road accidents

Bengaluru, February 25 – The Karnataka BJP has urged Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister Priyank Kharge to prioritize road construction and maintenance to reduce fatalities, asking him to set aside other concerns.The party stated that poor road conditions are responsible for...

Jaipur, February 25 Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led state government has cancelled the proposed satellite hospitals at Kanota and Achrol here, calling it a move of "short-sightedness and insensitivity".In a statement, Gehlot said the...

Bhopal, February 25 The Madhya Pradesh government assured on Wednesday that stray cattle will no longer roam the streets in the state after two years once new cow shelters are built and other necessary arrangements are in place.The government's assurance came after some Congress MLAs expressed...

Mumbai, February 24 The Maharashtra government will implement a series of strict measures to curb rising road accidents, including stringent action against drunk driving, it told the assembly on Tuesday.Responding to a calling attention motion by NCP's Dhananjay Munde regarding accidents...

Bhubaneswar, February 24 Over 800 animals were poached in Odisha over the last five years, state forest minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said in the assembly on Tuesday.In a written reply to a query by BJP legislator Sanjali Murmu, the minister said that 2,836 elephants, tigers, and other wild...

New Delhi, February 23 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday that her government has decided to implement the central government's 'Rah-Veer' scheme, which offers a prize of Rs 25,000 to those who save the lives of victims of road accidents."Under this scheme, citizens who...

Jammu, February 23 The Jammu and Kashmir government has recorded a 13.6 per cent decline in road accidents over the past three years, with the number of incidents falling from 6,120 in 2023 to 5,287 in 2025, officials said on Monday.The downward trend is attributed to improved enforcement...

Kathmandu, February 23 – At least 17 people died after a bus traveling from western Pokhara to the capital Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River in the central district of Dhading early Monday, a senior official at the District Administration Office, Dhading, said."We have sent 17 people...

Patna, February 21 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday directed officials to install barricades, foot over-bridges, and underpasses, and mark zebra crossings in crowded urban areas and rural parts to make roads safer for pedestrians.Instructions have also been issued to identify...

Bengaluru, February 18 – Responding to BJP MLAs preventing garbage trucks from dumping waste at designated sites in their constituencies, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, lashed out at the opposition on Wednesday, alleging that...

Patna, February 16 – A high-speed incident claimed five lives, including that of a teenager, in Bihar’s Khagaria district on Monday, as three separate road accidents were reported from different police station areas.The victims, all motorcycle riders or pillion passengers, were killed when...

Bengaluru, February 16 – Three separate fatal accidents, allegedly caused by poor road conditions, triggered protests on Monday amid renewed concerns over infrastructure safety in parts of Karnataka.In the first incident, a two-year-old boy, Trishool, died after a collision on the Ittamadu...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the launch of the PM RAHAT (Road Accident Victim Hospitalisation and Assured Treatment) Scheme.Under the Scheme, every eligible road accident victim on any type of road will be entitled to cashless treatment up to 1.5 lakh per victim for a period of...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the launch of the PM RAHAT (Road Accident Victim Hospitalization and Assured Treatment) Scheme. Under the Scheme, every eligible road accident victim on any type of road will be entitled to cashless treatment up to 1.5 lakh per victim, for a period of...

New Delhi, February 14 As India prepares for the upcoming AI Impact Summit, a quiet revolution is unfolding across its 64-lakh-kilometer road network.While global conversations often center on AI's role in automation and productivity, in India, the technology is finding its most profound...

New Delhi, February 14 Deaths caused by road accidents related to potholes have risen by 53 percent over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54 percent of these...

Kanpur (UP), February 13 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday criticized the BJP, alleging that the ruling party has caused Kanpur to decline and turned the once-thriving industrial hub into "Badnampur" (a city of ill repute).Addressing a press conference in Civil Lines here...

New Delhi, February 13 Deaths caused by road accidents related to potholes have risen by 53% over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54% of these fatalities...

New Delhi, February 13 Deaths caused by road accidents related to potholes have increased by 53% over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament.Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54% of these fatalities...

Lucknow, February 12 At least five people were killed and 44 others injured in separate road accidents reported from different parts of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.In Lucknow, an 82-year-old cyclist, Ram Chandra Lodhi, a resident of Saraiya in the BKT area, was killed after an...