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Bus That Burst Into Flames In Maharashtra Was Less Than 4 Years Old
The private passenger bus that met with an accident early on Saturday in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, in which 25 passengers were charred to death, was less than four years old, an official of the state transport department said.
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Maharashtra Saw The Highest Vehicle Registrations In FY2021; Here Are The Top 10 States
According to recent data posted by Automotive insights and analytics provider, Jato Dynamics India, Maharashtra led the charts with regards to the highest new vehicle registrations in FY2021. The data, which is claimed to have been sourced from the transport department's Vahan portal, shows that 2,82,330 vehicles were registered in Maharashtra betw...
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Covid-19 Pandemic: FADA Maharashtra Raises Rs. 10 Lakh To Fix GPS Devices In 250 Oxygen Tankers
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) Maharashtra has announced raising Rs. 10 lakh to support the State Transport Department in the fight against the second wave of the coronavirus.
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Maharashtra RTOs Not Registering Personal Vehicles During Lockdown Is Unfortunate: FADA President
The Maharashtra State Transport Department recently announced that all new private vehicle registrations will be cancelled until May 1, 2021, due to the lockdown imposed amidst rising COVID-19 cases.
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Unlock 1.0: Maharashtra RTO Resumes Vehicle Registrations, Issuing Driving Licences
The Maharashtra Regional Transport Office (RTO) has resumed the registration of vehicles and issuing driving licences in the state. The Transport Commissioner's office issued a circular on June 16, 2020, to resume operations across its 50 offices across the state, and will resume services including issuing licences, secondary licencing, vehicle reg...
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Special Trains For Migrants, Students, 5 More From Kerala Today: 10 Points
Six "shramik (worker) special" trains, carrying migrants, students and others stranded by the coronavirus lockdown, departed from Kerala, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday. The trains, bound for Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were organised on request from the respective states, Railways said in a st...
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Delhi Government Puts On Hold Speed Governors For Cabs And Cargo Vehicles
The Delhi government's transport department has put on hold its decision of making speed governors mandatory for cabs operating in the national capital. Last week, the department had made installation of speed governors in taxis and cabs mandatory following the Union Road Transport Ministry's recent notification.
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Maharashtra Government To Regulate App-Based Taxi Services
The Maharashtra government today decided to regulate the app-based taxi services in the state to ensure affordable travel for commuters. Transport Minister Diwakar Raote told reporters in Mumbai that Maharashtra City Taxi Regulations 2017 will be implemented in the state.
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Helmets Now Become Mandatory for Pillion Riders in Maharashtra
Maharashtra State Government has now mandated the use of helmets for pillion riders. According to a circular issued by the State Transport Department, the Bombay High Court has ordered that two-wheeler pillion riders will now have to wear helmets in Maharashtra.
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Helmet Must For Pillion Riders In Maharashtra
Two-wheeler pillion riders too will now have to wear helmets in Maharashtra with the state Transport department on Saturday issuing a circular to this effect as per the orders of the Bombay High Court.
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'Horn OK Please' Banned for Trucks in Maharashtra
When you next peer at the truck driving in front to read the legend on its back, you might find a funny rhyme or two, but it won't read "Horn Ok, Please." Not in Maharashtra, at least.
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Announces Closure of 12 Toll Plazas in Maharashtra
Taking a step towards fulfilling his party's promise to make Maharashtra toll-free, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced the closure of 12 toll plazas in the state while exempting private light motor vehicles and buses of the state transport corporation at 53 toll plazas from the midnight of May 31, 2015.
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Pune transport head apologises for using money for malnourished children to run buses
After NDTV exposed how tax collected to help feed malnourished children in Maharashtra was being diverted for maintenance of buses, the Director of Pune's bus transport department, which owes 50 crores, has apologised for the insensitivity and promised to deposit the money.
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Man state bus to lure estranged wife, kids back
In a bizarre incident, a former employee of the state transport department stole a bus to convince his estranged wife and children that he was no longer jobless, said an official in Yavatmal in Maharashtra.
