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Traffic challans in Telangana to be sent through SMS, email and WhatsApp

Traffic challans in Telangana to be sent through SMS, email and WhatsApp

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A traffic police monitoring the speed of vehicles on Tank Bund with a speed gun to issue challan for over speeding vehicles, in Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: GIRI KVS Traffic challans in Telangana will now be served through text messages (SMS), WhatsApp messages and e-mails. The Transport, Roads and Buildings Department has notified that challans issued under Rule 167(1) or Rule 167(2) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, may be served through electronic means. According to the order, the notification follows amendments made earlier this year by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. The government stated that all vehicle owners are required to update their mobile phone numbers and e-mail addresses on the VAHAN portal within one month from the date of publication of the notification. After the expiry of the one-month period, any challan sent electronically through these three modes to the contact details recorded on the VAHAN portal shall be deemed to have been duly served on the vehicle owner, the notification stated. …

AI cameras to soon manage Pune traffic with automatic challans: ACP | Pune News

AI cameras to soon manage Pune traffic with automatic challans: ACP | Pune News

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AI-based cameras under the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) will soon play a central role in managing Pune’s traffic, with automatic challans to be issued for violations across nearly 500 locations in the city, Additional Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil said on Sunday. Speaking at the Pune Social Impact Dialogue organised by the Software Exporters Association of Pune (SEAP), Patil said that ITMS will ensure stricter enforcement, as “certainty of punishment” will discourage people from breaking rules, with up to 99% of challans expected to be generated by the system. He explained that Pune’s worsening traffic situation is the result of rapid and unplanned growth, outdated planning, and excessive reliance on private vehicles and that earlier infrastructure projects, such as flyovers, were often designed using limited or outdated data. Citing an example, he said that a bridge planned for 19,000 vehicles is now expected to handle nearly 90,000 vehicles, leading to congestion instead of relief. To address this, authorities are now shifting towards data-driven and evidence-based planning, using real-time inputs from platforms like Google and …

Ludhiana: 1,948 challans issued on Holi

Ludhiana: 1,948 challans issued on Holi

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As many as 1,948 motorists were issued challans amid traffic violations and hooliganism on Holi, police said on Thursday. Keeping the festive rush in mind, senior police officers along with traffic zonal in-charges carried out continuous patrolling in their respective areas. Checkpoints were set up at major intersections and roads to inspect vehicles and curb violations. Traffic police issuing challans to violators on Holi in Ludhiana on Thursday (HT Photo) During the drive, the police took strict action against motorists for offences such as riding without helmets, triple riding and reckless driving. Apart from issuing challans, several vehicles were also impounded for serious violations. During the operation, 55 drivers were found driving under the influence of alcohol and were challaned under relevant provisions. In another incident at Jalandhar Bypass Chowk, traffic police detained a group of youths who were celebrating Holi while riding dangerously on a tractor. One youth was sitting on the front bumper of the tractor, an act considered extremely hazardous for road safety. Traffic police zonal in-charge sub-inspector Ashok Kumar issued a challan …

Holi 2026: Delhi Police issue 1,204 challans for drunk driving

Holi 2026: Delhi Police issue 1,204 challans for drunk driving

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The Delhi Traffic Police issued nearly 5,000 challans including 1,204 for drunk driving during Holi 2026 celebrations in the national capital, reported the PTI. Officials said that more than 1,200 challans for drunk driving during a special enforcement drive across the city on Holi. The western range recorded the highest number of violations during the festival. According to official data, a total of 1,204 challans were issued for drunk driving during the Holi celebrations on Wednesday. This was slightly lower than 1,213 cases recorded last year, indicating a marginal decline in such violations. The total number of traffic violations also fell significantly this year. Authorities issued 4,929 challans for various offences during the special drive, nearly 32 per cent fewer than the 7,230 cases recorded during last year’s Holi. Western range records highest cases Among the city’s ranges, the western range—covering Dwarka, Outer and West districts—reported the highest number of drunk driving cases at 297. The central range registered 257 cases, followed by the northern range, which covers Rohini, Outer and Outer North Delhi, with …

Cyberabad police go door-to-door as tens of thousands of challans remain unpaid

Cyberabad police go door-to-door as tens of thousands of challans remain unpaid

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Traffic policemen imposing fines on errant drivers in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal In a first for Hyderabad, traffic police started knocking on the doors of violators with huge stacks of unpaid challans. The Cyberabad police, who started this initiative in May this year, said that they took this initiative to do away with challans pending for years, and to curb repeat offenders. The push also follows a string of serious incidents involving vehicles with unpaid challans this year. Even in the recent Chevella tragedy in which 19 people died, the lorry carried multiple unpaid challans as did the bus involved in Kurnool fire mishap, for violations such as entering no-entry zones, signal jumping and stop-line crossing. The numbers uncovered the sheer scale of the problem. It was found that 24 vehicles had piled up more than 100 challans each, with one of the offenders reaching 162. Police also identified 12,425 vehicles with exactly 10 challans and 42,777 with between 11 and 20. Another 7,325 had accumulated between 21 and 30 challans, while 2,081 …

