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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT NEWS

With Sept 1 deadline set, Pune riders count on new aggregator rules to curb overcharging

July 31, 2026 5:55 pm

Ola, Uber and Rapido must obtain licences under the Maharashtra Aggregator Policy by September 1 or face legal action.

2 Bengal motor vehicle inspectors suspended over ‘bribery bid’, CM cautions officials

July 24, 2026 12:47 pm

CM Suvendu Adhikari warns state officials of strict action against corruption and extortion.

HSRP enforcement from July 1: Nearly 15 lakh Pune vehicles still non-compliant

June 30, 2026 5:27 pm

Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Tuesday that for vehicle owners who apply for HSRPs by June 30, their fines will be reduced.

Car owner wins Rs 5,000 payout as RTO allots same registration number to another vehicle

June 19, 2026 5:06 pm

Despite repeated requests to rectify the error, the transport authorities allegedly delayed the matter, the complainant stated before the consumer commission.

Should rickshaw drivers know Marathi? Government invites public suggestions

April 24, 2026 8:54 pm

State issues draft law linking licences and permits to knowledge of Marathi.

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.

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