Hyderabad: Hit by free bus travel, auto unions seek compensation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad: Hit by free bus travel, auto unions seek compensation

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Hundreds of auto-rickshaw drivers, along with trade unions such as AITUC, Auto Owners Association, BRTU and CITU staged a mass protest at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park on Tuesday. Satthi Reddy, general secretary, Telangana Auto-Drivers Samakhya, told TNIE: “Due to restrictions on buying new autos in the city, drivers are purchasing vehicles in other districts and running them within GHMC limits”. Additional demands included a hike in auto-metre charges, scrapping the Central Vehicle Motor Act 2019, pension for drivers over 50, government coverage of third-party insurance premiums, and an increase in accidental insurance coverage to Rs 10 lakh, also extending to the families of deceased drivers. He accused the government of creating situations that have driven auto-drivers to suicide and urged the government to fulfill irs pre-election promise, including Rs 1,000 per month for drivers and establishment of a welfare board in the next Assembly session.

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Chennai auto strike: Autorickshaw drivers’ unions stage protest demanding revision of fares
1 week, 3 days ago

Chennai auto strike: Autorickshaw drivers’ unions stage protest demanding revision of fares

The Hindu  

A section of commuters in Chennai were affected by the strike called by various autorickshaw trade unions on Wednesday, putting forth their demands, including the revision of auto fares. While a group of auto trade unions under the banner of Tamil Nadu Auto, Call Taxi Drivers Association Federation protested at Rajarathinam stadium in Egmore, another group, Federation of Tamil Nadu …

Minister Ganesh Kumar to meet auto drivers today as protest intensifies
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Minister Ganesh Kumar to meet auto drivers today as protest intensifies

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: With protests escalating over the enforcement of the ‘No Meter, Free Ride’ stickers in auto rickshaws, Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar is set to meet drivers’ unions on Monday to address their concerns. A week into the implementation of the Motor Vehicle Department’s directive, auto rickshaw drivers have strongly opposed the move, calling it impractical and unfair. According …

Telangana Auto Drivers Demand Welfare Board, Fare Hike
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Auto Drivers Demand Welfare Board, Fare Hike

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Auto Drivers Association staged protests across the state, demanding measures for the their welfare. HPV vaccination drive launched Telangana must become a cancer-free state, said A. Nirmala Kanthi Wesley, director of women development and child welfare, addressing an event conducted on International Childhood Cancer Day on Saturday. Speaking about TIHN’s impact, Baba Ramdev said, “India has …

Telangana gig workers’ union urges govt. to protect local drivers’ livelihoods
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Telangana gig workers’ union urges govt. to protect local drivers’ livelihoods

The Hindu  

Hyderabad The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union, on Thursday, urged the government to crack the whip on vehicles operating illegally. In a letter to IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu, the union stated that cabs associated with ride-hailing apps from other states are plying on city roads illegally. The union demanded that the government instruct ride-hailing apps as well as …

AITUC demands welfare board for unorganised transport workers, drivers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

AITUC demands welfare board for unorganised transport workers, drivers

The Hindu  

Members of All India Trade Union Congress Auto and Transport Workers Association staged a protest here on Wednesday demanding welfare board for the unorganised drivers and transport workers. As drivers were paid very little due to various reasons, the children of the drivers and transport workers should be provided assistance for their education, he added. The heavy fine imposed on …

Ludhiana: Roadways’ contractual employees protest, demand regularisation
3 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Roadways’ contractual employees protest, demand regularisation

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Roadways Punbus PRTC Contract Workers’ Union held a rally at Ludhiana gate bus depot on Wednesday, demanding regularisation of their jobs and an end to the contractor system in the state’s transport department. Punjab Roadways Punbus PRTC Contract Workers’ Union staging a rally at Ludhiana gate bus depot on Wednesday. Addressing the gathering, the union general secretary Shamsher Singh …

BRS leaders drive autos to Telangana Assembly, demand relief for auto drivers
3 months, 1 week ago

