Tag: Vehicles

A love affair with vintage vehicles

In the middle circle of M-Block in Connaught Place is Krishna Garage. It is one of the few garages that specialise in repairing and restoring vintage cars. After all it is owned by a family of vintage car enthusiasts. “The love for vintage cars runs in the veins of my family, and has been passed...

February 8, 2018

Movement of vehicles banned across old Brahmani river bridge on NH-200

Movement of heavy vehicles have been banned on the old bridge across the Brahmani river near Kabatabandha on National Highway no -200 in the district due to repairs. In a notification issued here on Monday, Jajpur District Magistrate has imposed the ban on the movement of all goods carrier, passenger vehicles, tractors, mini buses and...

February 6, 2018

Sikkim Cabinet ministers get escort vehicles

Following an announcement made by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling in December last, all Cabinet ministers in Sikkim were on Wednesday given escort cars (police pilot). As the state celebrated the completion of 23 years of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) Government in December, Mr Chamling had directed the state administration to immediately implement certain decisions,...

February 1, 2018

Traffic diversions, tight security for Republic Day parade

Elaborate traffic and security arrangements have been put in place for the Republic Day parade on Red Road here on Friday. Movement of all types of goods vehicles shall be restricted along AJC Bose Road towards south from Moulali crossing), Strand Road upto Raja Woodmunt Street, along CR Avenue from GC Avenue and JL Nehru...

January 26, 2018

SMC to act against roadside encroachments

Concerned about the practice of indiscriminately dumping construction materials on the roadsides, the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) is set to fine residents who do so and encroach on road space. Siliguri mayor Asok Bhattacharya said they had strictly instructed civic body officials to take action against those who dump sand and other construction materials on...

January 23, 2018

7 injured in poll clash, mob ransacks vehicles of 2 officers

At least eleven persons including eight police personnel were injured in a poll related clash at Chakrapal on Friday when a mob ransacked vehicles of the assistant election officer and the block development officer. The police intervened and faced the ire of the mob who indulged in heavy brick batting. A sub-inspector, two assistant sub-inspectors...

January 20, 2018

Now, Rohini toll to stop only in April

The toll collection on Rohini Road below Kurseong will finally stop only from April this year and not January as claimed earlier. The delay is being attributed to the agreement that the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) has signed with the agency that collects the toll, which expires only on 31 March. It may be mentioned...

January 17, 2018

Haryana notifies amended MV rules

The Haryana Transport Department has notified Haryana Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2018, wherein various officers have been appointed officers of the Motor Vehicles Department under Section 213, to exercise powers to challan vehicles for certain offences. These officers include the Transport Commissioner (TC), Deputy Commissioner (DC) concerned, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Additional or Joint State...

January 3, 2018

Tata Motors total sales jump 52.48% to 54,627 units in Dec

Home-grown auto major Tata Motors reported on Tuesday a 52.48 per cent jump in total sales at 54,627 units in December. The company had sold 35,825 units in the same month previous year, Tata Motors said in a statement. Domestic sales of commercial vehicles (CV) last month stood at 40,447 units as against 24,998 units...

January 2, 2018

Haryana starts online vehicle registration, issuing licences

In a digital initiative, Haryana government on Monday started the implementation of the online system for registration of vehicles and driving license issuance. An official spokesperson said Registration of Vehicles (Vahan 4.0) and Driving License (Sarathi 4.0), developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC), have been implemented in entire state with all modules. There are 46...

January 1, 2018

It’s time to remove crash guard from your vehicle; know why

As soon as the New Year revelry dies down, there is an imminent job at hand for vehicle-owners to remove crash guards, also called and bull guards. The government authorities in Delhi will start penalising vehicles found fitted with this illegal aftermarket accessory that has been termed as a danger to the lives of pedestrians...

December 31, 2017

Toyota Kirloskar Motor likely to hike prices from January

Automobile manufacturer Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Thursday said that it will likely hike prices across its models by up to three per cent from January 2018. According to the company, it considered the price rise after reviewing input and freight costs periodically, which is also a general industry phenomenon. “There has been an increase in...

December 7, 2017

Jharkhand government directs vehicles to keep headlights on during day

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday directed that vehicles plying in the state should keep headlights on even during daytime from January, in order to curb road accidents. “In a meeting of Road Safety Council, the Chief Minister directed that the vehicles should have headlights on even during day time. This will be implemented...

December 6, 2017

No odd-even scheme without exemption to women: Delhi govt

The AAP-led Delhi government on Saturday refused to implement the odd-even vehicle scheme from Monday, hours after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave permission to Delhi government to implement odd-even vehicle rationing scheme without any exemptions in New Delhi. Earlier, the vehicle scheme was scheduled from 13 to 17 November. Delhi government will approach the the...

November 11, 2017

All you need to know about odd-even car scheme

After pollution levels in Delhi reached ‘severe’ level, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot on Thursday announced the implementation of third phase of odd-even car scheme from 13-17 November, to counter rising pollution levels in the capital. Here are some salient points of the odd-even scheme The odd-even scheme was first implemented by the Arvind Kejriwal-led...

November 9, 2017

Delhi Metro trains to increase frequency of trips from Thursday

Considering the alarming pollution levels in the city, the Delhi Metro has decided to increase the number of train trips — by 186 in all — on several routes starting from Thursday, the public transporter announced on Wednesday. The decision to increase the frequency of trains has been apparently taken to facilitate commuting for the...

November 8, 2017

Singapore transport authorities to freeze car numbers

Singapore authorities on Tuesday announced they will freeze the number of vehicles on its roads from February 2018, the media reported. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) cited the scarcity of land and public transport upgrades as reasons for the cap, reports the BBC. The densely populated country has strict policies aimed at limiting the number...

October 24, 2017