Tripura introduces high security vehicle number plates
July 30th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 30 (IANS) The Tripura government Monday introduced high security registration plates for all vehicles to check their thefts and accidents in the northeastern state.Accidents and thefts of cars ... Read more...
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Road safety to figure in school curricula
July 11th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) As India maintains the dubious distinction of having one of the worst road safety records in the world, reflecting the lack of a culture in ... Read more...
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Fatalities on Delhi’s top killer roads down by 60 percent
July 10th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Seventeen "killer roads" in the capital have seen a 60 percent decline in fatalities in the first half of the year, a top officer said ... Read more...
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‘1,300 black spots identified to tackle road accidents’
July 10th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) More than 1,300 "black spots" - or areas prone to fatal road accidents have been identified across the country - including in Aligarh, the Hero ... Read more...
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A Bollywood-style lesson for capital’s cab drivers (Feature)
May 25th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) With rash driving and road rage spreading like cancer, a programme is on here to teach cab drivers road safety as well as the virtues ... Read more...
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No thought for pedestrians, cyclists on Indian roads: Experts
April 5th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Though 60-80 percent of traffic in Indian cities is non-motorised, planners have not kept them in mind while laying out roads, resulting in such road ... Read more...
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8,800 km of highway targeted in 2012-13
March 16th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday proposed building 8,800 km of highway under the national highways development project (NHDP) for the 2012-13 fiscal."I propose to ... Read more...
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PM directs highways ministry to speed up projects
February 14th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday directed the ministry of road transport and highways to speed up the allocation of major projects for this fiscal."The ... Read more...
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Mizoram to have high security number plates to check car thefts
January 24th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Jan 24 (IANS) The Mizoram government will soon introduce high security registration plates for all vehicles to check car thefts in the northeastern state, officials said here Tuesday.In Mizoram, ... Read more...
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Drivers to blame for most accidents
October 20th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Drivers are to blame for most road accidents in India, a report said Thursday, followed by mistakes by pedestrians as well as poor roads.The ministry ... Read more...
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IVRCL bags orders worth Rs.2,228 crore
September 22nd, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Engineering major IVRCL Thursday said it had bagged orders worth Rs.2,228.94 crore for highways, construction, power and water projects.The company bagged a project worth Rs.1,486 ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha speaker’s secretary removed after CBI raids
September 2nd, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's secretary A.P. Pathak was Friday removed and repatriated after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided various premises he ... Read more...
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States to have automated vehicle inspection centres
May 24th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In view of the increased rate of road accident and vehicular pollution, the central government government Monday announced that all states and union territories would ... Read more...
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Rs.140 crore for 10 new driving schools in India
May 21st, 2011 - 1:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Ten driving training schools will be set up with an investment of Rs.140 crore by March 2012, the ministry of road transport and highways said ... Read more...
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UN road safety campaign launched in India (Lead)
May 11th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A plan to stabilise and then reduce road traffic fatalities globally by 2020 was launched in India along with 100 countries Wednesday. According to the ... Read more...
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Transport Minister Joshi wants road safety to be incorporated in curriculum
March 25th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 25 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways C.P Joshi today said that "Road Safety" should be incorporated in school education curriculum all over the country at the ... Read more...
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Keeping assembly polls in mind, Manmohan Singh reshuffles UPA II Cabinet
January 19th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.19 (ANI): Keeping in mind that assembly elections are to be held in the key states of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Prime Minister, Dr. ... Read more...
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Goa activists want highway consultant penalised
December 7th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) Activists protesting the expansion of a national highway in Goa Tuesday demanded the recovery of Rs.9 crore fee from a foreign consultant for preparing an allegedly faulty project ... Read more...
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Govt. admits irregularities in rice exports
November 19th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Government on Friday accepting that there were irregularities in non-basmati rice exports to some African countries during the tenure of the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, ... Read more...
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Proposed road endangers Uttar Pradesh mango belt
September 26th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 26 (IANS) One of the prime mango belts of the country is fighting a battle for survival in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh as the central government ... Read more...
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Govt. taking all measures to ensure essential commodities in Manipur
August 19th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.19 (ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Thursday said that all measures were being taken to ensure that essential commodities were available in adequate quantities in all parts of Manipur. ... Read more...
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BJP preparing vision document on highways in northeast
July 12th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will prepare a vision document for the appropriate management and use of national highways for better connectivity in the mountainous northeastern region, ... Read more...
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10 killed in Andhra road accident
June 27th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 27 (IANS) Ten people were killed Sunday when a truck collided with the vehicle in which they were travelling in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district.
The victims, including five women and ... Read more...
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Bridegroom among 17 killed in Andhra road accident
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) At least 17 members of a marriage party, including the bridegroom, were killed in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district Tuesday, police said.
Around 40 people ... Read more...
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Himachal to get five more national highways
June 15th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) The central government has sanctioned five more national highways to strengthen road connectivity in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Tuesday.
Apart from the five highways, ... Read more...
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Andhra forms Road Safety Authority
May 12th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh, which accounts for the maximum fatalities from road accidents among all Indian states, Wednesday decided to set up a Road Safety Authority to bring down their ... Read more...
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17 states pledge cooperation for highways projects
April 13th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Seventeen states and the union territory of Chandigarh Tuesday assured support to the centre for timely execution of highways projects in the build, operate and transfer (BOT) ... Read more...
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Highway billboards with PM, Sonia photos to be removed
April 1st, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will remove from national highways billboards that have photographs of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, ... Read more...
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Will new traffic management bill reduce road accidents?
March 18th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Anupama Mehta, 48, cannot forget the day her 17-year-old son left home to go to a friend's place two kilometres away. Rammed by a speeding ... Read more...
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No shortage of funding in SPVs: Kamal Nath
January 14th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 14(ANI): Union Transport Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday said that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways does not have any shortage of funding in the Special Purpose Vehicle ... Read more...
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Turn off mobile while driving or face strict action
October 24th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Talking on the mobile phone while at the wheel could soon leave you without a driving licence and considerably poorer.
"Recommendations have been made by the ministry of ... Read more...
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Coming up: Vehicle fitness centres to curb road accidents
October 23rd, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) In an effort to curb the rising number of road accidents in which India has surpassed all other countries, the central government plans to set up state-of-the-art ... Read more...
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Global meet to discuss means to reduce fatal accidents
October 18th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) With India accounting for 10 percent of the global road accident deaths annually, experts from across the world will meet in the national capital to discuss means ... Read more...
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India to use Facebook, Twitter to reduce fatal accidents
September 28th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and International Road Federation (IRF) are planning to use social networking websites including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to help ... Read more...
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Government to revamp road infrastructure in Kashmir, northeast (Lead)
June 30th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it will invest a huge fund for building and revamping road infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern states. ... Read more...
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