taxi drivers
- Middle East
Dubai honours 101 taxi drivers for returning cash worth Rs 8 cr, diamonds worth Rs 2 cr
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s Roads and Transport (RTA) has recognised 101 drivers for their honesty in handling valuable lost and found items while on duty from January 2022 to March 2023. This acknowledgment…
- Hyderabad
Telangana workers’ union demands parking for Ola, Uber taxis at RGIA
Hyderabad: Owing to soaring summer heat, the Telangana Gig and Platforms Workers Union (TGPWU) on Tuesday demanded parking facilities and other basic amenities for taxi drivers working for app-based ride-sharing companies Ola…
- Middle East
Dubai announces 1st-of-its-kind Golden Pension scheme for taxi drivers
Abu Dhabi: More than 9,000 taxi drivers will benefit from the Golden Pension scheme, set up by the National Bonds, UAE-based Shari’a-compliant savings and investment company. The first-of-its-kind Golden Pension scheme was set…
- Hyderabad
Kashmiri driver returns gold worth Rs 10 lakh to Hyderabad tourist in Pahalgam
Srinagar: An honest taxi driver on Tuesday returned gold worth Rs 10 lakh to a tourist in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam resort. The president of Pahalgam taxi stand said that Akash Farooq…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Mandatory uniform for taxi drivers comes into effect
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority’s new rule that requires taxi drivers to wear uniform mandatory, come into effect on Tuesday, July 12. The decision, announced in May, applies…
- Middle East
Saudi: Passengers to get free ride if driver fails to operate meter
Riyadh: Commuters will be entitled to a free trip upon reaching their destination, if the driver fails to operate fare meter during the trip. As per the norms set by the Transport…
- Middle East
Uniform to be mandatory for taxi drivers in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced implementation of the uniform dress code for taxi drivers, effective from Tuesday, July 12, local media reported. The decision aims to raise the…
- Middle East
Now women in Saudi Arabia can become taxi drivers
Riyadh: Nearly four years after the historic decision to allow women to drive, the Saudi General Directorate of Traffic has announced that women will now be allowed to drive taxis and become…
- Middle East
Mother of five, Nayla, becomes Gaza’s first woman taxi driver
Gaza: Nayla Abu Jubbah, mother of five children became Gaza’s first woman taxi driver. Although, in Gaza Strip, both men and women have equal right when it comes to driving taxi, till…
- World
Indian delegates attend app-based taxi drivers convention abroad
Hyderabad: The Indian Federation of APP- Based Transport Workers (IFAT) announced on Wednesday that it will participate in the founding convention of the ‘International Alliance App-Based Transportation Workers’ in London from today 29…
