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Delhiās new traffic challan rules: Higher Lok Adalat payments, licence suspension for repeat offenders, what changesDelhi Traffic Challan Lok Adalat: Delhi traffic offenders now face a pay-first, argue-later system. To contest a challan, motorists must de...
No challan, no car impounding for drunk driving: Navi Mumbai cops take keys, drive group home, man praises humane responseA Navi Mumbai resident shared a Reddit post detailing a positive encounter with local police. After a night of drinking, the resident and f...
Gurgaon: Soon, your driving licence may be suspended if you are caught doing this on the roadFacing a surge in accidents and fatalities, the district administration is implementing stricter actions against drunk driving. First-time ...
Going out to play Holi in Noida? Police will fine you Rs 10,000 if you do thisNoida traffic police will impose fines of Rs 10,000 for reckless or drunk driving and using hooters and sirens during Holi celebrations. Sp...
Over 2,700 drunk driving cases filed in Hyderabad during NY celebrationsAccording to Cyberabad Police, a total of 1,241 persons including two women were booked for drunk driving. As many as 938 two-wheelers and ...
Around 4k-5k challans issued daily since new motor vehicles act came into effect: Delhi PoliceAround 4,000-5,000 challans have been issued on an average per day to the traffic violators till Friday, the officer said.
Man sets motorcycle on fire after being issued Rs 16,000 challan for traffic rules violationsRakesh, South Delhi resident, was challaned Rs 16,000 for drunk driving, not carrying registration papers and not wearing a helmet.
Sober truths about curbing drunkennessLeniency may cut pendency of cases, but will it make drunks turn abstemious?
Soon, drunk drivers will not be eligible for insurance claimsThe bill provides for stringent penalties, including jail term and suspension of driving licence, for offences such as juvenile driving, sp...
Road agencies may be booked for deaths caused by potholesRoad owning and maintaining agencies maybe penalised and booked under Indian Penal Code for fatalities caused due to poor road condition su...
Pay twice the fine for traffic offences to avoid court dateThe changes are likely to be approved next week and changes in the Act would be introduced in the ongoing Parliament session.
Hopeful of Road Safety Bill passage in Monsoon Session: Nitin GadkariThe draft bill, as per officials, proposes hefty penalties including Rs 10,000 for drunk driving, Rs 2,000 for speeding and Rs 1,000 for no...
Hold car owners liable for juvenile driving, say statesTransport departments of various states on Friday favoured holding vehicle owners responsible for crashes involving juvenile drivers and al...
Drunk driving may lead to fine of Rs 10,000At present, the fine is up to Rs 2,000 or jail up to six months for first drunk driving offence and the new provision proposes Rs 10,000 fi...
Drunk drivers in Delhi may lose licence at 1st offence nowTraffic police have asked the transport department to suspend licences of first-time drunk driver as a deterrent.
Ministry dilutes penalties proposed in road safety billThe road transport ministry has watered down the penalties it had originally proposed in the Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill.
Road safety authority in the worksA draft bill put out by the ministry on Saturday has proposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh and imprisonment for faulty manufacturing design.
New Motor Bill: Steep penalties, 7-year jail for child death in certain circumstances proposedSeeking to come down heavily on traffic offenders, government today proposed steep penalties of up to Rs 3 lakh along with a mini 7-year im...
New Motor Vehicle Bill to hold government bodies responsible for bad roadsRoad transport minister Nitin Gadkari has already said that a stronger law on the lines of UK will be brought before the parliament.
Govt to pay 1 lakh in hit-and-run death casesClearing a steep increase in penalties for traffic violations, the Union Cabinet proposed a compensation of Rs 1 lakh for death and Rs 50,0...