Mangaluru: DC Mullai Muhilan issued orders permitting electric auto rickshaws and autos running on ethanol and methanol to ply across the district freely. Despite being issued on July 26, the orders were released to the public on Tuesday.

The orders retract the earlier notifications issued on November 24, 2022 and January 1, 2023.

In zone-1, E-auto rikshawsand rikshawsrunning on methanol and ethanol were ordered to be painted yellow on the front side till the middle and black on the rear till the middle. They were also directed to bear square shaped stickers of blue colour with identification numbers issue by the police department.

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Similar rikshawsin zone-2 were also directed to be painted in the same way. However the orders about having police issued yellow coloured circular identification stickers has been cancelled. DC has directed the RTO officers to take strict measures for the implementation of these rules.

Mangalore city SP and DSP have been permitted to put up necessary notice boards regarding these rules.

DC has also authorized the commissioner of Municipality and the officials of the local bodies to fix parking zones and vehicle stops in their areas.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.