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The Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025 has come into effect from July 1, and the revised tax rates for most vehicles means that buying a new car in the state has become more expensive. The amendment to the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax Act, 1958 will significantly impact new buyers of CNG cars, luxury models and commercial vehicles, among others, as the one-time tax, which is calculated based on a price cap, has increased from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 30 lakh. While a 6 percent tax (ca ...Read More >
Mumbai: High-end cars, CNG/LNG vehicles and goods carriers in Maharashtra are set to become more expensive from Tuesday due to the revised one-time tax structure of the state government, officials said. The cap for one-time tax will now be Rs 30 lakh, against the existing Rs 20 lakh, which means cars with an ex-showroom price of more than Rs 20 lakh will get costlier by at least Rs 10 lakh, they said. High-end diesel and petrol cars registered under an individual's name, with prices around Rs 1 ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said the state govt was consistently working to provide better resources to the doctors and quality healthcare services to the citizens.He mentioned that medical colleges were being established in every district.While there were only six medical colleges in 2014, the number has now increased to 15, and nine new colleges are under construction. As a result, MBBS seats in the state increased from 700 in 2014 to 2,185, at present. The ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 1: Amid high surveillance, tight security and multi-agency coordination, the fuel ban on overage vehicles kicked in Delhi on Tuesday, with 24 such vehicles being impounded, officials said. Petrol pumps across Delhi have been asked not to provide fuel to end-of-life (EoL) vehicles starting Tuesday under the directions of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), with the Transport Department along with the Delhi Police and traffic personnel putting in place a detailed enf ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Amid high surveillance, tight security and multi-agency coordination, the fuel ban on overage vehicles kicked in Delhi on Tuesday, with 24 such vehicles being impounded, officials said. Petrol pumps across Delhi have been asked not to provide fuel to end-of-life (EoL) vehicles starting Tuesday under the directions of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), with the Transport Department along with the Delhi Police and traffic personnel putting in place a detailed ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025, came into effect on July 1, 2025. This new law has increased the one-time tax rates for new vehicle registrations across the state. The revised tax rates will impact buyers of new petrol, diesel, CNG, and LNG vehicles, as well as commercial and construction vehicles. These are the new changes under the new structure: 1. Petrol cars registered in an individual's name will be taxed at 11% for vehicles under INR 10 lakh, 12% for those price ...Read More >
Stocktwits - High-end cars, CNG/LNG vehicles and goods carriers in Maharashtra are set to become more expensive from Tuesday (July 1) due to the revised one-time tax structure of the state government, officials said. The cap for one-time tax will now be ₹30 lakh, against the existing ₹20 lakh, which means cars with an ex-showroom price of more than ₹20 lakh will get costlier by at least ₹10 lakh, they said. High-end diesel and petrol cars registered under an individual's name, with prices arou ...Read More >
Mumbai: Buying a new vehicle in Maharashtra has become more expensive following recent changes to the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax Act, 1958. The revised tax structure, introduced through the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025, came into effect across the state on July 1, 2025. This amendment is expected to impact new vehicle buyers, especially those purchasing luxury and commercial vehicles. These changes will have a greater effect on the purchase of high-end cars, CNG/LNG ve ...Read More >
Delhi Petrol Pump New Rules: Old vehicles running on petrol and diesel in the country's capital, Delhi, will now become junk, because the government has made such a rule. The government has taken this decision intending to reduce the pollution level and make the environment clean. From July 1, if a petrol vehicle older than 15 years and a diesel vehicle older than 10 years is seen, then there will be no mercy. These vehicles will not even get fuel from the petrol pump, apart from which the poli ...Read More >
New Delhi: End-of-life vehicles (ELV) will not be able to refuel at any city filling station from Tuesday. It had been announced earlier that all ELVs would not only be denied fuel in the capital, but they would also be impounded on the spot and taken for scrapping from July 1. All fuel pumps have been equipped with technology to identify such vehicles, which are petrol-run vehicles older than 15 years and diesel-run vehicles older than 10 years. Only overaged vehicles running on CNG will be exe ...Read More >
New Delhi: End-of-life vehicles (ELV) will not be able to refuel at any city filling station from Tuesday. It had been announced earlier that all ELVs would not only be denied fuel in the capital, but they would also be impounded on the spot and taken for scrapping from July 1. All fuel pumps have been equipped with technology to identify such vehicles, which are petrol-run vehicles older than 15 years and diesel-run vehicles older than 10 years. Only overaged vehicles running on CNG will be exe ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government has raised the price of natural gas from state-run ONGC and Oil India Ltd's legacy fields to $6.89 per unit (million British thermal units) for July from $6.41 as the ripples from a surge in oil prices following the Israel-Iran conflict hit home.But the actual increase in the price will be limited to 34 cents, or 5%, due to the price cap of $6.75 per unit, which will be the applicable rate from July 1, a government notification said on Monday.Legacy gas is primarily con ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said that her government has made women's safety a priority of governance, and work is in progress to eliminate unsafe and dark spots in the city. In a post on X, the Chief Minister said, "We have made women's safety in the capital not just a promise but a priority of governance. Continuous efforts are being made in coordination with the police and administration to make Delhi safer for women." She said, "Dark spots are being identified and ...Read More >
Given that there are 498 fuel stations in Delhi -- 382 offering petrol or diesel and 116 offering CNG -- the teams will be rotated across locations. Starting Tuesday, Delhi will begin enforcing a fuel ban on End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) -- diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles over 15 years. A total of 350 teams from various departments will be stationed 24×7 across all 498 fuel stations in the city to implement the measure. The enforcement drive follows orders issued earlier ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Starting Tuesday, the Delhi government is planning to stop the sale of petrol and diesel to end-of-life (EoL) or over-age vehicles - a move aimed at fighting vehicular emission-linked air pollution in the Capital, an official said. Petrol pump owners on Monday confirmed that Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and other devices linked to the transport ministry's data bank have been installed at their outlets to identify EoL vehicles. The Commis ...Read More >
