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‘No chance to escape’: Pune fire tragedy exposes vehicle safety lapses
Pune RTO announces joint workshop with transport unions, bus owners, drivers, and fire department to improve passenger safety
21 March,2025 09:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Archana Dahiwal
Maharashtra transport dept extends deadline for high-security number plates
Citizens have been asked to upgrade number plates and affix HSRPs for all old vehicles registered before April 1, 2019
20 March,2025 08:19 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Fraud websites target motorists with fake OTPs for high-security plates
Officials say transport dept will release advertisement to alert citizens on how to avoid being duped by scamsters. Sources said with the deadline fast approaching, citizens are falling prey to fake websites and getting duped. “The fake websites are generating a QR code and sending an OTP like the original one, but charging double the money
07 March,2025 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Maharashtra transport department warns against fake websites for HSRP
The Maharashtra transport department has earlier mandated the vehicles registered before April 2019 to install HSRPs by April 30 this year
06 March,2025 05:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
All state border checkposts to be abolished by April 15: CM Devendra Fadnavis
On the eve of the RTO Foundation Day on Saturday, the road transport fraternity had reiterated its long-standing demand for the abolition of state border checkposts in Maharashtra, aligning with the Central Government’s vision of 'One Nation, One Market'
02 March,2025 07:35 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Maharashtra transport fraternity demands abolition of state border checkposts
Most states in country has already eliminated border checkposts, ensuring smoother and faster movement of goods and passengers
01 March,2025 07:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Maharashtra government govt denies charge about high HSRP fee for vehicles
In a statement issued late on Friday evening, the government said due process was followed while awarding tenders for the registration plates, and a high-power committee had approved the rates
01 March,2025 02:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
'Maharashtra CM to lay foundation stone for ‘Parivahan Bhavan’ on March 2'
The Transport Department of the erstwhile Mumbai State was established on March 1, 1940, to regulate road traffic, and the day is commemorated as "Transport Day"
01 March,2025 01:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mira-Bhayander gets new RTO with registration series of MH 58
Considering the increasing population of Mira-Bhayander and the increasing number of vehicle owners, the government has issued a decision to start the 58th Sub-Regional Transport Office on Friday, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said
28 February,2025 09:59 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Maharashtra govt mandates High-Security Registration Plates for vehicles
The vehicle owners in Maharashtra who registered their vehicles before April 1, 2019, are required to follow these guidelines and install the High-Security Registration Plates, official notification said
21 February,2025 06:07 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent