passenger safety

Mathura (UP), April 10 Just moments before the tragedy occurred, a group of pilgrims from Punjab, whose boat capsized in Vrindavan, were seen clapping, chanting "Radhe Radhe," and immersing themselves in the spiritual atmosphere on the Yamuna River.A video, which is now circulating widely...

Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh), April 9 Transport department officials in Andhra Pradesh seized five inter-state private buses on Thursday for violating safety norms during special inspections conducted over two days in East Godavari.The enforcement drive was carried out to curb safety...

Amaravati, April 9 Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister M Ramprasad Reddy has ordered a crackdown on bus safety violations, resulting in the seizure of a vehicle and the imposition of fines during inspections in the Guntur district, a source in the Transport department said on Thursday.The...

New Delhi, April 7 In a significant development for urban transport security in the National Capital Region (NCR), the security of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) ‘Namo Bharat’ corridor was formally entrusted to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) during a ceremony held at New...

Jamtara, April 4 The Jaynagar-Puri Express had to be halted for over 30 minutes on Saturday near the Jamtara Railway Station in Jharkhand, after passengers alerted the train staff about smoke billowing from the wheels of a sleeper coach, an official said.The train was travelling from Jaynagar...

Kolkata, April 4 Services along the North-South corridor of the Kolkata Metro were disrupted for 20 minutes on Saturday after a 40-year-old woman attempted suicide at the Kalighat station, a Metro spokesperson said.The incident occurred at 1:06 pm, and the woman, who had jumped onto the...

Rudrapur, April 2 Two men on motorcycles allegedly assaulted a Uttar Pradesh Roadways bus driver and threw stones at the vehicle in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand, after a dispute over overtaking, terrifying passengers inside, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred on National...

Mumbai, April 1 – A brief period of panic gripped the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Wednesday after a tissue paper bearing the word 'Danger' was found inside the lavatory of an IndiGo flight.According to the Mumbai Police, the incident came to light when IndiGo flight...

Lucknow, March 31 An Air India Express flight from Bagdogra (Siliguri) bound for Delhi made an emergency landing at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport here after a smoke alarm sounded, sources said on Tuesday.The flight (IX1523), operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft, was diverted...

Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), March 31 Within a week after 14 people were killed in a bus fire accident in Andhra Pradesh, another private AC bus caught fire in Vijayawada, but there were no casualties or injuries, a police official said on Monday.The bus, travelling from Visakhapatnam to...

Nagpur, March 29 A train travelling from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh to Itwari in Maharashtra derailed near Nagpur on Sunday, officials said.No one was injured in the incident, which occurred around 9:45 pm between Kalamna and Kamptee under the South East Central Railway's Nagpur Division...

Amaravati, March 28 Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister M Ramprasad Reddy said on Saturday that over 1,000 buses have been checked across the state, and 236 have been penalized for lacking proper documents.Reddy's comments come in the wake of four major bus accidents that claimed 45 lives...

Kolkata, March 26 One flight was diverted to another airport as operations at the NSCB airport here were disrupted for nearly an hour on Thursday due to adverse weather conditions, officials said.The disruption, caused by a thunderstorm with rain, took place between 4:22 pm and 5:19 pm...

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...

Mumbai, March 26 The Bombay High Court has suggested that railway authorities introduce public safety announcements on all long-distance trains, specifying the stations where they will halt, similar to the practice followed in Vande Bharat trains.A single bench of Justice Jitendra Jain, in the...

New Delhi, March 25 The Delhi transport department has sought details of the tourist bus accident in Karol Bagh that occurred early Wednesday and resulted in the death of two passengers, with several others injured."We have sought a report on the matter; further action will be taken after the...

New Delhi, March 23 Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft, flying from Bengaluru to London Heathrow, was diverted to Jeddah on Monday due to a technical issue after being airborne for over six hours.In a statement, a spokesperson for the airline said that the aircraft made a precautionary...

Jammu, March 22 The Jammu division of the railways conducted an intensive ticket-checking drive on the Katra–Pathankot rail section during Navratri, apprehending 249 passengers for travelling without valid tickets or with irregular tickets, officials said on Sunday.The special drive aimed to...

Chennai, March 22 Southern Railway issued an urgent public appeal on Sunday against stone-pelting on moving trains, following recent incidents that have threatened passenger safety and disrupted rail services.Officials warned that such unlawful acts pose a serious safety hazard, as stones...

Malkangiri (Odisha), March 21 As many as 37 passengers, including Odisha's Congress MLA Mangu Khila, had a narrow escape when the bus in which they were travelling from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangpur caught fire after a rear tyre burst early on Saturday, police said.The incident took place near...