road safety

Bhubaneswar, February 18 The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) announced on Wednesday that it will construct a 500-meter skywalk from Palasuni to Rasulgarh to facilitate pedestrian movement on the busy stretch of National Highway-16.Frequent accidents have been reported at the...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court granted bail to an accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche accident case on grounds of parity on Wednesday.The case relates to an incident on May 19, 2024, in which a Porsche car, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy under the influence of alcohol, fatally...

New Delhi, February 17 The collision in Dwarka that killed a 23-year-old man did not just affect one family. As a mother mourns her son, a taxi driver whose vehicle was hit by the same SUV is fighting his own battle against painful injuries, mounting bills, and months without income.On...

New Delhi, February 17 The Delhi government will revamp 400 km of road stretches by the end of the year, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday.According to officials, more than 241 major roads have been identified for redevelopment under the government's comprehensive road improvement...

New Delhi, February 17 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Tuesday that over 241 major roads, spanning 400 km, will be redeveloped under a "complete road surfacing" model to eliminate potholes and dust, at a cost of ₹802.18 crore.The Chief Minister stated that with strong support...

New Delhi, February 17 A motorcyclist attempted dangerous stunts on a busy road in central Delhi to celebrate India's victory over Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup, following which he was detained by the police, an official said on Tuesday.A group of angry commuters also gathered around...

New Delhi, February 16 The mother of a 23-year-old man who died in a road accident in Dwarka earlier this month has alleged in a social media post that her son was hit by a car driven recklessly.She claimed that the car, an SUV, was being driven by a minor for stunts for social media fame...

February 16, Kohima: The Kohima District administration is planning a new transport policy to strengthen regulations and improve traffic management in Kohima town.This was shared by Deputy Commissioner B. Henok Buchem during the Kohima District Road Safety Award-2026 held today. He said that...

DODA, February 15: The Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) of Doda, Kapil Deol, has ordered a three-month suspension of vehicles that have been blacklisted, in order to improve road safety, under the direction of Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh.Vehicles operating with expired...

New Delhi, February 16 There is significant potential for integrating AI into the road and transport industry to help prevent accidents and address issues of vehicular pollution, a government official said on Monday.Measures such as a vehicle-to-vehicle communication system and incorporating...

Bengaluru, February 15 Five people died in a collision involving a car and a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus near Nelamangala on the outskirts of the city, police said on Sunday.The incident occurred on Saturday night when the car, heading towards Bengaluru, allegedly...

Hyderabad, February 14 A 45-year-old man sustained serious injuries when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) allegedly dragged him for about 200 metres after he attempted to stop it from hitting his car here, police said on Saturday.A purported video of the incident has since gone viral.The...

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 The government on Saturday announced the launch of the PM RAHAT (Road Accident Victim Hospitalization and Assured Treatment) Scheme, aimed at providing an emergency response system for accident victims.India records a significant number of road accident fatalities every...

Panaji, February 14 The Goa Carnival, the famous street festival of the coastal state, began on Saturday with 'King Momo' (a symbolic king) leading the parade.Chief Minister Pramod Sawant inaugurated the four-day event on D B Bandodkar Road, along the Mandovi River, in the capital city 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...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 14 A 73-year-old woman was honored by the Kerala MVD on Saturday for confronting a traffic violation near Erangipalam bypass here recently.Prabhavathi Amma stood her ground against a scooter rider who was riding on the sidewalk and forced him to return to the road...

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...

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...

Karachi, February 13 At least 13 people died and nine others were injured on Friday after a collision and pile-up on a major bridge on the superhighway outside Karachi in Sindh province, Pakistan.A speeding passenger bus traveling from the wrong side collided with an oil tanker, while another...