Guidelines on VVIP security not new: Home Ministry
New Delhi, June 27: The Home Ministry on Wednesday said that the guidelines issued by it concerning the security of VVIPs were not new and do not contain any specific reference to ministers or other dignitaries.
The Ministry said in a press note that no new restrictions have been added through these guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and only the laid down protocols have been reiterated.
The clarification came in the wake of media reports that new stringent guidelines had been issued concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security and that state governments had been apprised of tighter security measures including prior clearance for Ministers to enter the Prime Minister's proximate detail during his travels.
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BMTC collects over Rs 19 lakh as fine from those travelling without tickets, occupying ladies seat
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has collected over Rs 19 lakh as a penalty from 10,069 passengers who were penalised for travelling without tickets and occupying seats exclusively reserved for ladies in the last three months, officials said on Thursday.
The checking staff of BMTC have intensified checking of buses operated in and around Bengaluru City to detect ticketless travelling by passengers, they said.
According to BMTC, during the months of August, September and October, the checking staff checked 57,219 trips and penalised 8,891 ticketless passengers by collecting Rs 17,96,030 as penalty and 5,268 cases were booked against conductors for their dereliction of duty.
During the same period, they have also penalised 1,178 male passengers for occupying seats exclusively reserved for lady passengers and imposed fines by collecting Rs 1,17,800 in accordance with the KMV (Karnataka Motor Vehicle) Rules of the MV Act of 1988.
"In total, during the months of August, September and October, 10,069 passengers were penalised and Rs 19,13,830 was collected," the BTMC officials stated.
