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The Autorickshaw Driver-Owner Association Joint Action Committee has demanded stricter enforcement of transport rules and measures to protect the livelihoods of autorickshaw drivers

Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde launched a welfare board for auto-rickshaw and taxi driver-owners, announcing retirement aid, insurance and education benefits

State cuts sanctioned faculty strength from 147 to 128; autopsy centres could feel impact depending on vacancies and workload

Dahisar Police arrested five people for allegedly tampering with taxi and autorickshaw fare meters using LED circuit devices. Police seized five vehicles with allegedly modified meters and the devices suspected to have been used in the meter-tampering operation

The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch and Vashi Police in Maharashtra have arrested two 20-year-old men, identified as Sahil Ananda Surve and Sahil Yashwant Kharat, in connection with the murder

Following the revision, the minimum fare for an auto-rickshaw has risen to Rs 27 from Rs 26, while the minimum fare for a black-and-yellow taxi has increased to Rs 33 from Rs 31. The revised minimum fare will apply to the first 1.5-km journey

Mumbai commuters will pay more for autorickshaw and taxi rides from September 1, with the minimum auto fare increasing from Rs 26 to Rs 27 and the minimum cab fare rising from Rs 31 to Rs 33. Commuters have raised concerns over service quality, while driver representatives said the hike was insufficient

Delhi transport bodies have demanded an immediate hike in auto and taxi fares after CNG prices rose by Rs 3.89 per kg, threatening a strike on September 9 if their demand is not met

Mumbai commuters have raised concerns over higher auto and taxi fares from September 1, while transport unions say the approved hike is insufficient to cover rising operating costs

The Maharashtra government has given non-Marathi autorickshaw and taxi drivers one more year to acquire working knowledge of Marathi. Auto and taxi unions welcomed the decision, saying the extension will protect livelihoods and give drivers enough time to learn the language

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the one-year extension after a delegation of taxi and autorickshaw representatives met him at Sahyadri Guest House on Thursday. The decision puts on hold immediate action against drivers who do not have the required knowledge of Marathi and gives them more time to learn the language

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a one-year period for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers to learn functional Marathi, with no action against those who do not know the language during this period.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Fadnavis said that no action will be taken against tje auto and taxi drivers for non-compliance during the extension period

The Auto-Taxi Workers Association, affiliated with the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, has warned that drivers associations will launch an agitation if the government fails to make a clear announcement on the revised tariff during the debate

Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde distributed Marathi proficiency certificates to auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in Borivali. He said basic Marathi helps daily communication and business, while Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said drivers will get up to four months to complete language training

Police said the victims were residents of Veluru village in Chilakaluripet mandal. They were returning home after attending a birthday party at Kondamanjulur in neighbouring Prakasam district when the accident took place

The decision was based on the formula recommended by the four-member Khatua panel for revising fares of black-and-yellow taxis and autorickshaws in Maharashtra, officials said

Normally, after organ retrieval, the donor's body is transferred to a designated government facility for the medico-legal autopsy. In this case, the forensic medicine team instead travelled to the private hospital following a written requisition from D. B. Marg Police Station

Sarnaik said around 1.65 lakh auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers across Maharashtra have already undergone Marathi language training as part of a special 105-day initiative launched by the Transport Department

A section of autorickshaw drivers in Mumbai launched a three-day strike against the Marathi language mandate, disrupting commutes despite no major trade union backing the protest

During the protest, the group allegedly confronted the victim after he refused to join the work stoppage. The then allegedly assaulted him, said an official

Dikuna men, I am a part-time ricksha driver, wot to say, dats why I am in khaki unform.