Maharashtra bus tragedy | Could come out of burning vehicle alive by breaking its window, say survivors

Maharashtra bus tragedy | Could come out of burning vehicle alive by breaking its window, say survivors

Flames and smoke billow out from the bus after it caught fire in Buldhana on July 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Some of the survivors of the ill-fated bus that caught fire and led to the death of 26 passengers in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on July 1 said they managed to come out of … Read more

Goods, vehicle destroyed in godown fire near Ambur

Goods, vehicle destroyed in godown fire near Ambur

Fire broke out at the leather wastage godown near Ambur in Tirupattur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A fire broke out at a leather and steel waste godown at Oomerabad village near Ambur town in Tirupattur district on Wednesday. It destroyed goods worth lakhs of rupees. The police said an electrical short circuit could … Read more

Biting cold, dense fog in north India; at least 11 injured in vehicle pile-up in U.P.

Biting cold, dense fog in north India; at least 11 injured in vehicle pile-up in U.P.

Dense fog engulfed large swathes of north India reeling under intense cold as visibility reduced significantly, disrupting rail services and causing a vehicle pile-up in Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. The harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ also set in Kashmir, freezing fringes of many water-bodies. At least 11 people were injured in the pile-up involving several vehicles … Read more

Vehicle registrations | Centre tweaks BH series rules

Vehicle registrations | Centre tweaks BH series rules

Representational Image | Photo Credit: Ramakrisha G. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has allowed the conversion of regular vehicle registrations into Bharat Series (BH) numbers as part of measures to widen the scope of the BH series ecosystem. Earlier, only new vehicles could opt for the BH series mark. In an official … Read more

Haryana to introduce vehicle scrappage policy, Cabinet gives nod to policy draft

Haryana to introduce vehicle scrappage policy, Cabinet gives nod to policy draft

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal  The Haryana Cabinet on Thursday decided to introduce a vehicle scrappage policy and allowed the policy draft, which has been formulated in sync with the Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernisation Programme of the Government of India. The move is aimed at encouraging the scrapping of … Read more

Leopard dies after being hit by a vehicle in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh

Leopard dies after being hit by a vehicle in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh

Efforts under way to identify the vehicle with the help of CCTV cameras, says District Forest Officer Efforts under way to identify the vehicle with the help of CCTV cameras, says District Forest Officer A three-year-old leopard died on the road near Yatakallu village of Shettur mandal in Anantapur district after it was hit by … Read more

CBSE schools to make fitness of vehicle and verification of antecedents mandatory before excursions

CBSE schools to make fitness of vehicle and verification of antecedents mandatory before excursions

‘Frequent district-wise meetings of school managers for exchanging ideas, experience, and knowledge to be considered’ ‘Frequent district-wise meetings of school managers for exchanging ideas, experience, and knowledge to be considered’ Taking serious note of the accident that killed five students and a teacher of a school excursion party, the Council of CBSE Schools Kerala (CCSK) … Read more

When auto revs up, parts makers not far behind

When auto revs up, parts makers not far behind

Mumbai: Auto component makers are back on investors‘ radar as a rebound in vehicle sales and increased supply of chips have improved the outlook for the sector. Shares of Sona BLW Precision, Minda Industries, Suprajit Engineering, Jamna Auto, and Minda Corp have rallied between 10% and 30% in the past month. Lumax Industries, Wabco India, … Read more