traffic enforcement

Mumbai, April 11 – In a major move to improve road safety, the Maharashtra Police has made it mandatory for all police officers and personnel to wear helmets while riding two-wheelers. This directive has been issued by the Director General of Police (DGP) to all police commissionerates and...

Mumbai, April 10 The Maharashtra police has issued a directive making helmets mandatory for all personnel in the force while riding two-wheelers, an official said on Friday.Citing official data, he said helmet compliance among police personnel is unsatisfactory in most districts, barring...

Latur, April 7 Police on Tuesday destroyed illegal vehicle accessories, including modified silencers, loud horns, and sound systems, valued at Rs 9.18 lakh, using a road roller, officials said.These items were seized during a crackdown on noise pollution and illegal modifications. Police...

Lucknow, April 7 The Uttar Pradesh Police launched an AI-based pilot project – the "City-Reducing Traffic Congestion (C-RTC)" scheme – across 20 districts on Tuesday to ease traffic congestion and reduce travel time on key urban routes.The scheme, introduced under the directives of Chief...

Latur, April 5 The police in Latur city, Maharashtra, have registered cases against eight motorcycle riders for using modified mufflers that produce excessive noise, an official said on Sunday.The action was taken as part of a drive carried out on Saturday to enforce traffic discipline, curb...

New Delhi, April 4 A week-long enforcement drive at the busy IIT intersection in south Delhi resulted in the issuance of 746 traffic tickets, including 329 for improper parking, as authorities moved to alleviate chronic congestion at the major junction, the Delhi Traffic Police said on Saturday...

Raipur/Kondagaon, April 3 – In yet another tragic incident highlighting the growing danger of speeding trucks on national highways, a cyclist was killed instantly, and a motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in a road accident on National Highway-30 early Friday morning.The accident occurred...

New Delhi, April 2 Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu felicitated 21 Traffic Prahari officers on Thursday, recognizing them as a key force multiplier in policing, for their role in enforcing road discipline, according to an official statement.The LG also honored citizens who...

Mumbai, April 2 Eighty dome lights and three sirens, used on private and unauthorized vehicles to make them appear as VIP vehicles, were confiscated by the Mumbai traffic police during a 48-hour special drive that ended on Thursday, an official said.The dome lights confiscated are in red...

New Delhi, April 2 – Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Taranjit Singh Sandhu reviewed mobility and digital traffic management issues with senior officials on Thursday, emphasizing the need to scale up the use of AI and community participation to create congestion-free roads.During his...

Bengaluru, April 1 Diageo India, in collaboration with the Institute of Road Traffic Education and the Bengaluru Traffic Police, has undertaken a road safety and traffic engineering study aimed at improving safety and traffic efficiency at key intersections in the city, the company said on...

New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi Traffic Police has stepped up enforcement against the use of fake and forged No-Entry Permits (NEPs) by commercial vehicles, registering FIRs in two cases and investigating rackets involved in issuing such permits, an official said on Wednesday."Alert traffic...

New Delhi, March 31 Two individuals were apprehended by the Delhi Traffic Police for stealing vehicles during routine enforcement drives in the Karol Bagh area of central Delhi, an officer said on Tuesday.In one incident, traffic personnel stationed at Shadipur Chowk intercepted a motorcycle...

Bengaluru, March 31 Three traffic police personnel attached to the city's High Grounds Traffic Police Station have been suspended for allegedly collecting money illegally from motorists in the name of fines while deliberately keeping their body-worn cameras off, officials said.They reportedly...

Jammu, March 30 The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday informed the state assembly that traffic enforcement agencies in the Union Territory have fully transitioned to a 100 per cent e-challaning system, with over 52,000 challans issued in 2025.In a written reply to National Conference MLA...

New Delhi, March 29 The Delhi Traffic Police have cracked a racket involving the use of forged "no-entry" permissions by commercial vehicle operators in east Delhi, arresting one person and seizing a light goods vehicle, an official said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Mohammad Saleem...

New Delhi, March 29 Travel time along the Vikas Marg corridor in east Delhi has been reduced to around 14-15 minutes following a series of enforcement and traffic management measures, the traffic police said on Sunday.The stretch, which connects Trans-Yamuna areas to the central parts of the...

New Delhi, March 28 In an effort to strengthen traffic enforcement and alleviate congestion, the Delhi Police inducted 76 new cranes into its traffic unit and launched 125 additional over-speeding detection cameras across the national capital on Saturday.The fleet of cranes, launched by Police...

Chandigarh, March 27 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Friday that 480,000 electronic fines were issued in the past year for speeding vehicles on National Highway 44 from Kundli in Sonipat to Shambhu in Ambala. He said the government has installed 128 advanced cameras on the...

Gwalior, March 27 – Five members of a single family died and five people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, were critically injured when a speeding Mahindra Scorpio collided with their overloaded three-wheeler in the Thatipur area of Gwalior early Friday morning.The accident occurred around 3...