The upcoming buses will be premium models -- 12-metre-long, fully electric, air-conditioned and equipped for long journeys. The Delhi government is set to relaunch its inter-state bus service after more than two decades -- this time with a modern, eco-friendly twist. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will roll out a fleet of 100 electric buses connecting the national capital to 17 cities across six states, as per TOI. Electric Buses Only, Says Minister Delhi Transport Minister Pankaj Singh a ...Read More >
Pune: Several educators in the state on Sunday reiterated that govt's decision on the three-language policy announced earlier in June was taken in haste and without consultation with experts, leading to complete chaos that resulted in the resolution being revoked.Many asserted that the widespread opposition to the policy was not against the Hindi language, but its introduction from Std I.On Sunday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the formation of a committee to suggest the way forward ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has planned to start a DTC inter-state, electric bus service to 17 cities across six states, senior officials have said.Transport minister Pankaj Singh recently approved the proposal during a board meeting that would allow DTC buses to operate beyond NCR.The places that the buses will travel to include five cities in Uttarakhand that include Rishikesh, Haridwar and Dehradun; five cities in Uttar Pradesh that include Ayodhya, Lucknow and Moradabad; three in Rajasthan that in ...Read More >
Srinagar, June 28: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting with members of civil society organisations, religious leaders, elected representatives, and representatives from the trade and business communities to review arrangements for the upcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra. Among those present were Chief Minister Omar Abdullah; Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo; Special Director General (Coordination) S.J.M. Gillani; Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor and CEO of Sh ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu discussed with officials the issue of providing free bus travel facility to women in APSRTC buses from August 15 this year. He said steps should be taken to increase the number of buses, as occupancy is expected to increase with implementation of the free bus travel scheme. "Purchase new buses or rent them if necessary," the CM underlined. He suggested that from now on, all buses procured by the RTC should be EV AC vehicles. He wanted officials ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to enforce the ban on refuelling end-of-life (EoL) vehicles, with CNG pumps being exempted. According to a directive from Commission for Air Quality Management, beginning July 1, all EoL vehicles-diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years-will be prohibited from being refuelled in Delhi. The revised SOP states, "It is hereby clarified that CNG vehicles shall not be denied fuel. Accordingly, an ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is set to deploy joint enforcement teams from the transport department, traffic police, and MCD at fuel stations to implement the ban on refuelling end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) from July 1. These teams will monitor compliance on the ground and impound any vehicles found violating the directive. "We will deploy a team comprising transport and traffic police officials at each of these fuel stations. They will ensure that there is no law-and-order problem while impl ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): In a continuing crackdown under Operation Chakra-V, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted coordinated search operations at multiple locations in Ahmedabad and Mumbai on June 25 in connection with a transnational cyber extortion case, the probe agency said on Friday. CBI said that the searches led to the recovery of incriminating evidence. The main suspect behind a transnational cyber extortion syndicate was arrested on June 26 in Mumbai. Also Rea ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Commission on Air Quality Management, in a joint conference on Friday, confirmed that end-of-life (EOL) vehicles would be denied fuel in Delhi from July 1. Not only that, such vehicles would be impounded on the spot and taken for scrapping. The press conference was also addressed by officials of Delhi govt's transport department and Delhi Traffic Police, who said that they had identified hotspots where most EOL vehicles still operated.The officials said that between June 1 and 23, ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to enforce the ban on refuelling end-of-life (EoL) vehicles, with CNG pumps being exempted. According to a directive from Commission for Air Quality Management, beginning July 1, all EoL vehicles -- diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years -- will be prohibited from being refuelled in Delhi.The revised SOP states, "It is hereby clarified that CNG vehicles shall not be denied fuel. Accordingly ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has geared up to enforce the ban on refuelling end-of-life vehicles, with plans to station enforcement teams from transport, traffic, and MCD to impound such vehicles.A senior official said that teams would be deployed at fuel stations to monitor the implementation and take action against such vehicles. The teams would be from MCD, the transport department enforcement wing, and traffic.The Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued to the pump owners says that there will be ...Read More >
India's next space hero is here. It's Shubhanshu Shukla.In a historic leap for India's space exploration, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled for launch on June 10, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), Shukla's journey will make history as he becomes the first Indian astronaut to travel to the ISS.Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) is a pioneering private spaceflight mission th ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In a tragic incident early on Sunday morning, a mini-bus carrying school teachers from Chiplun to Ratnagiri for an official training programme was struck by a CNG tanker and plunged into a 20-foot gorge near Nivali village on the busy Mumbai-Goa highway. At least 26 teachers were injured, with several suffering serious wounds. The accident has sparked widespread anger in the education community and raised questions about the rigid training policies that force teachers to travel long dist ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: In a major move aimed at reducing pollution and improving urban transport in Hyderabad, the Telangana government has approved the introduction of 65,000 new eco-friendly auto rickshaws within the city limits and the Outer Ring Road (ORR). The decision, driven by Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and aligned with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's vision, is expected to contribute to environmental sustainability and employment generation. The state issued GO No. 263 relaxing the long-s ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation has started conducting a structural health test of the 425-metre New Town flyover over Biswa Bangla Sarani. Traffic cops said the flyover will undergo various tests every weekend for 20 days, after which the authorities will decide on taking corrective action if necessary.Currently, work has started on the Sector V-bound flank of the flyover. Barricades have been put up and motorists have been asked to move slowly. "The flyover flanks w ...Read More >
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