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Time of India
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Govt mandates vehicle owners to updatecontact details within 3 month
Patna: The state govt has made it mandatory for all vehicle owners in Bihar to update their cellphone number and address in the database of their vehicles within the next three months. Failure to do so will deny the vehicle owners the right to renew pollution certificate, registration certificate (RC) and driving licence (DL) of their vehicles, said additional director general of police (traffic), Sudhanshu Kumar, at a press conference in Patna on Tuesday. The ADG said the e-challan system approved by the Centre has also been implemented in Bihar. "The standard operating procedure (SOP) has been prepared for this. The campaign of updating the database will be run for everyone once a year, keeping in view the possibility of frequent changes of cellphone number and address," he said. It will be mandatory to pay the issued e-challan within 90 days. "If this is not done, the competent officer will electronically suspend the DL and RC after sending an alert notice to the vehicle owner 15 days in advance, he said. The ADG said the challan has to be settled within the stipulated period. He, however, clarified that only challans with stamping of time, place and date will be valid. "Challans made by taking photos from cellphones can be challenged before the competent officer," he said. "Challans will also be issued from body-worn cameras soon," he said. Under the SOP, a dashboard will be created at the state and district level to monitor the e-challan. "If one is dissatisfied with the e-challan, the vehicle owner will be able to challenge it before the designated grievance redressal authority within 30 days. In the event of retaining the notice or reducing the challan amount, it will be mandatory to pay within 15 days," he said and added that the vehicle owners will be informed about e-challan through SMS, WhatsApp and e-mail within three days and physically within 15 days.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
14,000 bottles of illicit liquor seized in city
Lucknow: Gosainganj police on Saturday seized a large consignment of 14,484 bottles (4,961 litres) of illicit liquor concealed beneath iron pipes in a truck headed to Bihar from Punjab and arrested two smugglers. The accused were identified as Dinesh Parmar (driver) and Jagdish (cleaner), both residents of Khachrod Chapaneer, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. Investigations revealed that the liquor, manufactured in Himachal Pradesh and licensed only for sale in Chandigarh, was hidden inside welded 1.5-foot pipes, placed beneath 120 long iron pipes in a truck. The duo confessed to selling the liquor in Bihar at three times the MRP, estimating this consignment alone would have fetched over Rs 1 crore in the black market. They used the Signal app to coordinate with suppliers and buyers, taking advantage of its encrypted communication to maintain anonymity. The truck belonged to Vinay Kumar Mishra of Shardanagar, Lucknow, who had rented it out to Rohtas of Sangrur, Punjab, for Rs 40,000 a month. Rohtas stopped payments in Oct 2024 and never returned the vehicle, prompting Mishra to file an IGRS complaint and a court case. The smugglers later fitted fake number plates on the truck and forged RC documents for illegal use. DCP South Zone Nipun Agarwal said the consignment was falsely billed as a 10.6-ton iron pipe shipment from RK Enterprises (Delhi) to Bipin Enterprises (Assam), dated July 15, 2025.
