Mumbai: The Maharashtra Transport Department will begin a statewide inspection and awareness drive from May 1 to promote basic Marathi among auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, while also tightening ...

Amid escalating debate over the mandatory use of the Marathi language in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday emphasised that while pride in one's mother tongue is essential, the ...

With Marathi set to become compulsory for auto and taxi drivers in Maharashtra from May 1, the importance of learning the language has sharply increased. The move is expected to impact thousands of ...

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: Amid an uproar among auto and taxi unions, and political leaders, over the government’s move to test the proficiency of Marathi among all drivers of public transports beginning May 1, ...

Just 10 days after announcing a drive to test the Marathi language skills of licenced auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers from May 1, to eliminate fake permit holders, the state transport department ...

MUMBAI: A major tussle broke out on Friday between Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers over the Maharashtra government’s decision to make speaking Marathi ...

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) decided not to strictly enforce its decision to make Marathi mandatory for autorickshaw and taxi drivers. It has instead opted to launch a ...

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said it will defer enforcing its decision to make Marathi mandatory for auto rickshaw and taxi drivers. On April 14, the state government made it mandatory for ...

He added that several complaints had been received stating that many drivers of autos, taxis, Uber and Ola were unable to communicate with local people in Marathi, leading to confusion and controversy ...

Bigg Boss Marathi Season 6 anticipated grand finale ended with Tanvi Kolte lifting the trophy. Following weeks of intrigues, alliances, enmities and emotionally charged situations, the competition for ...

Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday said that every commercial passenger vehicle driver in the state must have a working knowledge of Marathi. He stressed that the government is ...