Incomplete construction, sudden cuts and a lack of traffic sense might have caused the Jaipur-Ajmer highway accident that killed 14 people, experts said on Saturday and called for a comprehensive statewide road safety action plan. "The stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway where the crash occurred is an accident-prone spot, with poor traffic management and ongoing construction creating hazardous conditions," said …
Mumbai: The Indian Railways has sought 13.61 hectares of salt pan land for laying two additional tracks on the Borivali-Virar corridor, which will be used to segregate suburban and long-distance mail trains right up to Virar. The site visit is complete, and the proposal is under process for necessary approvals,” said an official from the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation, which …
Concerns were raised by the residents of Ward 38 of the Coimbatore Corporation’s West Zone regarding the potential escalation of human-animal conflict in the area. “If food and meat waste is brought into the ward more often to be dumped at the MCC, these wild animals, attracted by the odour, will enter the city regularly.” Another resident said three jumbos …
A 46-year-old motorist was killed on the spot during a traffic inspection drive in Mysore late on Monday evening. Following the incident, locals thrashed two traffic police personnel and destroyed a police vehicle. The victim, Devaraju, was returning home after finishing work, when VV Puram traffic police tried to stop him. Social media has plenty of such tales where traffic …
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