Autos may go off Mumbai roads from June 18
MUMBAI: Auto drivers in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai have threatened to go off roads indefinitely from June 18 to push for a hike in fares, among other demands. On June 12, Auto union leader...
View ArticleAutos may go off roads from June 18
MUMBAI: Auto drivers in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai have threatened to go off roads indefinitely from June 18 to push for a hike in fares, among other demands. On June 12, Auto union leader...
View ArticleCrucial talks today on fate of auto, BEST stir
MUMBAI: The state government has called union leader Sharad Rao for talks on Monday to dissuade him from going ahead with the indefinite agitation planned by his auto, BEST, BMC and hawker unions from...
View ArticleGovt may slap Mesma if autos, buses stir
MUMBAI: The state government may consider invoking the stringent Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (Mesma) if auto and BEST drivers go on an indefinite "strike" from the midnight of June...
View Articlestir call by autorickshaw, BEST, BMC unions withdrawn
MUMBAI: The indefinite strike called by autorickshaw, BEST and BMC unions was withdrawn on Monday. The strike would have taken autos and buses off the roads from Tuesday and affected even basic civic...
View ArticleCommuter groups want more share autos, taxis in city
MUMBAI: Commuter rights activists have demanded more permits for share autos and taxis in Mumbai. They feel that the presence of more public transport vehicles on road will bring in healthy...
View ArticleMumbai autorickshaws, taxis hike fare
Mumbai: Commuters in the city on Thursday had to shell out more for their taxi and autorickshaw rides after the government’s decision to hike fares came into effect on Thursday. The basic fares for...
View ArticleFare play: Autos go off Mumbai roads today
With the authorities permitting an autorickshaw fare hike, all-round pressure seems to have forced veteran union leader Sharad Rao to relent and withdraw the indefinite strike, but as a face-saving...
View ArticleCommuters fume over (un)fare hike
With the hiked fares coming into force on Thursday, commuters complain that their has been no change in their travelling woes. They have no hope of seeing improvements in thequality of service...
View ArticleEnsure e-meters before fare hike, say commuters
MUMBAI: Commuter groups are unhappy with the government's decision to announce a fare rise for autos and taxis. But they insist that any rise should be preceded by compulsory installation of e-meters....
View ArticleRTO cracks a whip on drivers refusing passengers
MUMBAI: The RTO has begun a crackdown on taxi and auto drivers refusing passengers, with the Tardeo RTO booking 11 cabbies for refusing passengers and the Wadala RTO registering cases against ten...
View ArticleLonger distance auto fares to gallop
MUMBAI: The hike in auto fares from Thursday contravenes the basic consumer-sales principle that you spend less as you buy more. The fares, in fact, will rise exponentially as you travel longer...
View ArticleCabbies plan to go off roads from Monday
MUMBAI: Around 45,000 taxi drivers have decided to launch an indefinite strike from Monday to push for their demand of revising cab fares as recommended by Hakim Committee. The announcement came after...
View ArticleTaxi unions upset with GR, plan strike
MUMBAI: TOI was the first to report that the CM had accepted most of the suggestions made by the Hakim committee, barring certain factors such as the cost of living for drivers and repairs/maintenance...
View ArticleThird fare hike in a year in Mumbai: Autos up minimum Rs 3, taxis Rs 2
MUMBAI: From October 11, Mumbaikars will have to brace themselves for a costlier commute. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) on Friday approved a Rs 3 hike in the minimum...
View ArticleThird fare hike in a year: Autos up minimum Rs 3, taxis Rs 2
MUMBAI: From October 11, Mumbaikars will have to brace themselves for a costlier commute. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) on Friday approved a Rs 3 hike in the minimum...
View ArticleAuto strike hits commuters in Mumbai
Commuters in the city faced a hard time on Monday due to a strike called by the Sharad Rao-led Mumbai Autorickshawmen's Union, seeking a hike in minimum fares. Office-goers and students appearing for...
