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01-27-2017, 11:39 AM
More trouble for Uber in India's Silicon Valley
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As ride-hailing companies Uber and its local giant Ola expand their operations in India, antique regulations continue to emerge as roadblocks.
SEE ALSO: Uber, Ola drivers go on strike as earnings, incentives fall (http://mashable.com/2017/01/23/uber-ola-protest-strike-india/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The latest testament of this comes from Karnataka, the home of crucial market Bangalore, where the state government is considering deeming pool-sharing services of both the taxi services illegal.
According to the state transport department, pool services such as UberPOOL and Ola Share violate (http://www.livemint.com/Companies/IAsSa**VNcvdFEW1ctJg0I/Ola-Uber-may-have-to-withdraw-ride-sharing-services-in-Karn.html) contract carriage permit. The archaic regulation restricts a cab from pickling up and dropping passengers during the course of a ride on a particular route.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/27/uber-ola-pool-services-illegal-karnataka-bangalore/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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As ride-hailing companies Uber and its local giant Ola expand their operations in India, antique regulations continue to emerge as roadblocks.
SEE ALSO: Uber, Ola drivers go on strike as earnings, incentives fall (http://mashable.com/2017/01/23/uber-ola-protest-strike-india/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The latest testament of this comes from Karnataka, the home of crucial market Bangalore, where the state government is considering deeming pool-sharing services of both the taxi services illegal.
According to the state transport department, pool services such as UberPOOL and Ola Share violate (http://www.livemint.com/Companies/IAsSa**VNcvdFEW1ctJg0I/Ola-Uber-may-have-to-withdraw-ride-sharing-services-in-Karn.html) contract carriage permit. The archaic regulation restricts a cab from pickling up and dropping passengers during the course of a ride on a particular route.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/27/uber-ola-pool-services-illegal-karnataka-bangalore/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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