Fuel comprises almost 60 per cent of the expenditure and the escalating diesel price has left them in the lurch...

Fare hike based on 50 per cent occupancy rule, explains association chief...

New rates coming soon, a Ranchi-Khunti ride already costs Rs 60...

No question of resuming services now, notes Champai Soren; cites rising Covid cases...

Of the 21,000-odd private buses across Bengal, around 7,000 used to ply in Calcutta and its adjoining areas before the lockdown was imposed in March...

Operators rue district administration hadn't paid them for transporting migrant workers during lockdown...

Some refuse to join work fearing the coronavirus...

A large number of private buses was visible on the roads since early morning across the city, according to commuters...

Operators say the assurance placated a large number of them and they have promised to bring out their buses by Friday...

Still hopeful, Mamata gives a day...