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Punjab: HC stays single-judge order on regularisation of PRTC workers

The high court bench of justice Sanjay Vashisth passed the order on the plea from PEPSU Road Transport Corporation. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 38 days ago

Finally, Punjab roadways employees end strike

This came as a relief to passengers who had been at the receiving end since the protest began on November 28. (HT File)

Published 222 days ago

PRTC struggling to meet expenses as ₹450 crore Punjab govt dues pending

The PRTC’s daily income is around <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2.35 crores. Of this, around <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.30 crores is from women travelers – which has to be reimbursed by the government under the free women travel scheme, launched by the Congress government in 2021. (HT File)

Published 222 days ago

Punjab Roadways employees agree to call off strike

Union members with the transport minister on Sunday. (HT Photo)

Published 224 days ago

Roadways employees block Kharar-Chandigarh highway, commuters stuck in two-hour jam

The protesters began their march towards Chandigarh around noon but were stopped by Mohali and Chandigarh Police near Max Hospital, close to the city’s entry point (HT File)

Published 286 days ago

Ludhiana: Struck by PRTC bus, 28-year-old woman dies

ASI Om Prakash, the investigating officer, confirmed that an FIR has been registered under Sections 106, 281 and 125 of the BNS against the bus driver. (HT Photo)

Published 323 days ago

Staff awaits May salary as govt fails to reimburse PRTC for free travel of women

The free travel for women has left the state-run Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) in a tight spot, financially. (File)

Published 391 days ago

HC orders release of decade-old medical bills of PRTC staffer

The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed a Punjab government undertaking to release the medical reimbursement amount of an employee, pending for nearly a decade despite sanction by the competent authority. (Shutterstock/ Representational image)

Published 403 days ago

Ludhiana:Private operators bleeding PRTC dry, alleges union

Under the scheme, private operators are paid based on kilometres covered on government-issued permits. (HT File)

Published 412 days ago

Ludhiana: ‘Malfunctioning’ ticket machines a big hassle, say bus conductors

Bus conductors say outdated machines make accurate data entry difficult, as the keys of many machines have become unresponsive. (HT file photo)

Published 501 days ago

PRTC, roadways’ contract staff on three-day strike from January 6

Currently, contractual conductors earn <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>17,000 per month, while drivers receive <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>18,000— significantly lower than regular employees. (HT File)

Updated 555 days ago

No e-payment facility in state-owned buses a hassle for commuters, conductors

A conductor issuing a ticket using electronic ticket machine at Bus Stand in Ludhiana. (Manish/HT)

Published 697 days ago

PRTC losing ₹15 lakh a day due to blocked highways due to farmers’ stir

PRTC buses parked in ISBT in Ludhiana. (HT File)

Updated 869 days ago

Punjab govt yet to pay over ₹3-cr dues to PRTC

The Punjab government is yet to clear the dues of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) amounting to over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 crore. (HT File Photo)

Updated 906 days ago

Truckers’ strike: 200 PRTC buses on interstate routes come to a halt

Heavy rush at a petrol pump following nationwide strike of oil tankers, in Amritsar on Tuesday. (PTI)

Updated 922 days ago

PRTC without top brass for two weeks, work hit

As per the documents accessed by HT, the former PRTC MD was relieved on November 8 for his posting in the central government. Since then, the post of the MD has been lying vacant.

Updated 953 days ago

PRTC starts intrastate Volvo bus services

In a big relief to passengers, the state-run Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) on Friday kickstarted intrastate Volvo services. It is the first time that the Volvo buses will be running on the Chandigarh-Abohar route, which was earlier dominated by private Volvo buses. (HT Photo)

Updated 975 days ago

31-year-old biker crushed under PRTC bus in Patiala

Minutes before the incident, a guard asking the biker to go back as he had taken a wrong route. (HT Photo)

Updated 986 days ago

Volvos on intrastate routes: 2 PRTC luxury buses to ply on Chandigarh-Abohar route

Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) Volvo’s bus.

Updated 988 days ago

{PRTC contractual workers union} Protest rally staged for long pending demands in Ludhiana

PRTC contract workers union, Punjab holding a protest gate rallies at Ludhiana on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

Updated 1104 days ago

Harrowing time for passengers in Punjab as 3,000 govt buses stay off roads

Contractual employees of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC), Punjab Roadways and PUNBUS stage a protest in Bathinda on Tuesday. (HT photo)

Updated 1111 days ago

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