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No More Yadav, Jat, Gurjar or Brahmin Car Stickers

December 27, 2020
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It has become fashionable to write caste names like Yadav, Jat, Gurjar, Brahmin, Pandit, Kshatriya, Lodhi and Maurya on windscreens or number plates of vehicles in the state.

Displaying caste identities on windscreens and number plates of four and two-wheelers in Uttar Pradesh will now invite punitive action.

In recent years, it has become fashionable to write caste names like Yadav, Jat, Gurjar, Brahmin, Pandit, Kshatriya, Lodhi and Maurya on windscreens or number plates of vehicles in the state.

This is essentially done to assert caste identity depending on the party power.

An order sent by Additional Transport Commissioner Mukesh Chandra to all Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) states that all such vehicles are to be seized.

The transport department has launched the drive after instructions from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Sources said the PMO took cognizance of the matter after a letter from a teacher in Maharashtra, Harshal Prabhu.

Prabhu wrote the letter on IGRS, an integrated system designed for redressal of grievances. Prabhu said the display of such stickers is a threat to the social fabric of the society.

The PMO took note of the letter and sent it to the Uttar Pradesh government after which such drive was launched.

“According to our enforcement teams, every 20th vehicle is found carrying such a sticker. Our headquarters has asked us to take action against such vehicle owners,” said D.K. Tripathi, deputy transport commissioner, Kanpur.

The practice of people displaying their particular caste identities on vehicles, initially, began during the Samajwadi Party regime when writing ‘Yadav’ on the vehicles was considered a status symbol.

Vehicles with ‘Jatav’ stickers became more visible during the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) rule even as such vehicles can be spotted even today in some districts, especially in the western Uttar Pradesh.

With the Yogi government in power, it is now common for people to flaunt Kshatriya, Thakur or Rajput (different variants of the same caste) as a label on vehicles.

Source: Economic Times

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Delhi Police To Issue Fine Of Up To Rs 1,000 For Not Wearing Rear Seat Belt In Car

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In order to improve road safety and promote responsible travelling, Delhi Police has started a drive to fine occupants for not wearing a seatbelt while sitting in the rear in a car.

This drive, which has been in effect in West Delhi since 13 January, will continue till 23 January, 2021.

Source: India Times

This drive is in place only in the western regions of the national capital. However, the traffic police wants to expand it to other regions as well.

Along with this, the traffic police will be fining motorists who do not have rearview mirrors on two-wheelers. According to the authorities, it has become a common sight among two-wheeler riders in Delhi to have vehicles without rearview mirrors.

The West Delhi Traffic police, in a notification, specified that the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 have provisions for wearing rear seat belts and having rearview mirrors installed on two-wheelers.

The Motor vehicles Act will charge a hefty fine on the driver and front passenger for not wearing seat belt, which is why it has become a common practice among car users. However, almost all rear occupants in cars do not wear seatbelts.

In case of an accident, this poses a serious risk to the passengers. As for two-wheeler users, many of them remove rearview mirrors for aesthetic reasons. However, this is a dangerous practice as it prohibits from keeping eye on the traffic behind them.

Source: Car Blog India

Are You Travelling? Here is The Status of Borders Around Delhi NCR

December 7, 2020
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Singhu, Auchandi, Lampur, Piao Maniyari, Mangesh borders are closed while National Highway 44 is closed on both sides, the Delhi traffic police said on Twitter. Take alternate routes via Safiabad, Saboli, NH8/Bhopra/Apsara borders or the peripheral expressway.

Tikri, Jharoda Borders are also closed for any traffic movement.

The Gazipur border on on NH 24 is closed for traffic from Ghaziabad to Delhi. People are advised to avoid National Highway 24 for coming to Delhi and use Apsara/Bhopra/DND for coming to Delhi.

The Chilla border on Noida link road is closed for traffic from Noida to Delhi near Gautam Budh Dwar. People are advised to avoid Noida link road for coming to Delhi and use the DND flyover.

“Farmers sitting on Chilla border road have blocked Noida to Delhi. We have diverted traffic towards the DND (Delhi Noida Direct) flyway, so the public should not face any inconvenience. We have diverted traffic to two-three different points, which are our inter-state border points,” Love Kumar, Additional CP (Law and Order), Noida told news agency ANI.

Source: NDTV

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    Aryan says: Reply
    December 28th 2020, 2:04 pm

    Thanks for sharing informative content.

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