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No End To Commuter Woes As Mumbai Bus Strike Enters Ninth Day
Commuters in Mumbai continued to suffer as the BEST bus strike entered the ninth day today with the workers'' union rejecting the management's ''10-step increment'' proposal to end the stalemate
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To Fight Pollution, Delhi To Get 1,000 E-Buses
In a major move to fight air pollution in Delhi and address commuters'' woes, the state government on Wednesday gave in-principle approval for the hiring of a consultant to run 1,000 electric buses, estimated to cost Rs 2,500 crore, in the national capital as promised in its 2018-19 Budget.
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Delhi Metro Glitch Adds To Commuters' Woes On A Rainy Day
Technical glitches crippled Delhi metro services twice today, piling on the woes of people battling waterlogging and traffic jam across the national capital.
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Missed Call Service Launched For Local Train Updates
In a bid to reduce commuter woes keep its suburban passengers informed about delays and disruptions, the Western Railway has launched a unique service through which commuters would be able to know the running status of local trains from simply giving a missed call.
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Commuters Take Suresh Prabhu For A Ride Through Mumbai's Railway Woes
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is no stranger to receiving complaints from rail commuters. He was treated to a fortune's worth of the same by hassled local train travellers, who complained about everything from the poor condition of the rakes to filthy urinals and toilets. Prabhu boarded a train from Currey Road station - where he was present...
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Odd-Even Woes? Carpool Apps To Be Residents' Rescue Mantra in Delhi
The rolling out of Delhi government's ambitious odd-even vehicle scheme might pose difficulties for commuters but a host of carpool mobile apps are expected to come to their rescue as Delhiites open up their car doors for other passengers on the same route.
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RBI Introduces Pre-Paid Instrument to Ease Commuter Woes
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday introduced a new type of pre-paid instrument of up to Rs 2,000 for "Mass Transit System" to facilitate migration from cash-based payments to electronic ones.
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Overhead Wire Snaps at Dadar as Rains Continue to Lash Mumbai
The monsoon woes of Mumbaikars continued on Tuesday morning as train services on the Central line were disrupted after an overhead wire snapped near Dadar railway station.
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Commuters Make MP Travel Second-Class to Understand Their Woes
In a heartening instance of the aam aadmi making a neta walk the talk, members of a Nashik passenger association forced their Member of Parliament (MP) to give up air-conditioned comfort for a day and travel with them to understand their problems.
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Rail Fare Hike: Mumbai to Shell Out Over Two-Times More
Already hit hard by poor and inefficient services, the woes of the suburban rail commuters in the metropolis are going to be compounded further with the season ticket rates going up by more than double across classes.
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Mumbai Metro Woes: Ticket Machines Give Commuters a Tough Time
While the Metro offers a smooth ride between the Eastern and Western suburbs, commuters are facing a problem even before they can step into the train. mid-day observed during its trip on Tuesday and Wednesday on the 11.04-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro corridor, that the Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) were either unable to dispense t...
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Mayawati's dream a nightmare for commuters in Noida
It was Mayawati's dream project, but the inauguration of Noida memorial park left commuters stuck on road. And to add to their woes, traffic was diverted at several places leading to inordinate delays and chaos.
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Rains lash Delhi, add to commuter woes
Heavy rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Friday morning, leading to waterlogging and huge traffic snarls, officials said.Commuters in Vasant Vihar, Munirka, Dhaula Kuan, Pragati Maidan, Moolchand, Lajpat Nagar, Laxmi Nagar and Nizamuddin areas had a harrowing time due to heavy traffic jams.Waterlogging was reported from Mukherjee...
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24-hour taxi strike in Kolkata over fare hike
After Mumbai, it's now nightmare time for Kolkata. Not a good day for commuters in the city today as most taxis will be off the roads.The Bengal Taxi Association, that controls nearly 20,000 out of the 34,000 taxis that run in Kolkata, has called for a 24-hour strike.The association, which is demanding a hike of Rs 6 over the existing fares to coun...
