Telangana traffic challans via WhatsApp, SMS, email to be legally valid after 30 days; vehicle owners must update Vahan detailsTelangana traffic fines sent digitally will now be official. Vehicle owners have one month to update contact details on the Vahan portal. A...
02 Jun, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
VAHAN Portal Telangana Issue Explained: Here's why new vehicle owners are facing delays in vehicle registration, what you can doNew vehicle buyers in Telangana are experiencing delays in receiving permanent registration numbers. The state's shift to the national VAHA...
06 May, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
Third party premiums take the wheel in motor cover growthTP premiums rose 9.3% in FY26, compared with 9% growth in OD, taking overall motor insurance expansion to about 9% on an estimated base of ...
04 May, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
NHAI directs issuer banks to validate FASTag-linked vehicle registration numbersThe directive comes after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) received multiple complaints where the VRN captured by FASTag rea...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
E-notice for unpaid user fee at tolls: National Highways Fee Rules, 2026, outline penalties, grievance redressal and moreNew rules for National Highways Fee are now in effect. An e-notice system will track unpaid toll charges. Vehicle owners will receive elect...
20 Mar, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Vehicle scrapping policy: Government notifies draft rulesUnder the proposed rules, the concerned authorities will have to respond within six days of a voluntary application, else a no dues certifi...
08 Mar, 2022, 12.42 AM IST
Delhi to soon have driving licences with QR codes"The new driving licence will have an advanced microchip with features like Quick Response (QR) code and Near Field Communication (NFC), an...
13 Oct, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
Registered vehicle scrapping facilities to be linked with VAHAN databaseGovernment will also create a single window clearance for any legal entity to establish a vehicle scrapping facility, which will have acces...
18 Mar, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
Govt earned over Rs 100 crores by sharing vehicle registration data with private entities: GadkariThe data has been shared with law enforcement agencies, the home ministry, auto, freight and insurance companies. A list of around 170 part...
11 Feb, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Booking for hi-tech plates, colour stickers made simplerNow when a vehicle owner enters the vehicle number, the application fetches duly verified data for the vehicle class, fuel type, chassis nu...
29 Dec, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
Transport ministry to partially conceal names of vehicle owners on Vahan databaseThe move assumes significance amid the ongoing violence in parts of the Capital, where reports have emerged about the Vahan database being ...
27 Feb, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
Vahan.ai to scale up with funds from Khosla Ventures, othersFounder Madhav Krishna said Vahan has 1.4 million users, and claimed it had helped 25,000 of them find blue-collared jobs.
07 Oct, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Driving change: Government may let you be part-time cabbieIn order to ensure safety of passengers, private vehicles will be linked to aggregators accredited by the state transport departments.
11 May, 2019, 09.35 AM IST
Accept DL, RC presented through DigiLocker or mParivahan platforms: Centre to statesAs per the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989, the owner/driver has to produce the documents -- licence or ...
09 Aug, 2018, 06.38 PM IST
Road, transport ministry issued draft notification to link PUC with central database: GovtAccording to reports, the government has set up a central depository called 'VAHAN' to store data relating to all vehicles.
09 Mar, 2018, 06.27 PM 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
- Repayment of car loan to be must to sell vehicle
Soon, it would be impossible for anyone to sell off a vehicle without 100% repayment of the bank loan.
24 Feb, 2013, 08.35 AM IST