IIT-Madras rolls out initiative to prevent road accidents

IIT-Madras rolls out initiative to prevent road accidents

The Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has launched a programme to curb accidents across the country. The programme, under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, prioritises high accident-burden zones in 100 districts through an analysis of data of accidents in 17 … Read more

Govt. sanctions ₹32.26 crore for Seaport-Airport Road extension

Govt. sanctions ₹32.26 crore for Seaport-Airport Road extension

The NAD land issue was a major challenge to the development of Seaport-Airport Road over the past 20 years. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The government has sanctioned ₹32.26 crore for the extension of Seaport-Airport Road that includes the price for the acquisition of 2.49 hectares from the Naval Armament Depot (NAD). Besides the ₹23.11 … Read more

Two CISF officers held over motorist’s death in suspected road rage incident near Kochi airport

Two CISF officers held over motorist’s death in suspected road rage incident near Kochi airport

The Nedumbassery police have taken into custody two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers, reportedly a Sub-Inspector and a constable, allegedly for fatally knocking down a man in a suspected case of road rage at Nayathodu near the Kochi airport in Kerala on Wednesday (April 14, 2025) around 10.30 p.m. The deceased has been identified … Read more

Two of family die in road accident

Two of family die in road accident

Two people of a family, Triveni, 25, and Shivakumar, 35, died in a road accident on Sunday after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with two trucks on the National Highway near Nelamangala. The accident occurred in the evening near Boodihala Gate when the duo was transporting luggage in a pickup vehicle driven by … Read more

Kochi Corporation Budget moots ₹46 crore convention centre at Edappally, prioritises road development

Kochi Corporation Budget moots ₹46 crore convention centre at Edappally, prioritises road development

Roads, education, an international convention centre, addressing waterlogging, and houses for all took centre stage in the Kochi Corporation Budget for 2025-26, tabled in the council here on Monday. The surplus Budget of ₹262.36 crore, presented by Deputy Mayor and finance committee chairperson K.A. Ansiya, anticipated an additional revenue of ₹50 crore through effective financial … Read more

College teacher dies in road crash

College teacher dies in road crash

A college teacher died in a road accident at Koottupatha, Lakkidi, near Ottapalam on Tuesday morning. Akshay R. Menon, assistant professor at Jawaharlal College of Engineering and Technology, Lakkidi, died when his scooter collided with a jeep. He was going to the college when the fatal accident took place. Published – March 18, 2025 08:29 … Read more

Cumbrian charity takes ‘wheels of wellness’ sessions on the road

Cumbrian charity takes ‘wheels of wellness’ sessions on the road

A charity is taking support services on the road with its “wheels of wellness” van ahead of the opening of a permanent site. The iCan organisation offers help on a range of fitness and wellbeing issues and is set to join a number of partner groups based in a former bank in Whitehaven town centre … Read more

Video: Riders thrown on road as speeding car rams bike in Pune

Video: Riders thrown on road as speeding car rams bike in Pune

A road accident left two people injured after a speeding car hit their bike in Pune. CCTV footage of the accident showed the car suddenly taking a turn and rotating on the road after it rammed a bike. Two people were flung off the two-wheeler and thrown on the road. The incident was caught on the … Read more

Project to extend M.G. Road-Pullepady-Thammanam-NH Bypass corridor up to Seaport-Airport Road remains on paper

Project to extend M.G. Road-Pullepady-Thammanam-NH Bypass corridor up to Seaport-Airport Road remains on paper

The Chakkaraparambu-Seaport-Airport road is expected to ease traffic near the accident-prone Chakkaraparambu Jn. and on roads linking the bypass to Kakkanad and Thripunithura. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Even as efforts are under way to fast-track land acquisition for the 3.70-km M.G. Road-Pullepady-Thammanam-NH Bypass corridor, a 15-year-old proposal to extend the four-lane corridor eastward from … Read more