5 commercial vehicles have 3,200 pending challans: Data | Latest News Delhi

5 commercial vehicles have 3,200 pending challans: Data | Latest News Delhi

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The Delhi Traffic Police has compiled a list of commercial vehicles with the most pending challans registered against them, with the top five alone accounting for a whopping 3,200 unpaid fines and owing the government a cumulative ₹75 lakh, officers said on Sunday. Of the top five violators, four are from NCR towns. (HT Photo) The list of repeat violators was prepared by the Delhi Traffic Police last month. However, officers said their hands are tied — they cannot cancel the licence of a person who has been challaned only for minor traffic offences, nor can they impound that person’s vehicle. Thus, they said, the list will likely be shared with the concerned state transport department so that action can be taken against them, including the revocation of their licence and/or permit to operate. A wide array of vehicles qualifies for the “commercial” tag in Delhi — cabs, autorickshaws, buses, trucks, and other light, medium and heavy goods carrying vehicles — approximately 1.25 million such vehicles are registered in the Capital, while tens of thousands …

Have unpaid traffic challans? Your driving licence might get suspended from April 1 | Latest News India

Have unpaid traffic challans? Your driving licence might get suspended from April 1 | Latest News India

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Those with pending challans might see their driving licence get suspended or even confiscated as stricter traffic regulations come into force with the beginning of a new financial year, April 1. The stringent new rules came in the backdrop of the government’s concern over low recovery rates of e-challans. (Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times) Under the new regulations, driving licence may be suspended for three months in cases of pending e-challans of over three months, according to a News18 report. In addition, three challans for red light violations or rough driving within one financial year could also result in a three-month suspension of driving licence. HT has not independently verified the information. The decision reportedly came in the backdrop of the government’s concern over low recovery rates of e-challans, with merely 40 per cent of the fines being paid by citizens. To ensure that drivers comply with the rules, the government is also considering to hike insurance premiums for those with two unpaid challans from the previous year. However, the administration has also considered that …

In Mumbai, Traffic Challans Worth Rs 89 Lakh Issued On New Year’s Eve

In Mumbai, Traffic Challans Worth Rs 89 Lakh Issued On New Year’s Eve

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Mumbai: Traffic challans worth a whopping Rs 89 lakh were issued in Mumbai on New Year’s Eve as the cops in Maximum City kept a close on revellers breaking rules on the road. E-challans were issued for a total of 17,800 traffic offences as Mumbai rang in 2025 with grand parties. The city’s traffic police listed the different offences under which guilty drivers were fined. This list mentions 2,893 cases of obstructing the flow of traffic, 1,923 cases of riding without a helmet and 1,731 instances of jumping traffic signals. The list mentions 1,976 cases of refusal to ply public transport vehicles. Speed limit violation attracted 842 challans and driving without seatbelts led to 432. A total of 153 challans were issued for drunk driving last night and using phones while driving led to 109 challans. Triple riding and driving on the wrong side led to 123 and 40 challans, respectively. Two challans were issued for dangerous driving. The total amount for which challans were issued is Rs 89,19,750. Earlier, Mumbai police said eight Additional Commissioners, …

Telangana Government Announces Massive Discount On Pending Traffic Challans

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Reports say about 2 crore traffic challans are pending across the state. The Telangana government on Tuesday launched a scheme for citizens to pay pending challans at only a fraction of the original value. Under the scheme, the state government is offering 60-90 per cent discount on the traffic challan amount. The one-time settlement scheme will remain open from December 26 to January 10. However, several users complained of not being able to get the declared discount and shared several posts on X tagging Hyderabad Police. A government order (GO) was soon issued to clarify all doubts. As per the government order, 90 per cent discount will be offered to owners of push carts. They will have to pay only 10 per cent of the challan amount, while the remaining 90 per cent will be waived. The same discount is offered to RTC drivers. As per the orders the percentage of challans are divided according to the category of the vehicle. The push carts and TSRTC buses are to pay 10% of the challan amount …

Cyrus Mistry death | Multiple challans were issued against Anahita Pandole for over-speeding since 2020

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Wreackage of the Mercedes car in which businessman and former Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry was travelling when it met with an accident in Palghar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Gynaecologist Dr. Anahita Pandole, who was booked on the charge of rash driving that resulted into the death of industrialist Cyrus Mistry, has a history of traffic rules violation and was issued challans for over-speeding on several occasions since 2020, a police official said on December 15. The police in Palghar district of Maharashtra, who are investigating the Mistry car accident case, have found this during their investigation. Former Tata Sons chairman Mistry (54) and his friend Jehangir Pandole were killed after the Mercedes-Benz car hit the railing of the Surya river bridge in Palghar district on September 4 this year. Dr. Anahita, who was at the wheel, and her husband Darius suffered serious injuries in the accident. All of them were returning to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. Data Point | Who is the median road accident victim in India? The police official said that during …