Safer pilgrimage, dedicated lanes for warkaris in Maharashtra: Nitin GadkariUnion minister Nitin Gadkari announced significant progress on the Pandharpur pilgrimage route. Nearly 80 percent of the work is complete, ...
14 May, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Mumbai-Pune E-way missing link now open: 13.3 km bypass that cuts travel time by 30 minutes – What commuters need to knowMumbai-Pune Expressway’s long-awaited Missing Link will open to traffic on May 1, 2026. The 13.3-km bypass is expected to reduce travel tim...
01 May, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
DGCA tightens safety rules for VVIP flightsNew rules now govern VVIP flights. Flight crew experience requirements have increased. Engineers must fix all reported defects before the n...
28 Mar, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
DGCA issues new guidelines for aircraft operators flying VVIPsThe DGCA has released new safety rules for aircraft carrying VVIPs. These guidelines apply to non-scheduled flights and helicopters. The mo...
27 Mar, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Four children drown in water-filled pit in MaharashtraFour children aged 10 to 14 drowned in a rainwater-filled pit at an under-construction railway flyover in Darwha, Yavatmal district, Mahara...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.25 AM IST
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole narrowly escapes after truck hits car; some allege attempt on lifeMaharashtra Congress President Nana Patole narrowly escapes a potentially fatal accident as a truck collides with his car in Bhandara. Whil...
10 Apr, 2024, 01.51 PM IST
PM Modi expresses grief over Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar accident, announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for kin of deceasedPrime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Maharashtra, where 12 people were killed and ...
15 Oct, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
Planning law to use sound of Indian musical instruments only for horns of vehicles: GadkariGadkari also said he put an end to red beacons. "Now I want to put an end to these sirens as well. Now I am studying the sirens (used by) a...
04 Oct, 2021, 10.37 PM IST
PM Modi expresses grief at loss of lives in road accident in JalgaonSixteen labourers were killed after a truck overturned in Jalgaon, police said.
15 Feb, 2021, 11.24 AM IST
Maha among 3 states with highest deaths in road accidents: Govt"In 2020, Maharashtra witnessed 25,456 road accidents and 11,452 road fatalities. Maharashtra is one of the three states that have reported...
18 Jan, 2021, 05.30 PM IST
PM Modi condoles death of 26 people in road accident in Nashik"The accident in Maharashtra's Nashik district is unfortunate. In this hour of sadness, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the...
29 Jan, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
Rail accidents killed 25,000 people in 2014: NCRBThe majority of railway accidents (61.6 per cent) was due to fall from trains or collision with people on the tracks, the report said.
20 Jul, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Gopinath Munde's death: CBI files charge sheet against taxi driverThe CBI chargesheeted Singh under Sections 279 & 304-A and if found guilty, he will have to undergo a prison sentence of a maximum of two y...
04 Dec, 2014, 07.20 PM IST
Sharad Pawar backs demand for CBI probe into Gopinath Munde's deathSharad Pawar today asked Modi to initiate a CBI probe into the death of former Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde to bring out the "...
05 Jun, 2014, 07.07 PM IST
Centre asks states to form high-level panels to curb accidentsThe Road Transport and Highways Ministry has asked the state governments to form high-level committees to take steps for reducing road acci...
06 Oct, 2013, 11.08 AM IST
Set up highways patrol on Maharashtra pattern: RoadMin to statesRoad Transport and Highways Ministry has said formation of such dedicated police force can bring down accidents and ensure safety.
04 Oct, 2013, 03.22 PM IST
- Largest number of road accidents in Tamil Nadu,Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have earned the dubious distinction of having the largest number of road accidents in the country, accounting to...
18 Feb, 2008, 12.04 PM IST