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Bus That Burst Into Flames In Maharashtra Was Less Than 4 Years Old
The private passenger bus that met with an accident early on Saturday in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, in which 25 passengers were charred to death, was less than four years old, an official of the state transport department said.
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Maharashtra Saw The Highest Vehicle Registrations In FY2021; Here Are The Top 10 States
According to recent data posted by Automotive insights and analytics provider, Jato Dynamics India, Maharashtra led the charts with regards to the highest new vehicle registrations in FY2021. The data, which is claimed to have been sourced from the transport department's Vahan portal, shows that 2,82,330 vehicles were registered in Maharashtra betw...
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Covid-19 Pandemic: FADA Maharashtra Raises Rs. 10 Lakh To Fix GPS Devices In 250 Oxygen Tankers
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) Maharashtra has announced raising Rs. 10 lakh to support the State Transport Department in the fight against the second wave of the coronavirus.
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Maharashtra RTOs Not Registering Personal Vehicles During Lockdown Is Unfortunate: FADA President
The Maharashtra State Transport Department recently announced that all new private vehicle registrations will be cancelled until May 1, 2021, due to the lockdown imposed amidst rising COVID-19 cases.
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Unlock 1.0: Maharashtra RTO Resumes Vehicle Registrations, Issuing Driving Licences
The Maharashtra Regional Transport Office (RTO) has resumed the registration of vehicles and issuing driving licences in the state. The Transport Commissioner's office issued a circular on June 16, 2020, to resume operations across its 50 offices across the state, and will resume services including issuing licences, secondary licencing, vehicle reg...
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Special Trains For Migrants, Students, 5 More From Kerala Today: 10 Points
Six "shramik (worker) special" trains, carrying migrants, students and others stranded by the coronavirus lockdown, departed from Kerala, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday. The trains, bound for Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were organised on request from the respective states, Railways said in a st...
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Delhi Government Puts On Hold Speed Governors For Cabs And Cargo Vehicles
The Delhi government's transport department has put on hold its decision of making speed governors mandatory for cabs operating in the national capital. Last week, the department had made installation of speed governors in taxis and cabs mandatory following the Union Road Transport Ministry's recent notification.
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Maharashtra Government To Regulate App-Based Taxi Services
The Maharashtra government today decided to regulate the app-based taxi services in the state to ensure affordable travel for commuters. Transport Minister Diwakar Raote told reporters in Mumbai that Maharashtra City Taxi Regulations 2017 will be implemented in the state.
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Helmets Now Become Mandatory for Pillion Riders in Maharashtra
Maharashtra State Government has now mandated the use of helmets for pillion riders. According to a circular issued by the State Transport Department, the Bombay High Court has ordered that two-wheeler pillion riders will now have to wear helmets in Maharashtra.
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Helmet Must For Pillion Riders In Maharashtra
Two-wheeler pillion riders too will now have to wear helmets in Maharashtra with the state Transport department on Saturday issuing a circular to this effect as per the orders of the Bombay High Court.
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'Horn OK Please' Banned for Trucks in Maharashtra
When you next peer at the truck driving in front to read the legend on its back, you might find a funny rhyme or two, but it won't read "Horn Ok, Please." Not in Maharashtra, at least.
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Announces Closure of 12 Toll Plazas in Maharashtra
Taking a step towards fulfilling his party's promise to make Maharashtra toll-free, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced the closure of 12 toll plazas in the state while exempting private light motor vehicles and buses of the state transport corporation at 53 toll plazas from the midnight of May 31, 2015.
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Pune transport head apologises for using money for malnourished children to run buses
After NDTV exposed how tax collected to help feed malnourished children in Maharashtra was being diverted for maintenance of buses, the Director of Pune's bus transport department, which owes 50 crores, has apologised for the insensitivity and promised to deposit the money.
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Man state bus to lure estranged wife, kids back
In a bizarre incident, a former employee of the state transport department stole a bus to convince his estranged wife and children that he was no longer jobless, said an official in Yavatmal in Maharashtra.
