Onmanorama Lite App
To manage increased demand, Kerala will boost daily driving test slots to 50, introduce mobile facial recognition for learner's tests, and ensure five-day weekly testing for three months.
Kerala Police booked 2,936 motorists for drunk driving during a six-day campaign, inspecting 67,979 vehicles. Licence suspension was recommended for 662 offenders.
Serial violators of crucial road safety rules will find that their driving licences will not be renewed automatically. Instead, they will be sent back to the Regional Transport Office (RTO) to prove their driving competence through a rigorous driving test all over again.
To improve the quality of public transport, the government plans to introduce an automated route management system for all stage carriage buses.
Driving licence applicants face delays due to the crashed Parivahan website, halting approvals and online downloads. Over 4000 files are piled up, impacting various services.
Responding to this, the minister said Kerala would study the provisions carefully before taking a call.
At 50, Safiya, from Kadavallur Padinjarathumuri, is the third woman in Kerala to obtain a Hazardous Goods Driving License.
Authorities inspected 44,146 autorickshaws, uncovered around 3,818 violations and suspended 59 licences.
Under the new system, the number of questions will rise to 30, with 30 seconds allotted for each.
After becoming Headmistress, her schedule tightened, and the school appointed Benny, a nearby autorickshaw driver, to take over van duties whenever she was unavailable.
Results 1-10 of 86
