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SC grants three months to implement high security registration plates

6 May 2009 - 7:25pm — murali772

Supreme Court on Tuesday set a three-month deadline for the Centre and the state governments to implement high security registration plates (HSRPs), removing all ambiguity about the mandatory nature of its earlier order on the issue.

Analyzing Traffic Police's spot fine system

5 May 2009 - 3:00pm — silkboard

I am told that developed countries do not have this system of spot fines. We do - and I guess that low levels of automation would be one reason we have this in place - sub-inspector or above can issue challans and levy spot fines.

A dangerous Strain of corruption

26 April 2009 - 1:09pm — psaram42

Peenya in Bangalore is a renowned Industrial area of the IT city. Being an Industrial area processing of polluting Industrial wastes is a crucial issue. There are set standards for classifying any industry’s pollution factor in three zones A, B, C etc, in decreasing order of polution.

Accident rate down..

13 April 2009 - 7:54am — Srivatsava

Saw this in today's (13th Apr) TOI...

Amendment of MV act to increase fines

28 March 2009 - 1:50am — blrpraj

I saw on TOI today about a proposal to amend the MV act to increase traffic violation fines.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Hefty-fines-for-traffic-violations/articleshow/4325835.cms

Excerpt from above link -

KR Puram bridge area - Good going traffic police!

18 March 2009 - 1:43pm — silkboard

I have waited to post this, 3 weeks to be precise because I want. After after our street photography adventure at OMR/ORR junction, I have been noticing a few changes at this junction of junctions.

The precious little "No violation slip"

11 March 2009 - 9:30am — christopher

Yesterday a very interesting thing happened. While driving on the road, before the never ending construction of Kadugodi railway overbridge, I was ushered by a group of traffic police standing on the roadside to stop. This was right infront of the Whitefield traffic police station.

Fearless Karnataka/ Nirbhaya Karnataka events

8 March 2009 - 10:19am — murali772

Start: 8 Mar 2009 18:00

End: 8 Mar 2009 22:00

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

Moodbidri, Feb 19, 2009. Moral police attack a 15 year old girl, Ashwini Moole. Her crime: Talking to a Muslim male friend. The girl commits suicide.

Bangalore, Feb 24, 2009, time: 9.30pm, Lakshmi who was walking on the road is roughed up by four men who later try to pull her out of an auto as she attempts to escape.

Enforcers / Violators?

6 March 2009 - 5:39pm — Ravi_D

Last evening’s drive home was interesting.

Productive usage of traffic policeman resource

4 March 2009 - 3:21pm — Shalini

I would suggest to use the traffic policeman in a productive way by reducing the task allotted to them for catching every common man for vehicle documents. There is lot of technology improved why shouldn't the technology flow to the traffic police department.

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