Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Transport Minister Gopal Rai said that the government has planned to improve the transport system of the Capital and for that experts of various agencies would be invited to discuss the issue from different angles. A lot of work in the field of transport has already been done but still …
Its 2012 Study Concluded BRT Led To Increase In Travel Time & Frequency Of Accidents In 2012, the Delhi high court had asked Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) to determine the operational effectiveness of the BRT corridor. CRRI conducted a trial run on the 5.8km stretch both as a BRT …
PUNE: Welcoming the new guidelines by the ministry of road transport and highways regarding pedestrian facilities on national highways passing through urban areas, Pedestrians First, working into issues concerning safety of pedestrians, said the step was badly needed as national highway authority officials normally refuse to give special treatment for …
Water-logging, poor road design and potholes remain, as usual, a roadblock for smooth traffic flow in Delhi this monsoon, just like any other. As one civic agency characteristically blames the other for not having done its bit to ease the situation and thousands of man hours, on both sides of …
CHENNAI: The city has an appalling record when it comes to road safety. While the traffic police are struggling hard to convince commuters to wear helmets, the state highways department and the city corporation are in the process of increasing the height of medians on arterial roads. Higher medians prevent …
A sensitization programme on road safety was held in Sivasagar recently as part of the Road Safety Awareness Week being observed jointly by Sivasagar Civil and Police Administration and District Transport Office. In the sensitisation programme held at Sivasagar Natya Mandir, Deputy Commissioner Virendra Mittal, in his inaugural speech, emphasized …
Almost 630 people have been killed so far in fatal accidents in the national capital this year. According to data prepared by the Delhi police till May 31, in total 3,289 accidents have been reported in the city and in these 627 persons lost their lives and 3,291 were injured. …
On June 3, last year, Delhi woke up to the news of Gopinath Munde, Union Rural Development Minister, who was declared dead at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Minutes earlier, Mr. Munde (64) was involved in an accident while on his way to the IGI airport, when his …
After taking charge, NDA government had announced two of its major priorities as enactment of the Amendments to Essential Commodities Act to crackdown on hoarders black marketers, and Road Transport and Safety Bill replacing the Motor Vehicle Act. However, progress on the two laws has been so slow, that the …
Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday approved the cycle-sharing policy of the Unified Traffic Transportation Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Centre (UTTIPEC). The policy is aimed to promote the use of bicycles for last-mile connectivity and reduce pollution and vehicular congestion in the city. Cycle-sharing scheme, popular in European countries, allows …
Acting on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court appointed three-member committee, the Goa government has notified the State Road Safety Policy, and has announced a slew of initiatives to make the tourist state's roads a safer place to drive upon, director of transport Arun Desai said. The policy has …
Four months after Delhi government started registering e-rickshaws conforming to safety norms set by the Central Motor Vehicles Act, the reality is chilling. Erickshaws that had been banned by courts over safety issues are now back on roads with government approval, unchanged except for the addition of headlights, horns and …
Change made to avoid `any wrong impression' that states' authority is getting diluted in the new Act; draft vetted by the law ministry Trudging clear of any controversy, the road ministry in its final draft of the road safety bill has removed the section that stated “the Union should take …
Road, accident, accident-prone, road to railway station, pedestrians, chandigarh news, city news, locla news, chandigarh newslineThe main road leading to the railway station is the most accident-prone area for apedestrian where nine peopledied from 2010 to 2014, according to the UT Traffic Police’s road accident analysis wing. This is followed …
Apparently worried about the possibility of strong public reaction, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry has watered down the penalties it had originally proposed in the Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill. Sources in the ministry said that the decision to water down the penalties in the Bill have been …
An Act to provide a scientifically planned and evolving framework for the safety of all road users in India, including vulnerable road users, and for enabling the seamless development of a secure, efficient, cost-effective and inclusive transport system for the movement of passenger and freight in the country as well …
Mumbai on Thursday figured among the ten cities in the world that will be taken up by the Bloomberg Philanthropies, a New York-based foundation, to adopt best of the Road Safety practices worldwide. The selection has been made from 20 strong applicant cities, mostly from low and middle-income countries, which …
Uttar Pradesh has its vehicular traffic running without a policy. UP traffic directorate has prepared five-point charter of demands for traffic regulation. Districts are formulating specific traffic regulation policy based on the five points. "We prepared the charter for only Lucknow initially but later we circulated it to be followed …
More than 4000 people lost their lives in road accidents during last year in Haryana, where nearly 1,200 accidents prone sites have been identified by the State Government. As the Haryana Government initiated its road safety week starting January 11, the status report on road safety in the state presents …
The Delhi Government Transport Department and the Delhi Police began the Road Safety Week with various initiatives organised across the Capital on Sunday. Similar events will continue till January 17. The Transport Department took to the air waves through a jingle on road safety in addition to formally launching a …
