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...
12 Mar, 2025, 07.28 PM IST
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 ...
01 Jan, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
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.
06 Sep, 2019, 10.35 PM IST
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.
06 Sep, 2019, 11.40 AM IST
Sober truths about curbing drunkennessLeniency may cut pendency of cases, but will it make drunks turn abstemious?
16 Oct, 2018, 11.02 PM IST
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...
08 Apr, 2017, 02.58 PM IST
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...
22 Feb, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
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.
29 Jul, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
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...
24 Jul, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
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...
23 Apr, 2016, 10.44 AM IST
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...
24 Jun, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
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.
04 Apr, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
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.
31 Mar, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
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.
14 Sep, 2014, 04.11 AM IST
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...
13 Sep, 2014, 10.28 PM IST
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.
07 Jul, 2014, 11.27 AM IST
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...
02 Mar, 2012, 02.15 PM IST