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Business Standard
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Buying a second-hand car? Why insurance transfer is crucial for buyer
When you buy a second-hand car, transferring ownership isn't just about the Registration Certificate (RC). Equally critical is transferring the car's insurance policy to your name. Experts warn that failing to do so can lead to claim rejections, penalties, and even legal trouble. Here's a step-by-step explainer on what happens to car insurance when you buy a used car, and how to get it transferred smoothly. Why insurance transfer is crucial 'Transferring the existing insurance policy to the new owner's name is not just a formality, it is both legally mandatory and financially crucial,' says Saurabh Vijayvergia, founder & chief executive officer of CoverSure. The law allows a 14-day window for completing this process. Beyond that, any claim made under the old owner's name can be rejected outright. 'A car insurance policy has two parts, own-damage and third-party liability. While third-party cover automatically transfers, the own-damage section needs formal transfer. Without it, no own-damage claims will be honoured,' said Neel Chheda, chief underwriting and data science officer of TATA AIG Insurance. According to Paras Pasricha, business head, motor insurance at the process involves submitting necessary documents and paying a minimal transfer fee to the insurer. The required documents include the original RC, valid insurance certificate, PUC certificate, Form 29 and 30 (signed by buyer and seller), address and ID proofs, and, if applicable, a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the bank. What happens if you don't transfer insurance? If you drive without transferring the insurance, you could face serious issues. 'The new owner might face claim rejection and penalties for driving without a valid insurance policy, while the seller could face legal issues if the buyer meets with an accident,' Pasricha warns. While the third-party liability cover automatically continues under Section 157 of the Motor Vehicles Act, own-damage coverage does not, says Surender Tonk, vice-president, Insurance Brokers Association of India. 'If the insurance is not transferred, the own-damage section of the policy will not work, and any damage or loss to the insured vehicle will not be payable,' he says. 'If the policy isn't transferred, the new owner is essentially uninsured for own-damage claims. Any accident-related expenses will have to be borne out of pocket,' adds Chheda. Can you modify or switch insurance? Once the policy is in your name, you are free to upgrade or modify it. 'As a buyer, you do not have to stick with the previous owner's insurance terms. You can and should upgrade to a comprehensive cover or even switch insurers entirely,' says Vijayvergia. However, Tonk points out that while the base policy can be transferred, some add-on benefits like zero depreciation may not carry over to the new owner. What about the No Claim Bonus (NCB)? A common misconception among buyers is that the seller's NCB (discount for claim-free years) gets transferred with the car. That's not true. 'NCB is linked to the individual policyholder, not the vehicle,' says Arti Mulik, chief technical officer, Universal Sompo General Insurance. 'The seller can retain the NCB for their next vehicle, but the buyer starts fresh,' Mulik said. 'The entitlement of NCB follows the fortune of the original insured and not the vehicle or the policy. Buyers don't get any benefit from the seller's NCB,' adds Chheda.
Scottish Sun
14-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
How Constance Marten turned from party girl to homeless tearaway who raided bins & sparked one of UK's biggest manhunts
ARISTOCRAT Constance Marten grew up in one of England's finest stately homes and ended up living in a tent foraging bins for food while on the run with convicted rapist Mark Gordon. The 37-year-old former Tatler 'It Girl" hails from landed gentry and her family had close links to the Royals. 10 Constance Marten, 37, was convicted of the gross negligent manslaughter of her daughter Victoria today Credit: Central News 10 Her partner Mark Gordon, 50, was also convicted of gross negligent manslaughter Credit: Central News 10 The baby died while the couple lived 'off-grid' in freezing conditions Credit: Central News 10 Baby Victoria was later found dead inside an abandoned shed in Brighton Credit: Central News But her life spiralled out of control after she and Gordon, 50, met by chance in a North London incense shop in 2014. The couple went off the radar from her friends and family and formed their own self-styled cult living apart from society, with Constance even posing as an Irish traveller when she attended hospital while pregnant. Their life on the edge ended in the tragic death of their fifth child, new-born baby Victoria, after their four previous children were taken into care amid allegations of domestic violence by Gordon. Constance had an idyllic early childhood growing up with her three younger siblings at Grade II listed Crichel House, set on a 5,000-acre estate near Wimborne, Dorset. Read more News CASINO HORROR 3 arrested after dad stabbed to death 'in front of