A large-scale verification drive for auto rickshaw and taxi drivers has begun in Maharashtra's Mira Bhayandar, where authorities are examining permits and domicile certificates while also introducing ...

A special enforcement drive by Thane Regional Transport Office found 2,175 of 2,317 screened auto-rickshaw drivers possessed ...

Marathi-language activists and the MNS had questioned the need for Hindi testing in a state where Marathi is the official language.

Maharashtra’s transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has signalled a possible delay in enforcing the mandatory Marathi language test for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers from May 1, following threats of a ...

Auto and taxi drivers in Maharashtra may soon be required to prove their ability to read, write, and speak Marathi to retain their permits — a rule that has existed on paper but is now being actively ...

"MNS workers came there and shouted slogans against me," he said. The former MP from Mumbai has written to his party colleague and state Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, urging that broken and ...

After clearing this stage, the applicant appears before an ARTO officer, who again interacts in Marathi and may test the driver’s ability to read the language. Only after this process is the taxi ...

The Maharashtra government has announced that all licensed auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in the State will have to know Marathi from May 1. Drivers will be tested on their ability to read, write, and ...

Marathi Language Minister Uday Samant announced that the examinations scheduled for June 28 had been put on hold and said the government would review whether such examinations were necessary at all ...