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Maruti Suzuki signs MoA with Bihar Govt Transport Dept

· 5 driving test tracks to be automated at Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Purnia and Saran · 2 driving test tracks automated by Maruti Suzuki at Aurangabad and Patna are already operational · Automated Driving Test Tracks for Two-wheeler and Light Motor Vehicle driving license testing · MSIL to increase the number of Automated Driving Test Tracks to 44 across the …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

34 Air Force accidents in 5 years, 19 due to human error: Parliamentary panel

India Today

The Standing Committee on Defence, in its latest report, disclosed that the Indian Air Force recorded 34 aircraft accidents during the 13th Defence Plan period. YEARLY BREAKDOWN OF ACCIDENT The report provides a year-wise distribution of accidents: 2017–18: 8 accidents 2018–19: 11 accidents 2019–20: 3 accidents 2020–21: 3 accidents 2021–22: 9 accidents The spike in accidents during 2018–19 and again …

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3 days, 20 hours ago

When roads turn killing fields in Kerala

The Hindu

Life put S. Shruthi, a resident of Chooralmala in Wayanad, to test when she lost nine of her family members in the catastrophic landslides of July 30 early this year. Fatal statistics Each year, around 4,000 lives are lost on the roads of Kerala leaving hundreds injured, according to the State Crime Records Bureau figures. Contributing factors The reasons for …

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4 days, 15 hours ago

Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera

At least 50 people killed in accidents on the same highway in Ghazni province between Kabul and southern Kandahar city. The accidents took place on the same highway in Ghazni province between the capital, Kabul, and southern Kandahar city late on Wednesday, provincial head of information and culture Hamidullah Nisar said on X on Thursday. Message of Condolences from the …

Accidents Kabul Kandahar Ghazni Injured Dozens Ghazni Province

4 days, 22 hours ago

Pedestrian signals get timers in Bengaluru

The Hindu

Pedestrians in the city have often found it difficult to cross roads, especially busy junctions, despite the presence of pedestrian signals, as the green light glows only for a few seconds before the traffic starts moving. Now, just like timers for traffic signals, the Bengaluru Traffic Police has installed timers for pedestrian signals in some parts of the city. Last …

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1 week ago

Kerala High Court Mulls Suo Moto Contempt Action Against Organisers, Persons Who Attended CPI(M) Area Conference By Blocking Road

Live Law

The Kerala High Court today noted that 40,821 road accidents occurred in the State this year up till October 2024, in which 3,168 persons died and 45,657 persons sustained injuries. The Court is thus set to consider whether suo moto contempt proceedings should be initiated against persons who conducted and attended CPI party's area conference in Vanchiyoor, by obstructing roads …

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1 week ago

Rising road accident deaths in Kerala: Police, Motor Vehicles department to launch special traffic enforcement drive

The Hindu

Given the mounting public concern about the rising number of road accident fatalities in Kerala, the State police, in conjunction with the State Motor Vehicles department, is set to commence an intense traffic enforcement drive starting Monday. Leading accident causes Mr. Abraham said alcohol-impaired driving, motorists’ negligence, sleep distraction, speeding, use of mobile phones, haphazard overnight parking on roadsides, and …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Nitin Gadkari names 4 Indian states with highest number of road accidents

Hindustan Times

Union Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari recently revealed top 4 states in India with the highest number of road accidents. Speaking during the Parliament winter session on Friday, Gadkari said that 1,78,000 lives are claimed by road accidents every year and 60 per cent of the victims are in the age group of 18-34 years. Gadkari revealed the …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Kerala: Hundreds Bid Farewell to 4 Schoolgirls Who Died in Accident

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of people bid a tearful farewell to the four schoolgirls who died in the tragic accident at Panayampadam in Palakkad district. The deceased, Irfana Sherin, Ridha Fathima, Nidha Fathima, and A.S. Aysha, were all eighth-grade students of Karimba Government Higher Secondary School. The accident has sparked a major debate about the rising number of road accident fatalities in …

