The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to change the alignment of package 3 of the East Coast Road (ECR) from Marakkanam. Of the total length of 46 km, 30.8 km from Koonimedu to Aliyur will be a greenfield access-controlled stretch that allows motorists to clock up to 100 kmph. The road runs 15.2 … Read more
Activists allege that lack of patrols curtailing speeding drivers, steep embankments preventing wildlife crossing and lack of speed breakers is leading to more frequent collisions between wildlife and vehicles | Photo Credit: Rohan Premkumar Environmentalists are urging the State Highways to work with the Tamil Nadu forest department in formulating road design that will minimise … Read more
The concrete road leading to Moodu Maravanthe had got damaged at the junction with the main road in Maravanthe village, Byndoor taluk, Udupi district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When the damaged portion at the junction of two main roads leading to Maravanthe village remained unattended for months, a few youth of teamed up to … Read more
G. Jyothsna (55), wife of Bar Council member, Sunkara Rajendra Prasad, died and ten advocates suffered injuries in a road accident near Jaipur in the early hours on Tuesday (October 8, 2024). About 75 advocates of the Bezawada Bar Association (BBA) were on an education tour to Rajasthan from October 2 to 9. The mishap … Read more
Union Minister for Rural Development and Communications Pemmasani Chandrasekhar | Photo Credit: File Photo Union Minister for Rural Development and Communications Pemmasani Chandrasekhar has assured that infrastructure projects in Guntur and surrounding areas will be completed without delay. During the review of works on two national highways in Guntur district, Dr. Chandrasekhar that the Eastern … Read more
Tamil Nadu has reported a 5% reduction in the number of fatal road accidents and consequent deaths, from January to July 2024, compared to the data from the same period in the previous year. Attributing the fall in fatal road accidents to effective enforcement of traffic rules and other road safety measures, Director-General of Police … Read more
Engaged in a profound battle of desire and despair for nearly a decade, 23-year-old Gnanendra often gets overwhelmed by the craving to escape pain, anxiety and trauma caused by his addiction to narcotic drugs and pornography. “A strong urge to go back to drugs overshadows the fleeting moments of clarity that surface when I recognise … Read more
People gather at Jadavpur at mid-night on the eve of Independence Day to protest against the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College, in Kolkata, on August 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The SUCI (Communist) on Friday (August 16, 2024) blocked roads and took out rallies in various … Read more
Municipal Commissioner P.V. Ramalingeswar said proactive measures were being implemented to reduce traffic congestion and prevent road accidents in Kurnool city. A road safety sub-committee meeting was convened at the municipal council hall, bringing together officials from the traffic police wing, as well as the urban planning and engineering departments of the Kurnool Municipal Corporation. … Read more
Kerala Health Minister Veena George. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Health Minister Veena George was admitted to the Government Medical College at Manjeri in Malappuram on July 31 after she suffered minor injuries in a road accident in the morning. The Minister was on her way to landslide-hit Wayanad when her car hit an electric … Read more