Around 1,500 yellow taxis in West Bengal to be phased out by end of next year: OfficialBy the end of next year, around 1,500 yellow taxis in West Bengal will be phased out as vehicles older than 15 years are banned in the city...
04 Jan, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
Six decades on, the trip ends for Mumbai's iconic 'Premier Padmini' taxisA transport department official said the last Premier Padmini was registered as a black-and-yellow taxi at the Tardeo RTO, which has jurisd...
29 Oct, 2023, 09.41 PM IST
Kolkata Metro told to ensure train services till October 27 midnightThe Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Kolkata, has also written to all private bus, minibus, taxi and auto-rickshaw unions to ensure the ...
20 Oct, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
Trade Union strike takes a toll on services; 1,000 held as West Bengal turns war zoneMany of the auto and taxi drivers said they had been forced to join the stir at a heavy loss to save their vehicles from being vandalized b...
03 Sep, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
Trinamool Congress fails to thwart Bengal bandhMamata Banerjee's government had issued a circular asking state government employees to attend their offices on Thursday.
01 May, 2015, 10.11 AM IST
Bandh halts life partially in a few districts of BengalAt least 56 people have been arrested from Burdwan, Jalpaiguri and North 24 Parganas districts for trying to enforce the bandh.
30 Apr, 2015, 01.52 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee announces relaxation of taxi refusal fineAt present, refusal by a taxi driver invites a fine of Rs 3,000 but henceforth it will attract Rs 100 for the first time and so on.
12 Feb, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
IT capital looks to Karnataka CM Mamata Banerjee to put web-based cabs back on roadThe state government is veering toward the Kolkata option as it is not convinced about the revised city taxi scheme.
23 Jan, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
37,000 taxis go off Kolkata roads inconveniencing commutersFollowing the withdrawal of around 37,000 taxis from the city roads, other modes of public transport such as government and private buses, ...
19 Dec, 2014, 09.51 PM IST
MHA asks all states to ban Uber; Centre could ask for shutdown of its mobile appDelhi Police has also registered an FIR against Uber Cabs on charges of cheating its customers and disobeying a government order.
09 Dec, 2014, 01.27 PM IST
Uber gears up to drive into four more citiesIndian taxi service providers are taking the fight to Uber by banking on their first-mover advantage and the large fleet to create a barrie...
19 Aug, 2014, 06.00 AM IST
Family of gangraped victim meets Governor M K Narayanan, seeks securityThe family of the 16-year-old gangrape victim alleged to have been threatened to leave the state by the police along with the body of their...
01 Jan, 2014, 06.15 PM IST
Auto, taxi fares hiked upto 30% in DelhiTravelling in autos and taxis will cost more in the capital from tomorrow with the Delhi government deciding to hike fares by upto 30 per c...
01 May, 2013, 10.08 PM IST
Political parties which call bandhs should be banned: Mamta BanerjeeBusiness establishments kept their shutters down despite the chief minister's assurance that the shop owners will get insurance cover and c...
20 Feb, 2013, 04.44 PM IST
- Bandh hits life in eastern region
In Trinamool Congress ruled-West Bengal, life was partially affected with shops, markets and business establishments closed in many parts o...
20 Feb, 2013, 03.06 PM IST
Bharat Bandh: Trade union leader killed as 2-day nationwide strike beginsA trade union leader trying to stop a bus was killed in Ambala as the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions disrupted normal lif...
20 Feb, 2013, 12.30 PM IST
- Strike has little impact in West Bengal
Barring blockades at Hasnabad and Diamond sections of the Eastern Railway, train services were normal in Howrah and Sealdah divisions, the ...
20 Feb, 2013, 10.42 AM IST