View ArticleJacked up autorickshaw meters may meet match in receipts
How often has a rogue autorickshaw driver who fleeced you thumbed his nose at you and got away due to lack of proof against him? Good news, a section of the city's consumer and transport activists is...
View Article‘Switch to e-meters can clear doubts’
MUMBAI: Consumer activists have asked for an early switch to electronic meters for both autos and taxis, to minimize confusion during the shift to the new fare structure. "We have been constantly...
View ArticleMumbai Grahak Panchayat strongly opposes fare hikes for autos, taxis
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Grahak Panchayat is strongly opposing any increase in fares of autos and taxis in Mumbai region. While there were indications that fares could be hiked from May, the MGP plans to...
View ArticlePIL opposes auto-taxi fare hike
MUMBAI: As the third taxi-autorickshaw fare hike in 12 months comes into effect on Thursday, the Bombay high court will hear a public interest litigation challenging the increase in fares. Mumbai...
View ArticleIn recalibrated vehicles, pay for every 100 metres
MUMBAI: The first set of 1,200 autos with recalibrated e-meters has been rolled out. If you're lucky, from today, you will hop into an auto where you must pay for every 100 metres travelled and not...
View ArticleAuto drivers play their favourite game: Harass Mumbaikars
Virat A Singh Posted On Tuesday, October 04, 2011 at 02:54:51 AM Twenty-six thousand autorickshaws remained off roads on Monday, once again proving that they could hold the city to ransom at their...
View ArticleDelhi auto drivers earned less despite higher fuel cost: Activists
MUMBAI: Consumer activists plan to compare Mumbai autos with those plying in Delhi to emphasise their point when they file a fresh case against the government on fare hikes in the court next week....
View ArticleBMC to hold workshops for Ganesh mandal volunteers
Mumbai Grahak Panchayat formally presents its response The Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) formally presented its response on the Hakim Committee report to the Principal Secretary (Transport) on...
View ArticleFrom October 11, pay Rs3 more for autos, Rs2 for taxis
The minimum taxi and auto fare will go up by Rs2 and Rs3 respectively for the first 1.5km from Wednesday midnight. The hike is applicable across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including Thane and...
View ArticleNo e-meters? RTO can seize autos, taxis: HC
MUMBAI: Taxis and autorickshaws that have yet not been fitted with recalibrated meters cannot ply on roads. And, if they do, regional transport officers must seize or impound them and convert them to...
View ArticleCommuters pan 'premature' hike
MUMBAI: Consumer organizations and commuters have unanimously slammed the "steep, premature and unwarranted" hike in autorickshaw and taxi fares, which will come into effect on October 11. Shirish...
View ArticleMumbai autos off roads, union warns of indefinite strike
MUMBAI: Autorickshaw drivers' harassment of Mumbaikars continued unrelentingly as 80% of them stayed off the road for most of Monday in response to a 'dharna' called by trade unionist Sharad Rao....
View ArticleRickshaw strike hits commuters in Mumbai
Commuters had a hard time getting to their offices in Mumbai due to the strike by the Sharad Rao-led Mumbai Autorickshawmen's Union, seeking a hike in minimum fares. Office-goers and students...
View ArticleAutorickshaws, BEST stir to cripple Mumbai in June
MUMBAI: Autorickshaw drivers have threatened to go off the roads from June 18 to June 20, demanding a hike in the minimum fare to Rs 25 for first 2km. BEST services too may be hit around the same time...
View ArticleAutos off the roads in Maha, commuters hit hard
Zeenews Bureau Mumbai: It was a tough day for the commuters of Maharashtra as over 15 lakh autos across the state wet off the roads on Monday in wake of the state-wide strike called by Sharad Rao,...
View ArticleDy CM steps in, auto union calls off strike
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View ArticleAutos off Maha roads, commuters hit hard
Zeenews Bureau Mumbai: It was a tough day for the commuters of Maharashtra as over 15 lakh autos across the state went off the roads on Monday in wake of the state-wide strike called by Sharad Rao,...