BRS leaders drive autos to Telangana Assembly, demand relief for auto drivers

India Today  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders, led by working president KT Rama Rao, drove auto rickshaws to the Telangana Legislative Assembly today, protesting the government’s failure to fulfill promises made to auto drivers. The leaders, including KTR and former ministers Vemula Prashanth Reddy and T Padma Rao Goud, dressed in auto driver uniforms, rallied from the MLA Quarters to the Assembly in …

Hyderabad will get 3,000 e-buses shortly, says CM Revanth
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad will get 3,000 e-buses shortly, says CM Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Addressing the gathering during the Praja Palana Vijayotsavalu celebrations at NTR Marg, the Chief Minister unveiled his vision for introducing modernised, efficient, and sustainable transport in Telangana and said that there won’t be any diesel-run buses within the Outer Ring Road. Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar, who was instrumental in getting the Telangana statehood Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha, is …

Mahalakshmi free bus scheme saves Telangana women ₹ 1,177 crores in four months
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mahalakshmi free bus scheme saves Telangana women ₹ 1,177 crores in four months

The Hindu  

The Mahalakshmi free bus ride scheme, launched by the Congress government in Telangana, has emerged as a beacon of financial relief for women and transgender persons across the State, collectively saving them ₹1,177 crore in just four months, according to official sources. Under the Mahalakshmi scheme, girls, women and transgender persons of all ages, who are domiciled in Telangana, can …

Telangana: Teething troubles plague Mahalakshmi free bus travel scheme, bus diversion worsens overcrowding
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana: Teething troubles plague Mahalakshmi free bus travel scheme, bus diversion worsens overcrowding

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: “If someone falls down, who is responsible? If cases are booked, who is responsible?” asked a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation driver in a video doing rounds on social media. The video has elicited various responses from netizens on the 'Mahalakshmi free bus travel for women' scheme. As per the Corporation, a staggering three crore women travelled in TSRTC …

Karnataka truck drivers to go on indefinite strike from January 17
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka truck drivers to go on indefinite strike from January 17

Hindustan Times  

Truck drivers across Karnataka will go on an indefinite strike starting from January 17, announced the Federation of Karnataka Lorry Owners’ Association on Saturday. The strike is to protest against the stringent laws for hit-and-run cases under the new Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita Karnataka truck drivers to go on indefinite strike from January 17 Speaking to reporters, C Naveen Reddy, president …

Truck drivers strike: Rahul Gandhi takes ‘Shehanshah Ke Farmaan’ dig at govt
1 year, 2 months ago

Truck drivers strike: Rahul Gandhi takes ‘Shehanshah Ke Farmaan’ dig at govt

Live Mint  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the strike by transporters over the increase in punishment under the hit-and-run provisions of the new criminal code. Rahul Gandhi said the law was enacted when 150 MPs were suspended from the Parliament and the government has forgotten the difference between 'emperor's directive' and ‘justice.’ The remarks by the Congress …

Rahul Gandhi's ‘Shehanshah Ke Farmaan’ jibe at Centre over truck drivers protest
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's ‘Shehanshah Ke Farmaan’ jibe at Centre over truck drivers protest

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the Narendra Modi government over the strike by transporters over the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita's provisions on road accident. While more than 150 MPs were suspended, Shahenshah in Parliament enacted a law against drivers, the backbone of the Indian economy, which could have fatal consequences,” Gandhi posted on social media platform X. …

Truckers’ protest: Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to meet AITC representatives today
1 year, 2 months ago

Truckers’ protest: Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to meet AITC representatives today

Live Mint  

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will hold a meeting with the representatives of All India Transport Congress in New Delhi at 7 p.m. on Tuesday amid a nationwide strike of drivers and truckers against the stringent hit-and-run provision under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, news agency ANI reported. “It is informed that various bus drivers are also joining the movement …

Municipal workers on contract launch statewide protest in Andhra Pradesh demanding fair deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Municipal workers on contract launch statewide protest in Andhra Pradesh demanding fair deal

The Hindu  

Over 8,000 municipal and engineering department workers on contract participated in demonstrations across the State on the first day of their indefinite protest on Tuesday. Municipal Workers and Employees’ Federation general secretary K. Umamaheswara Rao said their main demands included regularisation of services, a salary of ₹18,500 to Clean Andhra Pradesh vehicle drivers and welfare benefits to all workers. “Many …

