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NEW DELHI: A 19-year-old first-year law student and his 50-year-old mother were on Tuesday arrested in connection with last week's hit-and-run in south Delhi's Greater Kailash-I that left a 41-year-old domestic help and cook dead.The incident took place on March 31 when Surendra Das, after buying bread from a nearby market, was returning on his motorcycle to the GK B-block house where he worked. He was allegedly hit by a speeding car, after which the driver fled.The accused driver, Ruhan Chadha, ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police have arrested 588 professional beggars this year as part of an ongoing drive against organised begging networks, registering cases under the Prevention of Beggary Act. Under the special directions of Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, police have continued comprehensive operations against professional beggars and their facilitators in the federal capital, according to a press release. Acting on these instructions, legal action is also ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Delhi Traffic Police has challaned more than 24,000 vehicles and impounded 144 automobiles under its special enforcement drive 'Operation Chakravyuh', which was conducted across the city earlier this month, an official said on Monday. The two-week operation was carried out by the traffic management division of Delhi Police from December 1 in coordination with the local police stations and PCR units, a senior police officer said. Teams manned all entry and exit point ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Delhi Traffic Police has challaned more than 24,000 vehicles and impounded 144 automobiles under its special enforcement drive 'Operation Chakravyuh', which was conducted across the city earlier this month, an official said on Monday. The two-week operation was carried out by the traffic management division of Delhi Police from December 1 in coordination with the local police stations and PCR units, a senior police officer said. Teams manned all entry and exit point ...Read More >
A car explosion in the heart of the Indian capital on Monday killed at least eight people. The explosion occurred near New Delhi's landmark Red Fort. "Today at around 6:52pm (1322 GMT), a slow-moving vehicle stopped at a red light - an explosion happened in that vehicle, and due to the explosion, nearby vehicles were also damaged," New Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha told reporters. "Some people have died, and some have been injured." The blast occurred near a Metro station and in an ...Read More >
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) has begun preparing a detailed project report for the construction of a flyover along SSN Marg, stretching from the Anuvrat Marg red light to the DLF Farms cut, to reduce congestion.The three-kilometre stretch of SSN Marg is used by commuters heading to Gurgaon, the airport, Vasant Kunj and other parts of south Delhi.A PWD official said: "The road experiences heavy congestion because of the slow-moving traffic and frequent cross movements throughout the d ...Read More >
Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) is reportedly set to launch feasibility studies worth Rs 10 crore for the construction of three new flyovers aimed at decongesting West and Northwest Delhi, according to officials familiar with the matter. The projects are part of Delhi's overall city decongestion plan, particularly the Outer Ring Road, which faces heavy vehicular traffic. They include one to connect Kanjhawala Chowk to Mangolpuri and linking it with the Urban Extension Road-II (UER) projec ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) The Public Works Department (PWD), to decongest West and Northwest Delhi, is planning to construct three flyovers for which feasibility studies worth over Rs 10 crore will be carried out soon, officials informed on Saturday. According to officials, the projects are part of the overall city decongestion plan of the Delhi government as these stretches currently face heavy vehicular traffic. "The first project is the construction of a flyover from Kanjhawala Chowk to Mango ...Read More >
Jammu, Sept 30: All the traffic signals across Jammu City installed under the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS), lying defunct for more than three months, will be made functional only after the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway is completed. However, the date of completion of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway is not clear. "We have floated tenders, but there are still some technical issues for making the traffic signals functional in the city," SSP Traffic, Farooq Kaiser, informed R ...Read More >
