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13,000 Black Spots On Highways Identified To Reduce Road Accidents: Centre
The Centre has identified 13,000 black spots on national highways to reduce road accidents. The aim is to fix these spots by 2029, ensuring safe travel across the country.
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Analysis: India's Dubious Road Crash Record - What's The Fix?
India is the road accident capital of the world. A disgraceful and regrettable record indeed. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, revealed that there were 4.80 lakh road accidents in 2023.
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Safety Audits Mandated At All Stages Of Road Development To Reduce Accidents: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari said that safety audits have been mandated at all stages of road development to reduce accidents.
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Narain Karthikeyan Calls For New Procedure Of Issuing Driving Licences
India's first Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan yesterday called for a change in the procedure of issuing driving licences, adding that speeding on roads was more dangerous and harmful than motorsport racing.
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Live Updates: Road To Safety Conclave
United Spirits-NDTV Road To Safety, a Diageo Initiative is a social campaign to make our roads safer and attempt to reduce the number of 'preventable accidents' by encouraging citizens to demonstrate more responsible behavior behind the wheel. The campaign is now in its third edition and will be organising a conclave on January 11 from 11am onwards...
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Future Safety Norms In India Explained
Here are some of the norms that will ensure the next generation of cars are a lot safer than what we get in India today.
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Helmets Compulsory in Cuttack in Order to Get Fuel
Cuttack to implement 'No helmet, no fuel' rule from July 1, 2016. The Police Commissionerate has said that it will ensure that proper communication and awareness programmes are carried out.
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Government to Work on 700+ Accident-Prone 'Black Spots' in the Country
Mr Gadkari announced that Rs 11,000 crore will be spent on rectification of over 700 accident-prone 'black spots' across the country.
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Road Traffic Deaths Highest in Delhi
Road safety is unquestionably a matter of serious concern across the globe. In India, this issue continues to gain troubling proportions.
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Non-Passage Of Road Safety Bill 'Biggest Regret': Nitin Gadkari
Blaming 'vested interests' for delaying the Road Safety Bill, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said its non-passage remains his "biggest regret" as more people are getting killed every year in road accidents than in "wars, terror attacks or epidemics".
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Indian Roads Most Dangerous; Over 400 Road Deaths per Day
Over 1.46 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents in 2015 - that's an average of 400 road deaths every day, according to road accident data released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The number is a 4.6 per cent increase in road accident fatalities from 1,39,671 in 2014 to 1,46,133 in 2015.
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Road Fatalities: UP Was the Deadliest State in 2014
A recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report claims over 16 lives were lost every hour on Indian roads in 2014.
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6 College Teachers, 2 Students Killed in Haryana Bus Accident
Six professors and two students from a Haryana college were killed this morning when the bus they were in was hit by a truck.
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New Motor Vehicle Act Proposes Intelligent Driving Solutions
Intelligent speed adaptation, driver alert control and eye drowsiness detectors are some of the features proposed in new Motor Bill that seeks to prevent at least 2 lakh road accident deaths in next five years through hefty penalties and jail-terms.
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New Motor Vehicle Act: Penalties Up to Rs 3 Lakh
Seeking to come down heavily on traffic offenders, Indian government on Saturday proposed steep penalties of up to Rs 3 lakh along with a minimum 7-year imprisonment for death of a child in certain circumstances, besides huge fines for driving violations.
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13,000 Black Spots On Highways Identified To Reduce Road Accidents: Centre
The Centre has identified 13,000 black spots on national highways to reduce road accidents. The aim is to fix these spots by 2029, ensuring safe travel across the country.
-
Analysis: India's Dubious Road Crash Record - What's The Fix?
India is the road accident capital of the world. A disgraceful and regrettable record indeed. Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, revealed that there were 4.80 lakh road accidents in 2023.
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Safety Audits Mandated At All Stages Of Road Development To Reduce Accidents: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari said that safety audits have been mandated at all stages of road development to reduce accidents.
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Narain Karthikeyan Calls For New Procedure Of Issuing Driving Licences
India's first Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan yesterday called for a change in the procedure of issuing driving licences, adding that speeding on roads was more dangerous and harmful than motorsport racing.
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Live Updates: Road To Safety Conclave
United Spirits-NDTV Road To Safety, a Diageo Initiative is a social campaign to make our roads safer and attempt to reduce the number of 'preventable accidents' by encouraging citizens to demonstrate more responsible behavior behind the wheel. The campaign is now in its third edition and will be organising a conclave on January 11 from 11am onwards...
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Future Safety Norms In India Explained
Here are some of the norms that will ensure the next generation of cars are a lot safer than what we get in India today.
-
Helmets Compulsory in Cuttack in Order to Get Fuel
Cuttack to implement 'No helmet, no fuel' rule from July 1, 2016. The Police Commissionerate has said that it will ensure that proper communication and awareness programmes are carried out.
-
Government to Work on 700+ Accident-Prone 'Black Spots' in the Country
Mr Gadkari announced that Rs 11,000 crore will be spent on rectification of over 700 accident-prone 'black spots' across the country.
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Road Traffic Deaths Highest in Delhi
Road safety is unquestionably a matter of serious concern across the globe. In India, this issue continues to gain troubling proportions.
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Non-Passage Of Road Safety Bill 'Biggest Regret': Nitin Gadkari
Blaming 'vested interests' for delaying the Road Safety Bill, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said its non-passage remains his "biggest regret" as more people are getting killed every year in road accidents than in "wars, terror attacks or epidemics".
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Indian Roads Most Dangerous; Over 400 Road Deaths per Day
Over 1.46 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents in 2015 - that's an average of 400 road deaths every day, according to road accident data released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The number is a 4.6 per cent increase in road accident fatalities from 1,39,671 in 2014 to 1,46,133 in 2015.
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Road Fatalities: UP Was the Deadliest State in 2014
A recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report claims over 16 lives were lost every hour on Indian roads in 2014.
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6 College Teachers, 2 Students Killed in Haryana Bus Accident
Six professors and two students from a Haryana college were killed this morning when the bus they were in was hit by a truck.
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New Motor Vehicle Act Proposes Intelligent Driving Solutions
Intelligent speed adaptation, driver alert control and eye drowsiness detectors are some of the features proposed in new Motor Bill that seeks to prevent at least 2 lakh road accident deaths in next five years through hefty penalties and jail-terms.
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New Motor Vehicle Act: Penalties Up to Rs 3 Lakh
Seeking to come down heavily on traffic offenders, Indian government on Saturday proposed steep penalties of up to Rs 3 lakh along with a minimum 7-year imprisonment for death of a child in certain circumstances, besides huge fines for driving violations.
