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Kota (Rajasthan), Jul 13 (PTI): Four members of a family were killed and 10 others injured when their minibus collided with a truck from behind on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway here on Sunday morning, police said. According to police, the deceased were identified as Geeta Soni (70), her two sons -- Anil Soni (48) and Brijesh Soni (55) -- and her son-in-law, Suresh Soni (45). The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Around 14-15 members of a jeweller's family were travelling in a minibus and returning to Karauli after an engagement party on Saturday. The driver of the vehicle allegedly fell asleep and rammed into a truck from behind, SHO Raghuveer Singh said. Four people, including Geeta Soni and her two sons, died on the spot, while Suresh succumbed to his injuries soon after reaching the hospital. Kapil Soni, a relative of the family, received a call from one of the injured around 3:45 a.m. Following this, he rushed to the spot and called the police. Kapil told the police that the family had gone to attend the engagement ceremony of Anil Soni's son, Indoor. Ten people were injured in the accident. Seven of them, including four women, are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, Singh said. The bodies were handed over to the family members after post-mortem. A case has been registered against the minibus driver, who managed to flee. Further investigation is underway, Singh added. PTI COR HIG HIG
West Bengal's transport department now requires all private bus conductors to get licences. This aims to increase accountability, as conductors are key for passenger support and safety, but currently lack official tracking unlike drivers In a significant move to regulate private bus and minibus services across the Kolkata metropolitan area and the whole of West Bengal, the transport department has mandated that bus conductors obtain licences within a specified timeframe, reported news agency PTI ...Read More >
Mathura, Dec 16 (PTI) Thirteen people died of burns, and 35 sustained injuries when a vehicle pile-up on the Yamuna Expressway here early Tuesday sparked a big fire, a police officer said. At least seven buses and three smaller vehicles collided with each other in the dense fog around 4.30 am, the officer said. The incident occurred under the Baldev Police Station jurisdiction. "The vehicles collided due to low visibility on the Agra-to-Noida side of the Yamuna Expressway. Some vehicles also caught fire. All injured have been sent to the hospital," Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police Sh ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional and bringing down the travel time between the two cities to 8 hours from around 18 hours. Fadnavis described the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg as an "engineering marvel" and said this "economic corridor" would play a vital role in the state's development. Fadnavis said by connecting the expressway with the proposed Vadhvan port, they are planning to develop it as an "economic corrid ...Read More >
Kota (Rajasthan), Jul 13 (PTI): Four members of a family were killed and 10 others injured when their minibus collided with a truck from behind on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway here on Sunday morning, police said. According to police, the deceased were identified as Geeta Soni (70), her two sons -- Anil Soni (48) and Brijesh Soni (55) -- and her son-in-law, Suresh Soni (45). Also Read | Chennai Power Cut on July 15: Several Parts of Tamil Nadu Capital To Face 5-Hour Outage for Maintenance Work, Check Full List of Affected Areas. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. Around 14-15 m ...Read More >
Hamirpur, (HP) Dec 16 (PTI) Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has become the first state transport undertaking in the country to introduce the 'National Common Mobility Card' facility, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh said on Tuesday. Sukhu, while flagging off the Nadaun-Hamirpur-Ghumarwin-Delhi Volvo (luxury) bus service of the HRTC, said with this card, passengers can travel across the country, including in the Delhi Metro, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, in Haryana Roadways and buses in western Mumbai. Facilities such as the Him Bus Card, Him Bus Plus Card and Green Card ...Read More >
Mathura, Dec 16 (PTI) Thirteen people died of burns, and 43 sustained injuries when a vehicle pile-up in dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway here early Tuesday turned into an inferno, according to police. Eight buses and three smaller vehicles collided with each other in the thick fog around 4.30 am, the officer said. The incident occurred under the Baldev Police Station jurisdiction. "The vehicles collided due to low visibility on the Agra-to-Noida side of the Yamuna Expressway. Some vehicles also caught fire. All injured have been sent to the hospital," Mathura Senior Superintendent of Pol ...Read More >
New Delhi: In cricket, some defeats leave a scar that generations remember. Something like that happened on Monday as India's narrow loss at Lord's in the third Test against England brought back the vivid memories of another heartbreaker. The match took us back to 26 years ago when in Chennai India fell agonisingly short against arch rivals Pakistan despite Sachin Tendulkar's brilliance. Mohammed Siraj's dismissal stirred the deja vu of Chennai. On a tense final day at Lord's, India needed 21 more runs with just one wicket in hand. Ravindra Jadeja was holding the series single-handedly from o ...Read More >
Mathura, Dec 16 (PTI) Thirteen people died of burns, and 35 sustained injuries when a vehicle pile-up caused by dense fog on the Yamuna Expressway here early Tuesday turned into an inferno, according to police. Eight buses and three smaller vehicles collided with each other in the thick fog around 4.30 am, the officer said. The incident occurred under the Baldev Police Station jurisdiction. "The vehicles collided due to low visibility on the Agra-to-Noida side of the Yamuna Expressway. Some vehicles also caught fire. All injured have been sent to the hospital," Mathura Senior Superintendent ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The Delhi-Dehradun expressway, which will reduce travel time between the two cities to two hours from the existing 6.5 hours, will be open for public in the next 10-15 days, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the road transport and highways minister said he has sought time from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inauguration of the 212-kilometre 6-lane access controlled expressway. "In the next 10-15 days, the Delhi-Dehradun expressway will be open for traffic," Gadkari said. The expressway is expected to re ...Read More >