Drivers face the brunt as Uber, Ola licence expires in KarnatakaKarnataka was among the first states in India to regulate firms such as Uber and Ola, introducing formal regulations in the form of the Kar...
14 Feb, 2022, 04.08 PM IST
Cab drivers run out of options to stay on road as banks starting loan recovery processFor thousands of cab drivers across the country, this means earning a profit is still not possible even if they return to the streets. “If ...
10 Sep, 2020, 07.56 AM IST
Ola, Uber told to withdraw ride-sharing services in BengaluruThe ride hailing taxi operators were told to comply with the rule immediately.
28 Jun, 2019, 10.56 PM IST
Karnataka suspends Ola permit for six months over bike taxisThe ban order was issued for violating the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016.
23 Mar, 2019, 07.08 AM IST
GST policy on e-commerce may make life difficult for cab startups: ExpertsSections of GST experts believe the GST policy requiring aggregators to pay GST on fares collected by cab drivers will hurt startups
07 Oct, 2018, 10.39 PM IST
Ola and Uber drivers plan indefinite strikeNaik, president of Maharashtra Navnirman Vahatuk Sena, a driver union in Mumbai, close to 60,000 cabs will go off the roads in Mumbai alone.
18 Mar, 2018, 11.36 PM IST
Ola, Uber drivers begin indefinite fastThe drivers began their fast at Freedom Park here after they met Kumaraswamy.Hundreds of protesters thronged the area.
01 Mar, 2017, 10.21 PM IST
With surge pricing on hold in Karnataka, drivers, commuters heaving sigh of reliefThe High Court asked the aggregators to put a halt to surge pricing with im mediate effect, until the case is decided.
06 Jun, 2016, 11.19 AM IST
Uber, Karnataka government reach temporary truceAdditional Advocate General AG Ponnanna, appearing for the transport department, informed the court that the government will not take “coer...
02 Jun, 2016, 04.48 AM IST
Post IPL, Uber, Ola may face a rough ride in KarnatakaThe move is seen as the govt’s way of forcing aggregators like Ola to fall in line, and obey the latest set of regulations notified for app...
30 May, 2016, 09.27 AM IST
Despite de facto ban, Uber, Ola continue ops in BengaluruWith the IPL final in Bengaluru on Sunday, transport authorities are unlikely to take immediate action to enforce their order.
29 May, 2016, 11.28 AM IST
Drivers lose business as Karnataka government, aggregators fightDrivers, whose cabs have been impounded, gathered near Traffic and Transit Management Centre in Shanti Nagar to protest the seizure of thei...
03 May, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Complain and we'll act: Government on surge pricing by taxi aggregatorsSome users pointed out that prices surged by more than five times on Monday evening. The new rules, which included an implicit ban on surge...
13 Apr, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
Karnataka nixes surge pricing by taxi-hailing apps like Ola, UberThe fare cannot be higher than what has been fixed by the government from time to time. Which means these firms must charge a fare within a...
04 Apr, 2016, 11.28 AM IST
Can't do away with surge pricing, says UberUber is seeking regulatory sanction in Karnataka for its business model of surge or dynamic pricing, arguing that it will be used only when...
11 Mar, 2016, 10.45 AM IST
Karnataka government proposes cap on cab fares for Uber, OlaKarnataka has sought to put an end to the practice of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Ola collecting a surge-price from customers.
11 Feb, 2016, 04.17 AM IST
No ban on Uber in city yet but more norms await cabsThe company should put in place necessary security measures and the transport department is double-checking the antecedents of drivers, Gow...
09 Dec, 2014, 04.25 PM IST