Tag: Autorickshaw drivers

Automen hit road against operating white board vehicles, EVs as taxis
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Automen hit road against operating white board vehicles, EVs as taxis

July 24, 2024

RTO-West Devika receives memorandum; assures to inspect and warn unauthorised taxi operators Mysore/Mysuru: Autorickshaw drivers, under the banner of Mysuru District Karnataka Drivers Federation, staged a protest in front of RTO-West Office in Chamarajapuram here yesterday, condemning the unauthorised use of white registration board (white board) vehicles and Electric Vehicles (EVs) as taxis. Prior to…

Honest auto driver returns passenger’s laptop
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Honest auto driver returns passenger’s laptop

June 4, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: An autorickshaw driver has displayed honesty by returning the laptop left behind by a passenger on Sunday. Suresh, a resident of Janata Nagar in the city, is that auto driver, who has come under praise for his good samaritan act. Kishore Athavar, a resident of Mangaluru, who came to Mysuru by train at around…

Auto drivers seek 25-30 kms operating permit from city
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Auto drivers seek 25-30 kms operating permit from city

January 8, 2024

Demand access to Srirangapatna, KRS Dam,  Nanjangud as Mysuru is a tourist-centric place Mysore/Mysuru: Autorickshaw drivers in Mysuru have appealed to the District Administration to extend the permit for their operations to cover tourist destinations around Mysuru including Srirangapatna, Nanjangud, Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and Balamuri, up to a range of 25 to 30…

Shattering  Stereotypes
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Shattering Stereotypes

February 16, 2022

City’s women auto drivers fight odds to make a living By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Traditional auto-rickshaws have always remained heavily male-dominated. Of late, there are many women who have shattered the stereotypes and have been performing the duties of auto drivers, sometimes even better than their male counterparts. Though they face plenty of gender bias…

Operation Decoy: Traffic Cops book 25 auto drivers for demanding excess fare
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Operation Decoy: Traffic Cops book 25 auto drivers for demanding excess fare

January 17, 2018

Mysuru:  Devaraja Traffic Police, who conducted ‘Operation Decoy’ against erring autorickshaw drivers yesterday afternoon, have booked 25 drivers for refusing to drop passengers at their preferred destinations and also for demanding excess fares. The Cops, who went in disguise as passengers at City Bus Stand, Devaraj Urs Road, Krishna Vilas Road, Vinoba Road and JLB…

Auto drivers launch signature campaign against cabs
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Auto drivers launch signature campaign against cabs

November 3, 2017

Mysuru: Autorickshaw drivers under the banner of Samyuktha Karnataka Autorickshaw Drivers and Owners Welfare  Association, launched a Signature Campaign at the City Railway Station Circle (Babu Jagjivan Ram Circle) on Oct. 31 morning, against the unauthorised operation of cabs and taxis. Accusing cab agencies such as OLA, Uber and Taxi For Sure  among others for…

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