Auto drivers in Vijayawada support counterparts in Telangana, seek compensation for fares lost to free bus ride scheme
1 year, 3 months ago

Auto drivers in Vijayawada support counterparts in Telangana, seek compensation for fares lost to free bus ride scheme

The Hindu  

Autorickshaw drivers of the International Federation of Trade Unions, affiliated to CPI, on Saturday staged a demonstration at Dharna Chowk in Vijayawada extending their support to their counterparts in Telangana who have reportedly been affected by the free bus ride scheme of the Congress government there. The Revanth Reddy government had introduced the Maha Lakshmi scheme, which provides free travel …

Youth protests for men's reservation in RTC buses
1 year, 3 months ago

Youth protests for men's reservation in RTC buses

Deccan Chronicle  

Nizamabad: Vexed by the non-availability of seats in TSRTC buses due to the recently launched free travel for women under the Maha Lakshmi scheme by the Congress government, a youngster staged a protest at the Armoor bus stand demanding reservation for male passengers in the buses. The protester, identified as Vasu, a resident of Armoor, obstructed the Warangal-bound RTC bus …

Rahul, Priyanka to Kick Off Bus Yatra in Mulugu, Discuss Local Issues
1 year, 5 months ago

Rahul, Priyanka to Kick Off Bus Yatra in Mulugu, Discuss Local Issues

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will flag off the TPCC’s bus yatra at the Ramappa temple in Mulugu, with the campaign strategy centred around raking up local issues that resonate with voters, party sources said on Monday. “A bus yatra played a key role in bringing Congress to power in Karnataka and the same will …

Private bus owners in Odisha on indefinite strike from Oct 10
1 year, 5 months ago

Private bus owners in Odisha on indefinite strike from Oct 10

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: The All Odisha Bus Owners’ Association has called for an indefinite strike across the state from October 10 over various demands. The association has called for the strike accusing the state government of being callous towards their demands and showing no intent to sort out the issue through discussion, informed general secretary of the bus owner’s body, Debendra Kumar …

Private transporters’ strike: Protestors attack non-participant cab drivers, bike taxi riders
1 year, 6 months ago

Private transporters’ strike: Protestors attack non-participant cab drivers, bike taxi riders

The Hindu  

Agitated protestors, who were demonstrating in support of the strike called by Federation of Karnataka State Private Transport Association, vented their ire on bike taxi drivers, cab drivers, and other autorickshaw drivers who did not participate in the strike on Monday. According to an official release, the west division police registered seven cases against the violators and were yet to …

Private transporters call off strike after meeting Transport Minister B. Ramalinga Reddy in Bengaluru
1 year, 6 months ago

Private transporters call off strike after meeting Transport Minister B. Ramalinga Reddy in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Private transport operators called off their strike following assurances by Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy to address their concerns and demands. On September 11, most autorickshaws, cabs and private buses stayed off roads in Bengaluru in response to a call by Federation of Karnataka State Private Transport Association. Nataraj Sharma, president of the Federation, said, “Unless we get a written guarantee …

Karnataka bus set on fire as Maratha quota protest turns violent in Jalna
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka bus set on fire as Maratha quota protest turns violent in Jalna

India Today  

Agitators set a Karnataka passenger bus on fire after protests for the Maratha reservation in the Jalna district of central Maharashtra turned violent on Friday, leading to several people, including at least 12 police personnel, getting injured. As the police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the agitating protesters, they hurled stones at the police and set buses on fire, including …

Private buses, auto, taxis unions withdraw strike call on July 27 after meeting minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Private buses, auto, taxis unions withdraw strike call on July 27 after meeting minister

The Hindu  

Bengaluru The private transport unions and federations on Monday withdrew the call for a strike on July 27 after meeting Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy. Earlier, opposing the Shakti scheme, which offers free rides for women in non-premium bus services of the road transport corporations, 23 private transport unions and federations had decided to call for a Bengaluru bandh, where no …

Karnataka transport minister calls private bus and taxi unions for a meeting ahead of strike on July 27
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka transport minister calls private bus and taxi unions for a meeting ahead of strike on July 27

