Truckers across the country launched a massive stir in protest against the new hit-and-run law and long queues were seen at petrol pumps as people anticipated a shortage of fuel. Amid this, the video of a Zomato agent on horseback left netizens impressed.
Chaos ensued at several fuel stations in Chandigarh due to the heavy rush of vehicles. On a few roads, motorcyclists were seen dragging their bikes that had run out of fuel. Minor incidents of arguments also broke out in some places.
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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaces the colonial era Indian Penal Code (IPC), drivers who cause a serious road accident by negligent driving and run away without informing police or any official from the administration can face up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of Rs 7 lakh.
Under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, drivers who cause a serious road accident by negligent driving and run away without informing the police or any official from the administration, can face punishment of up to 10 years or a fine of Rs 7 lakh.
On Friday, Canada declared a state of emergency in Ontario province allowing the state to impose $100,000 fines and up to one year in jail as punishments against people who continue to illegally block roads, bridges, walkways and other critical infrastructure.
A joint statement from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) said, "The agitation by the AIMTC stands withdrawn immediately."
The strike has been called the All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), which calls itself the apex body of transporters in the country, and supported by other transport organisation.
The ongoing strike across southern states is likely to result in rise in prices of essential commodities as they have threatened to intensify their protest against the steep hike third-party motor insurance rates.
The supplies of essential commodities are likely to be disrupted from the first day of the new financial year (2017-18) as some of the truck owners' associations have threatened to take their carriers off the road for indefinite period.
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New Delhi: Supply of goods was affected in most parts of the country on Thursday as lakhs of trucks went off the roads on a nationwide strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress
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