View ArticleActivists oppose fare-hike demand
MUMBAI: Commuter rights groups will petition the state government, asking it to resist pressure from auto-taxi unions and instead slap the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act on them if...
View ArticleAuto fares up by Rs 2, cab fares by Re 1 in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The state government on Friday evening issued a resolution recommending a hike of Rs 2 for autorickshaws, Re 1 for taxis and Rs 2 for cool cabs in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai. The fares for...
View ArticleAuto fare up Rs 2, cabs’ by Re 1 in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The state government on Friday evening issued a resolution recommending a hike of Rs 2 for autorickshaws, Re 1 for taxis and Rs 2 for cool cabs in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai. The fares for...
View ArticleAuto fare up Rs 2, cabs’ by Re 1
MUMBAI: The state government on Friday evening issued a resolution recommending a hike of Rs 2 for autorickshaws, Re 1 for taxis and Rs 2 for cool cabs in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai. The fares for...
View ArticleDon’t allow hike in fares of autos, taxis: Plea to Prithviraj Chavan
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) on Wednesday, in a petition, asked chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to intervene and not allow further hike in auto and...
View ArticleMeet demands or face indefinite stir: Auto drivers' union
While auto drivers protested on the open ground near the Government Colony in Bandra (East) on Monday morning, union leader Sharad Rao presented a list of demands to state transport commissioner VN...
View ArticleAuto, taxi fares may rise by Rs 1 from May 1
MUMBAI: Autorickshaw and taxi rides are likely to become more expensive in Mumbai region from May 1. There are indications that, due to the "increase in drivers' cost of living" in the last six...
View ArticleAuto, taxi fare to rise by Rs 2-3 next week
MUMBAI: Autorickshaw and taxi fares will rise by Rs 2 to Rs 3 in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai from the first week of October. This means that the basic fare for autos could rise to Rs 15 from Rs 12...
View ArticleAutorickshaw, taxi unions call off stir for now
Following discussions with the state transport commissioner, the Mumbai Autorickshawmens Union on Wednesday decided to call off its protest planned to demand the speedy implementation of...
View ArticleRoll back auto, taxi fare hike in 48 hours: Commuters
MUMBAI: Commuter rights activists have given a 48-hour deadline to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to withdraw the autorickshaw, taxi fare hike. They have threatened to file a case against the state...
View ArticleMumbai: HC nixes auto union’s 3-day strike plan
MUMBAI: Faced with the possibility of an injunction from the Bombay high court over its proposed 3-day auto strike from August 22 for a fare hike, the Sharad Rao-led Mumbai Autorickshawmen's Union...
View ArticleAuto union leaders meet Prithviraj Chavan, demand MESMA against Sharad Rao
MUMBAI: Seven autorickshaw unions, opposed to Sharad Rao's call for a three-day strike from Thursday, met chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday, and demanded that Rao be booked under the...
View ArticleSharad Rao leading automen like Datta Samant led mill workers
The views of the Mumbai Grahak Panchayat are very strong. The Hakim Committee report on revision of autorickshaw and taxi fares mentions the term “revision” and not “hikes”. Revision means there can...
View ArticleInvoke MESMA to break auto drivers' strike, say activists
MUMBAI: Citizens and commuter rights activists have demanded that the government should invoke MESMA (Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act) against autorickshaw unions and drivers who are...
View ArticleAfter 5 strike threats in 2 yrs, commuters say 'had enough'
MUMBAI: Commuters and activists welcomed the Bombay high court's stand on Tuesday, and said they have had enough of auto strike threats. The Mumbai Autorickshawmen's Union, led by Sharad Rao, issued...
View Article14% rise in complaints against taxis, autorickshaws compared to last year
MUMBAI: Despite the fare hikes given to autorickshaws and taxis in October 2012, the Regional Transport Office (RTO) toll-free helpline is still flooded with complaints about fare refusals, demand for...
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