Hindustan Times  

After various private transport unions revealed their plans to conduct a strike on July 27, the Karnataka government has called for a meeting with representatives of various unions on Monday. The government is likely to discuss their issues and listen to the demands in the meeting which will be chaired by Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy. Karnataka transport minister calls …

K'taka's auto unions and private bus operators likely to go on a strike on July 27: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

K'taka's auto unions and private bus operators likely to go on a strike on July 27: Report

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru’s private bus owners along with auto and taxi driver associations are likely to call for strike in the city on July 27, reported The Times of India. The associations demand the Karnataka government to extend the Shakti scheme to the private players who have been reportedly facing losses ever since the free bus travel for women was launched. K'taka's …

Power employees' maha dharna gets overwhelming response
2 years ago

Power employees' maha dharna gets overwhelming response

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: For the first time in the history of the state electricity sector, electricity employees staged a maha dharna in front of Vidyut Soudha on Friday demanding a pay revision commission and resolving problems of artisans'. Coming under the aegis of Telangana power employees’ joint action committee, employees from all 10 undivided districts took part in the agitation. Hundreds of …

Hyderabad Police books Renuka Chowdhury, 200 others for 'unlawful assembling' at protest site in Telangana
2 years, 9 months ago

Hyderabad Police books Renuka Chowdhury, 200 others for 'unlawful assembling' at protest site in Telangana

India TV News  

Hyderabad Police books Renuka Chowdhury, 200 others for 'unlawful assembling' at protest site in Telangana Several Congress workers and leaders were detained by the police, and in an attempt to avoid detention Chowdhury was seen engaging in a heated argument with a policeman as she held his collar, earlier in the day. Highlights Renuka Chowdhury was seen engaging in a …

Locals tired of auto drivers refusing rides in Hyderabad
2 years, 9 months ago

Locals tired of auto drivers refusing rides in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Getting an autorickshaw is becoming an arduous affair in the city. Although autorickshaw drivers lament a fall in patronage, it has often been noticed that many of them confirm a ride through app-based platforms only to cancel the trip within no time, leaving the passengers in the lurch. IT professional Rahul Pranay Kumar said “to engage an auto for …

Delhi: Few auto drivers thrashed for operating rickshaws amid ongoing strike in Uttam Nagar
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi: Few auto drivers thrashed for operating rickshaws amid ongoing strike in Uttam Nagar

India Today  

Amid the strike of auto-rickshaw, cab and taxi unions in the national capital on Monday, a few auto drivers were thrashed for operating rickshaws during the protest in the Uttam Nagar area of Delhi. They were thrashed by the protesting auto drivers for going about their daily business instead of joining the strike. However, members of the auto drivers’ union …

Odisha: Thousands of Drivers Slam Brakes on Bhubaneswar, Protest for Security, Insurance Cover
2 years, 11 months ago

Odisha: Thousands of Drivers Slam Brakes on Bhubaneswar, Protest for Security, Insurance Cover

News 18  

Thousands of members of the Odisha Drivers’ Association on Monday launched an overnight protest at Master Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar demanding security and insurance cover for death due to accidents. The protesters alleged that although their association had organised a massive rally in the state capital a few months ago and submitted a memorandum of their demands to the government, …

Bus Services Affected in Haryana, Tamil Nadu as Employees Join Bharat Bandh Strike; Commuters Face Tough Time
3 years ago

Bus Services Affected in Haryana, Tamil Nadu as Employees Join Bharat Bandh Strike; Commuters Face Tough Time

News 18  

Public transport services were affected in Haryana on Monday as the Roadways employees joined the two-day nationwide strike call given by a joint forum of the central trade unions to protest against the Centre’s alleged wrong policies that are affecting farmers, workers and people. Sarbat Singh Punia, a leader of the joint front of 10 unions of roadways employees, said …

Farmers’ protest | We will block highways on February 6, say farmer leaders
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers’ protest | We will block highways on February 6, say farmer leaders

The Hindu  

Farmer leaders heading the agitation against the three farm laws on Monday announced to block the national and State highways across the country on February 6 in support of their demands. Making the announcement, Balbir Singh Rajewal, who heads a faction of the Bharatiya Kisan Union in Punjab, accused the government of repression by blocking roads around the protest sites, …