girlfriend' outside casino But two key events left Constance traumatised and vulnerable before she fell for Gordon. When Constance was nine, her father Napier, a former page boy to the late Queen, left his wife Virginie de Selliers, and children to become a nomadic hippie travelling the globe. He spoke about an out-of-body experience while with a group of Aborigines on a cliff-top and an encounter with whales in Hawaii that made him cry 'almost non-stop' for a week. The family estate passed on to oldest son Maximillian, who sold the house and part of the estate to an American hedge fund owner for £34 million in 2013, leaving Constance devastated. Constance broke down as she gave evidence at her trial about a 'traumatic childhood event' and the sale of Crichel House against her grandmother's stated wishes in her will. The second disturbing experience came when Constance was 19 and she attended a Nigerian Christian sect with her devoutly religious mother after leaving RC girls' school St Mary's Shaftesbury, in Dorset. Harrowing moment cop find remains of Constance Marten's baby Victoria stuffed in Lidl bag filled with rubbish Constance spent six months with the Synagogue, Church of All Nations, in Lagos, living under the dictatorial rule of televangelist Temitope Balogun 'TB' Joshua. She and other white people at the sect's compound were humiliated by the guru, forced to eat his leftovers and placed in social exile for not being subservient enough to him or talking about their past. Constance was forced to call cult chief TB Joshua 'Daddy' and told Cosmopolitan magazine in 2013: 'The leader looked me in the eye and said, 'Your family doesn't matter anymore. I'm your father now.'' This comes as... Writer Matthew McNaught, who investigated the church and spoke to Constance about her ordeal, told The Sun: 'She struggled afterwards in the same way as all the other disciples. 'She found it a very traumatic time, especially the fact it was a very controlling environment.' After Constance returned to the UK, she attended Leeds University, initially studying Philosophy before switching to Arabic, Middle Eastern History and Islamic Studies. Friends at the time remember her as a vivacious, talented and charismatic globe-trotting party girl. In 2008, aged 22, she appeared on Tatler magazine's 'Babe of the Month' page. In an accompanying interview, she recalled her privileged childhood growing up at Crichel House with 'days of naked picnics, siestas amid hail bails and tractor scoops.' Revealing a rebel streak, Constance said she loved drinking cider and wanted to get a tortoise tattooed on the bottom of her foot. The best party she had ever been to, she recalled, was at the home of Viscount Cranborne in Dorset. She said: 'There was a gambling tent and bunches of grapes hanging from the walls. It was like a debauched feast from Ancient Greece.' 10 Marten had appeared as Tatler's 'Babe of the Month' aged 22 Credit: Central News 10 Her university friends remember her as a charismatic jet-setting party girl Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Constance also travelled the world and went to festivals including Burning Man and Wireless, saying: 'Dance is my oxygen.' She spent her summer holidays in 2010 working for a film production company in Cairo. One of her colleagues there described her as being 'very decent, nice and friendly' and having 'great potential'. But she added that Constance sometimes chose the 'wrong' type of man, adding: 'She was somehow gullible.' Constance graduated with a 2.1 in June 2012 and moved to London but struggled to establish herself in any long-term jobs. She became a researcher for Qatar-owned news channel Al-Jazeera, and took a journalism course in 2014. Then she met Mark Gordon at an incense shop in Tottenham, North London, in 2014. Birmingham-born Gordon had moved to the US as a child and served a 20-year jail sentence for a brutal rape in Florida he carried out when aged 14. He was deported back to Britain in 2010 and worked as a labourer and lived in Ilford, East London. Timeline of baby 'killing' - how couple evaded cops CONSTANCE Marten and Mark Gordon allegedly sparked a 54-day manhunt across the UK after vanishing with their baby Victoria. Here's how the pair's journey began... December 20, 2022 Marten and Gordon booked into a holiday cottage in Northumberland, with the rental due to end on Boxing Day. The owner told jurors he found the property in "something of a state" on December 28. December 24, 2022 The couple claim their baby daughter was born this day but this has been disputed by prosecutors. December 28, 2022 Their Suzuki broke down on the M18 motorway so a recovery driver took them to a nearby Sainsbury's. There was allegedly no sign of the baby but the back and side windows of the car had been blocked by clothing. January 4, 2023 Marten and Gordon checked into the Ibis hotel at the Lymm Services in Cheshire then later the AC Hotel in Manchester. January 5, 2023 The couple's Peugeot 206 catches fire on the M61 motorway in Greater Manchester. Police launch an urgent probe after finding placenta, burner phones and Marten's passport, jurors were told. She and Gordon are taken to a Morrisons store in Bolton by a member of the public before being seen on CCTV at the nearby