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No End To Commuter Woes As Mumbai Bus Strike Enters Ninth Day
Commuters in Mumbai continued to suffer as the BEST bus strike entered the ninth day today with the workers'' union rejecting the management's ''10-step increment'' proposal to end the stalemate
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To Fight Pollution, Delhi To Get 1,000 E-Buses
In a major move to fight air pollution in Delhi and address commuters'' woes, the state government on Wednesday gave in-principle approval for the hiring of a consultant to run 1,000 electric buses, estimated to cost Rs 2,500 crore, in the national capital as promised in its 2018-19 Budget.
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Delhi Metro Glitch Adds To Commuters' Woes On A Rainy Day
Technical glitches crippled Delhi metro services twice today, piling on the woes of people battling waterlogging and traffic jam across the national capital.
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Missed Call Service Launched For Local Train Updates
In a bid to reduce commuter woes keep its suburban passengers informed about delays and disruptions, the Western Railway has launched a unique service through which commuters would be able to know the running status of local trains from simply giving a missed call.
-
Commuters Take Suresh Prabhu For A Ride Through Mumbai's Railway Woes
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is no stranger to receiving complaints from rail commuters. He was treated to a fortune's worth of the same by hassled local train travellers, who complained about everything from the poor condition of the rakes to filthy urinals and toilets. Prabhu boarded a train from Currey Road station - where he was present...
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Odd-Even Woes? Carpool Apps To Be Residents' Rescue Mantra in Delhi
The rolling out of Delhi government's ambitious odd-even vehicle scheme might pose difficulties for commuters but a host of carpool mobile apps are expected to come to their rescue as Delhiites open up their car doors for other passengers on the same route.
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RBI Introduces Pre-Paid Instrument to Ease Commuter Woes
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday introduced a new type of pre-paid instrument of up to Rs 2,000 for "Mass Transit System" to facilitate migration from cash-based payments to electronic ones.
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Overhead Wire Snaps at Dadar as Rains Continue to Lash Mumbai
The monsoon woes of Mumbaikars continued on Tuesday morning as train services on the Central line were disrupted after an overhead wire snapped near Dadar railway station.
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Commuters Make MP Travel Second-Class to Understand Their Woes
In a heartening instance of the aam aadmi making a neta walk the talk, members of a Nashik passenger association forced their Member of Parliament (MP) to give up air-conditioned comfort for a day and travel with them to understand their problems.
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Rail Fare Hike: Mumbai to Shell Out Over Two-Times More
Already hit hard by poor and inefficient services, the woes of the suburban rail commuters in the metropolis are going to be compounded further with the season ticket rates going up by more than double across classes.
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Mumbai Metro Woes: Ticket Machines Give Commuters a Tough Time
While the Metro offers a smooth ride between the Eastern and Western suburbs, commuters are facing a problem even before they can step into the train. mid-day observed during its trip on Tuesday and Wednesday on the 11.04-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro corridor, that the Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) were either unable to dispense t...
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Mayawati's dream a nightmare for commuters in Noida
It was Mayawati's dream project, but the inauguration of Noida memorial park left commuters stuck on road. And to add to their woes, traffic was diverted at several places leading to inordinate delays and chaos.
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Rains lash Delhi, add to commuter woes
Heavy rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Friday morning, leading to waterlogging and huge traffic snarls, officials said.Commuters in Vasant Vihar, Munirka, Dhaula Kuan, Pragati Maidan, Moolchand, Lajpat Nagar, Laxmi Nagar and Nizamuddin areas had a harrowing time due to heavy traffic jams.Waterlogging was reported from Mukherjee...
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24-hour taxi strike in Kolkata over fare hike
After Mumbai, it's now nightmare time for Kolkata. Not a good day for commuters in the city today as most taxis will be off the roads.The Bengal Taxi Association, that controls nearly 20,000 out of the 34,000 taxis that run in Kolkata, has called for a 24-hour strike.The association, which is demanding a hike of Rs 6 over the existing fares to coun...
