Olympic taxis to fill up in Swindon
August 1st, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Swindon, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The taxis which are to be fuelled by hydrogen in the Olympic games venue need to travel for 130 miles to Swindon where refueling can be done. ... Read more...
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Sharjah taxi owners to get $1.3 billion bonus
July 17th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, July 16 (IANS/WAM) The Sharjah Executive Council has approved a proposal to pay 5,085 taxi owners an annual bonus of AED 5,085 million (about $1.3 billion).The proposal was ... Read more...
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Didi desires to daub Kolkata in white and blue
February 18th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) India's famed "pink city" Jaipur will now have a rival in blue-and-white Kolkata, with the eastern metropolis' parks, road railings, flyovers, taxis and even tree ... Read more...
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Greek police fire tear gas at striking taxi drivers
July 21st, 2011 - 1:56 am ICT by BNO News
ATHENS (BNO NEWS) -- Greek riot police on Wednesday fired tear gas at taxi drivers who have been striking since Monday outside the transport ministry headquarters in northern Athens, the Kathimerini newspaper ... 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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Bengal sops to cut diesel, kerosene prices (Lead)
July 26th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Bowing to opposition parties' pressure, the West Bengal government Monday announced a subsidy of Re.1 per litre on diesel used for public transport and exemption of sales tax ... Read more...
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Kolkata commuters suffer as vehicle ban is implemented (Lead)
August 1st, 2009 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) Commuters here had a tough time as a large number of buses, auto rickshaws and taxis kept off the roads Saturday and authorities seized over-15-year-old commercial vehicles following ... Read more...
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‘Polluting’ vehicles to go off Kolkata roads Saturday (Lead)
July 31st, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Kolkata commuters are likely to face a harrowing time with all commercial vehicles older than 15 years going off the roads from Saturday following the West Bengal ... Read more...
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