Mangaluru: Autorickshaw drivers and owners in Dakshina Kannada have demanded the district administration consider a fare hike.The Karnataka Pragathipara Auto Drivers’ Association affiliated with the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) submitted a memorandum to the Dakshina Kannada district administration seeking hike in fares of autorickshaws in the district. According to its members,…
Patna: The burden of inflation is set to rise further in the state. After repeated hikes in petrol and diesel prices, auto drivers in Patna have already started charging arbitrary fares. Now, auto, private bus and cab unions are planning to increase fares by 20% to 25% from June 1, adding to commuters’ woes.Transport unions…
Chennai: Commuters using the main entrance of Chennai Egmore Railway Station are facing severe inconvenience during peak hours owing to traffic congestion, haphazard parking and encroachments on Gandhi-Irwin Road.Passengers said barricades near the entrance have made pick-up and drop-off difficult. The stretch is especially clogged between 3am and 7am and again from 3pm till late…
Guwahati: Public transport operators in the city have said they are unwilling to raise transportation fares despite another immediate surge in fuel prices, fearing it could drive away passengers struggling with rising living costs.State transport minister Charan Boro, while speaking to the media on Tuesday, said, “We urge the public to reduce the use of…
Hyderabad: App-based transport and delivery services witnessed a mild disruption in parts of Hyderabad and other urban areas in Telangana on Saturday, a day after more than 1.5 lakh gig and platform workers participated in the #GlobalTotalSwitchOff protest against rising fuel prices, stagnant payouts, increasing vehicle expenses, and lack of labour protections.Customers reported reduced driver…
New Delhi: While returning from work on Thursday night, an exhausted Shekhar decided to postpone refuelling his car till the next morning. But when he stopped at a petrol pump before heading to office on Friday, he came to know that fuel prices had gone up overnight. “I now have to shell out nearly Rs…
