CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday issued notice to the central government through ministry of home affairs (MHA) and the secretary, department of road transport and highways on a plea against the digging of roads and national highways by Delhi police in view of the ongoing farmers protest. The Haryana government and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) have also been asked to file its reply on the issue.
Justice G S Sandhawalia of the HC has issued the notice while hearing a petition filed by Ravinder Singh Bassi, former president of district bar association Chandigarh.
The counsel for the petitioner contended that the National Highways cannot be blocked while referring to the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956, which has caused a lot of inconvenience to the general public.
A file pic of Surathkal toll gate
MANGALURU: The feedback from more than 75% of the participants in an online opinion poll, showed that people wanted the toll gate on the national highway near NITK, Surathkal, to be removed.
The opinion poll initiated by the people of adjoining villages on the Google Forms platform, evoked an overwhelming response from more than 4,000 respondents in two days.
There are four options for the participants to choose from, which include: Toll gate at NITK is illegal and should be removed; free movement for local four-wheel vehicles (KA 19/20); monthly pass for Rs 260/- is ok and toll collection is ok.
»Paytm Payments Bank Has Issued Over 6 Million FASTags & Enabled Cashless Payments on 250 Toll Plaza s
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Paytm Payments Bank Has Issued Over 6 Million FASTags & Enabled Cashless Payments on 250 Toll Plaza s
FASTag contactless payments system is now mandatory for all vehicles for paying the toll charges while crossing any toll plazas across national highways in India, from February 15.
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FASTag has been in the news these days. With the government extending the deadline for making FASTag mandatory on highways, people have been hearing a lot about FASTags in the news, on the internet, and around their own social circles. Given that the topic is trending, India s Paytm Payments Bank took the opportunity to boast about its feat of becoming the leading issuer of FASTag in the country with over 6 million FASTags being issued via Paytm Payments Bank. Further, Paytm said that its Payments Bank has enabled cashless toll payments across 250 toll plaza s in the countr