2 MORE HELD FOR ACTRESS MOLESTATION

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala police arrested two men in Tamil

Nadu’s Coimbatore on Sunday for the abduction and molestation of a leading Malayalam actress, an incident that triggered outrage equally among the public, film fraternity and political parties.

An intensive hunt has been launched to capture main suspect Sunil Kumar alias Pulsar Suni, a former driver of the actor. Lookout notices are issued in airports and railway stations.

“We have definite leads about the remaining five,” inspector general of police Dinesh Kashyap said. HTC, P8 NEW DELHI: For commuters who depend on taxis, it won’t be a manic Monday as more cabs have started hitting the roads even as a section of drivers continued their strike against mobile-based cab aggregators Ola and Uber.

Over the weekend, commuters in Delhi-NCR had some respite when they were able to book rides after facing a massive crunch over the past 10 days. Cabs were available on Ola and Uber’s apps throughout Sunday in the national capital.

“We are now fully operational in Delhi-NCR,” Ola said in a notification to its customers on Sunday.

Last Monday, commuters faced a harrowing time with cabs going off the roads while autorickshaw drivers resorted to fleecing them. Even the metro had recorded a 6% increase in its ridership.

But fares continued to be higher than normal during morning hours. “The waiting time for booking a ride is far longer than the usual duration. But, I did get a cab finally after trying for nearly a week,” said Amit Nath, a resident of Uttam Nagar.

However, the striking union of Ola and Uber drivers is refusing to relent. Sarvodaya Drivers Association of Delhi (SDAD), which claims to represent 1.5 lakh drivers in Delhi-NCR, said although around 70% of cabs plied on Saturday morning, a majority of drivers were off the capital’s roads in the evening.

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