Taxi Drivers
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Maharashtra govt mandates Marathi test for auto and taxi drivers as permit review begins in state
Maharashtra | Apr 07, 2026, 03:56 PM ISTMaharashtra has launched a major verification drive for auto and taxi drivers, beginning in Mira Bhayandar, where permits, domicile certificates and Marathi language skills are being examined.
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Why Uber, Ola, Rapido taxi drivers have called for nationwide strike on Feb 7? All you need to know
India | Feb 05, 2026, 11:28 PM ISTUber Ola Rapido strike: The strike has been called by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union with the backing of several national-level labour organisations. The unions say the action is meant to draw urgent attention to what they call unregulated fare practices and unfair working conditions.
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Mumbai to get pod taxi system soon from Mira-Bhayandar to Thane-Ghodbunder, check details here
Maharashtra | Feb 26, 2025, 05:44 PM ISTDesigned for the round-the-clock operation, the new taxi system will include advanced safety features, such as collision avoidance technology and a 25-metre following distance.
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Delhi: Bike taxi drivers write to LG over new scheme after 50,000 riders out of job
Delhi | Nov 25, 2023, 07:24 PM ISTLast month, more than 1,500 bike taxi drivers had written to the LG demanding that they be given the same timeline for conversion to electric vehicles as their counterparts in delivery services.
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Delhi govt provides financial aid of Rs 5,000 to 1.5 lakh auto rickshaw, taxi drivers
India | May 25, 2021, 07:37 PM ISTThe Delhi government on Tuesday disbursed financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to 1.5 lakh drivers of para-transit vehicles like auto rickshaws, taxis and e-rickshaws, etc.
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Auto rickshaw, taxi drivers protest over waiver of road tax, interest on EMIs in Chennai
News | Sep 15, 2020, 07:34 PM ISTHundreds of auto rickshaw and taxi drivers came out on streets in Chennai on September 15.
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Andhra govt releases Rs 10,000 allowance to each of 2.62 lakh auto, taxi drivers
India | Jun 04, 2020, 04:33 PM ISTIn a move to help auto and taxi drivers affected due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday disbursed four months in advance an annual financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to each of the 2.62 lakh beneficiaries under a state welfare scheme.
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Auto, taxi unions in Delhi to go on strike today
India | Oct 22, 2018, 07:36 AM ISTThousands of members of the affiliated associations will also go on strike, he added.
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Mobile app to track errant auto-rickshaw, taxi drivers in the city
India | May 08, 2014, 07:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi Government's Information and Technology department has developed a mobile application to keep a track on errant auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in the city.Using the application, commuters can rate auto and taxi
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Taxi drivers encroach over 100 cr worth SDA land
India | Aug 28, 2013, 12:05 PM ISTSrinagar: Taxi drivers have illegally occupied a prime plot of land worth over Rs 100 crore belonging to Srinagar Development Authority with officials having failed to evict them even after passage of four days. About