Protests against farm laws intensify in Punjab, Karnataka; tractor set on fire in Delhi, Amarinder Singh stages sit-in agitation
4 years, 6 months ago

Protests against farm laws intensify in Punjab, Karnataka; tractor set on fire in Delhi, Amarinder Singh stages sit-in agitation

Firstpost  

Farmers’ organisations continued protests even as President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent to all the three contentious farm bills passed by the Parliament on 20 September Protests against the newly-implemented farm laws passed by the Parliament and Karnataka Assembly intensified as a tractor was set on fire near Delhi’s India Gate on Monday. Legal action is being taken in the …

Farmers’ Protests LIVE Updates: Farmers Go Shirtless at Punjab 'Rail Roko'; 70 RLD Workers Booked in UP
4 years, 6 months ago

Farmers’ Protests LIVE Updates: Farmers Go Shirtless at Punjab 'Rail Roko'; 70 RLD Workers Booked in UP

News 18  

Farmers’ Protests LIVE Updates: Squatting on a railway track in Punjab’s Amritsar as part of their ‘rail roko’ protest, a group of farmers affiliated with the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee went shirtless in protest against the three agri-marketing bills passed recently by Parliament. The most widespread protests were in Punjab and Haryana, but demonstrations were also reported from Uttar Pradesh, …

Thousands gather once again in Hyderabad to protest against CAA/NRC
5 years, 2 months ago

Thousands gather once again in Hyderabad to protest against CAA/NRC

Live Mint  

A massive rally, in which thousands of people once again gathered in protests to protest agains the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, was held in Hyderabad’s Old City on Friday afternoon. The rally was held from the Mir Alam Eidgah to the Shastripurm grounds, where AIMIM chief and member of Lok Sabha from the Hyderabad seat …

Chandrasekhar Rao says no talks, wants bus services restored by October 21
5 years, 5 months ago

Chandrasekhar Rao says no talks, wants bus services restored by October 21

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Making it clear that that the government would not recognise the “illegal and unlawful strike” under any circumstances, and that there was no question of having talks with those on strike, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday instructed officials to make arrangements to restore the RTC buses services in their entirety. Mr Rao asked RTC officials to appoint …

Indian Youth Congress take to the streets to protest Motor Vehicle act amendments
5 years, 6 months ago

Indian Youth Congress take to the streets to protest Motor Vehicle act amendments

India TV News  

The Indian Youth Congress on Wednesday held a protest against the amendments in the Motor Vehicles Act and demanded reduction of hefty fines against traffic violators. Alleging that the registered number of vehicles caught violating traffic rules gets uploaded on a website, the protestors said the open use of the 'challan' portal was an invasion on the privacy of common …

Public transport drivers strike in Delhi over higher fines
5 years, 6 months ago

Public transport drivers strike in Delhi over higher fines

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Commuters in India’s capital faced difficulties Thursday as much of the city’s public transportation, including private buses, auto-rickshaws and some ride-hailing services, remained off the roads to protest a sharp increase in traffic fines under a new law. The government hopes the new Motor Vehicles Act will bring order to India’s chaotic roads with an almost tenfold …

Mumbai bus strike enters Day 3: Lakhs of commuters face the heat as BEST employees continue protest
6 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai bus strike enters Day 3: Lakhs of commuters face the heat as BEST employees continue protest

Firstpost  

Nearly 32,000 BEST employees are on an indefinite strike since Tuesday over various demands, including higher salaries and merger of the budget of the loss-making undertaking with that of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai: There seems to be no end to woes of lakhs of commuters in Mumbai as an indefinite strike by employees of the city’s civic transport undertaking …

Bharat Bandh LIVE: Bengalureans Hit as Protesters Block Roads, Disrupt Karnataka Bus Services
6 years, 2 months ago

Bharat Bandh LIVE: Bengalureans Hit as Protesters Block Roads, Disrupt Karnataka Bus Services

News 18  

Bharat Bandh LIVE: Bengaluru commuters are facing a harrowing time as bandh supporters have blocked the road near Town Hall, while early 13% of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses are off roads. In Kerala, a treasury branch of the State Bank of India was attacked and trains were blocked in various parts of the state as the 48-hour trade union …

