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The Karnataka High Court had granted interim protection to Rapido in 2021 against any coercive action by the state government after the transport department cracked down on the operations of the bike taxi app.
Bike Taxi Services: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is learnt to have verbally agreed to a proposal from the transport department to withdraw the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi Scheme. Karnataka, officials added, is the first state to have put out an exclusive policy to promote electric bike taxis, but the government has not found the response from platforms encouraging enough.
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is learnt to have verbally agreed to a proposal from the transport department to withdraw the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi Scheme. Karnataka, officials added, is the first state to have put out an exclusive policy to promote electric bike taxis, but the government has not found the response from platforms encouraging enough.
Keeneland has added 16 horses, including recent allowance winner, to its Horses of Racing Age Sale on Friday, Nov. 17.
Adi Narayana, president of bike taxi association of Bengaluru, said that there are about 1.20 lakh taxi bikers in Bengaluru and more than 5 lakh people are dependent on their income.