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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicToll charge

Topic: Toll charge

Faster FASTag linking: What are new Know Your Vehicle rules set to come into force on 1 Feb

Under existing norms, there is a provision for validation of vehicle details after a FASTag has been issued. This will be discontinued from next month. 

No service, no toll—why SC upheld HC order limiting NHAI from charging NH-544 users in 65-km stretch

Hearing NHAI's challenge to Kerala HC order last week, the top court underscored that statutory rights to collect tolls could not be divorced from performance of statutory duties.

Starting this I-Day, Rs 3,000 annual toll pass will allow you to zip through national highways

The pass will get activated on the existing FASTag and will be valid for a year from the date of activation or up to 200 trips, whichever comes first.

‘Unacceptable to charge toll with safety, traffic issues’—House panel bats for new road tariff authority

Pulling up road ministry, parliamentary panel pushed for rationalisation of toll collection on any highway stretch, and its reduction post recovery of capital & routine maintenance costs.

‘Unfairly charged twice’ — why Shiv Sena (UBT) wants toll at Mumbai’s 5 entry points scrapped

In letter to BMC official, Sena (UBT)'s Aaditya Thackeray says 'highways maintained by BMC but toll goes to Maharashtra govt'. MNS has highlighted issue of toll collection across state too.

SubscriberWrites: President to PM, India’s dignitaries draw handsome salaries. Why exempt them from toll fees

​​The fee collection guidelines are still based on NH Fee Rules 1997. It's time to revisit these outdated fee rules and modify them to meet the current expectations, writes V. Subramanian.

Toll gate receipts won’t help you in medical emergency, viral message is complete hoax

Toll charges & receipts have been used previously for many feel-good hoaxes, like the one that claimed you do not need to pay toll for a 12-hr journey.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.