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An Ambari Dream Class bus was damaged in a stone-pelting incident near Yelahanka, in Bengaluru, on Thursday.
| Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN While the employees of the State road transport corporations (RTCs) are adamant about continuing the bus strike till their demands are met, the corporations are managing to run more buses every day.
On Thursday, all four RTCs together operated over 4,000 buses. Officials claimed that more number of buses plying on the roads was an indication that more employees were reporting back to work every day. Among the corporations, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) operated more than 2000 buses on Thursday. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) operated around 700 buses, up from 372 on Wednesday. The North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) and North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) operated 747 and 628 buses, respectively.
FASTags must from today midnight: Charges, documents required and other details here
The FASTags have also been made mandatory for the registration of new four-wheelers.Premium
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FASTag, the automatic toll plaza payment system, is being made mandatory for all vehicles in the country from today midnight, the Central Government said in a statement on Sunday. Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has decided that all lanes in the fee plazas on National Highways shall be declared as FASTag lane of the fee plaza from midnight of 15th/16th February 2021, the government s Press Information Bureau said in a statement.
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FASTag is being made mandatory for all vehicles in India from February 15 midnight. The central government earlier reportedly extended the FASTag deadline for the vehicles in India from January 1, 2021, to February 15, 2021. The Union Ministry of Road Trasport and Highways (MoRTH) had issued a notification in November 2020, making FASTags mandatory for all vehicles from January 1, 2021.
The FASTags have also been made mandatory for the registration of new four-wheelers and are being supplied by the automakers or the dealerships. A valid FASTag will be required for obtaining new third party insurance from April 1, 2021.
To reduce vehicular traffic at the toll plazas, the Government of India (GOI) has mandated all toll plazas, pan India, to make toll payments electronic. With this mandate, all vehicles traveling through toll plazas will have to mandatorily pay toll charges using FASTag.
FASTag deadline extended from January 1 to February 15
FASTag deadline extended from January 1 to February 15
The FASTag-based toll collection had crossed Rs 80 crore per day mark for the first time on December 24, 2020, with 50 lakh FASTag transactions.
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A FASTag uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology for making payments. (Image - gettyimages)
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More than 2.20 crore FASTags have been issued till now, according to official data.
A valid FASTag will be required for obtaining new third party insurance from April 1, 2021.
The central government has reportedly extended the FASTag deadline for the vehicles in India from January 1, 2021, to February 15, 2021.
The Union Ministry of Road Trasport and Highways (MoRTH) had issued a notification last month making FASTags mandatory for all the vehicles from January 1, 2021. Also, the Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had announced last week that the FASTag rule will be enforced from