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Uber, Ola Apply for Aggregator Licences in Maharashtra, RTO Official Says
Uber and Ola have applied for aggregator licences from the Maharashtra government at Mumbai's Tardeo regional transport office (RTO) office, according to a local RTO official. App-based companies like Uber and Ola are required to obtain a licence under guidelines from the Centre and Maharashtra government.
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Mumbai Taxi And Auto Fares To Be Hiked From October 1. Details Here.
Residents of Mumbai and the metropolitan region will have to pay Rs 28 as the minimum fare for travelling in black and yellow taxis and Rs 23 for auto rickshaws, with the basic fares being hiked by Rs 3 and Rs 2 respectively, authorities said today.
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"Waste of Taxpayers Money": $30 Million Stairs Criticised By New Yorkers
Recently, officials of the MTA unveiled a brand new staircase and entryway at the Times Square subway station which cost them 30 million dollars. This has come under intense criticism by people living in the city.
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New York Declares 'State Of Emergency' For Subway System
New York's governor on Thursday declared the public transport system of America's biggest city in a "state of emergency," as he pledged $1 billion toward renovation, two days after dozens of subway passengers were injured in a derailment.
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Mumbai Metro's Shopping Now With $7.5 Billion. Here's What It Wants
Mumbai is planning overhaul of its transport system by setting up a high-speed urban rail network to ease the burden on its conventional suburban railways.
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Monorail Services in Mumbai Disrupted For Second Time in One Month
Monorail services in Mumbai came to a halt for almost two hours this evening due to voltage fluctuation as the city's transport system suffered a second power-related disruption in a month.
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Indian-American Student to Sue New York City
A 19-year-old Indian American student is set to sue the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City for the physical injuries and trauma she suffered while riding a subway train which jumped tracks.
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Metro Railway to Impact Mumbai Realty: Report
Mumbai's first metro railway link, which will connect the northwestern suburb of Versova-Andheri with Ghatkopar on the northeastern fringe soon, is expected to be a game changer for the megapolis' realty landscape, property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said on Friday.
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Mumbai's water transport to be reality by June 2014
The water transport services project on the west and east coast of Mumbai will be a reality by June 2014, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar told the assembly on Monday while presenting the budget.
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Car collides with Los Angeles's Expo rail train, 6 injured
Police say six people were injured after the car they were riding in ran a red light and collided with a light rail train in downtown Los Angeles. Sgt. Greg Hoyt says the sedan struck a Metropolitan Transportation Authority Expo line train as it was conducting a test run Saturday afternoon.
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Coming soon to Mumbai: An underground tunnel
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) radical plan to improve connectivity to Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) got a boost last week, as consultants appointed to study the feasibility of constructing an underground tunnel have given a positive report. The consultant in its feasibility report has stated that the underground carria...
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Uber, Ola Apply for Aggregator Licences in Maharashtra, RTO Official Says
Uber and Ola have applied for aggregator licences from the Maharashtra government at Mumbai's Tardeo regional transport office (RTO) office, according to a local RTO official. App-based companies like Uber and Ola are required to obtain a licence under guidelines from the Centre and Maharashtra government.
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Mumbai Taxi And Auto Fares To Be Hiked From October 1. Details Here.
Residents of Mumbai and the metropolitan region will have to pay Rs 28 as the minimum fare for travelling in black and yellow taxis and Rs 23 for auto rickshaws, with the basic fares being hiked by Rs 3 and Rs 2 respectively, authorities said today.
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"Waste of Taxpayers Money": $30 Million Stairs Criticised By New Yorkers
Recently, officials of the MTA unveiled a brand new staircase and entryway at the Times Square subway station which cost them 30 million dollars. This has come under intense criticism by people living in the city.
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New York Declares 'State Of Emergency' For Subway System
New York's governor on Thursday declared the public transport system of America's biggest city in a "state of emergency," as he pledged $1 billion toward renovation, two days after dozens of subway passengers were injured in a derailment.
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Mumbai Metro's Shopping Now With $7.5 Billion. Here's What It Wants
Mumbai is planning overhaul of its transport system by setting up a high-speed urban rail network to ease the burden on its conventional suburban railways.
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Monorail Services in Mumbai Disrupted For Second Time in One Month
Monorail services in Mumbai came to a halt for almost two hours this evening due to voltage fluctuation as the city's transport system suffered a second power-related disruption in a month.
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Indian-American Student to Sue New York City
A 19-year-old Indian American student is set to sue the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City for the physical injuries and trauma she suffered while riding a subway train which jumped tracks.
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Metro Railway to Impact Mumbai Realty: Report
Mumbai's first metro railway link, which will connect the northwestern suburb of Versova-Andheri with Ghatkopar on the northeastern fringe soon, is expected to be a game changer for the megapolis' realty landscape, property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said on Friday.
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Mumbai's water transport to be reality by June 2014
The water transport services project on the west and east coast of Mumbai will be a reality by June 2014, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar told the assembly on Monday while presenting the budget.
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Car collides with Los Angeles's Expo rail train, 6 injured
Police say six people were injured after the car they were riding in ran a red light and collided with a light rail train in downtown Los Angeles. Sgt. Greg Hoyt says the sedan struck a Metropolitan Transportation Authority Expo line train as it was conducting a test run Saturday afternoon.
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Coming soon to Mumbai: An underground tunnel
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) radical plan to improve connectivity to Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) got a boost last week, as consultants appointed to study the feasibility of constructing an underground tunnel have given a positive report. The consultant in its feasibility report has stated that the underground carria...
