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    Prtc News

    Punjab: HC blow to 2,000 PRTC outsourced workers seeking job regularisation

    The employees were hired through private firm SS Service Providers over a period of 10-12 years and were seeking job regularisation, citing the length of their service. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Cities
    Published 2 days ago

    Free ride, empty coffers: PRTC reels under ₹284-cr cash crunch

    The cash crunch has raised concerns over the corporation’s ability to meet salary, pensions and other statutory payments. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 11 days ago

    Ludhiana: Transport workers threaten to shut bus depot

    Union alleges repeated changes are hurting state-run bus operations, benefiting private operators. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 18 days ago

    Punjab Roadways, PRTC staff call off strike after govt assurance

    PRTC employees’ union vice-president Sukhwinder Singh said that the agitation has only been suspended and not withdrawn. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 39 days ago

    Punjab: Seeking regular jobs, public bus staff begin 3-day strike

    Contractual employees during a protest at the Bathinda bus depot on Monday. (HT photo)
    Cities
    Published 40 days ago

    Contractual staff strike likely to disrupt bus services in Punjab on June 10

    The strike has been called by the Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS and PRTC Contract Workers Union. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 95 days ago

    PRTC launches Volvo service on Chandigarh-Bathinda route

    The Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has launched its intra-state Volvo bus service, providing a significant relief for local travellers. The service debuted on the Chandigarh–Bathinda route. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 138 days ago

    Fleet boost: Punjab govt to roll out 1,265 new buses, says Cheema

    Punjab transport minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the new buses will significantly improve connectivity across the state. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 153 days ago

    Punjab govt faces heat over inducting Rajastan-fabricated buses into PRTC fleet

    Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann had recently flagged off the newly inducted 250 buses that were fabricated in Rajasthan. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 154 days ago

    Ludhiana: Contractual workers’ strike leaves commuters in lurch for second day

    Commuters stranded at bus stand on Thursday amid contractual workers’ strike in Ludhiana. (Manish/Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 212 days ago

    Punjab: Bus services resume as contractual employees call off strike

    Commuters stranded at the Ludhiana bus stand on Thursday before the strike was called off. (Manish/HT)
    Cities
    Published 212 days ago

    Ludhiana: Contractual workers’ union announce partial strike on February 11

    The protest was organised by the Punjab Roadways, Punbus, and PRTC contract workers union (25/11). (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 215 days ago

    Ludhiana: Contract bus staff announce statewide strike on Feb 12

    The workers are also demanding regularisation of services, timely payment of salaries and withdrawal of the contract system. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 230 days ago

    Ludhiana: Had to wait for long hours to get buses, say travellers

    Passengers waiting for buses in Ludhiana on Thursday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
    Cities
    Published 247 days ago

    Ludhiana: Punjab Roadways, PRTC Contractual Workers end strike: Buses back on roads after 4 days, commuters heave a sigh of relief

    Commuters board a bus at ISBT in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 284 days ago

    ‘Demands unmet’: Roadways contract staff to continue strike in Punjab

    Around 22 PRTC employees have been arrested—in Patiala and Sangrur—on serious charges, including attempted murder (HT file)
    Cities
    Published 285 days ago

    Ludhiana: Row over KM scheme: Commuters left in a lurch as more than 140 buses stay off roads during strike

    Stranded commuters at the ISBT in Ludhiana on Sunday. (Manish/HT)
    Cities
    Published 286 days ago

    Strike against Kilometre Scheme: PRTC acts tough, sacks 22 contractual employees, issues notice to 1,100

    Commuters board a private bus, a day after a strike by PRTC contractual workers over detainment of their leaders by police, at a bus stand, in Patiala, on Saturday. (PTI)
    Cities
    Published 287 days ago

    Despite employees’ protest, PRTC to hire buses under ‘Kilometre scheme’

    Contractual transport workers staging a protest in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Manish/HT)
    Cities
    Published 287 days ago

    Ludhina: Day 2 of Punjab Roadways, PRTC contractual workers union stir: Commuters bear the brunt as over 130 buses stay off roads

    Commuters stranded at the ISBT in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Manish/HT)
    Cities
    Published 287 days ago

    PRTC, Punjab Roadways contractual staff go on strike, commuters hassled

    A gridlock outside the ISBT as private bus operators parked their vehicle on the road, to allow commuters to board, as the gates of the bus stand were closed due to the protest in Ludhiana on Friday ; (right) police disperse the agitators from the city bus stand. (Gurpreet Singh/Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 288 days ago

    Punjab Roadways, PRTC staff protest turns violent, Dhuri SHO suffers burns

    A video grab of Punjab Police personnel rushing to the rescue of Dhuri station house officer Jasvir Singh, who suffered burns after his uniform caught fire during the clash with protesters, outside the Sangrur bus stand on Friday morning. Some of the protesters were carrying bottles of petrol while sitting atop buses.
    Cities
    Updated 288 days ago

    Commuters hit as roadways, PRTC contractual staff strike

    People wait for buses at the New Bus Terminal, in Patiala on Monday. (PTI)
    Cities
    Published 299 days ago

    Bus strike halts services in Ludhiana for 12th time this year

    Contractual workers of Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC staging a protest at the Ludhiana bus stand on Monday. (Manish/HT)
    Cities
    Published 299 days ago

    Ludhiana: Commuters irked as protesters block Ludhiana-Delhi highway

    Contractual workers of Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC block the Sherpur Chowk in Ludhiana on Thursday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
    Cities
    Published 324 days ago

    Ludhiana: Punjab Roadways, PRTC staff threaten state-wide protest over kilometre scheme

    The workers noted that the state transport department is preparing to open tenders for kilometre scheme buses under Punjab Roadways on October 23. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 328 days ago

    Ludhiana: 2-hr shutdown paralyses ISBT, causes traffic snarls

    Stranded commuters scrambling to find alternative transport at the bus stand in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 333 days ago

    Ludhiana: Punjab Roadways, PRTC contract workers protest over salary delay

    Contractual employees protesting against the state government at ISBT in Ludhiana on Wednesday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
    Cities
    Published 367 days ago

    Protest from 12 pm to 2 pm: Nearly 3,000 Punjab Roadways, PRTC buses to stay off roads for two hours today

    The protesting workers have warned of escalating their agitation if salaries are not disbursed regularly going forward. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 368 days ago

    Ludhiana: Roadways contractual staff warn of indefinite statewide protest

    Contractual workers of Punjab Roadways, Punbus and PRTC during a protest at the Ludhiana bus stand on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 445 days ago
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