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Major reshuffle expected in Maharashtra Police leadership

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The State Home Department in Maharashtra is gearing up for a significant overhaul of its top police leadership, including the position of Director General of Police (DGP) and Police Commissioners of Nagpur and Thane. The impending retirement of the current DGP, Rajnish Seth, on December 31 has prompted the department to commence the process of selecting his successor.A top rank official said that several prominent names have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of State DGP. The frontrunner is Senior IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla, who currently serves as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar is also a strong candidate for the role. Other notable contenders include Thane CP Jaijeet Singh, DG ATS Sadanand Date, DG Police Housing Sandeep Bishnoi, DG Railway Pradnya Sarvade, Additional Director of NIA Atulchandra Kulkarni, and DG State Security Corporation Bipin Kumar Singh, he said. He further stated that the State Home ...
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Safety in school buses row: School bus owner's strike today

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By Dheeraj Fartode
With Regional Transport Office (RTO) intensifying its drive to check safety norms on buses transporting school students, the aggrieved owners have given a call for a one day strike on February 5. Shaley Vidhyarthi Bus Wahatukdar Kalyankari Sangh (SVBWKS), the Association of owners whose buses are engaged by schools, are feeling the heat of the RTO drive. They have alleged that RTO action is bordering on harassment, as the agency goes about checking whether the bus owners have implemented stringent norms for safety as notified by Sate Government. About 428 school buses would be off roads and the children are going to be worst affected.
Fined school buses standing behind RTO office, Giripeth

On Monday, RTO imposed fines on 22 school buses, which prompted the owner organisation to up the ante. President of SVBWKS, Rajendra Singh Chouhan, stated in press release, that bus owners are co-operating with RTO officers. The owners are ready to implement the new rules but wanted some time. The fines imposed by RTO is against the rules, he contended. 
It’s our social responsibility to ensure safety of school students and bus contractors are ready for it. However, RTO officials are ruthless in dealing with bus contractors. “Bus operators will not play buses in the city if the drive is not stopped,” said Chouhan. 

RTO fined 22 school buses

RTO and Traffic Control Branch of Nagpur city police cracked a whip against school bus operators and slapped fine on 22 buses today. Three special squads were formed for the drive and buses were checked at Manewada Ring Road, Central Avenue, MIDC Hingna Road, Katol Road and Koradi Road. The buses were found to be lacking in safety norms that was notified by Maharashtra Government.

New safety rules for school buses


  • Buses should be equipped with one first-aid box and two fire extinguishers (ABC type, 5kg capacity) 
  • Only steel-bodied, yellow-coloured buses can transport school children. 
  • Every school bus should have an attendant. In case of girl students, there should be a female attendant.
  • Every school bus should have a list of students travelling on the vehicle along with their parents' contact numbers, blood groups, etc. 
  • 3 horizontal steel bars should be placed at a distance of not more than 5 cm from outside on each of the bus windows.



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