Hyderabad: At a time when imposition of heavy fines for violation of traffic rules is evoking public anger in parts of the country, Rachakonda police commissionerate in Greater Hyderabad is trying an innovative method to make the motorists follow the rules. Instead of imposing fines for violations, the traffic police is facilitating the violators to […]
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Mumbai rain: 4 killed, traffic hit for fourth day
Mumbai: A person was electrocuted and three were killed after being struck by lightning as rain pounded Mumbai and many parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day, disrupting normal life and hitting air, road and rail traffic, officials said on Monday. A 30-year-old man, Mohammed Ayub Kazi, was electrocuted inside his home in Shivajinagar, […]
Mumbai rain: Man killed, traffic hit for fourth day
Mumbai: A person was electrocuted as rain pounded Mumbai and its surroundings for the fourth consecutive day, disrupting normal life and hitting air, road and rail traffic, officials said on Monday. A 30-year-old man, Mohammed Ayub Kazi, was electrocuted inside his home in Shivajinagar, Govandi suburb in north-east Mumbai. He was rushed to the Rajawadi […]
Mumbai most traffic congested city in world, Delhi fourth
New Delhi: Mumbai is the most traffic congested city in the world, while Delhi is close behind at fourth position, an analysis of traffic congestion in 403 cities across six continents has revealed. ‘Traffic Index-2018’, compiled by leading independent location technology specialist TomTom, said that Mumbai takes the top spot for the second consecutive year […]
Highway curbs on civilian traffic in J&K only on Sundays
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said civilian vehicles will be restricted on the Jammu-Srinagar highway only on Sundays. The restrictions had been imposed on civilian traffic on the highway on Wednesdays and Sundays after the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14 in which 40 CRPF troopers were killed. […]
Delhi government below average on traffic management, pollution
New Delhi: Traffic congestion, water and air pollution, and better employment opportunities have been the top three priority of Delhi’s voters but the city government has performed below average in these issues, according to an ADR survey. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said that traffic congestion (49.67 per cent), water and air pollution (44.52 […]
Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway suspended
Jammu : Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was halted on Saturday due to the flood situation in the Valley. The authorities ordered the suspension of traffic keeping the safety of passengers in mind. The highway passes through many landslide-prone areas in Ramban district and also through low lying areas in the Valley. “The situation […]