Every few months, Maharashtra returns to the same debate about the Marathi language. This time, the focus is on the government’s proposal that auto and taxi drivers should know basic Marathi. Language ...

In response to the state transport department’s decision to make knowledge of basic Marathi compulsory for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers operating in Maharashtra, several transport unions in Pune ...

Pune: State govt is planning to offer basic Marathi training to autorickshaw and cab drivers who do not speak the language, following its decision to make knowing Marathi mandatory or face possible ...

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP leader Haji Arfat Shaikh has said that auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers across the state will learn basic Marathi within 100 days, amid an ongoing controversy over the ...

Drivers of all commercial passenger vehicles in Maharashtra must have a working knowledge of Marathi, Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Monday, while warning of strict action ...

Officials start asking basic language questions to drivers seeking to renew permits; union reps tag along to help, warn move could encourage corruption The know-Marathi deadline for Mumbai’s ...

Sarnaik said demands of autorickshaw and taxi unions to give non-Marathi drivers a fixed time to learn the language were reasonable and are being considered, he said. The minister's comments have come ...

Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has announced that all commercial passenger vehicle drivers in Maharashtra must have a working knowledge of Marathi, with strict actions planned for ...

Mumbai: Marathi lectures have begun for autorickshaw and taxi drivers at city RTOs, with sessions underway at Tardeo in the island city and Andheri in the suburbs.The initiative targets non-Marathi ...