Honking In India

In the moments after Mumbai's killer billboard crashed on a fuel pump, people trapped under the 250-tonne structure kept honking their car horns, hoping that whoever comes to rescue them will know that they are alive

The Mumbai traffic police said it will observe 'No Honking Day' on June 14 and urged Mumbaikars to participate in the drive against unnecessary honking.

A woman was allegedly thrashed by a man over honking during a traffic jam in Gurugram, police said on Thursday.

A 15-year-old girl allegedly stabbed to death a differently-abled man in Chhattisgarh's Raipur in an incident of road rage.

Police have arrested two men who allegedly thrashed a 28-year old man who had annoyed them with his honking in an effort to move a cow to make way for his vehicle, police said on Friday.

A lawyer, who had allegedly slapped an elderly man for protesting excessive honking which led to his death, was arrested after he surrendered at a police station in Kolkata on Monday, four-days after the incident took place, a police officer said.

A 70-year-old man was killed during a fight over honking at Tilak Nagar in Mumbai's Chembur area on Thursday, police said.

In a bid to curb the ever increasing noise pollution in our Indian roads, the government is planning to bring the noise level of vehicle horns under 100 decibels (dB).

In a bid to curb the incessant honking, NGO Awaaz Foundation has partnered with Maharashtra's transport department, Rickshawmen's Union and the Mumbai Police for a unique initiative - HornVrat.

"Just as I don't like sledging (on the cricket field), I also don't like car honking while driving," said Ajinkya Rahane.

The traffic in the Kathmandu Valley is typical of south Asian cities, with roads clogged with cars, motorcycles weaving past buses, dust filling the air. But there is one important difference in Nepal's capital: It's quiet.

A dispute over honking turned tragic for a 21-year-old man in Maharashtra after three men attacked him and his father Gautam Ohol, leading to the latter's death.

Traffic chokes the centuries-old stone archway into Ahmedabad's historic quarter, the snarl of honking rickshaws and sputtering buses coats the monuments of India's only heritage city in a greasy layer of soot.

In a bid to bring down the alarming levels of noise pollution at ISBTs in Delhi, authorities have decided to impose fines on drivers honking inside bus terminals and conductors soliciting passengers by way of shouting.

Imagine this: It's Monday morning office rush hours - you are sulking in snail-paced traffic, yet no one around honks, no one tries to overtake or break the queues - well that is exactly what happens round the year in Mizoram's capital Aizawl.

In the moments after Mumbai's killer billboard crashed on a fuel pump, people trapped under the 250-tonne structure kept honking their car horns, hoping that whoever comes to rescue them will know that they are alive

The Mumbai traffic police said it will observe 'No Honking Day' on June 14 and urged Mumbaikars to participate in the drive against unnecessary honking.

A woman was allegedly thrashed by a man over honking during a traffic jam in Gurugram, police said on Thursday.

A 15-year-old girl allegedly stabbed to death a differently-abled man in Chhattisgarh's Raipur in an incident of road rage.

Police have arrested two men who allegedly thrashed a 28-year old man who had annoyed them with his honking in an effort to move a cow to make way for his vehicle, police said on Friday.

A lawyer, who had allegedly slapped an elderly man for protesting excessive honking which led to his death, was arrested after he surrendered at a police station in Kolkata on Monday, four-days after the incident took place, a police officer said.

A 70-year-old man was killed during a fight over honking at Tilak Nagar in Mumbai's Chembur area on Thursday, police said.

In a bid to curb the ever increasing noise pollution in our Indian roads, the government is planning to bring the noise level of vehicle horns under 100 decibels (dB).

In a bid to curb the incessant honking, NGO Awaaz Foundation has partnered with Maharashtra's transport department, Rickshawmen's Union and the Mumbai Police for a unique initiative - HornVrat.

"Just as I don't like sledging (on the cricket field), I also don't like car honking while driving," said Ajinkya Rahane.

The traffic in the Kathmandu Valley is typical of south Asian cities, with roads clogged with cars, motorcycles weaving past buses, dust filling the air. But there is one important difference in Nepal's capital: It's quiet.

A dispute over honking turned tragic for a 21-year-old man in Maharashtra after three men attacked him and his father Gautam Ohol, leading to the latter's death.

Traffic chokes the centuries-old stone archway into Ahmedabad's historic quarter, the snarl of honking rickshaws and sputtering buses coats the monuments of India's only heritage city in a greasy layer of soot.

In a bid to bring down the alarming levels of noise pollution at ISBTs in Delhi, authorities have decided to impose fines on drivers honking inside bus terminals and conductors soliciting passengers by way of shouting.

Imagine this: It's Monday morning office rush hours - you are sulking in snail-paced traffic, yet no one around honks, no one tries to overtake or break the queues - well that is exactly what happens round the year in Mizoram's capital Aizawl.