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New Delhi, April 11 All user fee payments at national highway toll plazas across the country will be processed exclusively through digital modes, using FASTag or the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), starting Saturday, according to an official statement.This move represents a significant step...

New Delhi, April 7 Cash payments at toll plazas will be discontinued for travelers on national highways from April 10, the road transport and highways ministry has said.In a gazette notification, the ministry has said that in cases where a vehicle enters a fee plaza without a valid FASTag...

April 1, New Delhi: With the start of the new financial year today, a set of other key reforms has come into effect. Starting April 1, all digital payment transactions in India are required to meet the norms of two-factor authentication (2FA), as directed by the Reserve Bank of India.Under the...

With the start of the new financial year today, a set of reforms, including key changes to financial regulations, will come into effect.The Income Tax Act, which has been in place for over six decades, will be replaced by the new Income Tax Act, 2025, starting today. This is designed to...

Shimla, March 31 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu announced on Tuesday that the entry tax for small passenger vehicles would be reduced to Rs 100 from the earlier Rs 130, in response to protests by people from neighboring states."The government has reduced the toll tax rate for...

Shimla, March 31 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu rolled back the increase in the entry tax on five-seater and 6-12 seater passenger vehicles on Tuesday, following protests at the state borders.The CM told the Vidhan Sabha that some confusion is being deliberately spread...

Chennai, March 31 – In a significant step towards modernizing highway infrastructure, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to introduce a barrier-less toll collection system at three major toll plazas in Tamil Nadu as part of a nationwide rollout.The new Multi Lane Free Flow...

Shimla, March 30 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Monday that the state government has not imposed any new entry tax, but has only increased the existing one, which will be rationalized soon."The entry tax has been in effect for the last 30 years, and the recent increase is...

Mumbai, February 28 – Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik announced in the State Assembly on Saturday that the government will implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) and strengthen emergency response mechanisms following a recent accident involving a tanker on the Mumbai-Pune...

Mumbai, February 28 The Maharashtra government is examining the feasibility of airlifting damaged tankers in extreme emergencies following a recent gas tanker accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway that caused a 36-hour traffic disruption, the assembly was informed on Saturday.The government...

Shimla, February 23 Hundreds of truck operators took to the streets in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday against the increase in toll charges collected at entry points from vehicles registered outside the state, and warned of blocking the national highway if the decision is not...

Mumbai, February 22 More than one lakh motorists who were stranded in a massive traffic jam on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway earlier this month due to a gas tanker accident will receive a cumulative toll refund worth approximately ₹5.16 crore, a senior official of the Maharashtra State Road...

February 21, New Delhi — To develop a fully digital National Highway tolling ecosystem, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is considering completely discontinuing cash transactions at National Highway fee plazas across the country from April 1, 2026. After implementation, all toll...

Shimla, February 19 From April 1, visitors to Himachal Pradesh will have to pay more at toll barriers located at its entry points, as the state's amended toll policy comes into effect from the next fiscal year – significantly increasing fees for private vehicles from other states.The increase...