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Uttarakhand: Three vehicles fall into gorges in separate accidents; 7 killed, 6 injuredA series of tragic road accidents in Uttarakhand claimed the lives of seven people and injured six. A family of three died in Chamoli distr...
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, ...
Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million yearsConstruction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creat...
Bihar: Vikramshila bridge in Bhagalpur partially collapses over ganga, no casualties reportedOn Monday, the Vikramshila Setu bridge in Bhagalpur, Bihar faced a significant structural failure, with a section near pillar 133 collapsin...
Mumbai traffic horror: Actor Sonali Kulkarni shares 5-hour 'completely stuck' ordeal after flyover mishap triggers massive jamActor Sonali Kulkarni was caught in a massive traffic gridlock on the Mumbai-Pune route after a construction accident involving a piling ri...
SC issues pan-India directions for road safety, says expressways should not become corridor of perilThe Supreme Court has mandated new nationwide road safety rules. Heavy vehicles are now banned from parking on expressways, except at desig...
MP: 22-km-long 'Tiger Corridor' to be converted into 4-lane highway in Itarsi-Betul sectionThe Central Government has sanctioned Rs 758 crore for the construction of the four-lane highway. Over the decisionl Chief Minister Mohan Y...
Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, others on plea to prevent cattle intrusion on highwaysThe Supreme Court has asked the Centre and states for their views on a plea to keep stray cattle off national and state highways. The court...
Rs 51,000 cr Amaravati capital city projects grounded in Andhra; CM asks officials to expedite workNearly Rs 51,000 crore worth of Amaravati capital city project works are underway, with officials urging faster execution for a potential P...
Baidu robotaxi outage in Wuhan caused by 'system failure', police sayAt least 100 Apollo Go vehicles were affected, a traffic police officer said in a video published by Shanghai-based news outlet The Paper....
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport proposes measures to reduce road accidents, clear backlog of road projects with NHAIA Parliamentary committee has proposed specific annual reduction targets for road accidents and fatalities, alongside a dedicated National ...
Another crane collapse in Thailand suburbs kills twoThailand witnessed two tragic construction accidents in quick succession. A train accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province claimed at least 3...
Nitin Gadkari blames faulty DPRs, road design for rising road accidents in IndiaNitin Gadkari emphasized that faulty DPRs and road design by civil engineers significantly contribute to road accidents and fatalities in I...
Most road accidents happen in India due to small civil mistakes and no one is held accountable, says Nitin GadkariUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari attributes the high number of road accidents in India to defective road designs and faulty DPRs by engineers. ...
Road contractors should be held responsible for accidents: Nitin GadkariFaulty road construction in India should be made a non-bailable offence, holding contractors and engineers accountable, as suggested by Min...
India cannot achieve target to cut 50 per cent road accidents by 2024 due to shortcomings: Nitin Gadkari"We had said that we will reduce the number of road accidents by 50 per cent before 2024. But we could not do (reduce) much. We could not d...
Dangerous plot holes in the India storyGoI's push for Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) makes road safety critical. Better constructed and maintained roads will improve safety, pa...
Gadkari warns consultants of action in case of lapses in DPRs and monitoring of workNitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for road transport and highways had made these statements at a meeting that he chaired. The interaction w...
Nitin Gadkari hopes reduction in road accidents, deaths in India by 50 per cent before 2025The minister said that last year, the Centre had participated in a conference in Sweden where a vision was conceptualised to have zero road...
Government targets road safety audit of 3,000 km of highways in 2016Concerned over rising accidents, government today said it will conduct road safety audit of 3,000 km of central and state highways this yea...