Around The City-Protest march by auto drivers (July 06, 2006)
BANGALORE: The Autorickshaw Drivers' Union is holding a rally at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday demanding that autorickshaws sanctioned by the D. Devaraj Backward Classes Corporation for 2005-06 be distributed among drivers and those who have won the autorickshaws in the lottery. More Info...
Cops flag down errant autorickshaw drivers (June 28, 2006)
BANGALORE: Autorickshaw drivers, beware. If you turn away commuters, tamper with meter or demand excess fare, you'll end up paying thousands of rupees in penalty. The Road Transport Authority (RTA), in consultation with the Bangalore traffic police and transport department, has passed a resolution to increase penalties from the existing Rs 100 to Rs 300 to a mindnumbing Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 and revoking of permit if drivers flout the rule repeatedly. More Info...
Auto fares skyrocket (June 28, 2006)
CHENNAI: A 10-km ride from Adyar to Ashok Nagar cost a passenger Rs.100 by autorickshaw. Another woman employee took an autorickshaw from Velachery to Anna Salai and ended up paying Rs.150. More Info...
Auto challenge' races ahead (June 26, 2006)
UNIQUE CONCEPT: A cargo autorickshaw taking part in `The great ape auto challenge' at the open air auditorium in Vanasthalipuram on Sunday. It was a unique race, a race for the three-wheeler load carrier autorickshaws. Though it was not on a par with the Formula One track, the conditions were good enough to judge the driving skills of autorickshaw drivers. More Info...
Only 2,804 autos converted to LPG so far (June 22, 2006)
PUNE: Just eight days before the June 30 deadline to convert autorickshaws older than 15 years into LPG under the Bhurelal Committee recommendations, only 2,804 autorickshaws out of the target of 4,000 have done so. More Info...
Strike: Surat school auto owners to drive home their message to Gandhinagar (June 18, 2006)
SURAT: WITH State Government yet to consider school auto owners’ demand even as their strike entered the fourth day, the Surat City School Auto Association (SCSAA) have decided to take up the issue with the Minister of Road Transport and other concerned officials in Gandhinagar on Monday. More Info...
Being at the mercy of auto drivers (June 18, 2006)
BANGALORE: "Most of the e-mails I receive from the public relate to complaints against autorickshaw drivers," says Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic-East) M. Abdullah Saleem. A majority of these complaints are about drivers refusing to come on hire.
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Autorickshaw commuters taken for a ride (June 18, 2006)
Have autorikshaw fares been increased? This is the question that has been haunting passengers when they hear different excuses from the drivers to extract money, of late on the streets of the City.
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Transport strike hits City (June 14, 2006)
CHENNAI: 25,000 lorries, vans go off the roads in Chennai, nearby districts According to All-India Motor Transport Congress president R. Sugumar, 2.5 lakh lorries and vans did not run in Tamil Nadu. More than 1,000 activists from Left parties and trade unions struck work on Tuesday protesting the hike in fuel prices.
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