A flash 'taxi strike', called by a handful of miscreants who damaged taxis across Mumbai, added to the Monday blues of the harried commuters in the metropolis.Nearly 80 taxis were reportedly damaged, allegedly by fellow cab drivers who were protesting against Home Minister R R Patil's 'decision' to increase the fine for not wearing an uniform from Rs 100 to Rs 300. It was later revealed that Patil had not taken any such decision.
The state governments of Karnataka and Maharashtra have also moved to exert more control on app-based taxi aggregators.
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The strike has received complete support across the city and approximately 55,000 taxis and 1.5 lakh rickshaws stayed off the roads on Thursday, union leader Sharad Rao told PTI. The union said the phasing out of the existing taxis, a majority of which are of the Premier Padmini make, was wrong since the emission norms prescribed were being met by the vehicles.
The employees called off the strike following government's assurance of a salary hike
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In a security breach at the Mumbai airport, a speeding private taxi entered the restricted service road in the operations area on Thursday morning, triggering an alarm before the vehicle was intercepted.
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The mega block, which started at Thursday midnight, has affected the suburban services on CR's main corridor, causing inconvenience to lakhs of office-goers.
Under fire for his government's decision to give licenses only to those taxi drivers who know Marathi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday backtracked, saying taxi drivers should know any local language, including Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati. The Congress-Nationalist Congress Party government on Wednesday decided to give new taxi licenses to only those persons who are well versed in Marathi and have resided in the state for at least 15 years.
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The situation in Mumbai, paralysed by the motormen's strike, just got worse as 40 per cent of the city taxis stayed off the roads on Tuesday. In addition nearly 1,700 drivers of the privately-run Meru Cabs also went on strike to demand better wages.
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It's good news for women in Mumbai. A new, all-woman taxi service was launched on Sunday, to cater primarily to women travellers.
Uber said it is conducting a full audit of its verification, rider feedback and support processes apart from assessing its driver screening processes, Ola is getting GPS installed in all its partner taxis.
The accident took place around 9.15am, when nine members of the Gujarat-based family were headed to Mumbadevi temple in south Mumbai in a taxi.
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It is the end of the road for diesel taxis including those run by aggregators like Ola and Uber in Delhi and National Capital Region.
Ironically, amid these struggles, interest in these taxi services has grown, as concerns over women's safety have escalated.
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There are about 600,000 taxis in India, generating combined annual revenue of about Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion).
Commuters in Mumbai faced a harrowing time as auto-rickshaws and taxis drivers attached with 'Swabhiman Union' began a day-long strike in the metro city on Monday morning to press for their demands.
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"I have injuries on face, leg and hand. I have two broken teeth as well," the victim, who went unconscious after the attack, claimed. The man was then taken to Alfred Hospital by the police, who informed his family. The man was discharged on Monday, a family member told PTI
The chief executive officer of an artificial intelligence start-up allegedly killed her four-year-old son at a service apartment in Goa and stuffed his body in a bag before taking it to neighbouring Karnataka in a taxi, the police said on Tuesday.
The Delhi Police on Friday filed a first information report (FIR) under sections related to death by negligence after the collapse of the roof of Delhi airport's Terminal-1 killed one person and injured six others.
The Maharashtra government's decision to phase out the old ubiquitous black and yellow premier padmini taxis that are more than 25 year old in the country's financial capital has given automobile companies, which are facing declining sales due to the economic slowdown, a reason to smile.
