Road Safety
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‘Ya-Maha’ Fine Lagega!': Mumbai Police's new warning for people breaking traffic rules
India | Mar 27, 2022, 05:04 PM ISTThe Police's tweets immediately recieved lakhs of likes, and responses from Twitteratis, who are in chuckles. Read ahead to know what they said.
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Man dresses as 'Yamraj' to raise awareness on traffic rules in Bhubaneswar
News | Feb 10, 2021, 12:16 PM ISTAn artist dressed as 'Yamraj' spread awareness on traffic rules in Bhubaneswar on Feb 09. "I am a comedian and have been doing it for the last 25 years. I dressed as Yamraj to spread traffic awareness regarding road safety rules," said Prakash. Prakash also encouraged commuters to wear face masks in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Maharashtra Police's hilarious tweet amuse Twitterati
India | Jan 16, 2020, 10:00 PM ISTMaharashtra Police on Wednesday again won Twitterati hearts after the police tweeted a still of Rajkumar Hirani's '3idiots' blockbuster movie to warn commuters against triple riding.
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Pothole terror claims 5 lives in Maharashtra: Who is responsible?
India | Jul 15, 2018, 09:42 PM ISTBy law, civic agencies are responsible for maintaining the roads and footpaths, but often the vehicle owners and drivers involved in accident end up being booked for negligent driving.
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Taapsee Pannu's Valentine's day message to fans will make you proud
Bollywood | Feb 10, 2018, 09:33 PM ISTThe "Pink" actress spread a social message on road safety at the Auto Expo 2018 at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida on Saturday.
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Varun Dhawan challaned by Mumbai Police for taking selfie with fan
Trending | Nov 23, 2017, 12:42 PM IST'Next time we will be harsher', Mumbai Police warns Judwaa 2 actor Varun Dhawan.
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Maharashtra police book Mumbai biker, who died trying to avoid pothole, for negligent driving
India | Jul 24, 2017, 07:15 PM ISTMaharashtra police have identified the biker as the accused in the accident and booked her under relevant sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicles Act
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Incredible India: Man balances three dogs perfectly while driving a scooter! But it’s making us a bit uneasy
Blah | Jul 08, 2017, 04:20 PM ISTThis video can be amusing, but we cannot ignore the road safety concerns associated with it
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'Helmet dalo bhai': Sachin Tendulkar stops car, asks two boys to wear helmets (Watch video)
Cricket | Apr 11, 2017, 01:33 PM ISTBatting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday was seen teaching two young boys the lessons of road safety by advising them to wear helmet.
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Meet Graham, the humanoid that shows what humans would look like if they evolved to survive car crashes
Life | Jul 27, 2016, 07:14 PM ISTWouldn’t it be fantastic if no one ever suffered even minor injuries in everyday car crashes? Scientists have revealed that this may be possible, although you may need to compromise your looks. Researchers in Australia
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Odisha to implement 'no helmet-no fuel' initiative to ensure road safety
India | May 27, 2016, 11:51 PM ISTBhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday asked police to take up the "no helmet-no fuel" initiative as a public movement and ensure its implementation in petrol outlets across the state as a road safety measure.
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15 deaths every hour: Why India desperately needs a stringent law on road safety
India | May 03, 2016, 04:20 PM ISTRoad accidents in India account for the death of 15 persons every hour, the highest number of road accident deaths in the world, data released by Consumer Voice, a non-profit organisation, has revealed.
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Plan to extend national highways to ensure road safety: Nitin Gadkari
National | Feb 09, 2016, 07:20 PM ISTLucknow: In a bid to decongest traffic in the country, the government has decided to increase the length of national highways from 96,000 km, at present, to two lakh km, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said
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A drunk driver is like a 'live suicidal human bomb': Delhi court
India | Feb 03, 2016, 05:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: A drunk driver is akin to a "live suicidal human bomb", a Delhi court observed while up holding a six-day jail sentence awarded to a man for drunken driving.The order was passed by
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Men between 18 & 45 years are the worst victims of Road Accidents
India | Jan 14, 2016, 05:55 PM ISTThe government launched the Road Safety week on 11th January, 2016 with an aim to tackle the growing number of road accidents in the country. In 2014, about 5 lakh road accidents claimed more than 1.4
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Private member bill on road safety introduced in Rajya Sabha
National | Aug 08, 2015, 05:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: A Private Member bill was today introduced in Rajya Sabha for establishing a protective framework and minimum safety standards for road users to improve overall road discipline in view of increasing road accidents
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Road safety policy, cashless treatment for accident victims soon: PM Modi
National | Jul 27, 2015, 12:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Shocked over one fatality every four minutes in road accidents in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government will soon implement a road safety policy and cashless treatment for accident
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Include road safety in school curriculum: Nitin Gadkari asks states
India | Apr 10, 2015, 07:14 PM ISTNew Delhi : Road safety is likely to be part of school curriculum across the country as Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked state education boards to introduce this subject in the syllabus.Road Secretary
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Road safety: India lags behind US and Europe by 25 years
India | Apr 06, 2015, 10:47 PM ISTIn terms of road-safety, India lags behind countries like Germany, Japan and US by roughly 25 years, says a study report by Bosch, a leading automotive component maker.This covers major factors like roads, infrastructure, safety
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Amitabh Bachchan offers to promote road safety in Maharashtra
Bollywood | Feb 28, 2015, 07:31 AM ISTThane: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan today offered to promote road safety awareness here in Maharashtra.Addressing citizens of Thane on the conclusion of the month-long road safety awareness drive by the Thane city police, Bachchan said,