road safety

New Delhi, March 27 Soon after the Delhi government allocated a budget for several integrated corridors to reduce traffic congestion, the Public Works Department (PWD) has approved the MB road elevated project in South Delhi, officials said on Friday.The Public Works Department (PWD) has...

Ujjain, March 27 – A bus carrying a wedding party from Khachrod to Indore overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district on Friday, leaving more than 27 people injured.The accident occurred on Badnagar Road near Jahangirpur village, under the jurisdiction of the Ingoria police station...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced an ex-gratia of five lakh rupees each to the families of those who lost their lives in the bus accident near Rayavaram in the Markapuram district yesterday. He has also directed that two lakh rupees each be paid to those who...

Chhindwara, March 26 Ten people were killed and 31 injured, including three to four critically, in a head-on collision between a bus returning from a public event attended by the chief minister and a pickup truck in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday evening, officials said.Chief Minister...

Balrampur (UP), March 26 A man and his elderly mother were allegedly assaulted at a petrol pump in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh, prompting authorities to order an inquiry, officials said on Thursday.A purported video of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, shows a group of...

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...

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...

Thane, March 26 A 42-year-old businessman was killed after a speeding car, allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy, hit his bicycle in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.The boy fled the scene after the incident, which occurred on an unfinished section of the Kalyan Ring Road...

Gwalior, March 26 A woman was seriously injured when unidentified individuals allegedly opened fire on her car after her son honked at their vehicle to clear the way in Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred near Rangawaan village in the Behat police...

New Delhi, March 25 – A speeding tourist bus from Jaipur overturned near Hanuman Mandir in Karol Bagh's Jhandewalan area early Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of two passengers and injuries to 23 others, police said.A police officer at the scene said the bus lost control while negotiating a...

Sydney, March 24 Children under the age of 16 will be banned from riding electric mobility devices in the Australian state of Queensland under new safety laws announced on Tuesday.The Queensland state government said on Tuesday that it has accepted, or accepted in principle, all 28...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 23 Two young men died after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into the wall of a house in Paruthippulli on Monday, police said.The deceased have been identified as Sujith (23) from Kottayi and Akash (23) from Paruthippulli.Another person, Aswin (23) from...

Bengaluru, March 23 The Bengaluru Traffic Police launched an investigation on Monday after a video surfaced online showing three young people triple-riding on a two-wheeler and driving "recklessly" on the city's streets, officials said.The incident, which occurred in BTM Layout here, has...

Bengaluru, March 23 The Bengaluru Traffic Police have registered 634 cases of drunk driving and collected Rs 1.29 lakh in fines from offenders caught for speeding violations during a week-long special drive held across the city, officials said on Monday.The drive was held from March 16 to 22...

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...

Kabul, March 22 – At least 43 shops were completely destroyed after a fire broke out at a local market in Badakhshan province, northern Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the provincial department of information and culture.The fire originated in the Ab Jim market in the...

Jaipur, March 21 A road safety workshop was organized at the Air Force Station in Jaipur, officials said on Saturday.Inspector Dinesh Singh, stationed at RTO Jaipur (II), delivered a lecture on traffic rules and road safety to Air Force personnel, officers, school students, and their families...

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...

Gurugram, March 21 An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and two passengers were injured after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided with the passenger vehicle on the Southern Peripheral Road here, police said on Saturday.The driver of the SUV (Thar) fled the scene after leaving his vehicle...