The unveiling of the new Motor Vehicle Act, which prescribes steep hike in the fine for traffic violations, has triggered a big controversy and an increasing number of states have decided not to implement it, arguing that it puts a disproportionate burden on the people.
Gurugram Police issued the man, identified as Dinesh Madan, a challan on Monday for not carrying the documents including his driving licence, registration certificate of the motorcycle and the pollution certificate.
The higher penalties will be applicable throughout India. The goal is to create a fear of law that ensures decrease of traffic violations.
In a historic judgment, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday slapped a massive $5 billion fine on Facebook over users' privacy violations in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, along with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) directing the social networking platform to pay $100 million penalty for making misleading disclosures regarding the risk of misuse of user data.
Markets regulator Sebi has slapped a fine of Rs 15 lakh on Kelvin Fincap Ltd for failing to notify change in its directorate to BSE and making wrong disclosures regarding preferential allotment.
The order follows a probe conducted by Sebi between April 2014 and September 2015 after it observed that 81.38 percent of all the trades executed in stock options segment of the bourse were non-genuine trades.
Illegal Parking in Mumbai will now cost more than driving. The BMC has raised the fine on illegal parking. The new fines will be in ranging from Rs 5000 to Rs 23000 depending on the type of vehicle.
A senior advocate, who is assisting the tribunal as an amicus curiae in the mining matter, said a report of a high-level committee was submitted on January 2 before a bench headed by NGT chairperson A K Goel.
The contravention is with regard to RBI's directions on Frauds- Classification and Reporting by Commercial Banks.
Retired Professor Vishnu Kant Shukla said he booked a ticket for Kannauj from a Railway reservation window in 2013.
The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on Shriram City Union Finance and Rs 5 lakh penalty on Hinduja Leyland Finance for violating fair practices code guidelines.
In a bid to prevent people from smoking in public, Delhi police has launched an anti-smoking campaign under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA). More than 700 people have been issued challans for
A fine of Rs. 5,00,000 fine each on 13 TV channels has been imposed for airing "false" news about the third marriage of former cricketer and leading politician Imran Khan. The fine was imposed
In a bizarre decision, the district administration of Nalanda has imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on every household of Kailashpur village as collective penalty for breaking the liquor prohibition law in Bihar.
Kumble has told players that arriving late for the team bus will cost them a fine of $50 (about Rs 3,350).
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) fined Russia 150,000 euros ($168,200) on Tuesday over their football fans' misconduct during their opening match of the Euro 2016 against England last week.
New Delhi: Wrong depiction of the map of India could land the violators in jail with a maximum term of seven years and fine upto Rs 100 crore. This measure has been envisaged by the
New Delhi: JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya on Monday said the decision to rusticate them from the varsity was "unacceptable" and termed as "farce" the inquiry by a high-level committee even as the
Ankara, Turkey : Turkey's state-run news agency says the country's communications authority has imposed a 150,000 Turkish Lira (US$51,000) fine on Twitter for failing to remove content it said praised terror and incited violence.Anadolu Agency
Colombo: Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma was today fined 65 per cent of his match fee for twice breaching the ICC Conduct of Conduct during the fourth day's in the second cricket Test against Sri
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