on-duty

Also found in: Idioms.

adj.

performing or available for duties; as, her on-duty hours were 11p.m. to 7 a.m.. Opposite of off-duty.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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LAHORE -- City traffic police on Friday arrested a van driver for offering bribe to an on-duty traffic officer in Shera Kot.

Driver arrested for bribing traffic officer

Instead, the exemption will allow Transco drivers to comply with the 30-minute rest break requirement while performing on-duty, non-driving tasks.

McLane Subsidiary Exempted From 30-Minute Rest Rule

The existing regulations limit long-haul truckers to 11 hours of driving time within a 14-hour on-duty window.

U.S moves to relax drive-time truck rules

The proposal would extend the on-duty period to 14 hours and increase the distance limit to 150 miles.

Trucking Rules

However, the administration of the hospital claimed that the on-duty doctor attended the patient timely.

Dir residents protest 'negligence' of doctor

Syed Kaleem Imam on the occasion also distributed six motorbikes among those personnel who got disabled and wounded on-duty. Assistant Inspector General of Police (Welfare) Dr Muhammad Rizwan Ahmed Khan said on the occasion that the helpline aimed at to assist the widows, families of martyrs and other employees of police.

Sindh Police launches helpline for employees' welfare

Syed Kaleem Imam on the occasion also distributed six motorbikes among those personnel which got disabled and wounded on-duty. Assistant Inspector General of Police (Welfare) Dr Muhammad Rizwan Ahmed Khan said on the occasion that the help line aimed at to assist the widows, families of martyrs and other employees of police.

Sindh Police launches helpline for employees' welfare - Press Note issued by Sindh Police

Summary: Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 30 (ANI): A man was booked here for allegedly kissing an on-duty policeman during the Bonalu festival procession on Sunday.

Hyderabad: Man booked for kissing on-duty cop

He added that when the on-duty policemen tried to stop the men from entering the area, the men starting firing and adding that when the police retaliated, the men blew themselves up.

Policeman martyred, three terrorists killed in Loralai attack

He inspected the security of the churches and directed the on-duty police personnel to keep vigilant during duty and check all the visitors thoroughly.

RPO visits churches, shrines to check security

Summary: Prosecutors accused him of physically assaulting an on-duty police officer and taking drugs.

Drug addict bites Dubai cop's hand, gets acquitted on appeal

Izmir's Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had earlier issued arrest warrants for 20 suspects, including 17 on-duty soldiers, as part of a probe of infiltration of the Turkish Armed Forces by the terror group, according to Anadolu Agency (AA).