50% fine rebate on traffic fines ends tomorrow; Here’s how to pay your pending challan
Bengaluru: The last date to avail the 50% concession on fines for all unpaid traffic e-challans issued before 2020 comes to an end tomorrow
The Karnataka government announced the rebate after a gap of two months on November 20, and it was available for a limited period between November 21 and December 12.
Earlier, the government had offered a similar 50% discount on pending traffic fines between August 23 and September 12.
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As per the order, vehicle owners with pending traffic challans can clear their dues by paying only half of the total fine amount during the concession period.
How to View and Pay Pending Traffic Fines
Pending fines can be checked and paid through multiple platforms:
Karnataka State Police (KSP) app
ASTraM app of the Bengaluru Traffic Police
By providing your vehicle registration number at the nearest traffic police station
At the Traffic Management Centre
Through the Karnataka One/Bangalore One or Mangalore One websites
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Power bank catches fire inside stationary IndiGo plane at Chandigarh airport; all evacuated
New Delhi (PTI): The power bank of a passenger onboard a stationary IndiGo aircraft caught fire at the Chandigarh airport on Tuesday, and all passengers and the crew were evacuated, according to a source.
In a statement, the airline said that when IndiGo flight 6E 108 from Hyderabad to Chandigarh was stationary after landing, an incident involving a customer's personal electronic equipment catching fire was reported.
"In the interest of safety, an immediate evacuation was carried out, and all the relevant authorities were immediately informed. All customers have been safely moved to the terminal and are being attended to by the team to ensure their well-being," the statement said.
The source said that soon after the aircraft landed, there was smoke coming from one of the overhead bins and all onboard were evacuated.
The smoke was due to the power bank catching fire, the source said, adding that no one sustained major injuries.
Details about the number of passengers could not be ascertained.
