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Three stranded three-wheeler seized by Traffic Police were destroyed in fire near Old Traffic Police Station at Gandhi Maidan in Patna on December 6, 2009. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and put out the fire. The fire caught the three wheelers from a nearby site where wastes were burning. Full article hereRead More

Moving around the union territory of Chandigarh just got easier. Pink coloured auto-rickshaws christened ‘Tuk Tuk’, which can be ordered to your doorsteps, were flagged off here Wednesday. These three-wheeler auto rickshaws are enabled with global positioning system (GPS) and are connected to mobile and landline networks. Full article hereRead More

The autorickshaw drivers in the city got another month’s time to get their uniforms ready, which were made mandatory by the traffic police and the regional transport authority (RTA). However, wearing of badges is compulsory for every auto driver from December 1. This decision was announced by the traffic department of the city police on...Read More

Faced with the clampdown on overloading and imposition of the three plus one (driver) norm, autorickshaws in the city seem to have turned to fleecing passengers in the name of compensating their fare loss. Full article hereRead More

17 offenders nabbed operating rickshaws without valid permits The traffic department has finally started cracking the whip on erring auto rickshaws that overcharge and refuse fares across the city. As part of the initial leg of the drive across the city, traffic cops have booked around 17 rickshaw drivers and owners operating without a valid...Read More

The municipal corporation here has shortlisted five rickshaw pullers of the city for allotting them solar-cum-battery operated rickshaws. These will be allotted on Wednesday at a formal ceremony. A total of 10 solar rickshaws will be launched, though five more pullers are yet to shortlisted by the civic body, which is the nodal agency of...Read More

This is hard to believe, but there is not a single legally authorised stand for the 55,000-odd auto rickshaws registered in the capital, says a suit filed by an NGO that is working to improve the lives of auto rickshaw drivers. Full article hereRead More

In a drive against autorickshaws that have outlived their lifespan but are still plying on the city roads, the traffic police seized 78 autorickshaws on Thursday and Friday using BlackBerry phones under the traff-i-cop project. According to traffic police, there are about 5,000 such “scrap” autorickshaws plying in the city without permission. Deputy Commissioner of...Read More

Sanjay Bhimrao Gadge (25) was looted by the driver of the autorickshaw he was traveling in , and two other co passengers at Kalyani Nagar in the early hours on Saturday. Police said that he took a rickshaw under the ‘share a rickshaw’ scheme to go to Chandan Nagar. When he boarded the rickshaw two...Read More