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TopicRoad accidents

Topic: Road accidents

‘Drunk’ DRDO official caused accident that killed journalist Renu Agal, rickshaw puller

The DRDO official, identified as Gaurav Batra, allegedly injured a pedestrian before ramming his vehicle into a cycle rickshaw on which Agal was heading home.

Why a road builder’s resolution professional was blamed for accident on Yamuna Expressway

UP Police filed FIR against Anuj Jain, Jaypee Infratech's interim resolution professional, for failing to implement safety suggestions to prevent accidents on Yamuna Expressway.

Airbags now a must for front passenger seats in cars manufactured on & after 1 April

For existing car models, which are already under production, the deadline for fitting airbags for front-seat passengers is 31 August 2021, according to a highways ministry notification.

Road crashes hit poor harder in India, 42% left in debt after accidents — World Bank report

Conducted in partnership with Save Life Foundation, the study was released virtually by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari Saturday.

Union minister Shripad Naik injured in car accident in Karnataka, wife dies in hospital

The vehicle the Naiks were travelling in met with an accident near Ankola in Uttar Kannada district, while they were returning to their native Goa.

8 dead, 21 injured after bus collides with gas tanker due to fog in UP’s Sambhal

The injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals, said officials, adding that police are at the spot and rescue operations are on.

24 migrant workers killed, 36 injured in truck collision in Uttar Pradesh

The accident took place in Mihauli, when a trailer truck carrying around 50 migrant labourers from Rajasthan, collided with another truck.

19 people killed after bus collides with lorry in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur

The Kerala government bus was going to Thiruvananthapuram from Bengaluru on the Coimbatore-Salem Highway when the accident occurred.

Actor Shabana Azmi injured in road accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Azmi was rushed to MGM Hospital in Navi Mumbai and was said to be out of danger, said a police official. Her husband and lyricist Javed Akhtar, who was traveling with her, escaped unhurt.

6 dead after car falls into canal in Greater Noida due to fog

Two minors were among the dead while five others got injured in the accident that took place at 11.30 pm Sunday in Dankaur area.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?