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Ola and Uber operations will now be regulated in Uttar Pradesh. What does it mean?

March 11, 2026 12:57 am

The Cabinet passed a decision mandating that all ride-hailing apps will have to obtain official registration before operating in the state. Check details

E-auction of fancy registration numbers from Oct 29

October 21, 2025 9:22 pm

The Chandigarh Administration will conduct an e-auction for fancy vehicle registration numbers of the new series “CH01DB” and leftover numbers from previous series between October 29 and 31.

Karnataka withdraws permit exemption for electric, methanol, ethanol vehicles; free passes to be issued for continued ops

July 03, 2025 12:03 pm

The order clears the way for registering battery-operated vehicles as transport vehicles in Karnataka. Until now, EVs have been mainly registered only as personal vehicles.

No bike taxis in Karnataka from Monday as HC refuses to stay single-judge bench order suspending their operations

June 13, 2025 10:25 pm

Earlier, it was argued before the Karnataka High Court that a blanket ban on bike taxi operations would directly impact the livelihoods of over 6 lakh people across the state.

Three challans for driving dangerously or drunk? Traffic police wants your licence to be cancelled

March 11, 2025 11:40 am

In 2021, as many as 1,239 people were killed in 1,206 accidents in the city. In 2024, up to December 15, this number went up to 1,431 people in 1,398 accidents

Gujarat: Over 3,000 govt staff challaned in 3 hours for driving without helmet, `15.96L fine collected

February 12, 2025 1:09 am

The action was part of a statewide drive ordered by DGP Vikas Sahay against the erring government officials

Accused in Gurgaon accident fails to present driver’s licence; police invoke Motor Vehicles Act

September 21, 2024 6:58 pm

The accused in the Gurgaon accident, Kuldeep Kumar Thakur, was expected to submit his driver’s licence to the police by Friday.

RTOs seize 133 illegal bike taxis in Bengaluru for flouting Motor Vehicle Act norms

July 05, 2024 8:53 pm

The special drive comes a day after multiple auto-rickshaw drivers and members of different transport unions stormed the Karnataka Transport department seeking action against unauthorised bike taxis.

A complete list of traffic challans, penalties and offences in Delhi in 2024 

July 29, 2024 8:37 am

In a concerted effort to improve road safety, traffic police in Delhi and the Gurugram area have stepped up enforcement of traffic rules and imposed hefty fines.

One dead in road accident

February 21, 2024 8:09 am

The driver of the mixer vehicle, Ajmat Hussain (24), has been booked under sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) of the Indian Penal Code as well as under sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.

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