highway safety

New Delhi, April 9 Road safety awareness is a national movement and requires responsible behavior from all users, said Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Harsh Malhotra on Thursday.Malhotra emphasized that road safety awareness initiatives are not merely isolated events, but...

In Jammu and Kashmir, vehicular traffic on the 270-kilometer-long strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) was completely suspended last night after continuous landslides blocked both roads of the highway between Karool Bridge and Chanderkote.According to traffic police, the two roads...

In Jammu and Kashmir, vehicular traffic on the 270-km-long strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) was completely suspended last night after continuous landslides and falling rocks blocked both lanes of the highway between Karool Bridge and Chanderkote. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent...

Bhubaneswar, April 4 The Centre has approved ₹447.11 crore for the upgrade of the national highway in the Nuapada and Bolangir districts of Odisha, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday.The Kurumpuri–Raj Khariar section, covering a total length of 103.52 km of NH-353 and NH-59, will be...

Patna, April 4 – Three young men were killed and three others seriously injured in a high-speed collision between a car and a motorcycle on the Deoghar-Sultanganj main road in Bihar's Banka district early Saturday morning, police said.Raju Kumar, the SHO of the Jalebiyamod police station, said...

Barwani, April 3 – In two separate tragic road accidents, two tribal youths lost their lives while two others sustained serious injuries after their vehicles plunged into deep ravines in the Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh.The first accident occurred late on Friday near Biliya Pani Ghat...

The National Highways Authority of India has begun work on installing a Traffic Monitoring Control System (TMCS) on the Delhi–Katra Expressway and the Jammu–Pathankot National Highway to improve road safety and traffic management.As part of the project, high-definition 360-degree PTZ...

Balaghat, March 29 – Three members of the same family were killed when their car caught fire after crashing in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, while two others sustained critical burn injuries.An 8-year-old girl was safely rescued by passers-by, officials said on Sunday.The tragic...

Chandigarh, March 27 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Friday that 480,000 electronic fines were issued in the past year for speeding vehicles on National Highway 44 from Kundli in Sonipat to Shambhu in Ambala. He said the government has installed 128 advanced cameras on the...

Ramban, March 26: Deputy Commissioner of Ramban, Mohammad Alyas Khan, closely oversaw the road clearance operations after a massive landslide blocked National Highway 44 (NH-44) between Karol and Chanderkote.Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic), Raja Adil Hameed, along with other...

Amaravati, March 26 Andhra Pradesh was struck by four horrific bus accidents within six months, which killed at least 45 people and injured several.Of the 45 deceased, 33 were killed in two separate bus accidents alone, which occurred in the villages of Chinna Tekuru and Rayavaram.In a...

Jammu, March 26 The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for traffic on Thursday after being blocked for several hours due to a massive landslide in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.The highway was blocked at Karol, under the jurisdiction of the Chanderkote police...

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, stated today that the government has implemented extensive measures to improve road safety by identifying and rectifying accident-prone black spots across the country. During his interaction with actor Aamir Khan at the Sadak...

Anuppur, March 20 – A devastating road accident on National Highway-43 (NH-43) claimed the lives of two individuals when a speeding car collided with a parked tractor-trolley in the Tama police station area of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Friday.The incident occurred...

Washington, March 5 – US lawmakers clashed during a congressional hearing over whether immigrants should be allowed to hold commercial driver’s licenses, with Republicans warning of safety risks on highways and Democrats arguing the move could harm the economy and disrupt supply chains.The...

Kabul, March 2 – At least three people were killed and six others were injured in a road accident in the northern Afghan province of Jawzjan, according to a statement from the provincial police office.The incident occurred on Sunday when two high-speed vehicles collided due to reckless driving...