Road Safety

NAVI MUMBAI: Nexus Malls, has always been the forefront of partnerships & association which make a social impact. This time around, Nexus malls has joined hands with Maharashtra Road Safety Cell & WERIDE, a group of passionate bikers who have a national presence for a nationwide campaign on road safety awareness in India. The campaign […]

Bhubaneswar (IANS):The Odisha government has decided to introduce a chapter on road safety in the Class X syllabus from the next academic session, said an official on Wednesday. The government has taken the decision as part of its road safety campaign to make the students and others aware of road safety and traffic regulations. A […]

At least 21 people, including nine women, were killed when a speeding state transport (ST) bus collided with an auto-rickshaw, causing both the vehicles to fall into a roadside well in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Tuesday, the police said. More than 18 people also suffered injuries in the accident which took place at around 4 […]

PATNA: Altogether two vehicles were torched and more than two dozen more were damaged by an irate mob which went on rampage after a man was crushed to death while he was crossing national highway (NH-30) near Ramlakhan Path under Kankarbagh police station area in the state capital on Thursday. The deceased youth was identified […]

The Faridkot deputy commissioner (DC) has ordered a magisterial probe following a complaint by a surgeon that he had to undergo a spine surgery because of travelling by a road which has been dug up for the last six months for laying sewerage pipes. The complainant, Dr Sudhir Khichy, is working as a professor and […]

The 31st National Road Safety Week began here on Saturday amidst awareness programmes and campaigns. The two main departments, the Traffic Police and the Road Transport Authority, have a series of awareness programmes, campaigns and competitions lined up for the week. Speaking at the inaugural programme. Deputy Transport Commissioner Raja Ratnam said that every year about 1.5 […]

Visakhapatnam: In what comes as a major win for the Port City’s road safety situation, official data have shown that nearly 90% two-wheeler riders in the city are wearing helmets. Both the road transport authority (RTA) and the city traffic police have attributed this positive development to effective policing. Speaking to TOI, GC Raja Ratnam, deputy transport commissioner, RTA […]

Mr Gadkari, the Union Minister for road transport and highways, was speaking in Nagpur at a Road Safety Week function, which began across the country on Saturday and will culminate on January 17. Nagpur: Every year, around 1.5 lakh people are killed in five lakh accidents that take place across the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari […]

Adilabad: District Collector D Divya, Superintendent of Police Vishnu S Warrier and Deputy Commissioner of Transport Dr Puppala Srinivas inaugurated 31st National Highway Safety Week celebrations at Zilla Parishad conference hall in Adilabad on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Collector Divya said the youth population in India is more compared to other countries in the […]

Malkajgiri: As part of 31st National Road Safety Week, Malkajgiri traffic police organised road safety awareness programme in Coco-Cola company premises on Monday. About 130 drivers and other staff of the company participated in the programme. Rachakonda traffic training institute SI Bikshapathi and ASI Somnath explained drivers, safety measures to be taken during driving. Speaking […]