Bolton Interchange station. The couple allegedly use Marten's trust for a taxi to Liverpool, then a £400 cab to Harwich in Essex. Cab driver Ali Yaryar, who picked the couple up from Liverpool, told the court: "I think the baby had no clothes". January 6, 2023 The couple arrive in Harwich and check into a Premier Inn at around 3am. They later move to the Fryatt Hotel, where they paid in cash, it was said. January 7, 2023 Marten and Gordon travel by taxi to Colchester then to East Ham in London. The couple allegedly buy a buggy from Argos then grab another cab to Whitechapel. They ate in a Brick Lane restaurant then dump the new buggy - choosing instead to keep Victoria in a Lidl bag, jurors heard. January 8, 2023 The couple spend £475 on a taxi from Hornsey to Newhaven in East Sussex and walk to the South Downs National Park. January 9, 2023 Both Marten and Gordon claim baby Victoria died on this day - making her 16 days old, the court was told. It is said there is no way of knowing this for sure. January 12, 2023 Marten is captured buying snacks and petrol with cash but there was no sign of the baby. Prosecutors say she bought the fuel to cremate the baby but changed her mind. January 16, 2023 Marten and Gordon are seen setting up a tent in Stanmer Park Nature Reserve in the South Downs despite the cold weather. February 16/17, 2023 The couple are spotted near Hollingbury Golf Course in rural Sussex allegedly pushing a buggy with no baby. Their tent is later seen in Coldean Lane in Brighton A driver sees the pair walking towards Stanmer Park with something under Marten's puffer jacket, the court heard. February 19, 2023 Gordon and Marten are allegedly seen in their tent in the park with a very young baby with a "wobbly" head. Jurors told the baby had no socks, blanket or hat on. February 27, 2023 The couple are arrested in Hollingbury Place in Brighton but do not reveal Victoria's location at first, it is said. March 1, 2023 Tragic Victoria is found dead in a Lidl bag covered in rubbish inside a disused shed "like refuse", the court is told. Describing the chance encounter with Gordon, Constance told jurors: 'There was a lady who left her handbag. 'The shopkeeper knew me, she said can you watch over him [Gordon]. We laughed about it. I saw him later and went to a coffee shop. We were good friends then we went travelling together.' In 2015, Constance joined the East 15 Acting School where friends said they heard about her boyfriend but never met him. They said she became increasingly erratic before dropping out after a year. Constance' last picture on social media showed her dancing at an electronic music event in East London in June 2016, just before she vanished. It later emerged she had married Gordon that year in Peru, in a ceremony not legally recognised in the UK. Her mum hired a private investigator for two weeks in October 2016 to find her, and her dad hired one in 2017 and again in 2021. Living off her trust fund allowance of £2,500-a-month, later raised to £3,400, Constance and Gordon travelled across Britain, sleeping in tents and cheap lodgings and regularly swapping cars and burner phones in a deluded attempt to escape from her family's private detectives. She fell pregnant with her first child in 2017 , prompting a London hospital to raise concerns as she had not received antenatal care. In September that year, a national hospital alert was issued to find the couple. They had fled to Wales and were sleeping in a festival-style tent, with bin bags of clothes and bottles of urine at the entrance. Constance appeared at a Welsh hospital with Gordon in winter 2017, both using fake names. She put on a fake Irish accent saying she was a traveller without a GP or NHS number and that she was no longer with her unborn's father. But they were found out and social services alerted. Constance said: 'I made a pact with the devil.' 10 Constance Marten told police that Victoria had died after she fell asleep while holding her Credit: Central News 10 The arrest came following a 54-day manhunt Credit: Central News In spring 2018, the couple turned up out of the blue at a flat in Llanelli, North Wales, with their first baby and a pram stuffed with more than £10,000 in cash. Landlady Guiseppine Allegri told how Constance paid up front for two flats - one for her, and one for Mark across the road. She told The Sun: 'They came from nowhere one day. She had a baby in the pram. The baby was covered in bags and bags and bags. They were hiding the baby.' Guiseppine told them babies were not allowed but bent the rules for them after Constance insisted 'he's awfully good'. The landlady provided an insight into the couple's relationship, saying of Gordon: 'He was very possessive and controlling of Constance. It was him who spoke all the time. 'I told her to go back to her family. I couldn't see why she was with him. He was so creepy. But she thought Mark was the best thing. 