Bharat bandh: Transport workers join trade union strike demanding minimum wage; schools shut in Karnataka; protests in Bengal, Odisha, Assam
6 years, 2 months ago

Bharat bandh: Transport workers join trade union strike demanding minimum wage; schools shut in Karnataka; protests in Bengal, Odisha, Assam

Firstpost  

Scores of transport workers, demanding social security and a monthly salary of Rs 24,000, are observing a two-day nationwide strike starting from Tuesday. The transport workers who planned to join the protests include employees of Bengaluru’s Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, and Mumbai’s BEST buses. They are Transport workers’ demands The demands of the transport …

2-day transport strike from today: Bus, auto, taxis may stay off roads
6 years, 2 months ago

2-day transport strike from today: Bus, auto, taxis may stay off roads

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Demanding social security and a minimum monthly salary of Rs24,000, scores of transport workers in several parts of India went on a strike for two days from today. Operators of Mumbai’s BEST buses, Bengaluru’s Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses have threatened to join the nationwide protest against “anti-worker” government policies. Several unions …

Transport strike: Auto rickshaws, taxis, private buses to stay off roads today
6 years, 7 months ago

Transport strike: Auto rickshaws, taxis, private buses to stay off roads today

India TV News  

The All India Motor Transport Organisation has announced a nation-wide transport strike on Tuesday, which is likely to affect normal life in several states. Centre of Indian Trade Unions has also extended its support to the transport strike, which is likely to affect normal life on Tuesday. The amendments would pose a threat to autorickshaws, that are a major source …

Andhiyur MLA drives bus amid workers strike
7 years, 2 months ago

Andhiyur MLA drives bus amid workers strike

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: Unmindful of consequences, an AIADMK MLA representing Andhiyur in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Mr. Raja Krishnan, braved to take to the wheels of a State Transport Corporation bus and jolly well drove it from Andhiyur to Bhavani on Friday, after STC workers struck work in response to the trade unions call for an indefinite strike over wage revision and …

Transport employees’ strike cripples life in TN
7 years, 10 months ago

Transport employees’ strike cripples life in TN

The Hindu  

The strike called by bus transport unions affiliated to opposition parties left commuters stranded across Tamil Nadu on Monday even as the government took several measures including roping in private operators and hiring ad hoc drivers and conductors to maintain bus services. A tripartite meeting between officials of the Transport Department, the Labour Department and office-bearers of unions failed to …

Auto, taxi drivers to rally against govt
8 years, 5 months ago

Auto, taxi drivers to rally against govt

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Accusing the Delhi government of being in cahoots with app-based cab operators, auto and taxi unions announced on Thursday they will hold a mega rally at Ramlila Maidan next month. HT Image Delhi’ s auto and taxi union son Thursday staged a protest against at Jan tar Man tar against the government’ s alleged in action against app-based …

Gurgaon traffic: Commuters left stranded as auto, taxi drivers blame AAP govt
8 years, 8 months ago

Gurgaon traffic: Commuters left stranded as auto, taxi drivers blame AAP govt

Firstpost  

For the commuters who travel to work to Gurgaon from Delhi and vice versa, Thursday evening turned to be a nightmare due to massive traffic jam that stretched to a few kilometres While the end of the three-day auto and taxi strike in Delhi has come as a big relief for Delhiites, commuters travelling to Gurgaon and vice versa are …

BJP workers protest over auto permit issue
9 years, 3 months ago

BJP workers protest over auto permit issue

India TV News  

New Delhi: Delhi BJP activists today staged a protest at Transport Minister Gopal Rai's office near Babarpur bus terminal demanding a probe by the ACB into the alleged irregularities in issuance of auto permits. The protesters raising slogans against Delhi government also demanded resignation of Rai for the alleged auto permit scam in his department. We have been demanding an …

Moga bus incident: Unions hold protest across Punjab | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Moga bus incident: Unions hold protest across Punjab | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Members of various Unions today held protest across the state seeking cancellation of bus permit and registration of a case against Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in connection with death of a teenage girl who was allegedly molested and thrown off a bus on April 29 in Moga. Various unions including Punjab Students Union, Bharti Kisan Union factions …

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