Truck Union Hikes Goods Fare

 Himachal This Week, Nahan

The Nalagarh Truck Operator union has increased goods fare in the beginning of new year due to hike in diesel prices. It has increased goods fare by 35 paise per kilometre with new rates implemented immediately. Notably truck union had increased the goods fare by 70 paise per kilometre last month too. The repeated hike in diesel prices and goods fare has increased the worries of industrialists and other businessmen that are already facing the economic slump in the market. Notably, petroleum companies have increased the diesel prices by 97 paise per litre on January 1. Immediately after that country’s one of the biggest truck union at Nalagarh too increased the goods fare by 35 paise per kilometre. The increase in goods fare will definitely result in increase in production rates in local industries, the burden of which will finally fall on customers. There are more than 10,000 trucks in Truck Operator Union, Nalagarh, which are the only medium to transport products manufactured in the industrial area Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalgarh and to transport raw material from outside areas to Himachal. The hike in goods fare will have its direct financial impact in the budget of common people too. Products of daily use from vegetables and fruits to other edible items inside kitchen are bound to get pricey because of increase in goods fare. Transporters said that the operating cost is increasing due to increase in prices of diesel. To compensate this loss, goods fare had to be hiked as per rules, they added. President of Nalagarh Truck Operators Union Vidya Rattan said that goods fare has been increased by 35 paise per kilometre owing to recent hike in diesel prices.

HRTC Offers Discount in Luxury Buses

Himachal This Week, Shimla

Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has decided to provide discount in bus fares in its luxury Volvo buses during New Year. The corporation will provide 15% discount in fares in tempo traveller and Volvo buses from January 15 to January 31. As tourists from all over throng in large numbers to hill state, therefore this decision has been taken to provide them the cheaper and happy transport service. Transport Minister G.S. Bali while talking to media persons said that the discount has been provided in fares in 12 to 18 seater luxury tempo traveller buses started by HRTC in new year. However 50% more fare will be charged in this luxury service of HRTC as compared to ordinary buses. For now discount will be provided in this service on Chandigarh-Manali and Chandigarh-Shimla route.     Besides this discount will be offered in Volvo buses too from January 15 to Janary 31. The routes on which discount will be offered include McLeodgand-Haridwar, Manali-Haridwar, McLeodganj-Delhi, Chintpurni-Delhi and Jawalamukhi-Delhi routes.

Airtel Offers One Year Free 4G Data To New Users

Chandigarh: Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecommunication company, to counter Jio effect has launched a special offer under which it will be offering free data (worth Rs 9,000) for 12 months to customers who switch to Airtel 4G.  Any customer, including existing Airtel customers, upgrading to a new 4G handset can also avail this offer. The offer will be available to customers across India starting January 4 and will close on February 28, 2017. Under this offer, selected customers with prepaid and postpaid connections will get free 3GB data every month till December 31, 2017, with the benefits over and above the pack/plan benefits. For prepaid users, 3GB of free data will be added to their monthly quota of 1GB on a Rs 345 recharge (pack pricing may vary in different circles), making for a total of 4GB of data a month. The pack will also offer free calls (Local + STD). The first time free 3GB data benefit can be availed through My Airtel app and data benefits on subsequent recharges will be instant. The pack benefits will be valid for 28 days and can be availed for a maximum of 13 recharges till December 31, 2017.  For Airtel postpaid users, free 3 GB data per month with be available on all MyPlan Infinity Plans. The 3GB data is in addition to regular plan Infinity plan benefits, which already include free voice calling (Local + STD), free SMS and subscriptions to Wynk Music and Wynk Movies. Postpaid customers can claim this additional data through their MyAirtel App. For instance, the Rs 549 Infinity plan will now  offer unlimited free calling plus 6 GB data (3GB regular data + 3GB free data) per month along with other pack benefits to customers under this offer. Commenting on the newly launched offer, Ajai Puri,  Director – Market Operations, Bharti Airtel, said, “We are inviting customers to experience 4G through the year on India’s fastest network. We are seeing increasing penetration of 4G handsets across the country and believe that this attractive offer will provide an opportunity to more and more customers to enjoy high speed broadband on their devices with Airtel.”

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