road safety

New Delhi, February 24 Road crashes are a silent pandemic around the world, and collective efforts are needed to reduce their casualties, said Jean Todt, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, on Tuesday.Todt also launched a global awareness campaign to improve road safety...

Chennai, February 24 – A 20-year-old woman was killed and at least ten others were injured when a mini-bus carrying pilgrims overturned after crashing into the central median near Avadi, here, in the early hours of Tuesday.According to police sources, more than 25 residents of Kandamangalam...

New Delhi, February 24 Road crashes are a silent pandemic around the world, and collective efforts are needed to reduce their casualties, said Jean Todt, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety, on Tuesday.Todt also launched a global awareness campaign to improve road safety...

Kolkata, February 24 – Two soldiers were injured after an Army truck overturned on the rain-soaked Maa flyover in Kolkata, police said on Tuesday, adding that the truck lost control and entered the opposite lane.The police said that after entering the opposite lane, the truck hit the railing...

Nanded, February 23 A 17-year-old student in the 10th grade was killed on Monday when a speeding truck collided with his motorcycle on the Nanded-Latur national highway, police said.The deceased, identified as Bhagwat Shyamsundar Shinde, was preparing for the 10th grade board examination.The...

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...

New Delhi, February 23 The Delhi Police has arrested three individuals for allegedly performing reckless and dangerous biking stunts on roads in northeast Delhi, an official said on Monday.According to the police, the complaint highlighted risky biking activities in the New Usmanpur area...

Narsinghpur, February 23 – A tragic road accident claimed three lives in the Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. A pick-up truck carrying labourers overturned, resulting in three deaths and severe injuries to seven others.The incident occurred around 11 am in the Barman police...

Hyderabad, February 23 To encourage the use of helmets among two-wheeler riders, the Malkajgiri Police Commissionerate launched a "Helmet Bank" initiative at the field level here on Monday.As part of the initiative, riders found traveling without a helmet are given the option to borrow a...

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...

Bhubaneswar, February 22 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Sunday that each of the five police personnel who died in a road accident in the Jharsuguda district earlier that day would receive a compensation of Rs 5 lakh.According to a statement issued by the Chief...

Jabalpur (MP), February 22 Four people were injured after a speeding car, allegedly driven by a 22-year-old man under the influence of alcohol, hit multiple vehicles in Jabalpur city, Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.The accident occurred on a one-kilometre stretch within the Omti police...

Geneva, February 21 – The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motorsport, said on Saturday that it is optimistic about the composition of its new Senate, citing broad international representation and cross-industry experience."Otabek Umarov, Fatma...

New Delhi, February 21 In the wake of a biker's death after falling into a dug-up road in Janakpuri, the Public Works Department (PWD) has issued fresh instructions to its staff to be followed while carrying out building and other construction work in the city.The department has declared...

Bhind, February 21 Five people were killed, and six sustained serious injuries after a speeding bus collided with a van on a national highway in Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh, in the early hours of Saturday, police said.The accident occurred around 2:30 AM on National Highway 719 near Chhimka...

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...

Chandigarh, February 19 – Punjab BJP working President Ashwani Sharma and the party’s national General Secretary Tarun Chugh expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday for approving ₹1,463.95 crore for...

New Delhi, February 19 The Delhi Traffic Police have registered 182 FIRs against violators for driving on the wrong side from January 3 to February 9, with the New Delhi Range recording the highest number of cases, according to official data.In Delhi, driving on the wrong side of the road is...

Mathura (UP), February 19 Four passengers, three of whom were brothers, died after their car fell into a canal here, a senior police official said on Thursday.According to police, the car was travelling from Mahmoodpur to Deeg when the accident occurred near the Nahla Deviya bridge late on...

Chennai, February 18 – The Tamil Nadu government has postponed the implementation of the revised fee for motor vehicle fitness certificates for three months, providing temporary relief to transport operators in the state.In a Government Order (G.O.) issued on February 17, 2026, the state...