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Road safety
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September 20, 2026
Telangana neurosurgeon burnt alive after car hits divider, catches fire
A neurosurgeon, Dr. Kasakurti Jagadish, was tragically killed in a car accident on NH365BB in Telangana's Suryapet district on Sunday morning
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September 20, 2026
Three students killed after speeding BMW crashes into Mumbai's Coastal Road divider, plunges 75 feet
Three BBA students lost their lives and one was critically injured when a speeding BMW crashed on Mumbai's Coastal Road early Sunday morning
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September 16, 2026
After Gurugram, Lucknow hit-and-run case: Woman gets dragged on car bonnet after dispute
In Lucknow, a woman was dragged on the bonnet of a car by her partner, Shahnawas after he was caught cheating
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September 14, 2026
Gurugram woman biker hit by car: Police file FIR against driver who borrowed vehicle from owner
Gurugram police have launched an investigation and registered an FIR after a viral social media video captured a white sedan deliberately hitting a female biker on Golf Course Road
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September 14, 2026
'I felt unsafe': Video shows car slamming into woman biker on Gurugram road; drivers were drunk
A woman biker in Gurugram was thrown from her motorcycle after being deliberately struck by a car on Golf Course Road
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July 23, 2026
OPINION | The hidden economic cost of monsoon road accidents
Heavy monsoon rains create hazardous driving conditions like poor visibility and flooded roads, contributing to a substantial number of daily accidents and fatalities, costing India an estimated 3-5% of its GDP annually
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January 02, 2026
Why is NHAI stopping KYV process for FASTag-issued vehicles?
From February 1, 2026, onwards, all vehicle verification is to be completed before the FASTag is issued
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December 02, 2025
India to soon get 5G-powered ‘smart’ national highways
Reliance Jio inks MoU with NHAI to release new telecom-based safety alert system
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November 14, 2025
Navale Bridge accident: Why is the crash site in Pune called a 'black spot'?
Eyewitnesses say the worst affected in the collision—which killed at least 8 and injured 14 others—was a car that got sandwiched between two trucks
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November 10, 2025
Supreme Court highway safety case: Roadside dhabas, poor road conditions flagged as causes of fatal crashes
The SC on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the recent accident in Rajasthan's Phalodi, and a similar tragedy in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, which together claimed nearly 40 lives
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September 27, 2025
'City of potholes'? Why Bengaluru's road crisis persists despite political corruption claims
The formation of five city corporations and a change in nomenclature from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has done little to change the state of the roads, drains, or traffic
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June 20, 2025
Frequent commuters across India welcome FASTag-based annual toll pass
Ahead of the FASTag annual pass launch on Aug 15, travellers speak with THE WEEK about its use, prospects, and challenges in interstate travel
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April 18, 2025
FACT CHECK: Indian highways to get satellite-based tolling from May? This is what MoRTH says
The union highways ministry issues a clarification on the claim of a satellite-based tolling system replacing FASTag-based systems across India
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March 15, 2025
Jammu and Kashmir Road Safety Policy 2025: A step towards safer roads in the UT
The policy puts forth a range of proposals including raising public awareness, better traffic management and forming an institutional mechanism
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October 31, 2023
1.68 lakh people killed in road accidents in 2022; an increase of 9.4 pc: Union road ministry
4,61,312 road accidents were reported in 2022
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November 27, 2022
Road transport and highways sector has maximum number of delayed projects
In the road transport and highways sector, 243 out of 826 projects are delayed
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October 06, 2022
Nine killed, 40 injured in a bus accident in Kerala
High speed and negligence of the drive might have led to the mishap, said officials
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September 14, 2022
OPINION: Shouldn't we create a culture where compliance becomes habit?
Cyrus Mistry's death in road accident has put the spotlight on seat belts and airbags
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September 06, 2022
Seat belts to be made mandatory for all passengers in car: Nitin Gadkari
Minister says a draft notification to be issued in 3-4 days
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January 15, 2022
Cars that can carry 8 passengers to have at least 6 airbags: Road ministry
'Crucial step to make motor vehicles in India safer than ever,' said Nitin Gadkari
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