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Assam hit by 12 hr driver protest against new hit-and-run law, disrupting transport servicesThe tourist taxi services of Tura have also been suspended accordingly. In Assam The government has also invoked the Essential Services Mai...
Assam: Seven college students killed in Guwahati road accidentTen third-year students left the college premises in a car early this morning, and their speeding vehicle hit a road divider and then colli...
Himanta Biswa Sarma asks district administration to ensure ‘accident-free New Year’Sarma reviewed the measures taken for enforcement of road safety, selection of beneficiaries under Orunodoi 2.0, implementation of Amrit Sa...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma undertakes measures to curb road accidentsHimanta Biswa Sarma has asked Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya to hold a meeting with the PWD and transport department to ensure nece...
Minister not wearing helmet cannot be an excuse for a person for not wearing a helmet: SarmaSarma while speaking a function said, “In political rally a minister not wearing helmet cannot be an excuse for a person for not wearing a ...
Assam’s transport department records Rs 105.87 crore revenue collectionTransport Department has undertaken massive state-wise operation against overloading detected in trucks carrying sand, goods, stones, bould...
Road accidents claimed more lives in Assam than COVID-19: Chandra Mohan Patowary, Assam Transport MinisterIn 2020, Assam witnessed 6533 accidents leading to 2629 deaths. In 2019, there were 8350 accidents and 3208 deaths. The state-level conclud...
Assam Transport Minister requested Gadkari to address road design flaws and other technicalities to reduce road fatalitiesAddressing the council, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that Government of India plays the role of a facilitator with support of the resp...
Expansion of roads: Assam government to go for land acquisition through Direct Purchase with landlordsAssam cabinet on Tuesday decided that land acquisition through Direct Purchase in way of negotiated settlement for improvement of State Hig...
Road fatalities in Assam are on declining trend“For the first time, road accident fatalities have seen a decline of 8 percent during January to March, 2020 as compared to the same period...
ISRO-made system to alert users at unmanned level crossingsRoad users will be warned by hooters once a train approaches an unmanned level crossing as railways are installing ISRO-developed integrate...
Railways orders inquiry into Capital Express mishapThough prima facie the cause of the accident was overshooting of signal by the driver of the train, a thorough inquiry will be conducted an...
Two killed as Rajendra Nagar-Guwahati Capital Express train derailsThe injured have been rushed to Alipurduar district hospital for treatment and relief and rescue work is underway, said Alipurduar DRM Sanj...
Northeast Frontier Railway to deploy Gate Mitra at unmanned railway crossingsGate Mitras are imparted training on how to handle unmanned level crossings. They are also suitably counselled before being deployed.
Tarun Gogoi asks IIT-G to suggest ways to stop road accidentsThe Assam Government has asked the IIT-Guwahati to suggest ways and means for curbing the growing menace of road accidents.
North East Railway to eliminate all unmanned crossings by 2016-17The NF Railway has also introduced site mock drills for assessing the development of Accident Relief Train Personnel and Equipment.
- At least 18 killed as bus plunges into river
A bus veered off a road and plunged into a river in Assam on Sunday, killing at least 18 people and injuring one more.