Karnataka government ignores protests, notifies lifetime tax on EVs, spares two-wheelersKarnataka has introduced a new lifetime road tax for electric cars, jeeps, and buses, excluding two-wheelers. This move aims to generate an...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Karnataka: Pralhad Joshi fears taxes on EVs will derail India’s emission targetsUnion Minister Pralhad Joshi criticized Karnataka's decision to withdraw road tax exemptions for electric vehicles, warning it could increa...
03 Apr, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
Karnataka withdraws exemption, to slap lifetime tax on EVs, except two-wheelersKarnataka has withdrawn lifetime road tax exemptions for electric cars, jeeps, buses, and private vehicles, except for two-wheelers. The mo...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Dealers can now register tourist taxis, light commercial vehicles in MaharashtraAutomobile dealers in Maharashtra are now authorized to register commercial vehicles such as tourist taxis and goods-carrying tempos withou...
18 Oct, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
Maharashtra launches 'faceless RTOs' to help people get six services online; move to save paper, speed up processThese services, which will be available with immediate effect, will help save paper, he said, adding that people would need to have their A...
02 Jun, 2022, 04.33 PM IST
Delhi: Want new driving licence? Test may take up to three monthsThe number of online appointments were drastically reduced to ensure social distancing. Even the busiest RTOs that earlier faced over 1,000...
30 Jun, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
Lockdown: Drastic fall in vehicle registration in April, May in MaharashtraMaharashtra has the highest vehicle population of over 3.75 crore and a revenue of over Rs 8,300 crore is collected annually in the form of...
10 Jun, 2020, 11.50 AM IST
Delhi RTOs go digital, won't entertain any paper applicationsNow one has to take a online appointment first if he or she feels there is a need to visit the RTO.
01 Oct, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari lashes RTO saying they prevent bill which reduces ccorruptionThis is not the first time when Gadkari has slammed RTOs. On earlier occasions he had raised the issue of "Lakshmi Darshan", common man par...
02 Aug, 2018, 10.49 AM IST
States collect taxes worth Rs 10,000 crore online post e-Governance initiative: Road MinistryThe applications have been implemented in more than 1,000 RTOs across 33 states and Union territories - with state-specific rules, tax stru...
17 Jun, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
Online Drive Fails to Stop Rush at RTOsEleven regional transport offices in Bengaluru continue to see long queues of applicants, almost a year after online services for driving l...
14 Mar, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
Karnataka: With Vahan 4.0, RTOs won't be the maze they currently areNew software to consolidate a database for RTOs of all states on a common and centralised platform.
26 Jun, 2017, 10.12 AM IST
Aadhaar to be mandatory for driving licenceThis is expected to prevent the issuance of multiple licences, means adopted to beat the suspension of licence for traffic, criminal offenc...
26 Mar, 2017, 09.54 AM IST
Uber free to visit any RTO: Karnataka’s transport departmentGowda denied having received any papers from Uber to support its claimsfor a license to operate as an app-based aggregator in the city.
13 Jun, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
Regional Transport Offices to be scrapped soon: Nitin Gadkari"There are some outdated laws and systems which need to be scrapped. Systems like RTOs will soon be abolished," he said.
19 Aug, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
- Road transport committees should be under the central government: Sanjay Shinde, Mahaventures
Sanjay Shinde of fleet marketing and service provider Mahaventures* is a man with great insight into the Indian road transport industry.
12 Sep, 2011, 02.41 AM IST
- Centre pushes for computerisation of RTOs
The Centre has asked states to expedite computerisation of Road Transport Offices (RTOs). It has pulled up state governments for the slow p...
19 Sep, 2006, 09.40 PM IST