Kolkata Taxi Fare

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  Uber Slashes Fares In Chennai, Kolkata

  Leading taxi aggregator Uber has slashed its fares by up to 25 per cent in Chennai and Kolkata, with an aim to attract more customers.

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  Uber To Launch Carpool Services In Kolkata

  After Bangalore and Delhi, taxi aggregator Uber would launch carpool service in Kolkata this year, offering at least 30 per cent lower fares to those who share cab rides as part of efforts to check rising pollution.

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  Taxi Strike, Stranded Commuters in Kolkata

  Normal life was affected in Kolkata today as more than 40,000 taxis stayed off the roads, with taxi unions pressing for a fare hike.

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  Kolkata's Yellow Taxis Can Now Be Booked via Ola

  Ola said passengers booking yellow taxis through the app will pay the regular meter fare of taxis.

• Taxi Strike in Kolkata on December 8

  Taxi services are likely to be hit in Kolkata for the ninth time since August following a strike call on December 8 by labour organisation Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), demanding a fare hike and protesting alleged police atrocities on drivers.

• Kolkata: Taxis Go On Indefinite Strike, Commuters Harried

  Commuters were left stranded and harried on Thursday as Kolkata's taxis stayed off the roads again after their unions called an indefinite strike to press for a fare hike and to protest "police excesses".

• Kolkata: Indefinite Taxi Strike Starting Tomorrow

  Starting tomorrow, taxis in Kolkata will be off the city roads for an indefinite period in support of various demands by the owners including a fare hike and dropping of legal proceedings against 450 cabbies.

• Kolkata: Taxis to Go On Indefinite Strike From September 18

  Kolkata taxi drivers have decided to go on an indefinite strike from September 18 to protest police "excesses" while demanding a fare hike.

• Taxi Unions Plan Mega Rally in Kolkata on September 10

  Commuters in Kolkata are bracing for another round of hardship as taxi unions plan for a huge rally on September 10 to protest alleged police atrocities and to demand a fare hike.

• Three-Day Bus Strike in West Bengal Threatens to Disrupt Life

  People of West Bengal are bracing for a hard time commuting as bus and minibus operators have called a three-day strike from August 20 demanding fare hike, even as taxi operators today held city-dwellers to ransom for the fourth day in a fortnight by observing a wild-cat strike.

• Diesel price hike: West Bengal buses, taxis call indefinite strike

  In a bid to pressure the West Bengal government to increase bus and taxi fares, the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, one of the largest bus operators in the state, today decided to go on an indefinite strike from September 17.

• 15% night charge in taxi fare in Kolkata

  Taxi fare between 10:30 pm and 4:30 am will cost an additional 15 per cent from Wednesday night in Kolkata. Stating that an official notification has been made, Transport minister Madan Mitra said that if a person boarded a taxi before 10:30 pm and left it after 10:30 pm, the normal rate would have to be paid and the night charge would not be appli...

• Demanding fare hike, Kolkata minibus and taxis threaten to go off roads on July 14

  City commuters will have a tough time on July 14 when about 1,800 mini buses and nearly 35,000 taxis will go off the road demanding fare hike in view of the 'steep' rise in the prices of petroleum products.Speaking on behalf of the Minibus operators' coordination committee and Bengal minibus owners' syndicate, Abasesh Daw said that a decision to go...

• 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...

• Cab owners threaten strike

  The West Bengal government on Monday turned down a demand for increasing fares of taxis, triggering protests from cab owners who threatened to call for an indefinite strike in Kolkata.