Road Safety

A lorry came hurtling down the road near Hotel Novotel and crashed into the parapet wall on Beach Road in the early hours of Tuesday. The vehicle’s front axle was ripped off under the impact of the crash as it hung precariously over the broken wall. Police said there was no casualty as the accident […]

More than 50 vehicles piled up on National Highway 1 between Sirhind and Mandi Gobindgarh on Monday morning after a canter loaded with a chemical hit an Army truck. Punjabi singer Badshah’s vehicle was damaged in the pile-up. He escaped unhurt after the air bags of his car opened. One person was killed in a […]

They victims were on their way to Kanniyakumari Two woman tourists from Haryana were killed when a speeding Omni bus rammed against a tourist van in which they were travelling on Madurai- Virudhunagar Highway near Tirumangalam in the early hours of Saturday. The identity of the deceased is yet to be established. The police said […]

The Central Government on Monday said that no state can lower traffic penalties below the level prescribed under the new Motor Vehicles Act. In an advisory to states, the road, transport and highways ministry said the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 is a parliamentary legislation and the state governments cannot pass any law or take […]

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will appoint road safety auditors to ensure safety on major roads. There are as many as 39 black spots on the city’s roads that see a high number of accidents due to their poor design. Between October 2015 and September 2018, a total of 890 accidents took place at 58 black spots […]

NASHIK: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO ) has sought details of victims in the Deola road accident in which 26 people lost their lives while nine got grievously injured. “The district administration has prepared a proposal for relief from the PMO for the kin of the 26 dead and nine grievously injured in the accident […]

CHENNAI: Every day, techies on Old Mahabalipuram Road play their own version of steeplechase. With a backpack on their shoulders, they run across the road, scale a three-foot- high median and dodge oncoming buses and cabs to reach the foyers of their offices. But they do not know that the city’s IT corridor has been […]

 Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas’ motto underlines the way forward to build a vibrant economy, propelled by inclusive growth. As per the Economic Survey, India has fared reasonably well in terms of its rankings. The central government debt has decreased by 3.3% of GDP. The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings has seen India move up by 79 […]

Coimbatore: Moira, a short film on road safety, was screened to an invited audience at SPI Cinemas in Brookefields shopping mall in the city on Monday. The 40-minute film shows the plight of a youngster, who drove rashly through crowded lanes to catch a movie. He soon meets with an accident and meets Yama, the lord […]

Vellore: Action will be taken against parents of minor children spotted driving vehicles without driving licence, warned Tenkasi S Jawahar, principal secretary and transport commissioner, while participating in the regional level road safety meeting for officials of the composite Vellore district (Ranipet, Vellore and Tirupattur) and Tiruvannamalai district on Tuesday. During analysis, compared to other […]