New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued a comprehensive set of interim directions to curb illegal parking, remove encroachments, and strengthen safety mechanisms on national highways, observing that the “right to safe passage” is an integral facet of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar passed the order in a suo motu case concerning fatal road accidents in Rajasthan’s Phalodi and Telangana’s Ran…
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Kochi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Thalappady Chengala six-lane stretch of the national highway in Kerala on Wednesday, marking the completion of the first segment among the 23 highway expansion projects currently underway in the state.The 39 km stretch from Thalappady, the northern gateway to Kerala on the Karnataka border, to Chengala in Kasaragod district is part of the massive highway modernisation programme undertaken by the National Highways Authority o…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) In a significant move to tackle rising traffic congestion and curb urban pollution, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday announced in the State Council and Assembly that the issuance of new auto-rickshaw permits across the state has been suspended with immediate effect from March 9.The minister stated that the state Cabinet will soon deliberate on the specific criteria and guidelines for future permits, and further actions will be dictated by the Cabinet…
Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has deferred the implementation of the revised fitness certificate fee for motor vehicles for three months, offering temporary relief to transport operators in the state.In a Government Order (G.O.) issued on February 17, 2026, the state government said that the pre-revision fee structure that was in force prior to November 11, 2025, would continue to apply in Tamil Nadu during the three-month period. Vehicle owners seeking grant or renewal of fit…
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Transport and Road Safety Department has begun the tendering process to establish five Automated Testing Stations (ATS) across the state to streamline and modernise the issuance of fitness certificates (FC) for commercial vehicles. The proposed stations will come up at Attur, Madurai South, Tiruvallur, Thoothukudi and Villupuram under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.The initiative follows a directive from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and H…