10 months on, locals rely on boats as washed-away bridge leave Jammu villages cut offNearly ten months after flash floods destroyed a vital bridge in Katal Batal, residents of Nagrota continue to rely on boats for daily comm...
25 May, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Rising energy bills: How EVs, rooftop solar, induction cooking can protect your household budget and how much they actually costFuel prices are volatile, electricity tariffs are rising, and your LPG cylinder is at the mercy of global events. Here’s how switching to a...
11 May, 2026, 11.49 AM 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
Your safety depends on luck: How Delhi road digs are turning daily commutes into death trapsDelhi's commuters face grave danger from unsecured construction sites, with uncovered pits and broken barricades posing a constant threat. ...
24 Jan, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh: Monsoon-related death toll rises to 173Himachal Pradesh faced a tough monsoon. Ninety-five people died due to rain-related incidents between June 20 and July 31. Landslides, flas...
01 Aug, 2025, 08.23 AM IST
Watch video: 15-foot-deep crater appears on Sector-100 road after light rain in NoidaNoida witnessed a road collapse near Pathways School in Sector-100 after a spell of rain. The incident created a large crater, disrupting t...
07 Jul, 2025, 08.53 PM IST
Formation of low-pressure system may critically influence advance of monsoon to Kerala: IMDA cyclonic circulation which is set to develop into a low-pressure area over the southeast Arabian Sea and intensify in the next two days i...
05 Jun, 2023, 01.52 PM IST
Goa govt stops transportation of minerals by road during monsoonThe Goa Directorate of Mines and Geology has stopped the transportation of mineral ore by road during the monsoon season, fearing that it w...
09 Jun, 2022, 04.44 PM IST
Heavy rains lash Mumbai, four subways shutThe traffic police closed Milan, Khar, Andheri and Malad subways due to waterlogging.
09 Jun, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
Goa government lifts seasonal mining banDirector of Mines and Geology Prasanna Acharya issued a notification lifting the ban on the transportation of ore.
22 Sep, 2016, 11.10 PM IST
IRF expresses concern over Gurgaon traffic nightmareImmediate short-term measures must also be undertaken at locations where roads have been flooded, the global road safety organisation said.
29 Jul, 2016, 03.53 PM IST
Hopeful of Road Safety Bill passage in Monsoon Session: Nitin GadkariThe draft bill, as per officials, proposes hefty penalties including Rs 10,000 for drunk driving, Rs 2,000 for speeding and Rs 1,000 for no...
24 Jul, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi speaks on road accidents, social issues; avoids politicsThe project will be launched in Gurgaon, Jaipur and Vadodara and then to Mumbai, Ranchi, Rungaon and Maurya national highways.
27 Jul, 2015, 02.58 AM IST
Choppers flown to rain-hit districts of UttarakhandThey have been sent primarily to evacuate stranded pilgrims to safety if the need to do so arises," Uttarakhand Chief Secretary N Ravishank...
26 Jun, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi stresses on building infrastructure; says take ownership to build a strong nation'We cannot do with infrastructure of the last century. Any contractor comes makes a road & it gets destroyed in monsoon...this won't do'
19 Aug, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
Quick getaway: Karjat, Jhansi, Jog FallsWith hillstations like Khandala and Lonavala getting so populated, the Mumbai weekender has had to look towards the lesser known retreats a...
04 Jul, 2013, 05.43 AM IST
- Indian farmer suicides rise to 17,000 a year
More than 17,000 Indian farmers committed suicide in 2009, a seven percent rise on the previous year, according to new government figures.
17 Jan, 2011, 05.01 PM IST