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  Uttarakhand govt relaxes penalty imposed under Motor Vehicle Act in state

  India | September 12, 2019 23:47 IST

  Announcing the relaxations in penalties imposed as per the new traffic rule, Uttarakhand Minister Madan Kaushik on Wednesday announced that driving without a license would now invite a fine of Rs 2500 instead of Rs 5000 as levied under the new MV (Amendment) Act 2019.

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  Kerala begins work to reduce motor vehicle fines

  India | September 11, 2019 17:16 IST

  Transport Secretary K.R. Jyothilal has been directed to look into what can be done and he will submit his report on September 16, after which the State government will take the call," said Saseendran.

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  New motor vehicles act made stricter to make people respect rules: Nitin Gadkari

  India | September 08, 2019 6:48 IST

  Speaking during a programme in Nagpur, Gadkari tried to address the criticism of the high penalties under the new law, saying only those who were breaking the law were paying fines. "If one does not break the law, why will he need to pay a fine?"

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  New traffic rules: Fix potholes first, says Goa Congress

  India | September 06, 2019 15:10 IST

  "I urge the Goa Chief Minister and Mauvin Godinho (Transport Minister) to defer implementation of new traffic rules as per the Motor Vehicle Act 2019, till basic infrastructure is made available for the public for safe, secured and smooth driving," Kamat tweeted on Friday.

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  Man sets motorcycle ablaze after being issued challan for drunk driving

  India | September 06, 2019 11:21 IST

  When police reached the spot, it was found that a traffic personnel had stopped the motorcycle rider, the official said.

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  New motor vehicles law pushes online auto insurance sales

  India | September 05, 2019 17:56 IST

  According to insurance web aggregator PolicyBazaar, 90 per cent of the policies sold in the last three days belong to consumers with lapsed plans.  

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  Motor Vehicles Act 2019: Netizens go on overdrive in response to new traffic rules

  Trending | September 04, 2019 19:01 IST

  Netizens have gone on an overdrive in response to new traffic rules under the Motor Vehicles Act 2019.

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  New Motor Vehicles Act proposes big fines, prison for road terror

  September 16, 2014 9:29 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking to come down heavily on traffic offenders, Indian government on Saturday proposed steep penalties of up to Rs. 3 lakh along with a minimum 7-year imprisonment for death of a child in