Pune/Navi Mumbai: Chatushrungi police on Sunday night registered a case of obstructing public servant from performing his duty against "Manorama Khedkar, mother of dismissed IAS officer Puja Khedkar, and others" based on a complaint by sub inspector Deepak Kharat of Rabale police in Navi Mumbai.Rabale police had filed an FIR following a road rage incident in which the helper of a cement mixer was abducted by a person driving an SUV which brushed past the heavy vehicle on Mulund-Airoli road on Sa ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: Rabale police have filed an FIR following a road rage case in which the helper of a cement mixer was kidnapped by a person driving an SUV which brushed past the vehicle on Mulund-Airoli road on Saturday evening.DCP (zone 1) Pankaj Dahane said the SUV was in the name of Puja Automobiles, which is registered at the address of suspended IAS officer Puja Khedkar's bungalow in Pune. The helper was rescued from Khedkar's Aundh Road bungalow, said Rabale senior inspector Balkrushna Sawant. ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) started dismantling cycle tracks and shifting utilities in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) as part of a sweeping road-widening and traffic management plan aimed at decongesting the financial district.A 13-km network of cycle tracks in BKC's G-block was sanctioned in 2011, with work beginning the following year. By 2021, about 9 km was completed at a cost of nearly ₹60 crore. Now, the entire stretch will be removed within a month, m ...Read More >
The Punjab government has directed the district administrations to conduct DNA tests of children found begging with adults on the streets to verify their family ties and check child trafficking. Social security, women and child development minister Baljit Kaur said the move aims to prevent child trafficking and exploitation. "If a child is found begging with an adult, a DNA test will be conducted to verify their relationship. Until the results are available, the child will be placed in a childc ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jul 17 (PTI) In a move aimed at checking child trafficking and their exploitation for begging, the Punjab government directed all Deputy Commissioners (DC) to conduct DNA tests on children found begging with adults on the streets to verify their relationship, officials said on Thursday. Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Baljit Kaur issued the orders. If a child is found begging with an adult, a DNA test will be conducted to verify their family ties. Until the re ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 16 (ANI): EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti has announced a Rs 1 crore commitment to tackle traffic congestion in Bengaluru using AI and satellite data, urging authorities and citizens to join hands in fixing the city growing traffic problem. In a detailed post on X, Pitti shared that he was stuck in traffic for over two hours while covering just 11 km late at night in Bengaluru. He said the worst part was being stranded at a choke point on the Outer Ring ...Read More >
Prashant Pitti's announcement quickly gained traction online. As Bengaluru continues to reel under chronic traffic congestion, worsened by rapid urbanisation and a booming tech industry, EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti has proposed a bold, tech-driven initiative to tackle the city's infamous choke points. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Pitti announced that he would commit Rs 1 crore of personal funds to identify and resolve the worst traffic bottlenecks in the city using artificial intell ...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 m ...Read More >
Bengaluru Traffic Woes: After being trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic for over two hours to cover just 11 kilometres in Bengaluru, EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti has decided to take matters into his own hands. In a bold move, he has pledged Rs 1 crore to tackle the city's chronic traffic problems using artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and real-time data. Sharing his ordeal on X, Pitti wrote about being stuck for 100 minutes at a single intersection on Saturday night, where no ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police have announced the closure of the Tarnaka junction under the flyover starting Friday, June 6. This decision follows a trial reopening that began on April 18, aimed at easing vehicular movement between Osmania University and Lalapet. During the trial period, the traffic department conducted extensive studies including simulation and drone-based traffic monitoring, analysis of Google traffic data, adjustments of traffic signal timings, and a review of road ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad traffic police have decided to shut the Tarnaka Junction below the flyover for vehicular movement between Osmania University and Lalapet, and vice versa, from June 6. It was reopened for vehicular traffic in April for a trial run. According to traffic police, during the trial run, they conducted simulation studies, a drone study, and analysis of Google data, tried different traffic signal timings, studied road engineering aspects at the junction, apart from taking feedback ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A CEO's comparison of Bengaluru and Ahmedabad is going viral on social media. He claimed that the Gujarat city is 10 years ahead of India's IT hub. The remarks did not sit well with many netizens. They questioned the basis of the CEO's statement. Siddharth Dialani, the Founder and CEO of BharatAgri, took to X to compare the two popular cities in the country. In the post, he claimed that Bengaluru was in "shambles" due to poor infrastructure and traffic issues. Meanwhile, he praised A ...Read More >
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