BENGALURU: Homegrown ride hailing app Ola since its launch in Perth a few weeks ago has launched in its second Australian city after Sydney and has hired a local team to build partnerships and support driver partners. According to the company since the launch in Perth the app has seen a high response level from driver partners and has over 7000 registrations so far as it takes on Uber. In the next few weeks the company plans to roll out new initiatives for driver partners and customers including ways to share feedback and new promotions for the latter while the former will have new earnings programs fuel offers vehicles services 24/7 driver partner support and community town halls. Residents in Sydney will have an introductory offer of free rides and can also opt to book rides to the airport and back. We are excited to officially start operating on the east coast with the launch in Sydney. We ve been very pleased with how the service has been received by customers driver-partners and the community in Perth and can t wait to continue building on these experiences said Chandra Nath vice president and head of international at Ola.
MUMBAI: Drivers of cab aggregators Uber and Ola have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from the midnight of March 18. The strike is expected to be observed in key cities like Mumbai New Delhi Bengaluru Hyderabad Pune among other cities. Ola and Uber had given big assurances to the drivers but today they are unable to cover their costs. They have invested Rs 5-7 lakh and were expecting to make Rs 1.5 lakh a month but are unable to even make half of this owing to the mismanagement by these companies Sanjay Naik of Maharashtra Navnirman Vahatuk Sena who is organising the strike told PTI today. Naik further alleged that these taxi-hailing companies are giving first priority to company-owned cars rather than driver-owned vehicles causing a slump in their business. While taxi-hailing companies offered loan-guarantee letters to drivers through the Mudra scheme and that too without any verification they are defaulting on repayment now as their costs are not covered he claimed. In Mumbai alone there are over 45 000 cabs on these aggregators but due to the slump in business there has been a fall of 20% in the number of cabs running on these platforms in the city. If our demands are not met we will go on an indefinite strike he said adding the drivers had approached MNS leader Raj Thackeray to intervene in the matter. Other unions of Ola and Uber are also in support of the strike Naik said. The transport department should take strict action as these taxi-hailing companies are violating permit conditions and also encroaching on the taxi-rickshaw business. It is good they are going on strike Al Quadros general secretary Mumbai Taximen s Union said. While Ola declined to comment an Uber spokesperson termed the strike call as a speculative.
Mumbai: Drivers of cab aggregators Uber and Ola have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from the midnight of 18 March. The strike is expected to be observed in key cities like Mumbai New Delhi Bengaluru Hyderabad Pune among other cities. Ola and Uber had given big assurances to the drivers but today they are unable to cover their costs. They have invested Rs 5-7 lakh and were expecting to make Rs 1.5 lakh a month but are unable to even make half of this owing to the mismanagement by these companies Sanjay Naik of Maharashtra Navnirman Vahatuk Sena who is organising the strike told PTI today. Naik further alleged that these taxi-hailing companies are giving first priority to company-owned cars rather than driver-owned vehicles causing a slump in their business. While taxi-hailing companies offered loan-guarantee letters to drivers through the Mudra scheme and that too without any verification they are defaulting on repayment now as their costs are not covered he claimed. Uber Ola drivers threaten indefinite strike from Sunday. News18 image. In Mumbai alone there are over 45 000 cabs on these aggrgators but due to the slump in business there has been a fall of 20 percent in the number of cabs running on these platforms in the city. If our demands are not met we will go on an indefinite strike he said adding the drivers had approached MNS leader Raj Thackeray to intervene in the matter. Other unions of Ola and Uber are also in support of the strike Naik said. The transport department should take strict action as these taxi-hailing companies are violating permit conditions and also encroaching on the taxi-rickshaw business. It is good they are going on strike Al Quadros general secretary Mumbai Taximen s Union said. While Ola declined to comment an Uber spokesperson said termed the strike call as a speculative.
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NAGPUR: The wait for Ola cabs from Nagpur railway station is expected to be over soon. Talking to newsmen on Sunday Central railway general manager DK Sharma said The cab aggregator has deposited Rs35 lakh towards licence fee and may start operations from west side of the station in 10-15 days. Cabs will not operate from the east side for now due to lack of response. Speaking on pre-paid autorickshaw operators stiff opposition to cabs Sharma said A via media will be worked out to ensure healthy competition. If there is dispute security will be provided to the operator. Sharma was speaking on the sidelines of inter-railway painting competition in which Nagpur Central Railway was chosen for finals. At least 30 railway artists (employees) across all railway zones tried their luck. DRM BK Gupta and senior railway officials were present. Apart from doing our routine task of operating trains we want to give exposure to talent of employees. This is the basic idea behind the painting competition said Sharma. Everyone from peon to senior sectional engineer participated in the competition. Sharma said that there is a need to increase speed of long distance trains. We are on the track and in next five years this will be a reality he said. Sharma said the railways priority is to develop Ajni into a satellite station. We plan to construct a pitline and an island platform at Ajni by year-end. The station will also benefit from works arising out of ongoing third line project said the top official. Sharma said that almost all the stations under the division will be under CCTV surveillance in phases. All-woman Ajni station will be a priority he said. The general manager said with safety being clubbed as part of passenger amenities a daunting task of setting up 56 foot-over-bridges (FOBs) and 300 escalators is on hand across the stations under Central Railway. Sharma also mulled about introducing Integrated Ticketing System (ITS) a single smart card-based system that can be used on multiple modes of transport including the upcoming metro railway lines to check crowd. Central Railway to promote local art The Nagpur Central Railway will promote local art and culture at stations under its jurisdiction. Sharma cited the example of Chandrapur and Ballarshah where tiger paintings have relived the importance of these areas. Every station and place has a local culture which would be depicted through art at the stations. At many places this art and culture is dying and we would do all possible to promote it through stations. Apart from railway employees art by others would also be displayed said Sharma. Meanwhile the first three winners of the national contest include P Shyam Sunder Rao of East Coast Railway Sunil Kumar of ECR and CP Ramtahal of Central Railway.
NOIDA: A software engineer has alleged that he was abducted and robbed by the driver of an Ola cab and his accomplice which he hailed from Delhi while returning home in Noida. The crime took place on Sunday night when Aditya was returning home in Noida s Sector 75 from Connaught Place after a party. However no FIR has been lodged in the case yet. http://aquaticdynasty22.spruz.com/profile/kkdigital/ Soon after the party got over I booked a shared Ola cab around 11 pm. I saw three cabs standing on the spot. When I shouted the name of the cab driver Sajid a driver raised his hand and signalled me to sit inside. I lost consciousness soon after sitting in the cab he told TOI on Thursday. He regained consciousness around 4 pm the next day only to find himself at the district hospital in Noida s Sector 30. My watch wallet belt bag mobile phone and three ATM cards were missing. I contacted a friend somehow and got my injured nose treated in a private hospital. The two miscreants used my debit cards to shop for Rs 1 50 000 he said. Aditya s ordeal did not end there. When he approached Sector 49 police station in Noida on Wednesday cops refused to lodge an FIR as he hailed the cab in Delhi. When contacted a police officer from Sector 49 police station said that since he hired a cab from Delhi a complaint should be lodged there.
A section of drivers of cab aggregators Ola and Uber announced they would go on strike from Sunday to protest alleged discriminatory practices. Sanjay Naik president of Maharashtra Nav Nirman Vahatuk Sena which has called for the strike said Besides Mumbai drivers from Pune Bengaluru Delhi etc will also go on a strike.
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