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Time of India
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Uphill battle: 57% applying for licence to drive car fail test in Guj
1 2 3 In Gujarat, vehicle drivers are struggling to clear their driving licence tests, with applicants requiring an average of three attempts before passing, according to recent data from the Sarathi website. In 2024-25, 7.58 lakh people took 20.5 lakh driving tests. Of these, only 6 lakh successfully obtained their licences. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad The failure rate was particularly high for four-wheeler tests, with 57% of applicants failing their practical exam, RTO officials told TOI. Two-wheeler applicants fared better, with only a 15% failure rate. Both figures show improvement from 2014, when failure rates stood at 47% for cars and 27% for two-wheelers. Officials at the Regional Transport Office (RTO) noted that around 40% of applicants apply for both two-wheeler and light motor vehicle (LMV) licences, which includes cars, auto-rickshaws, jeeps, vans, taxis and small trucks. RTO officials pointed to specific challenges causing most failures. For LMV tests, over 80% of failures occurred during the up-gradient and reverse S tests, while the remaining 20% struggled with parallel parking and the English 8 track test. An officer said that those taking driving lessons would do well to concentrate on mastering these difficult skills. The specialized testing tracks, introduced in 2012, include an 8-shaped course for two-wheelers and various manoeuvrability tests for cars including box parking, reverse parking and up-gradient test. "A majority of the LMV licence applicants taking the reverse S test commit errors of judgment and dash into the poles. In the gradient test, when they get the signal to go ahead, many are unable to prevent their cars from rolling backwards and are thus disqualified," an official said. "In two-wheeler licence tests, candidates typically fail when they touch the ground with their feet while riding. However, the failure rate remains minimal and shows positive progress," he added. Officials attribute the high failure rate to the shift in patterns of age demographics. "Many youngsters apply for learner's license as soon as they turn 18, which contributes to the higher failure rates in LMVs," an official explained. "Parents are encouraging their children to obtain the learner's licence to prevent them from driving illegally." According to the Sarathi data for 2024-25, Bhuj, Porbandar and Dahod recorded the highest failure rates with only 70% of applicants succeeding, while Bavla and Navsari had the lowest failure rates at 12.35% and 13.92% respectively.
Hindustan Times
25-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
J&K: Railways introduce more trains from Katra to New Delhi to clear rush
Amid exodus of tourists from Kashmir Valley after terror attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday, Indian Railways launched another special train from Katra to New Delhi on Thursday. 'The train left Katra at 1.30 pm and it picked up passengers from Udhampur and Jammu railway stations,' said chief public relations officer of the northern railways, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyaya. He informed that to facilitate passengers in the summer rush, additional special train services (04606/04605) have been planned from Jammu and Katra railway stations. Similarly, a weekly train service has been notified for 5 pair of trips (on May 2, 9 16, 23 and 30 from Katra railway station. The train will depart from Katra at 9.30 pm to Guwahati with enroute stoppages at Udhampur, Jammu, Pathankot and other multiple stoppages enroute, he said. It will be a reserved special train with 20 coaches, he informed. Another train service (04610/04609) has been notified for 10 pair of trips from Jammu to Banaras departing Jammu every Thursday at 6.20 am, from May 8 to July 10. Enroute stoppages will be at Pathankot, apart from various stoppages. It will be a reserved superfast special with 13 coaches. 'Seeing the waiting list and demand, one extra third AC coach (72 berths) is being attached in 13,152 departing Jammu tonight at 8.30 pm to clear the east bound rush,' he said. Similarly, an additional coach is also planned to be attached in the already notified special train 04082 (SVDK-NDLS) departing Katra on Thursday night at 9.20 pm. On Wednesday the northern railway had announced two special unreserved trains from Katra to New Delhi for the stranded passengers and to accommodate the extra rush. Several tourists including men, women and children were seen at the Jammu railway station here. Santosh Kadam, 42, from Pune, a banker by profession, said, 'We had come on a vacation to Kashmir but Pahalgam attack has shaken us completely. If terrorists can strike at will in Pahalgam then they can strike anywhere. We have cut short out visit and are falling back.' Kambli was with his wife, two children and his old parents. Single lane traffic allowed on affected stretch of Jammu-Srinagar highway Meanwhile, down traffic from Srinagar to Jammu via Ramban on rain-battered National Highway 44 is being facilitated by the traffic police. NHAI project manager Parshotam Kumar Sharma said, 'Down traffic from Srinagar is being facilitated at the affected 4 km long stretch in Ramban district. Over 8,000 vehicles, including HMVs and LMVs, have crossed Ramban.' Sharma informed that single lane traffic is being allowed at the affected stretch. 'Full restoration of the affected stretch may take a week and there are at least two locations where traffic has to be completely halted for enabling NHAI to carry out repair works,' he said.
