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Now, pay double to park in railway stations

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The railways have increased parking fees by more than double from July 1 even as they extended the contract period of existing contractors in many centres without floating fresh tenders.

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Tinted film ban: We were stalked, harassed by road romeos

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Dear Chennai city police chief,

Two weeks ago, I got the expensive 3M sun-control film peeled off the windows and rear windshield of my car, to avoid being hauled up by your patrol teams.

My car no

Road safety? Most MPs want red beacons

As the Lok Sabha on Wednesday discussed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2012, which is aimed at ensuring road safety, most members appeared hardly interested in ordinary citizens’ plight on the ro

Domestic car sales up 3.4pc, bikes 6.54pc in April: SIAM

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Domestic passenger car sales rose by 3.4 per cent to 1,68,351 units in April 2012 from 1,62,813 units in the same month last year.

Figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers

Toyota says net profit to double to $9.53 bn in 2012-13

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Toyota Motor said on Wednesday its net profit for the year to March 2013 was expected to more than double to 760 billion yen ($9.53 billion) on continued demand in emerging markets.

Toyota also said

Skoda Auto India eyes 50 pc sales growth in 2012

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Premium car maker Skoda Auto India on Tuesday said it is expecting to maintain 50 per cent growth in car sales in 2012, with its 'Rapid' variant to remain the main growth driver.

"We are aiming to m

Rate cut may not boost car sales

Those wanting to own a house or buy a new car can start thinking about it now as the Reserve Bank of India, after nearly three years, has signalled an interest rate cut, making clear that loans will c

Kochi parks a hefty fine

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If it is about vehicles, Kochi wants to be on top in the state always. Be it in the total number of vehicles or the total number of licence holders.

The latest statistic to join the list is the amou

State seeks auto blocking system for better traffic

The state government has taken up with the Railways, the issue of implementing the Automatic Block Signalling system (ABS), in the Shornur-Ernakulam section, known as the rail-line bottleneck, so that

It’s a green drive! 300 cars in Bengaluru run on bio-fuel

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Some 300 cars in the city are running on green fuel or bio-diesel, the alternative to diesel. These cars are blending 20 per cent of green fuel with normal diesel. In the coming days more green fuel w

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