NEW DELHI: Barricades snapped shut, whistles pierced the air, and confusion spread quickly across Delhi’s borders Thursday morning as a rule barring non-Delhi, non-BS 6 vehicles came into force under GRAP Stage IV. Routine entry points rapidly turned into impromptu checkposts, catching many commuters off guard during peak hours.Traffic slowed to a crawl as police…
With the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Supreme Court has permitted law enforcement officials to deal with the end-of-life vehicles which do not meet the BS IV emission norms in Delhi-NCR. This came after following a request by the Delhi government to have its previous order by the court amended due to…
The Supreme Court gave its nod to the Delhi government that it can take action against owners who are using vehicles below the BS IV (Bharat Stage 4) emission standard in the NCR region. SC targets polluting vehicle The top court’s order aims to strike a balance between environmental concerns and the protection of vehicle…
NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday announced that all private vehicles below BS-VI standards and not registered in Delhi will be barred from entering the capital from Thursday. This restriction will continue till stages III and IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) are in force.No vehicle without a PUC…
NEW DELHI: Six people were killed and at least eight others were injured in a road accident near Navale Bridge on the Pune–Bengaluru Highway on Thursday evening. According to officials, a container truck lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles. Two to three heavy vehicles caught fire following the collision.Videos from the scene showed a…
CHANDIGARH/LUDHIANA: The AAP-run govt in Punjab is facing severe flak from opposition parties and the media fraternity after a shocking move by Punjab Police to hold up newspaper delivery vehicles in several parts of the state in the early hours of Sunday.Leaders of opposition parties linked the searches to the recent ‘Sheesh Mahal reports’ and…