Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) Several petrol pumps in Hyderabad were shut down on Tuesday, while long queues were seen at a few filling stations which were open even as the authorities maintained that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel or domestic LPG anywhere in Telangana.‘No stock’ boards were put up at several petrol pumps in Uppal, Mallapur, Ghatkesar, Attapur, Katedan, and Chandrayangutta areas, causing severe inconvenience to motorists. The authorities attributed this to panic buying …
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Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) The use of advanced surveillance and digital enforcement systems is helping authorities in Gujarat strengthen traffic discipline across major cities, with thousands of violations being detected and penalised through an expanding network of CCTV cameras and an electronic challan system, officials said on Friday. The initiative is part of the state government’s Surakshit Gujarat campaign, under which the police have installed a large number of CCTV cameras at busy interse…
Jaipur, Feb 14 (IANS) Four soldiers were injured after an Army truck overturned on National Highway-58 near the Dangawas-Merta border in Nagaur district of Rajasthan on Saturday afternoon. Two of the injured soldiers are in critical condition and have been referred to Ajmer for advanced treatment.The accident occurred around 2 p.m. while the Army vehicle was travelling from Bikaner to Jabalpur via Nagaur and Ajmer.According to the police, the truck went out of control and overturned after the dr…
Lucknow, Feb 13 (IANS) The Congress on Friday raised the issue of rising road accidents and fatalities in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the state government’s steps to improve road safety have been inadequate and largely symbolic.Participating in a discussion under Rule 56 in the Assembly, Congress Legislature Party leader Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ called for concrete and technology-driven interventions at identified accident-prone stretches, commonly referred to as “black spots”.She said that…
Ahmedabad, Jan 23 (IANS) A collision involving an Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) bus and three other vehicles near Gota Ceramic Market here on Friday, left two individuals injured and caused extensive damage to the vehicles involved, officials said. According to AMTS officials, the bus, reportedly travelling at a high speed, lost control near a busy road intersection close to the ceramic market. The bus first struck a school van before hitting an autorickshaw and a truck tempo, tri…
Agartala, Jan 17 (IANS) In a bid to curb road accidents and fatalities, the Tripura government has begun implementing a series of strict road safety measures, including the ‘No Helmet, No Petrol’ and ‘No Helmet, No Attendance’ policies, officials said on Saturday.A senior Transport Department official said the state government has already initiated various measures under the Motor Vehicles Act to reduce road mishaps and fatalities.“North Tripura and South Tripura districts have already started…
Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IANS) The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC), taking a firm stand on issues related to road safety, has categorically held that the safe use of public roads by citizens is an integral part of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.The Commission observed that negligence in road infrastructure is not merely an administrative lapse but a direct violation of human rights.While hearing a complaint, the full Commission, comprising Justice La…
Hyderabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday suggested that penalties imposed for traffic violations be automatically debited from the bank accounts of the violators. He asked the traffic police to link the vehicles to the bank accounts of the owners at the time of the registration of vehicles, so that whenever a challan is issued, the money should be deducted from the bank accounts.He said the auto-debit system should replace the present manual collection of fine…
Chennai, Jan 12 (IANS) An estimated 11 lakh people left Chennai for various parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states over the weekend ahead of the Pongal festival, triggering a massive surge in demand for public transport and heavy congestion on major highways. Railways handled the bulk of the festive rush. A total of 97 trains departed from Chennai Central and 85 trains from Chennai Egmore and Tambaram on Saturday and Sunday. Together, these services have the capacity to carry around 3.65 la…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) As Delhi continues to battle chronic air pollution, enforcement action against polluting vehicles has intensified sharply. Prosecutions for violations related to Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC) recorded a surge of over 40 per cent in 2025 compared to the previous year, reflecting stricter monitoring and enforcement by traffic authorities.Official data show that PUCC-related prosecutions rose from 5,97,772 cases in 2024 to 8,62,944 in 2025 — an increase of 2,6…