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Maharashtra legislature clears bill to increase vehicle tax
The Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Tax (Amendment) Bill 2025 was passed in the legislative council on Friday. It was earlier cleared by the legislative assembly. The bill amends the Motor Vehicles Act 1958
21 March,2025 10:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Transport minister orders crackdown on vehicle dealers without trade certificate
Maharashtra’s Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has ordered a special inspection drive to penalise vehicle dealers and manufacturers operating without valid trade certificates, following a complaint against Ola Electric
20 March,2025 09:39 AM IST | Mumbai
Maharashtra Budget Session: Govt tables bill to hike motor vehicles tax
The bill was tabled in the assembly on Wednesday with the aim of increasing vehicle tax and potentially generating additional revenue
19 March,2025 08:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Cops file FIR against fraudsters for creating fake links of HSRP registration
The incident came to light after an Assistant Transport Commissioner-rank officer approached the South Region Cyber police station in Mumbai on Wednesday with a complaint against unidentified cyber fraudsters, an official said
06 March,2025 10:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Fadnavis wrongly briefed by officials on charges for HSRPs, claims Rohit Pawar
The NCP (SP) leader claimed that CM Fadnavis was wrongly briefed by his officials regarding fees for HSRPs and pointed out that two-wheelers in Gujarat were charged Rs 160 for the plates, but the price was Rs 450 in Maharashtra
03 March,2025 04:12 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra transport commissioner clarifies controversy over pricing of HSRP
There had been social media posts and reports comparing rates from Maharashtra and other states, with Maharashtra showing the highest rates for change of number plates
01 March,2025 10:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Maharashtra extends deadline for affixing HSRP to April 30
HSRPs are licenced plates designed to curb theft and other fraudulent activities related to vehicle identification through enhanced security features. The transport department announced that the new deadline for vehicle owners to affix HSRPs will be April 30, instead of the original deadline of March 31
18 February,2025 10:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Tribunal awards Rs 16.62 lakh compensation to family of teenager killed in 2019
The tribunal directed the owner of the trailer truck involved in the accident as well as Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd to pay the compensation to the family of the victim, who was employed as a data entry operator at the time of his death
17 February,2025 10:46 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Nashik teen becomes first fatality on Mumbai Coastal Road
Woman, 19, dies after friend, 22, loses control of car they were in and crashes into divider near Haji Ali; the Tardeo police have registered an FIR against the driver and collected his blood samples to determine whether he was drunk at the time of the accident
10 February,2025 10:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
Pedestrian dies after being hit by bike in south Mumbai
The biker has also suffered injuries in the accident and is undergoing treatment in hospital. He has been booked in the case
09 February,2025 09:53 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe