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Karnataka has 2.1 cr vehicles; Bengaluru alone choked with over 80 lakh

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April 2, 2019

Bengaluru, Apr 2: In an alarming indication that more number of people are switching from public transport to private commute, Karnataka’s vehicular population has now touched 2.1 crores.

Around 1,750 new vehicles are getting registered in Bengaluru city alone every day and the vehicle population in the capital of the state has crossed 80.45 lakh, said Transport Commissioner V.P. Ikkeri.

During a briefing on the performance of the department in the just concluded financial year 2018-19, Mr. Ikkeri said in the previous financial year, as of March 2018, the number of vehicles registered was 74.06 lakh.

As per the existing provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, it is not possible to restrict new registration of vehicles. However, in the interest of the environment, registration of e-vehicles is being promoted, he said.

Across the State, the total number of vehicles registered went up to 2.1 crore as against 1.93 crore in the previous financial year.

The Transport Department has managed to reach the revenue target fixed by the State government.

The department generated revenue of Rs. 6,168.58 crore against a target of Rs. 6,167.61 crore due to increased registration of new vehicles.

However, revenue from State-run road transport corporations, like KSRTC and BMTC, fell short of the target.

The department is expecting revenue of Rs. 359.48 crore against a target of Rs. 488.81crore. The department had imposed penalties amounting to Rs. 160 crore for various offences.

Implementation of HSRP

The transport commissioner said that the Union government has issued notifications for implementation of rules on high security registration plates (HSRP) for vehicles manufactured from April 1, and it is the responsibility of manufactures to provide high security registration plates.

Officials maintained that the rules do not apply for vehicles that are registered.

“It is a discretionary power of the State government to introduce the rule to already registered vehicles, but as of now the matter is before a court of law,” Mr. Ikkeri said.

He added that after March 2020, vehicles with two-stroke engines will be banned. Vehicle owners must shift to four-stroke engines prior to the deadline.

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July 8,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 8: Karnataka has drafted 1,246 government employees into the crucial task of contact tracing to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and they have been warned of action if they refuse to work.

These are Group A, B and C employees from various departments who have been asked to report to senior IAS officer V Manjula, who heads a task force on Covid-19 contact tracing.

In an order, Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Tuesday said additional human resources were required to strengthen contact tracing, which is “a very important part” of controlling the spread of Covid-19.

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March 21,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 21: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Saturday said that all the IT companies in the state have agreed to close their offices and have also allowed some employees to work from home in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

"IT companies agreed to close their offices and allow employees, except for those discharging essential services, to work from home during a video conference with companies' representatives yesterday," said Narayan.

The Deputy Chief Minister said a circular regarding it will be issued soon.

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April 2,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 2: Kerala reported 21 new cases of coronavirus with eight from the worst affected Kasaragod district, taking the tally of active patients to 256, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday.

Besides, Kasaragod, five positive cases have been detected from Idukki, two from Kollam and one each from Thiruvananthapuram, Pathnamthitta, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannur, he told reporters here.

At least 1.65 lakh people are under survillence in the state, 643 in various hospitals.

Presently, 256 people are under treatment for the virus in the state where two fatalities have occurred, Vijayan said.

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