road safety

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...

Patna, February 13 Authorities in Bihar have issued 4.97 lakh challans, worth Rs 301.28 crore, for violations of the Motor Vehicles Act and traffic rules on national and state highways over the last 10 months, Transport Minister Sharwan Kumar said on Friday.Of this, 1.48 lakh challans...

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...

February 13, New Delhi – The Caribbean nation of Barbados has elected Prime Minister Mia Mottley for a historic third consecutive term, with her Barbadian Labour Party (BLP) winning all seats in the island nation's House of Assembly, as counting concluded early Thursday.Mottley's BLP secured...

Iruvaram (Andhra Pradesh), February 13 A software engineer was killed when a shipping container fell from a moving truck and crushed his car in the Chittoor district on Friday, police said.Chittoor district Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Dudi said the accident occurred in the Iruvaram...

Iruvaram (Andhra Pradesh), February 13 A software engineer was killed after a shipping container fell from a moving truck and crushed his car in the Chittoor district on Friday, police said.Chittoor district Superintendent of Police (SP) Tushar Dudi said the accident occurred at the Iruvaram...

New Delhi, February 13 A 19-year-old student was killed and his friend critically injured after a truck collided with their scooter on the Mathura Road flyover in the New Friends Colony area, police said on Friday.Police received a call regarding the incident around 12:30 am. The fully loaded...