Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Tyagi Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 21/03/3035. A proposal was initiated by State of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Department of Transport to start a Driving Training Institution at Mukundpur and permission was also granted. …
The NCP and civic activists have opposed the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) plan to establish hawkers’ zones on cycle track and footpaths on Prabhat Road, Model Colony and University Road. NCP workers led by Ameya Jagtap, a member of the civic tree committee, recently met municipal commissioner Vikas Deshmukh and …
Drive to be held in all HS schools in district The Career Guidance and Counselling wing of the Department of Higher Education, in association with the Motor Vehicles Department, launched a district-level road safety awareness campaign for higher secondary students of government and aided schools on Monday. District Collector Pranab …
The CPM today termed the first Rail Budget of the NDA government as a cosmetic exercise, high on rhetoric and low in substance and stated that it had belied the expectations of the people of the state which was in dire need for rail infrastructure expansion. The emphasis had been …
You don't need to be elderly to twist your ankle on the cratered pavements of Mumbai. The young are just as likely to trip and break a bone if they don't watch their step at all times. Mumbai's authorities have, so far, focused solely on building highways and flyovers for …
Who Is Manufacturing E-Rickshaws And With Whose Permission, Asks Court The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses of the Centre and states on a PIL which sought a regulatory mechanism for erickshaws on the ground that they were running amok on the city's streets. E-rickshaws have created a political controversy …
Mumbai-Ahmedabad gets first bullet train; govt to launch diamond quadrilateral of high speed trains Railway minister Sadananda Gowda in his maiden rail budget today said the bulk of future railway projects will be financed through public-private partnerships besides announcing bullet trains and a diamond-quadilateral network. Here are the top 10 …
Increased passenger amenities, more safety measures, timely completion of projects and increased financial discipline are the main highlights of the Railway Budget 2014-15 presented by the Minister of Railways Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda in Parliament.
This study improves our understanding of the links between bus service and the wider economy and how these linkages could be taken into account in bus policy analysis. Among the key facilitating roles of the bus are: providing access to jobs, access to shopping and leisure facilities especially in town …
GURGAON: The six-km-long cycle track on Raahgiri route, including stretches connecting Huda City Centre to Golf Course Road and IFFCO Chowk crossing to Golf Course Road, will be ready within a week. "Gurgaonites might use the cycle track on next Sunday. I have suggested engineers to put a continuous red …
The city roads have pushed pedestrians, cyclists and even public transport users to the edge. Anybody not in a car has to constantly battle to get by without a scratch on certain roads. A safety audit by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) reveals the extent of risk faced …
New plan mulled for road safety The State Government has chalked out a new plan, the Odisha State Safety Action Plan (ORSAP), to check road accidents and save valuable human lives and properties. Works Secretary Nalini Kanta Pradhan recently held discussions with the experts and consultants, who are engaged in …
A PIL was filed stating that the vehicles don't conform to motor vehicle laws The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central and state governments on a petition seeking a ban on e-rickshaws, which have become popular in the cities. According to the petition moved by Bibhash Karmakar, the …
After its attempt to encourage cyclists by marking cycle lanes in Jayanagar failed, the Department of Urban Land Transport is now preparing to chalk out segregated cycle tracks in HSR Layout, Yelahanka and Jayanagar. The detailed project report (DPR) for HSR Layout is almost ready for implementation, DULT Commissioner V …
LUCKNOW: About 16 people die and 58 are injured every hour in India due to road accidents - the death rate, in fact, is equivalent to wiping out about 40 per cent of the population of a small nation like Maldives in a year. And Delhi has the highest number …
A bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar pronounced the verdict rejecting seven writ petitions filed by several rickshaws-van associations in Dhaka and Chittagong, seeking directives to allow battery-run rickshaws to ply the city streets. Dhaka Zila Awami Rickshaw and Van Malik Samannoy Parshid general …
The roads of Uttar Pradesh account for more deaths than any other state in the country. The National Crime Bureau Record (NCRB) Report 2013 indicates road mishaps claimed 1,37,423 lives in 2013 and UP accounted for 15,630 of them. Tamil Nadu was at the second spot with 15,563 casualties. While …
The High Court on Thursday declared illegal the running of battery-run rickshaws in Dhaka and Chittagong metropolitan cities. The bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar pronounced the verdict rejecting seven writ petitions filed by several trade organisations in Dhaka and Chittagong seeking directive to …
The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has proposed a plan to construct an 8-km dedicated cycle track in the city. The track will begin at the HUDA City Centre Metro station and run along the one-way road through Galleria Market all the way to Golf Course Road. The civic body …