Kerala Accident

1 week, 4 days ago

Centre to earmark highest ever allocation of for rail safety in union budget

Live Mint

The upcoming Union budget may earmark the highest ever allocation of over ₹1.25 trillion for rail safety in FY26, two people aware of the plan said. A large part of this increased expenditure would go towards maintaining rolling stock and other infrastructure including track renewals to ensure that train journeys are safer, the person added. The causes of these accidents …

Safety Accidents Railways Rolling Stock Rail Track

1 week, 4 days ago

Nitin Gadkari's frank admission: I hide my face during global meets on accidents

India Today

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari made a candid admission on Thursday, revealing his discomfort when representing India at international forums discussing road safety. “When I attend international conferences on road accidents, I try to hide my face,” Gadkari said during a debate in the Lok Sabha, acknowledging the grim reality of rising road accident fatalities in the …

Accident Road Gadkari Nitin Gadkari

1 week, 4 days ago

Fog Causes Over 30,000 Road Accidents Every Year in India: Govt In Rajya Sabha

ABP News

New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has revealed alarming data on the impact of fog on road safety in India. In response to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari said over 30,000 road accidents occur annually during winter due to fog-related conditions. The numbers show foggy …

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1 week, 5 days ago

"Face Wash and Go": Innovative Initiative to prevent accidents

Deccan Chronicle

Anantapur:Anantapur police have launched an innovative initiative called “Face Wash and Go” to reduce accidents on NH 44, especially during the peak hours of 3-4 am when drivers are prone to sleepiness. Police teams have been stopping vehicles during this time, directing drivers to get out and wash their faces as a simple but effective remedy to combat drowsiness and …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Heavy transport vehicles involved in almost one fatal accident every two days in Delhi

Hindustan Times

New Delhi Trucks are allowed into the Capital between 11pm and 7am. Heavy transport vehicles, such as trucks, trailers and containers, have been involved in almost one fatal road accident every other day till November this year, according to Delhi Traffic Police data. Hot spots Roads falling under the Nangloi, Samaypur Badli, Narela, Sarita Vihar and Shalimar Bagh traffic circles …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Nursing staff killed, three injured in two separate accidents in Delhi

Hindustan Times

A government hospital nurse was killed and her husband seriously injured in a car collision in Rohini, while two men sustained injuries in a separate motorcycle crash near the Moolchand flyover, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. The first incident took place around 10 pm on Monday on Helipad-Rithala Road in Rohini Sector 36, where a Hyundai Santro carrying a couple …

Scorpio Rohini Nursing Staff Jyoti

2 weeks ago

Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway records sharp decline in fatal accidents, result attributed to ATMS: Report

Hindustan Times

The Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, which earlier made headlines for the increasing number of fatal accidents, saw a sharp decline in such incidents in 2024. 50 people died in road accidents on Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway in 2024, 183 fatalities were reported in 2023. Here is the data According to a report in The Hindu, 50 people died in road accidents on this expressway …

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2 weeks ago

Average of one fatal accident a day in Visakhapatnam

Deccan Chronicle

Stating this here on Sunday, police commissioner Sankha Brata Bagchi said that in view of this, the city police have launched a ‘road traffic accident victim assistance centre’ at the commissioner’s office.A silver lining is that Visakhapatnam of late saw a slight reduction in road accidents -- from 1,462 in 2021 to 1,016 in 2024, he said.Correspondingly, the fatalities have …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Odisha: Transport department launches special drive for winter

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: With the winter months prone to heightened accident risk and resultant fatalities, the Transport Department has launched a special enforcement drive to crack down on road safety violations while raising awareness on safe driving. Transport department sources said enforcement activities will be carried out across the state to check violations like riding without helmets, driving without putting on the …

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18 dead in three separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh

