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…
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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…
Ratlam, March 28 (IANS) In yet another road mishap on the busy Ratlam-Indore four-lane highway in Madhya Pradesh, four persons sustained grievous injuries when a private bus they were travelling in rammed into a moving truck in Dharad village on Saturday. The incident occurred around 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Dharad four-lane crossing bridge.According to preliminary police investigation, the bus was attempting to overtake another vehicle at high speed when it rammed into the rear of a slowly movi…
Bengaluru, March 21 (IANS) A Lamborghini owner has been booked after performing a high-speed drifting stunt at Anil Kumble Circle on MG Road in Bengaluru in the early hours, police said on Saturday. Officials stated that the incident occurred around 2-3 a.m. The luxury car was seen drifting dangerously, turning the busy junction into a stunt zone and endangering other drivers. The act was captured on surveillance cameras and witnessed by several commuters.Cubbon Park police registered a…
Anuppur, March 20 (IANS) A devastating road accident on National Highway-43 (NH-43) claimed the lives of two individuals when a speeding car collided with a parked tractor-trolley in the Tama police station area of Madhya Pradesh’s Anuppur district, said officials on Friday. The incident occurred late Thursday evening as the car, en route from Shahdol towards Manendragarh in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, rammed into a stationary tractor-trolley.Police officials said the tractor-trolley was parked a…