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Kailash Korde

Kailash works with the political team and has been covering transport beat for over a decade. He is interested in travel and music.

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

Since October 22, the majority of the Ola and Uber cab drivers have been on an indefinite strike(HT PHOTO)
Published on Oct 30, 2018 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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

Ola and Uber drivers continue with their protest at Chakala.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 30, 2018 08:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

No help from management, Ola-Uber drivers to head towards Maharashtra CM

Commuters fight surge pricing, shortage of cabs

The strike kicked off on October 22.(HT FILE)
Updated on Oct 29, 2018 12:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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

Drivers working for app-based taxis Uber and Ola protest outside Uber’s office in Mumbai on Monday.(AP)
Updated on Oct 24, 2018 11:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

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

The protest will be held outside the Kurla office of Uber and Andheri office of Ola.(HT file photo)
Updated on Oct 22, 2018 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 15, 2018 08:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

The highest diesel price in the state was recorded in Amravati(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 13, 2018 11:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

The electric buses that were procured last year.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 10, 2018 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

‘BEST foot forward? Not really’

Oppn not convinced about authority’s plans for more buses, new tech, but experts are happy

BEST to increase number of mini and midi buses(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 09, 2018 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAroosa Ahmed and Kailash Korde, Mumbai

Mumbai 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

Commuters and relatives pay homage to victims who died in the stampede at Elphinstone Station last year on 29 Sept .(HT Photo)
Published on Sep 29, 2018 11:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

The Elphinstone-­Lower Parel area has turned into a biz district, but the infrastructure to accommodate increasing commuters has not developed at the same pace.(Satish Bate/HT File Photo)
Updated on Sep 28, 2018 03:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By

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

According to RTO officers, the transport department’s action was based on reports prepared from CCTV footage at the test tracks of the six RTO offices.(HT Photo)
Published on Sep 22, 2018 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

No permits for auto, taxi drivers with criminal cases

Rules so far exempted petty crimes, new directive includes all cases and court proceedings

The transport department rules mandate that permits be given only to drivers with a good moral character and no criminal record in the past one year.(Sushil Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Published on Sep 21, 2018 05:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By

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)

Taxi and auto union leaders, however, said this will force commuters to walk the extra mile. “As per the rule, stands should be 15m away from bus stops,” said AL Quadros, leader of Mumbai Taximens Union.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Sep 18, 2018 09:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By, 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

An employee shows the revised prices of petrol and diesel to a customer at a fuel station, as the fuel prices prices continued their record-breaking run, in Mumbai, Friday, September 7, 2018.(PTI File Photo)
Updated on Sep 17, 2018 02:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By

Land permits delay work for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train in Maharashtra

Meanwhile, NHSRCL has made considerable progress in Gujarat, especially Ahmedabad and Vadodara.

Of the 508.17-km long corridor, 155.76 km will be in Maharashtra(HT file photo)
Updated on Sep 09, 2018 12:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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

The project, estimated to cost <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>51 crore, was announced under the second phase of the ambitious Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP-2)(HT File)
Updated on Sep 06, 2018 01:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

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.

Mumbaikars may soon be able to hire two-wheelers that could cost <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2-5 per kilometre or <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>300-500 per day, depending upon the variants, if the city traffic police green signals the proposal.(HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 04, 2018 03:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By, 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.

Fuel prices touched an all-time high in Mumbai on Sunday.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 03, 2018 10:40 AM IST
HindustanTimes, Mumbai | By

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.

The fire brigade had to cut the cable wires when it got engulfed with a Monorail door on Sunday.(HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 03, 2018 10:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByKailash 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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd L) attending a ground breaking ceremony for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project in Ahmedabad.(AFP)
Updated on Sep 01, 2018 10:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Vadodara | By, 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

On Tuesday, the diesel price went up by 16 paise from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>73.74 per litre while the cost of petrol increased by 14 paise from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>85.33 per litre.(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 29, 2018 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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

Devendra Fadnavis(Praful Gangurde)
Updated on Aug 18, 2018 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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

Accident spots at Flyover at lower Parel in Mumbai, India.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Aug 16, 2018 06:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By, 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

Traffic jam on E-way near Khandala in Pune.(HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 15, 2018 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

The mangled remains of the mini bus that fell into a 800ft gorge off Ambenali ghat in Maharashtra.(HT FILE)
Updated on Aug 14, 2018 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

The revised fare was updated on the system at 7.50 am on Saturday.(Pramod Thakur/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 12, 2018 04:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

Once rolled out, the new AC trains are expected to ease the pressure on the existing suburban railway network.(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 12, 2018 03:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By

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.

The overcrowded lane outside Lower Parel station in Mumbai.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 25, 2018 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Transporters’ strike sees mixed response in Mumbai, Thane

School and company buses seen plying, but trucks were off the roads on Friday morning.

Private buses were seen dropping people to work at Bandra-Kurla Complex on Friday morning.(Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 12:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByKailash Korde, Ankita Bhatkhande and Ankita G Menon, Mumbai/thane
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