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Bengaluru Auto Driver Has Equipped His Vehicle With First Aid, Refreshments & More
When questioned about the facilities he is providing, the autorickshaw driver replied, "The customer is the king."
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Autorickshaw Drivers, Frontline Workers On Republic Day Guests' List: Report
For the first time, the list of invitees to Republic Day celebrations include autorickshaw drivers, construction workers, sanitation workers and frontline workers.
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A Covid-19 Trip That Turned Manipur's First Female Autorickshaw Driver Into A Hero
One day last May, between selling smoked fish and taking care of her acutely diabetic husband, 52-year-old autorickshaw driver Laibi Oinam of East Imphal made an eight-hour, 140-kilometre road-trip for a Covid warrior. That journey made history - and a hero out of her.
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Mumbai Auto-Rickshaw Driver Alleges Beating By Cop, Police Denies Claim
An autorickshaw driver on Monday alleged he was beaten up by a police officer for no reason, the cops, however, claimed that it was the driver who had first hurled abuses.
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918 Maharashtra Rickshaw Drivers Lose Licenses For Refusing Commuters
In a first, the Maharashtra transport department revoked licenses of 918 auto-rickshaw drivers in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane city for refusing fare, an official said on Wednesday.
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Man Dies As Ambulance Driver Allegedly Refuses To Ferry Him In Madhya Pradesh
A 48-year-old man who met with an accident in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria died after an ambulance driver allegedly refused to ferry him. Ram Milan Sahu was knocked down by an SUV in Mahimar village in Umaria on Tuesday night. His son Pappu Sahu rushed him to the district hospital in an autorickshaw for treatment. "The doctors, after giving him first ai...
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Gurugram Auto Driver Caught After Dumping Bodies Of 2 Women In Same Spot
A 22-year-old man befriended three women, killed the first with the help of the second and murdered the second with the help of the third woman he became friends with, Gurugram police said on Saturday.
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Kalabhavan Mani's Death: Toxicology Report Finds Traces of Insecticide
Originally an autorickshaw driver, Kalabhavan Mani first shot to fame as a mimicry artist as part of the famous troupe Kalabhavan. His role as a blind man in Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum fetched him widespread acclaim and won him the special jury award at the national and the state level in 2000. He was often cast in villainous roles i...
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Telangana Native Becomes DTC's First Woman Driver
After driving autorickshaws and BMWs, Telangana native Vankadarath Saritha today became the first woman to hit the Delhi roads as a DTC driver.
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Auto driver's daughter is national topper in Chartered Accountancy exams
The dream of a lifetime materialised for Prema Jayakumar yesterday, when the 24-year-old topped the nation-wide Chartered Accountancy exam in her first attempt. Prema, whose father drives an auto for a living, is now determined to use the milestone as a stepping-stone towards providing her parents with a life of comfort.
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Woman auto driver rode a horse in bid to run for vice-president
Commuters on Sansad Marg in Delhi found the Monday afternoon a little more surreal than usual. Women in Delhi don't ride horses wearing sarees. And if they do, they don't trot past red beacon ambassadors carrying an unsheathed sword in hand.
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Chennai runs on empty as petrol and diesel run out
A double whammy for people in Chennai. First they were hit by the steepest hike of petrol in a decade; and now they are greeted by 'No Stock' boards at almost all outlets in the city. The ones affected the most are two wheeler motorists and autorickshaw drivers who usually do not tank up but fill small quantities regularly.
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Delhi's first female autorickshaw driver
Delhi may be considered unsafe for women, but that hasn't stopped Sunita from taking up as odd a job as an autorickshaw driver. Thirty two-year-old Sunita, the national capital's first female driver, transcends all barriers, living and playing by the rules in a profession dominated by men."I drive an auto because I enjoy it. People should do what t...
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Bengaluru Auto Driver Has Equipped His Vehicle With First Aid, Refreshments & More
When questioned about the facilities he is providing, the autorickshaw driver replied, "The customer is the king."
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Autorickshaw Drivers, Frontline Workers On Republic Day Guests' List: Report
For the first time, the list of invitees to Republic Day celebrations include autorickshaw drivers, construction workers, sanitation workers and frontline workers.
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A Covid-19 Trip That Turned Manipur's First Female Autorickshaw Driver Into A Hero
One day last May, between selling smoked fish and taking care of her acutely diabetic husband, 52-year-old autorickshaw driver Laibi Oinam of East Imphal made an eight-hour, 140-kilometre road-trip for a Covid warrior. That journey made history - and a hero out of her.
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Mumbai Auto-Rickshaw Driver Alleges Beating By Cop, Police Denies Claim
An autorickshaw driver on Monday alleged he was beaten up by a police officer for no reason, the cops, however, claimed that it was the driver who had first hurled abuses.
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918 Maharashtra Rickshaw Drivers Lose Licenses For Refusing Commuters
In a first, the Maharashtra transport department revoked licenses of 918 auto-rickshaw drivers in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane city for refusing fare, an official said on Wednesday.
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Man Dies As Ambulance Driver Allegedly Refuses To Ferry Him In Madhya Pradesh
A 48-year-old man who met with an accident in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria died after an ambulance driver allegedly refused to ferry him. Ram Milan Sahu was knocked down by an SUV in Mahimar village in Umaria on Tuesday night. His son Pappu Sahu rushed him to the district hospital in an autorickshaw for treatment. "The doctors, after giving him first ai...
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Gurugram Auto Driver Caught After Dumping Bodies Of 2 Women In Same Spot
A 22-year-old man befriended three women, killed the first with the help of the second and murdered the second with the help of the third woman he became friends with, Gurugram police said on Saturday.
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Kalabhavan Mani's Death: Toxicology Report Finds Traces of Insecticide
Originally an autorickshaw driver, Kalabhavan Mani first shot to fame as a mimicry artist as part of the famous troupe Kalabhavan. His role as a blind man in Vasantiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum fetched him widespread acclaim and won him the special jury award at the national and the state level in 2000. He was often cast in villainous roles i...
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Telangana Native Becomes DTC's First Woman Driver
After driving autorickshaws and BMWs, Telangana native Vankadarath Saritha today became the first woman to hit the Delhi roads as a DTC driver.
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Auto driver's daughter is national topper in Chartered Accountancy exams
The dream of a lifetime materialised for Prema Jayakumar yesterday, when the 24-year-old topped the nation-wide Chartered Accountancy exam in her first attempt. Prema, whose father drives an auto for a living, is now determined to use the milestone as a stepping-stone towards providing her parents with a life of comfort.
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Woman auto driver rode a horse in bid to run for vice-president
Commuters on Sansad Marg in Delhi found the Monday afternoon a little more surreal than usual. Women in Delhi don't ride horses wearing sarees. And if they do, they don't trot past red beacon ambassadors carrying an unsheathed sword in hand.
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Chennai runs on empty as petrol and diesel run out
A double whammy for people in Chennai. First they were hit by the steepest hike of petrol in a decade; and now they are greeted by 'No Stock' boards at almost all outlets in the city. The ones affected the most are two wheeler motorists and autorickshaw drivers who usually do not tank up but fill small quantities regularly.
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Delhi's first female autorickshaw driver
Delhi may be considered unsafe for women, but that hasn't stopped Sunita from taking up as odd a job as an autorickshaw driver. Thirty two-year-old Sunita, the national capital's first female driver, transcends all barriers, living and playing by the rules in a profession dominated by men."I drive an auto because I enjoy it. People should do what t...