New Indian Express

KANNAUJ: In three separate accidents, 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit and Chitrakoot districts on Friday, police said. In Pilibhit, six people were killed in the accident which happened on the Pilibhit-Tanakpur road in Neora police station area, they said. Rescue operations lasted over an hour and a half, involving the use …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

20 dead, dozens injured in multiple road accidents across Uttar Pradesh

New Indian Express

KANNAUJ: A total of 20 people lost their lives, and several others were injured in separate of road accidents across Pilibhit, Chitrakoot, and Kannauj districts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police said. In Kannauj, eight passengers travelling in a private bus lost their lives when the bus struck a water tanker on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled …

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18 killed in three separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh

New Indian Express

KANNAUJ: In three separate accidents, 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit and Chitrakoot districts on Friday, police said. In Pilibhit, six people were killed in the accident which happened on the Pilibhit-Tanakpur road in Neora police station area, they said. Rescue operations lasted over an hour and a half, involving the use …

Pilibhit Separate Accidents

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Garib Rath Express narrowly escapes major accident after engine separates from coaches

India TV News

Jaynagar-Delhi Garib Rath Express narrowly escaped a major accident on Friday. The engine of the train got separated from the coaches as it neared Khajauli railway station after departing from Madhubani district’s Jayanagar area near. The entire process took about forty minutes following which several express trains from Jayanagar got delayed, reports Kumar Gaurav. Meanwhile, Union Minister of Railways Ashwini …

Train Major Accident Garib Rath Express

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Insurers will not cover drivers who caused accidents while on their phones

NL Times

Drivers in the Netherlands who cause accidents while using their phones could now face devastating financial consequences under stricter insurance rules. “Texting while driving is not only extremely dangerous but can also have enormous financial consequences,” said Menno Dijcks, an insurance expert with Independer, to AD. “If the accident involves personal injury, costs can quickly climb to tens or even …

Drivers Phone Phone Use Independer Dijcks

2 weeks, 4 days ago

People neither have respect nor fear of law: Gadkari in LS on deaths in road accidents

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that despite the government's continuous efforts to reduce deaths in road accidents, the casualties have been on the rise as people neither have respect nor fear of the law. The minister said there are four factors which can help reduce road accidents--road engineering, automobile engineering, enforcement of law and education …

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Maruti Suzuki signs MoA with Bihar Govt Transport Dept

34 Air Force accidents in 5 years, 19 due to human error: Parliamentary panel

When roads turn killing fields in Kerala

Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan

Pedestrian signals get timers in Bengaluru

Kerala High Court Mulls Suo Moto Contempt Action Against Organisers, Persons Who Attended CPI(M) Area Conference By Blocking Road

Rising road accident deaths in Kerala: Police, Motor Vehicles department to launch special traffic enforcement drive

Nitin Gadkari names 4 Indian states with highest number of road accidents

Kerala: Hundreds Bid Farewell to 4 Schoolgirls Who Died in Accident

Centre to earmark highest ever allocation of for rail safety in union budget

Nitin Gadkari's frank admission: I hide my face during global meets on accidents

Fog Causes Over 30,000 Road Accidents Every Year in India: Govt In Rajya Sabha

"Face Wash and Go": Innovative Initiative to prevent accidents

Heavy transport vehicles involved in almost one fatal accident every two days in Delhi

Nursing staff killed, three injured in two separate accidents in Delhi

Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway records sharp decline in fatal accidents, result attributed to ATMS: Report

Average of one fatal accident a day in Visakhapatnam

Odisha: Transport department launches special drive for winter

18 dead in three separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh

20 dead, dozens injured in multiple road accidents across Uttar Pradesh

18 killed in three separate accidents in Uttar Pradesh

Garib Rath Express narrowly escapes major accident after engine separates from coaches

Insurers will not cover drivers who caused accidents while on their phones

People neither have respect nor fear of law: Gadkari in LS on deaths in road accidents