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Auto, taxi drivers get one more month to learn Marathi, clear test

India, Aug. 15 -- Autorickshaw and taxi drivers who fail to demonstrate a working knowledge of Marathi during checks starting August 18 will be given a month to learn the language and appear for a sho... Read More


CR adds 22 longer-rake services on CSMT-Khopoli corridor from today

India, Aug. 15 -- Starting today (August 15), commuters on the Central Railway's CSMT-Khopoli corridor will get more room, with 22 suburban services being upgraded from 12-car to 15-car rakes. The mov... Read More


Marathi diktat for drivers pushed

Mumbai, Aug. 15 -- Autorickshaw and taxi drivers who fail to demonstrate a working knowledge of Marathi during checks starting August 18 will be given a month to learn the language and appear for a sh... Read More


CR adds 22 15-car rake services from today

Mumbai, Aug. 15 -- Starting today, commuters on the Central Railway's CSMT-Khopoli corridor will get more room, with 22 suburban services being upgraded from 12-car to 15-car rakes. The move will take... Read More


WR appoints nodal officers to keep railway stations free of stray dogs

India, Aug. 14 -- Western Railway (WR) has appointed nodal officers to keep its railway stations free of stray dogs, following directives from the Supreme Court last year, according to officials famil... Read More


Following SC order, WR appoints nodal officers to keep railway stations free of stray dogs

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- Western Railway (WR) has appointed nodal officers to keep its railway stations free of stray dogs, following directives from the Supreme Court last year, according to officials fami... Read More


Railways cancel tender for 238 AC locals, will manufacture in own workshops

India, Aug. 13 -- In a bid to expedite the manufacture and supply of 238 AC local trains, the railway ministry has restarted the procurement process. The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), which wa... Read More


No Marathi, no licence: New rule for auto, taxi, cab drivers in Maharashtra from August 18

India, Aug. 13 -- Starting August 18, the driving licences of autorickshaw, taxi and app-based cab drivers who do not have a working knowledge of Marathi can be suspended for up to three months, while... Read More


Cabbies who cannot speak Marathi could lose licence for 3 mths

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Starting August 18, the driving licences of autorickshaw, taxi and app-based cab drivers who do not have a working knowledge of Marathi can be suspended for up to three months, whil... Read More


Vasai bypass rail project to claim 14 hectares of mangroves

India, Aug. 12 -- The proposed Vasai bypass rail project, a link between the Western Railway and the Konkan Railway, will require 14.18 hectares of mangroves to be cleared. Environmental clearance is ... Read More