Telangana | Anti Corruption Bureau officials pose as lorry drivers, unearth trail of graft in RTA

Telangana | Anti Corruption Bureau officials pose as lorry drivers, unearth trail of graft in RTA

Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials conducting a surprise check at East Zone Malakpet RTO on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT   Posing as lorry drivers in need of various permits and registrations at the Road Transport Authority (RTA), officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau said they have unearthed many malpractices, including bribery in the department. … Read more

Traffic restrictions near Vijayawada temple irks auto drivers

Traffic restrictions near Vijayawada temple irks auto drivers

A board that was erected at the end of the Control Room flyover, near Vinayaka temple, was pushed aside a bit to allow two-wheelers. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO Traffic restrictions established in view of the Dasara festivities at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamywarla Devasthanam are inconveniencing to both the public and auto drivers, who are … Read more

Bengaluru auto drivers claim free bus rides for women have hit their business

Bengaluru auto drivers claim free bus rides for women have hit their business

According to C. Sampath, general secretary of Adarsha Auto Drivers’ Union in Bengaluru, auto drivers have lost 30-40% of their business after the scheme was launched. | Photo Credit: Pooja S., who commutes from Bagalagunte to Dasarahalli metro station in North Bengaluru, shifted from autorickshaws to bus after the launch of the Shakti scheme that … Read more

Demanding ban on bike taxi services, autorickshaw drivers threaten to go on strike from March 20

Demanding ban on bike taxi services, autorickshaw drivers threaten to go on strike from March 20

The Bangalore Auto Drivers’ Unions’ Federation has threatened to go on a strike from Monday (March 20) if the State government fails to ban illegal operations of bike taxis in the city. The office-bearers of the federation alleged that in the city, mobile app-based aggregators are illegally running a bike taxi business by attaching white … Read more

Tennessee Bill Requires Drunk Drivers to Pay Child Support if Parent Killed

Tennessee Bill Requires Drunk Drivers to Pay Child Support if Parent Killed

March 2, 2022 The Tennessee House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require people convicted of driving under the influence to pay child support if they caused a wreck resulting in the death of a parent of a minor child. House Bill 1834 would apply to people convicted of vehicular homicide or aggravated … Read more

In America, Uber asks CDC to prioritise drivers for vaccinations

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Uber Technologies on Thursday asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to designate its ride-hail and delivery drivers as non-health essential workers entitled to early Covid-19 vaccine distribution. The company, in a letter to the CDC’s advisory committee on immunisation practices, said its drivers provided critical transportation for essential workers and allowed others … Read more