Taxi Strike Kolkata

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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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  Mamata Banerjee Reduces 'Refusal' Fine for Kolkata Cabbies

  The West Bengal chief minister slashed the fine imposed on taxis for refusing passengers from Rs 3000 to Rs 100. The contentious Rs 3000 fine had led to at least a dozen taxi strikes and protests last year.

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  A Day- Long Taxi Strike in Kolkata

  Thousands of taxis today stayed off roads in the metropolis to protest police action against drivers and also demanded setting up of taxi stands.

• 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.

• Taxis Will be Back on Kolkata Roads From Today

  In a huge relief for people in the city, the taxi unions have called off their 'indefinite' strike keeping in mind the approaching festive season.

• 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.

• Kolkata Commuters May Again Miss Their Taxis Today

  Taxis may again go off the roads Today with some drivers' unions calling for a march to the state transport department headquarters in protest against 'police atrocities'.

• 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.

• Kolkata: Government Threatens Stern Action Against Agitating Taxi Drivers

  Accusing the opposition of creating anarchy using taxis as a weapon of negotiation, the West Bengal government today warned of stern action against errant drivers who force others from plying their vehicles causing great inconvenience for the people.

• Commuters Suffer as Taxis in Kolkata Go Off Roads

  Kolkata commuters have been having a harrowing time today.

• Kolkata: 30,000 Taxis Went off Roads on 'Wild-Cat Strike'

  People had a harrowing time reaching their destinations today as more than 30,000 taxis in the city went off the roads on a 'wild-cat strike' by drivers demanding the release of 22 fellow cabbies arrested by the police for enforcing a strike last week.

• 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.