Articles by Kailash Korde
A Catch-22 debt trap for Ola, Uber cab drivers
They find themselves defaulting on EMIs for their cars and also difficult to opt out of the job

Published on Oct 30, 2018 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Ola-Uber cab strike likely to be called off today in Mumbai
A joint meeting with the transport commissioner has been scheduled for 3.30pm on Tuesday, after which a final decision will be announced

Updated on Oct 30, 2018 08:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
No help from management, Ola-Uber drivers to head towards Maharashtra CM
Commuters fight surge pricing, shortage of cabs

Updated on Oct 29, 2018 12:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
No dialogue between drivers and Ola-Uber; strike to continue on Wednesday in Mumbai
Protestors warn of ‘chakka jam’ at city’s entries/exits; riders experience longer waits, higher fares

Updated on Oct 24, 2018 11:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde
Ola-Uber drivers may go on strike in Mumbai
The drivers want minimum fares to be between ₹100 and ₹150 and the charge per km between ₹18 and ₹23, depending upon the vehicle

Updated on Oct 22, 2018 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Vehicle sales rise, Mumbai not worried about fuel price
Fuel prices may have steadily spiked to all-time highs over the past three months, but that didn’t seem to stop Mumbaiites from buying cars and bikes.

Updated on Oct 15, 2018 08:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
After price cuts, diesel and petrol prices in Maharashtra rise again
In Mumbai, petrol price was at ₹88.12 a litre and diesel at ₹78.88 a litre.

Updated on Oct 13, 2018 11:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
993 new buses by 2020? But old promise didn’t see BEST result
In the budget for 2018-19 presented last year, the century-old transport body had proposed to procure 800 new buses on wet lease, in which the contractor takes care of driver and maintenance of the buses, along with 100 under the state-funded Tejaswini scheme.

Updated on Oct 10, 2018 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
‘BEST foot forward? Not really’
Oppn not convinced about authority’s plans for more buses, new tech, but experts are happy

Updated on Oct 09, 2018 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Aroosa Ahmed and Kailash KordeMumbai says a prayer for victims of Elphinstone Road stampede
Victims’ families and friends, railway staff and politicians conduct candlelight march; relatives of victims demand Railways offer jobs to nearest kin, get political backing

Published on Sep 29, 2018 11:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
One year after stampede, Prabhadevi-Parel infra works still incomplete
A year after the stampede at Prabhadevi footbridge in which 23 people died, big promises and plans to improve infrastructure are yet to materialise and commuters continue to suffer.

Updated on Sep 28, 2018 03:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Maharashtra government suspends 37 transport officers for passing vehicles without checks
The transport department’s move comes after Bombay high court slammed it and initiated contempt proceedings against its secretary in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a Pune resident

Published on Sep 22, 2018 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
No permits for auto, taxi drivers with criminal cases
Rules so far exempted petty crimes, new directive includes all cases and court proceedings

Published on Sep 21, 2018 05:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
No new auto, taxi stands within 50 metres of BEST bus stops: BMC
In the future, no new auto rickshaw or taxi stand in the city will be located within 50 metres of bus stops of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST)

Updated on Sep 18, 2018 09:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Petrol crosses Rs 90-mark in 12 cities across Maharashtra, Pune next?
Petrol prices in at least 12 cities in Maharashtra – Parbhani, Nandurbar, Nanded, Latur, Jalna, Jalgaon, Hingoli, Gondia, Buldhana, Beed, Aurangabad and Ratnagiri – crossed the Rs 90-mark for a litre by Sunday

Updated on Sep 17, 2018 02:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Land permits delay work for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train in Maharashtra
Meanwhile, NHSRCL has made considerable progress in Gujarat, especially Ahmedabad and Vadodara.

Updated on Sep 09, 2018 12:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Central Railway plans to complete Parel terminus work by year-end
In the past few years, the number of commuters using Parel-Prabhadevi stations has increased significantly with central Mumbai emerging as the new commercial district

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 01:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde
Tired of Mumbai traffic? You may be able to rent a bike soon
If the Mumbai Traffic Police gives a green signal, people will be able to hire two-wheelers that could cost ₹2-5 per kilometre or ₹300-500 per day, depending upon the variants.

Published on Sep 04, 2018 03:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Petrol at Rs 86.25/litre, diesel at Rs 75.12 burn hole in pockets
Soaring fuel prices have renewed demands for bringing their prices under the GST or slash excise rates.

Updated on Sep 03, 2018 10:40 AM IST
HindustanTimes, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
From technical snag to TV wires, Mumbai’s Monorail goes off track again
The technical snag in the Monorail’s automatic protection system occurred near Vashi Naka in Chembur around 2.45pm, when it was heading to Chembur station from Wadala.

Updated on Sep 03, 2018 10:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times |
Kailash Korde
First stretch on bullet train to be opened up by 2022, to run within Gujarat first
The proposed bullet train that will run at a speed of 320kmph and will cover the Surat-Bilimora stretch in less than 20 minutes. The Mumbai to Ahmedabad journey is expected to be covered in 3 hours.

Updated on Sep 01, 2018 10:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Vadodara | Kailash Korde, Vadodara
Diesel price in Mumbai soars to all-time high, stokes fear and worry
State-owned oil firms have been revising fuel prices every day since October 2017, after the Centre decided to decontrol fuel prices

Updated on Aug 29, 2018 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
One ticket for all: CM Devendra Fadnavis writes to railway minister over payments row
With the integrated ticketing system, more than one crore commuters can access all of the city’s public transport modes — suburban trains, metro, monorail, buses, autorickshaws and taxis — using a single card or mobile app

Updated on Aug 18, 2018 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Maharashtra records 100% rise in spots prone to road accidents
The number of accident prone spots in Maharashtra has gone up by nearly 100%, with the state registering 1,324 accident prone spots in 2018 compared to 634 last year

Updated on Aug 16, 2018 06:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Mumbai-Pune e-way to get new system to manage traffic, curb deaths
Intelligent Traffic Management System will give advance info to drivers, have automated toll, etc

Updated on Aug 15, 2018 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Driver wasn’t alert, distracted in bus accident that killed 30: Probe report
The report is based on the analysis following the inspection by joint transport commissioner and some Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials.

Updated on Aug 14, 2018 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Now, just pay Rs 5 instead of Rs 10 to travel from Prabhadevi to CSMT in Mumbai
This is because the Western Railway has started issuing the tickets for CSMT and other stations on the Central Railway network via Parel on Saturday, giving relief to the commuters.

Updated on Aug 12, 2018 04:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
47 AC trains set to miss 2021 deadline as Mumbai agencies bicker
There is uncertainty over which agency will put the local trains on the tracks.

Updated on Aug 12, 2018 03:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Crowds, chaos as Mumbai’s Lower Parel rail bridge is closed for repairs
The Lower Parel ROB has been closed for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic, after an audit deemed the structure unsafe owing to corrosion.

Updated on Jul 25, 2018 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Transporters’ strike sees mixed response in Mumbai, Thane
School and company buses seen plying, but trucks were off the roads on Friday morning.

Updated on Jul 20, 2018 12:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai/thane
Kailash Korde, Ankita Bhatkhande and Ankita G Menon