Pune, May 28 (IANS) A serious case of road rage has come to light in the Wagholi area of Pune district, Maharashtra, where the occupants of a car allegedly assaulted a couple travelling on a motorcycle along with their three-year-old child. Police have registered a case against four individuals, including two women, in connection with the incident. According to the complaint lodged at the Wagholi Police Station, the complainant, Shantanu Niranjan Shukla (35), an engineer employed with a private …
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New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday held that amounts received by accident victims under medical insurance policies cannot be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA).A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi dismissed an appeal filed by New India Assurance Company Limited challenging a Bombay High Court ruling which had held that reimbursement of medical expenses received by a claimant through a Mediclaim policy cannot be deducted while…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Police carried out a large-scale statewide blockade and enforcement campaign last week as part of an intensified drive to strengthen law and order and tighten surveillance on criminal activities across the state. The special two-day operation was conducted under the direction of Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar Sharma and covered multiple police ranges across Rajasthan.According to Additional Director General (Law and Order) V.K. Singh, the campaign was cond…
Gandhinagar, May 1 (IANS) Gujarat has begun enforcing helmet rules within its own government offices as part of a month-long statewide drive aimed at reducing road accidents and improving compliance with traffic laws.The ‘Helmet Enforcement Special Drive’, running from May 1 to May 31, marks a shift in strategy by placing initial responsibility on public servants, with traffic police deployed at the entrances of government offices to check adherence.Officials and employees arriving without helme…
Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) The Karnataka Government has approached the Supreme Court challenging a recent judgment of the Karnataka High Court that lifted the ban on bike taxi services. The appeal has been filed against ANI Technologies and other cab aggregators. The appeal, filed last week, is yet to be listed for hearing before the apex court.It may be noted that the High Court had ruled that the State cannot deny permits solely on the ground that the vehicle is a motorcycle.The judgment was d…
Guna, April 12 (IANS) A tragic road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district claimed the lives of a man and his wife when their car collided with a tractor. Two oncoming motorcyclists were also caught in the crash, leaving a youth and a four-year-old child seriously injured. The accident occurred late Saturday night on a highway stretch in Guna on the Kumbhraj-Mohanpur road.According to preliminary police information, the car driver was trying to overtake a tractor, which reportedly lost contr…
Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) In a major push towards road safety, the Maharashtra Police has made it mandatory for all police officers and personnel to wear helmets while riding two-wheelers. The directive has been issued by the Director General of Police (DGP) to all commissionerates and district police units across the state. The decision follows a recent high-level meeting held in Nagpur, where the DGP stressed that law enforcers must lead by example. He stated that if police personnel fail to fol…
Damoh, April 3 (IANS) In a tragic road accident, two young cousins lost their lives after a speeding truck rammed into their motorcycle while they were returning with a cooking gas cylinder on the Damoh-Pathariya road. The victims have been identified as Jay Srivastava (son of Sandeep Srivastava), a resident of Teen Gulli, Damoh, and Prabal Srivastava (son of Pradeep Srivastava), a resident of Pathariya. Both were returning from collecting a gas cylinder when the accident occurred near Kho…
Raipur/Kondagaon, April 3 (IANS) In yet another tragic incident highlighting the growing danger of speeding trucks on national highways, a cyclist was killed on the spot, and a motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in a road accident on National Highway-30 early Friday morning.The accident occurred around 4 a.m. between Chichadi and Manjhi Athgaon under the jurisdiction of Farsagaon Police Station in Kondagaon district.According to police officials, a speeding truck first collided with a motor…
Bhopal, April 2 (IANS) A 50-year-old man was killed and four of his family members were injured after an out-of-control dumper truck rammed into a roadside house on Thursday in Madhya Pradesh’s Narsinghpur district.The incident occurred in Kamti village under the Gadarwara police station area. The deceased has been identified as Bhojraj Kaurav (50).According to police, the heavily loaded dumper lost control, possibly due to brake failure or excessive speed, and ploughed straight into the house…