Imphal, March 17 -- On the third day of Yaoshang, Manipur's biggest festival, traffic police checked 500 vehicles, issued 150 challans, and collected fines totaling Rs 2.97 lakh, officials reported on Monday.

The festival, which is set to conclude on March 18, has prompted heightened traffic enforcement to ensure road safety.

The Traffic Control Police Wing has implemented strict measures to prevent accidents related to drunken driving, overspeeding, reckless driving, violating traffic signals, triple riding, underage driving, and riding without helmets.

Special traffic checking teams were stationed at key intersections and high-risk zones across Imphal, including Singjamei, Kwakeithel, Keishampat, Moirangkhom, and Khwairamban Bazaar....