Cruise / Rail / Road

» Shimla to impose Rs 400 in toll tax, entry tax and green tax from June 1

All outside vehicles entering Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) areas would be charged Green Tax of Rs 200 for small vehicles, Rs 300 for utility and large vehicles and Rs 500 from trucks ... Read more

» WBSTC introduces AC buses from Howrah station to Kolkata city

The buses, meant exclusively for train passengers, are arriving and starting from the cabways of the old and new complex ... Read more

» IRCTC to launch special 7 day train tour from Indore to Kathmandu

The train will start from Indore and halt at Raxaul in Bihar from where the passengers would be taken by road to Kathmandu by private operators ... Read more

» 75 touts apprehended at New Delhi rail premises

In the raid, two unauthorised travel agencies were apprehended and 12 tickets were recovered from them ... Read more

» India's longest rail-cum-road bridge nearing completion in Assam

Work on the 4.940-km long Bogibeel rail-cum road bridge connecting Assam with Arunachal Pradesh, was sanctioned in 1997-98 ... Read more

» Air travel agents now book hotels, taxis for survival

While domestic airlines are offering a 3% commission on the basic fare, commissions on foreign flights have almost dried up ... Read more

» Rail Europe aims 22% sales growth in India in 2012

In 2011, 2,62,285 people from India booked passes and point-to-point tickets for rail travel around Europe ... Read more

» UP transport dept. creates online facility for payment of road taxes

Tax collection barriers on the State borders of UP have been causing inconvenience to tourists, MoT wanted them to be shifted to interiors in UP to have freedom of movement for tourists in NCR ... Read more

» Mumbai to soon have a unified smart card for travel across the city

The card can be used to buy tickets for metro, mono and suburban rail and buses, besides paying auto and taxi fares, parking charges and toll ... Read more

» West Bengal govt to develop 65 motels on highways

The motels will have four-pronged facilities with lavatory, rest rooms, bus shelter and restaurant to benefit people in the mid-way ... Read more

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