On 15 July, a section of yellow taxi operators decided to charge additional fare from 01 August without the approval from the state transport department, claiming financial losses in the prevailing situation.
August 4, 2020Hyderabad Metro Rail, which is set to launch its services next week, has fixed the minimum fare at Rs. 10 and the maximum at Rs. 60. L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited on Saturday announced the fares in line with the Central Metro Act. A 30-km stretch on Nagole-Ameerpet-Miyapur sections is set to be inaugurated by …
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November 25, 2017Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the hike in fares will “kill the Delhi Metro” operations and questioned its purpose of the transport facility. “This steep hike in metro fare will kill Delhi Metro. If people stop using it, then what purpose does it serve,” Kejriwal tweeted. This steep hike in metro fare …
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November 25, 2017Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Friday protested against the Metro fare hike outside the Union Urban Development Ministry housed in Nirman Bhavan here. AAP leaders, including Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, were later detained and removed from the area by the city police, AAP said. Friday’s protest came on the heels of …
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October 13, 2017As the Tejas Express, the newly announced special train by the Indian Railways, is set to go full steam on 22 May, many people are eagerly waiting to take the train journey. Indian Railways announced many innovative and special facilities to be offered to passengers travelling by Tejas Express. The facilities include CCTV camera, smoke detection, …
May 20, 2017Flying is set to get costly soon. Fliers on major domestic routes will soon have to shell out more to fund UDAN, the government’s regional connectivity scheme. The government on Friday announced a levy for the flights on major domestic routes to fund regional routes. A levy of Rs.7,500 for flights of up to 1,000 …
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November 11, 2016Delhi Metro train commuters are likely to shell out more with a panel recommending a sharp increase of up to 66 per cent in ticket prices. A source privy to the report said that the panel has recommended the lowest fares to be increased to Rs 10 from Rs 8 now, and the maximum fare …
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September 10, 2016With announcement on cut in the price of petrol and disel, the Odisha government on Wednesday reduced bus fares across all categories through the automatic fare adjustment mechanism. The fares of ordinary and express buses have been reduced by 1 paise per kilometer and by 2 paise per kilometer for deluxe and AC deluxe buses, …
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August 17, 2016