Mangaluru: Crackdown on excessively bright vehicle headlights within Commissionerate limits
Mangaluru: In an ongoing operation targeting vehicles equipped with harsh and intense headlamps, the Mangaluru police have registered 1,170 cases and collected penalties totaling ₹5,86,500 within the City Commissionerate limits. This initiative, which began on July 15, aims to improve road safety by enforcing regulations on vehicle lighting.
According to a press release from the city police on Wednesday, the operation initially focused on raising public awareness about the dangers of using excessively bright headlights. Police have targeted vehicles exceeding headlight limits, those with altered headlights, additional LED bulbs, harsh and brighter lights, and the use of high beams on all roads. Offending drivers have been warned as part of the enforcement effort. Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal confirmed that the special operation would continue to ensure compliance.
Under the Motor Vehicles Act of 1989, vehicles must adhere to specific headlight regulations set by their manufacturers. Additional decorative lights and harsh LED bulbs are prohibited, and high beams are not permitted on national and state highways within the Mangaluru commissionerate limits where street lamps are present. Furthermore, motorcycles and auto-rickshaws are limited to one or two headlights, while vehicles with four or more wheels may only use two or four headlights.
The regulations also stipulate that the beam of dimmer light emitted from vehicle headlamps should not appear harsh to the eyes of a person sitting in a vehicle eight meters away, and the right headlight beam should not be harsh to someone sitting in a vehicle five meters away.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
