road safety

The National Highways Authority of India has begun work on installing a Traffic Monitoring Control System (TMCS) on the Delhi–Katra Expressway and the Jammu–Pathankot National Highway to improve road safety and traffic management.As part of the project, high-definition 360-degree PTZ...

New Delhi, April 1 Goa BJP MP Sadanand Tanavade raised concerns in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday regarding repeated delays in the widening and upgrading of National Highway 66 – a key corridor linking Mumbai and Goa – and urged the government to expedite the remaining work before the onset of the...

Shimla, March 31 Vehicles using sealed and restricted roads in Shimla town without a valid permit may soon face hefty fines under the Shimla Road Users and Pedestrians (Public Safety and Convenience) Amendment Bill, 2026, which was introduced in the state Assembly on Tuesday.Chief Minister...

Sangrur, March 31 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Tuesday that Punjab will now provide police assistance within just six minutes, on par with developed regions such as the US and Europe, as he flagged off 508 emergency response vehicles (ERVs).The vehicles, equipped with advanced...

Jalna, March 31 Two men travelling in a truck were killed when it crashed into a tree in the city of Jalna, Maharashtra, on Tuesday, police said.The truck, which was carrying cattle feed, was moving at high speed. Instead of continuing on the bypass route towards Shirdi, it entered Jalna city...

New Delhi, March 31 Rahul Gandhi, a Congress leader, criticized the Modi government on Tuesday over its Smart Cities Mission, alleging that the scheme's objective was never to develop the entire city, and that the nation was sold a "half-baked scheme" presented as a narrative of complete...

Mumbai, March 31 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that personnel serving in the state police's specialized anti-Naxal unit, C-60, will be awarded medals.Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, has also ordered the complete digitization of processes, from filing FIRs to...

Mumbai, March 30 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced medals for personnel serving in the state police's specialized anti-Naxal unit, C-60, on Monday.Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, also ordered the complete digitization of processes, from filing FIRs to chargesheets...

Mumbai, March 30 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Monday plans to use data-driven tools and artificial intelligence technology to detect illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.He specifically mentioned partnering with institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology to...

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...

Jaipur, March 29 Three men were killed and another sustained serious injuries after two motorcycles collided head-on near a village in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan on Sunday morning, police said.The accident occurred when two motorcycles, each carrying two persons, crashed into each other at...

Shimla, March 29 A video purportedly showing a man driving a passenger bus with an umbrella in one hand due to a leaking roof, as the vehicle navigates a difficult, hilly road in poor visibility due to rain, has caught the attention of the internet.A passenger who filmed and uploaded the video...

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...

Una (HP), March 29 Three drivers sustained serious injuries after an LPG gas tanker collided with two tipper trucks in the Santokhgarh area of Himachal's Una district on Sunday morning, officials said.The impact was so severe that the front sections of all three vehicles were badly damaged...

Ranchi, March 29 Three people, including a four-year-old boy, were killed in separate road accidents in Jharkhand's Ranchi and Sahibganj districts on Sunday, police said.In Ranchi, two brothers were killed after a truck hit their motorcycle at Chamghati on the Ranchi-Purulia Road within the...

Jaipur, March 29 A major overpass along a section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Ranthambore National Park has been opened for one-way traffic, aimed at ensuring the safe movement of animals and reducing human-wildlife conflict, an official said.The overpass spans an 11.5 km stretch where...

Balaghat, March 29 – Three members of the same family were killed when their car caught fire after crashing in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, while two others sustained critical burn injuries.An 8-year-old girl was safely rescued by passers-by, officials said on Sunday.The tragic...

Jaipur, March 28 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on Saturday that the state government is committed to strengthening rural infrastructure and road networks, with repair work on damaged rural roads commencing across the state.According to an official statement, the Public Works...

Nashik, March 28 A 28-year-old woman was killed and two others were seriously injured when a speeding car crashed into them in the Upnagar area here on Saturday evening.Sheetal Kashinath Kharote, the deceased, had gone to a two-wheeler showroom near St Xavier's High School to buy a scooter...

Barabanki (UP), March 28 Two women on a motorcycle died, and a three-year-old girl suffered critical injuries when their vehicle was hit by a speeding truck here on Saturday, police said.According to the police, Indrajit Verma, a resident of Ramdwari village in the Mahmudabad police station...