Hold your horses, Bengal minister tells taxi, bus owners (Lead)
September 14th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) As bus, minibus and taxi operators in West Bengal threatened an indefinite strike if fares were not immediately raised in the wake of the abrupt ... Read more...
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Karachi traders to stage sit-in
June 25th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, June 25 (IANS) Traders' associations in Karachi will stage a sit-in Tuesday to protest against the city's deteriorating security situation.The sit-in will be held at 5.00 p.m. in front ... Read more...
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Two-day taxi strike in Kolkata from June 6
May 24th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Commuters in Kolkata will face a tough time on the roads with the biggest union of taxi operators calling a 48-hour strike from June 6 demanding ... Read more...
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Taxis on 24-hour strike in Kolkata Thursday
April 18th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) In a bid to pressurize the government to revise taxi fares, a large section of West Bengal Taxi operators have decided to go on a 24-hour ... Read more...
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After court order on Kolkata cabs, ‘alternative’ arrangements planned
March 31st, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Taxis are set to become scarce in Kolkata from Sunday following a Calcutta High Court order that cabs should mandatorily have tamper-proof digital meters with printers. ... Read more...
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Bengal taxi owners to strike work July 14
July 6th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A section of taxi owners' associations in West Bengal Wednesday called a token strike July 14, demanding a fare hike in view of the recent increase ... Read more...
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Australian to come to standstill due to India-Sri Lanka final
April 1st, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 1 (ANI): India and Sri Lanka face-off in the final in Mumbai will not only bring both the countries to a standstill, but Australia will also come to a halt ... Read more...
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Bengal taxi operators threaten indefinite strike
August 19th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) West Bengal's taxi operators Wednesday threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Sep 1 unless the state government raises the taxi fares.
"We will go on an indefinite ... Read more...
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Bengal transporters defer three-day strike till Aug 22
August 8th, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) West Bengal's bus, minibus and taxi operators Sunday announced they would defer the three-day transport strike starting Tuesday till Aug 22 and wait for the government's decision to ... Read more...
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Bengal minister asks transporters to defer strike
August 7th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) West Bengal Transport Minister Ranjit Kundu has asked transport operators to defer by 10 days their proposed strike seeking higher sops to offset the fuel price hike but ... Read more...
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Bengal public transport operators call three-day strike
July 29th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) West Bengal's bus, minibus and taxi operators Thursday announced a three-day strike from August 10 to protest against the state government's decision not to increase fares ... Read more...
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West Bengal rules out fare hike
July 18th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front Saturday ruled out any hike in public transport fares but said a meeting of state finance ministers July 21 in New Delhi will ... Read more...
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Taxi strike commences in Kolkata over fare hike
July 15th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, July 15 (ANI): The Bengal Taxi Association is observing a day long token strike here over a demand to raise the existing travel fare by Rs 6, to offset high diesel ... Read more...
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Taxi strike from Wednesday midnight in West Bengal
July 14th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The largest taxi operators' union in West Bengal will go on a 24-hour strike from Wednesday midnight demanding a hike in fares to cope with the recent increase ... Read more...
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West Bengal’s bus, taxi operators demand fare hike (Lead)
June 27th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) West Bengal's bus and taxi operators Sunday demanded a hike in fares to cope with the recent increase in fuel prices.
"We will place our demand to increase the ... Read more...
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Mumbai taxi fares rise from Sunday
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) A day after autorickshaw fares were hiked in Mumbai, the authorities decided to increase taxi fares too -- from Sunday.
"The government has permitted a hike in basic fare ... Read more...
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Mumbai airport taxi drivers strike enters second day
July 26th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 26(ANI): The protest of nearly 3,000 taxies, who carry passengers to and from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, entered the second day on Sunday.The taxi drivers are protesting against ... Read more...
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Taxi fares in Kolkata up by Rs.2
June 23rd, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Taxi fares in Kolkata will go up by Rs.2 from July 1 following the price hike in petroleum products, said Transport Minister Subhas Chakrabarty here Monday. "After a ... Read more...
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