IST

Commuters suffer as cab fares surge in Chandigarh

Cab drivers working with app-based aggregators protesting at Dussehra Ground in Phase 8, Mohali, on Monday.
Published on Feb 04, 2020 12:44 am IST

Commuters face inconvenience as buses remain off roads in Telangana as strike enters 2nd day

Buses stand at as TSRTC employees are on an indefinite strike demanding fulfilment of various demands including RTC merger with the Government, in Hyderabad.
Published on Oct 07, 2019 09:54 am IST

BEST app does not show time table, stops, say commuters

When HT used the app, it found that the time table option in the application did not work.
Updated on Sept 15, 2019 03:14 am IST

Commuters to get real time traffic updates from Google

Based on information shared by the Gurugram traffic police, Google will update its maps immediately,” said Subhash Boken, public relation officer of the Gurugram police.
Updated on Sept 12, 2019 11:34 am IST

To make travel easier for Mumbai commuters, BEST to launch mobile app soon

BEST has geo-mapped nearly 6,000 bus stops and over 400 bus routes. BEST operates over 3,100 buses on these routes which ferry nearly 30 lakh passengers every day.
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 09:17 pm IST

After trains new railway network stopped during downpour, commuters want better service

Mudslide between Belapur and Targhar led to local services on Belapur-Kharkopar line being suspended for the entire day on Wednesday, affecting more than 7,000 commuters who travel on the route.
Updated on Sept 06, 2019 02:50 am IST

BEST’s fare cut brings back commuters to buses in Mumbai

Picture for representation only.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 12:02 am IST

Fewer trains on Mumbai’s Central Railway hassle commuters

At Thane railway station: After a day of mayhem and staying indoors, Mumbaiites stepped out for work on Wednesday, only to be greeted with more chaos.
Updated on Jul 04, 2019 01:11 am IST

Roofless Thane station adds to commuters’ woes this monsoon

A section of Thane station’s platform number 2 with the roof missing, which leads to water gushing down during rain.
Published on Jun 16, 2019 12:16 am IST

Road traffic goes haywire as stranded commuters try to hail cabs and autos

Delhi Traffic Police said between 9.30am and 1.30pm, when the Metro services were down, over 58 complaints of traffic jams in south Delhi were received by the department’s helpline.
Published on May 22, 2019 04:13 am IST

Delhi cops, truckers offer rides to commuters stuck after snag on Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line

People crowd into a four wheeler as an alternative after metro service operations on the Yellow Line were hit at around 9:30 am due to the breakdown of overhead wires between Sultanpur station and Qutub Minar Metro station
Updated on May 22, 2019 07:23 am IST

CR mega block: trains delayed, overcrowded, say commuters

Mega Block on Central Line at Parel Station in Mumbai
Published on May 20, 2019 04:31 am IST

Two more held in Gurugram for robbing commuters in ‘shared cabs’

Suspects, Sumit, 26, and Sandeep, 24, both from Ghaziabad, were arrested on Thursday night from DLF Phase 2 when they were looking for their next victim.
Published on Mar 16, 2019 12:59 am IST

Commuters robbed in Gurugram despite police vigil

The two cases took the total number of such cases in the city to 19 since the start of this year. The incidents took place at Atlas Chowk and Hero Honda Chowk, when the victims were looking for a ride back home.
Published on Mar 14, 2019 03:33 am IST