'Constance told me he was an honourable and good man. But she said he had difficulties and had been abused as a child.' She said Gordon never worked during the six months he was in the flat, and Marten paid for everything. Guiseppine added: 'He was very domineering. He was the boss. There was never a smile on him, never an honest smile. He had an angry smile.' The couple left in a rush in a van with two men who said the couple went to Birmingham. Guiseppine said they left around £350 of damage caused by candles and joss sticks, adding: 'I think they were running away.' There is no record of Constance and Gordon in Birmingham but they later ended up in a house in Ley Street in Ilford, East London. Their first child had a bouncy castle in his room, and Constance complained about having to find other ways to get money because she was getting less from the family trust. Neighbours said the couple rarely left the house during daylight and that paranoid Gordon installed a CCTV camera as soon as they arrived. One told The Sun: 'Sometimes we saw them coming and going at night but they were not neighbourly. 'Social services came at times to knock but they didn't open the door. They came again and again.' Constance conceived their second child while at the house but in November 2019, while five weeks pregnant, Constance fell from a window rupturing her spleen after apparently being pushed by Gordon. 10 In 2021 a judge ordered her four children should be adopted, shortly before she fell pregnant with Victoria Credit: Central News 10 The couple would carry Victoria around in a Lidl bag after getting rid of their pram Credit: Central News Gordon initially refused to let paramedics into their home and during later care proceedings, Gordon was blamed for the incident. Constance told police she had fallen while trying to adjust the TV aerial outside the window, but officers found the TV had a blanket over it and was not in use. No further action was taken and Constance tried to discharge herself from the hospital. Constance then took the children to Ireland on her own and tried to find a house to pay in cash to stay in. Her father applied for ward of court proceedings and Constance attended a police station before the two children were taken into care. A separation order was made when Constance refused to go into a residential unit when her third child was born. Constance and Gordon regularly failed to attend contact sessions, claiming social workers were lying about them. And she hid behind a door to hide her fourth pregnancy from an unplanned social worker visit in 2021. But in February 2021, a judge ordered the four children should be adopted. Then in early 2022, she fell pregnant with Victoria. The couple hid the pregnancy and frequently moved between local authorities so none would have jurisdiction over her. They moved between AirBnBs in Sheffield and Leeds weeks before going on the run. Constance was missing when Constance' brother Max married jewellery designer Ruth Aymer in a high society wedding featured in Vogue magazine, in September that year. Their father Napier was also absent. On January 5 2023, days after Victoria's birth, Constance and Gordon were making plans to leave the country. They were driving along the M62 in Manchester when their Peugeot 208 caught fire and they ran, leaving £2,000 cash, her passport, her card and placenta. Constance told the court their plan 'disintegrated' from this point, spiralling into one of Britain's biggest manhunts which ended when Victoria was found dead in a disused allotment shed.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
KTM brings mobile service to Leh circuit: Key touchpoints, routes and details
KTM has introduced a dedicated 'Service on Wheels' (SOW) initiative for riders tackling one of India's most thrilling and remote adventure routes: the Manali–Jispa–Sarchu stretch. The newly launched mobile service setup is aimed at ensuring uninterrupted riding experiences, even on some of the country's most challenging terrains. Targeting the legendary Leh circuit, the KTM SOW initiative is designed to offer riders a sense of security and mechanical backup as they navigate the high-altitude passes and winding roads of the Himalayas. The service will operate between Jispa and Sarchu, two remote yet frequently visited stopovers for motorcyclists en route to Leh. This is where riders often face unpredictable conditions, and the presence of a mobile service unit could make all the difference. Maruti Suzuki Swift AMT Long-term Review: Buy or Not? | TOI Auto KTM's support along this route doesn't stop at SOW. The brand has built a service and support network that spans from Mandi and Bhuntar to Manali, Keylong, and all the way to Leh. Riders can now access touchpoints for preventive checks, emergency repairs, or spare part needs without worrying about being stranded mid-journey. Leh itself houses a full-fledged 3S (Sales, Service, Spares) dealership to cater to all rider requirements. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dementia Has Been Linked To a Common Habit. Do You Do It? Memory Health Learn More Undo For KTM owners planning their Himalayan adventure this season, the new SOW service brings not just mechanical convenience, but also a welcome dose to plan this trip. KTM's motorcycle lineup in India includes the Duke, RC, and Adventure series, available in multiple engine options such as 125cc, 200cc, 250cc, and 390cc. Stay tuned to TOI Auto for latest updates on the automotive sector and do follow us on our social media handles on Facebook, Instagram and X. Discover everything about the automotive world at Times of India .
