According to officials, teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and local police rushed to the site and initiated relief and rescue operations immediately.
A container lorry transporting luxury cars worth Rs 3.6 crore caught fire near Poigai in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district on Friday, causing a temporary disruption along the busy Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway.
A man, identified as Kuldeep Singh Mundia, was murdered on Dhandra Road near the Missing Link 2 Highway. The deceased was the former PA of Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former MP Jagdev Singh Talwandi. The reason behind the murder is yet unknown, and police are investigating the matter.
CM Dhami urged everyone to follow the guidelines issued by the administration and emphasised the importance of prioritising public safety, especially for PCS examination candidates scheduled to appear on Sunday.
Passenger movement has been temporarily halted after the Badrinath-Rishikesh highway was blocked due to falling debris at Sirobgad on Saturday. The heavy rainfall across several districts in Uttarakhand led to the blockage, forcing passengers travelling to Badrinath, Kedarnath, and Hemkund S
In a post on the social media platform X, Chamoli Police Uttarakhand stated, "The Badrinath National Highway is blocked near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani. Work is underway to open the road."
The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, counted among the most ambitious and eco-sensitive infrastructure projects by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, is steadily becoming a model for world-class and commuter-friendly expressways.
The Uttar Police has seized 275 kilograms of ganja worth approximately Rs 1.5 crore from a container truck on the highway in Mathura and arrested one person in connection with the case, officials said.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel gave directives in a high-level review meeting to complete the state's inclusive development-oriented projects within the stipulated timeline and with quality standards, the Chief Minister's office said in a press release.
Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra 2025, Kulgam Police, in coordination with CRPF, BSF, Health Department, and Fire & Emergency Services, conducted a large-scale mock drill at key locations along the National Highway, including the Walnut Factory base camp in Qazigund and the FCI camp in Mirbaz
Sanjeev Kumar, President - M&HCV at Ashok Leyland, said, "The overall road infrastructure is improving significantly. New highways are being built, and travel times are being reduced by almost 50 per cent. This will play a crucial role in lowering India's overall logistics costs."
India unveiled its first Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) project at Delhi's Dwarka Expressway on Wednesday. The project is aligned with the latest 2023 guidelines of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in a move towards smart and safer highways.