road accidents

Jammu, March 30 Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that road accidents in the Union Territory have shown a declining trend over the past three years, owing to the effective implementation of various road safety measures.In a written reply to the question of National Conference MLA Ali...

UDHAMPUR, March 29: Deputy Commissioner Minga Sherpa distributed financial assistance to eligible beneficiaries under the Road Accident Victim Fund Scheme.The event was attended by Additional Superintendent of Police Sandeep Bhat, Assistant Regional Transport Officer Mudassir Iqbal, and other...

Dhaka, March 29 Bangladesh is set to introduce the Global Positioning System (GPS) to regulate bus movement in the capital, which is said to be a major cause of traffic congestion, the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges said on Sunday."Authorities will monitor vehicles centrally...

Kabul, March 29 – One commuter was killed and 10 others were injured when a minibus collided with two motorists in Laghman province, east Afghanistan, according to a statement from the provincial police office on Sunday.According to the statement, the minibus collided with a three-wheeled...

Shimla, March 28 Road accidents have claimed 2,643 lives in Himachal Pradesh in the past three years, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed the Assembly on Saturday.In a written reply to a question from MLA Bhuvneshwar Gaur, the chief minister said that 9,999 people were injured in...

Ratlam, March 28 – In another road accident on the busy Ratlam-Indore four-lane highway in Madhya Pradesh, four people sustained serious injuries when a private bus they were travelling in collided with a moving truck in Dharad village on Saturday.The incident occurred around 8:30 to 9:00 a.m...

Bhopal, March 28 The Congress announced on Saturday that it would provide Rs 50,000 in assistance to each of the 10 families of those killed in a bus accident in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, two days ago, blaming the government for the tragedy.Speaking at a press conference, Leader of the...

Baripada/Puri, March 28 At least three people died and three others were injured as Nor'wester storms caused widespread damage in Odisha's Mayurbhanj and Puri districts, police said on Saturday.Strong winds followed by thunderstorms lashed the Mayurbhanj district headquarters, Baripada, around...

Chandigarh, March 27 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that along with strengthening the state's road network, several concrete steps have been taken to improve road safety.Efforts are being made to reduce road accidents through identifying and improving accident-prone...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 On average, 18 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Odisha throughout the year 2024, Commerce and Transport Minister Bubhuti Bhusan Jena informed the state Assembly on Thursday.In 2024, the average daily death toll due to road accidents in the state was 17...

New Delhi, March 26 The government, in partnership with the industry, will establish driving schools in 120 aspirational districts and 500 blocks that are socially, economically, and educationally backward, to create one crore jobs in the country over the next five years.During a conversation...

Srinagar/Jammu, March 26 – At least two people were killed, and five others were injured in separate road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.A professor at the Poonch degree college, identified as Dr. Tabassum Naz, was killed and her husband was critically injured in an accident in the...

On March 26, in Amaravati, a horrific bus fire in Markapuram district of Andhra Pradesh resulted in the deaths of 14 people and injuries to 22 others. This incident is the latest in a series of deadly bus accidents in the Telugu states.In the last six months, both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana...

New Delhi, March 24 Highlighting the daily hardships faced by gig workers, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated on Tuesday that the Delhi government would establish rest facilities attached to Atal Canteens, providing them with a place to eat, recharge, and take breaks during long work hours...

Bhubaneswar, March 22 The State Transport Authority (STA) in Odisha has imposed a fine of ₹9.57 crore on 17,831 people for violating motor vehicle rules during a special drive, an official statement said on Sunday.The fines were imposed on the first day of the statewide drive, which began on...

Thane, March 21 A truck carrying oxygen cylinders overturned on the Bhiwandi-Wada road in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Saturday, leaving the driver seriously injured, police said.The accident occurred near Dugad Phata.The vehicle lost control while navigating a section with numerous...

New Delhi, March 18 Appellate courts must carefully re-examine the evidence and provide clear reasons before altering the findings and compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunals in accident cases governed by welfare legislation, the Motor Vehicles Act, the Supreme Court said on...

Korba, March 18 Five people, including a woman and her nine-year-old granddaughter, were killed in two separate road accidents in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday.The first accident occurred on Tuesday night, while the second took place on Wednesday morning, they...

Mehsana, March 17 – Gujarat has recorded its first successful cashless claim under the PM-RAHAT scheme in the Mehsana district, where a road accident victim received fully covered treatment, officials said on Tuesday.According to the district health department, the claim was processed under...