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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 parking, no vehicle registration: how Maharashtra plans to address congestion on road by following a Japanese model

January 17, 2025 8:58 am

Vivek Bhimanwar interview: Maharashtra Transport Commissioner Vivek Bhimanwar discusses plans to impose congestion fees and initiatives to promote the scrapping of old vehicles.

Bombay HC tells transport dept to make rules on forming coordination panels for bus commuters' safety

December 10, 2023 8:39 am

The HC pulled up the government for not setting up such committees across the state for over four years despite a circular issues in this regard in July 2019.

Tripura launches cashless payments for transport department services across state

November 07, 2023 8:12 pm

Minister Sushanta Choudhury says that of all cashless transactions done in the world, over 46% are done in India.

Karnataka: Several demands find no mention in the ‘proceedings list’ released by transport dept, say pvt transport operators

September 14, 2023 7:42 am

In the document released by it, the transport department has sought a technical report from the e-governance department to develop the state’s own aggregator app.

Ahead of ban on auto services offered by ride-hailing apps, Bengalureans weigh in on impact

October 09, 2022 6:58 am

The Karnataka transport department’s move comes after complaints that the apps were charging at least Rs 100 for autorickshaw rides when the minimum charge is Rs 30.

Temporary transport staff block roads to demand service regularisation

October 02, 2022 7:07 am

While the protesters demanded that their services must be regularised at the earliest, they also asked the government to stop outsourcing employees for the department.

76 interceptor vehicles for Maharashtra transport department

August 31, 2021 10:36 am

Officials said there are 92 flying squads in the state for the implementation of Motor Vehicles Act. However, most vehicles in these squads have become old.

243 suspects detained, 17 arrested in Jharkhand judge death case

August 02, 2021 1:05 pm

Two police officers were also suspended, including one for making the CCTV footage of the incident public, he said.

Mumbai: Don’t fill forms for Rs 1,500 aid, upload details on web, transport dept tells auto drivers

May 13, 2021 3:07 am

The department has said that it is creating a portal where rickshaw drivers need to upload their details to avail the relief money.

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