Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) In the wake of the deadly bus-trailer collision on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa that claimed eight lives, the Rajasthan government on Friday ordered a comprehensive road safety audit of the expressway within 15 days and directed authorities to identify accident-prone black spots across the state for immediate corrective action. Chairing a high-level road safety review meeting via video conference, State Chief Secretary V. Srinivas said that passenger safety must rem…
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Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) The bodies of six passengers who were burnt beyond recognition in the devastating bus-trailer collision and fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district have been identified through DNA testing. The accident claimed the lives of eight people. While six passengers died after being trapped in the blaze, two others succumbed to head injuries sustained in the collision.The deceased identified through DNA analysis are Bhumi Bhaur, a resident of Bajrang Nagar…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas on Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting at the Government Secretariat to assess the circumstances surrounding the recent fatal accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa district.Reviewing the findings of the state-level inspection team’s site visit and analysis, he described the tragedy as a wake-up call for all departments concerned and stressed the need for comprehensive corrective measures to prevent similar incidents….
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 21 others injured after a sleeper bus collided with a trailer and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district in the early hours of Wednesday. Six of the victims were reportedly burnt alive, while two died of head injuries sustained in the crash.The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. near Zero Point in the Tanawad area under Kolwa police station limits.According to Dausa Superintendent of Police Piyush Dixit…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A Bolero vehicle allegedly rammed into a motorcycle late on Sunday night, killing a father and son in a tragic road accident under the City Kotwali police station area in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district.According to information, the accident occurred near Hama Tiraha around 12:30 A.M, when Kripal Sen (around 50), a resident of Khop village in Chhatarpur district, and his son Kunti Sen were returning home after attending an invitation ceremony.Police sources said th…
Bhopal, June 25 (IANS) Four persons were killed and two others seriously injured after a speeding car crashed into the rear of a truck on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district on Thursday, police said.The accident occurred near Titrod village under Sitamau police station limits when the car, carrying six occupants from Maharashtra’s Aurangabad, allegedly lost control and rammed into a truck moving ahead of it.According to police, the victims were travelling to Delhi t…
Gandhinagar, June 19 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Friday that more than four crore permanent houses had been built across India over the past 12 years under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’, allowing lakhs of poor families who previously lived in temporary huts to lead more dignified lives. Addressing the “NAMO Yuva Samvad: Viksit Bharat Blueprint” programme at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar, Deputy Chief Minister Sanghavi said: “Th…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in its road infrastructure over the last 12 years, from the implementation of Bharatmala Pariyojana and the rapid expansion of the National Highway network to the development of iconic expressways at record construction speed, according to an official factsheet issued on Sunday. Among the most transformative initiatives in the highway sector is Bharatmala Pariyojana, a flagship programme designed to optimise freight an…
Surat, June 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two sections of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and lay the foundation stone for four National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects worth a combined Rs 12,421 crore during his visit to Surat on June 5, coinciding with ‘World Environment Day’. According to the state government, the projects are aimed at strengthening connectivity across South Gujarat, improving freight movement, and supporting economic activity in the state’s tr…
Jaipur, May 23 (IANS) In a major mishap on Saturday, a bus carrying pilgrims overturned in the Reni police station area of Alwar district on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan, leaving several passengers injured, including six who are said to be in a critical condition.According to police, the accident occurred on the expressway after the bus reportedly lost control, crashed through the guardrail, veered into a nearby field, and overturned.There were around 42 passengers on board, includin…