{"id":2508,"date":"2025-10-04T13:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T13:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreedomvoice.com\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2025-10-04T13:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T13:50:21","slug":"ride-sharing-operators-warned-against-overcharging-during-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreedomvoice.com\/?p=2508","title":{"rendered":"Ride-Sharing Operators Warned Against Overcharging During Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The District Administration Office (DAO), Kathmandu, has received complaints that ride-sharing companies such as <strong>Indrive, Pathao, and Yango<\/strong> have been charging higher fares than usual during disaster situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thefreedomvoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-792x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2509\" 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by <strong>Administrative Officer Sujankumari Bardewa<\/strong>, also warned that anyone found guilty of such fraudulent activities would face <strong>legal action as per existing laws<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The District Administration Office (DAO), Kathmandu, has received complaints that ride-sharing companies such as Indrive, Pathao, and Yango have 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