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Major accidents happen due to good roads: K'taka Deputy CM Karjol
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): In a bizarre statement on road accidents, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol said that major accidents happen due to good roads as people drive in high speed.
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Combat travel risks with Daily Commute Insurance from Bajaj Finserv
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] August 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India witnesses close to five lakh road accidents every year. In 2017, around 25 per cent of the total number of road accidents reportedly occurred during the work-related commute.
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I met with an accident as driver had cataract: Gadkari
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, who has been pushing for steps to bring down road accidents, said in Lok Sabha on Monday that he had suffered a road accident in Maharashtra when he was the leader of the opposition as his driver had impaired vi
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Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI) The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was on Monday introduced in the Lok Sabha with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari urging the members to pass it to save lakhs of lives who get killed in road accidents every year.
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'Govt to spend Rs 14,000 cr for identifying "black spots" on highways to c
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 11 (ANI) Expressing concern over the road accidents, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that the government would spend Rs 14,000 crores on identifying "black spots" on national highway to reduce the accidents.
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Survey reveals shocking disregard towards Road Safety
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 01(ANI/NewsVoir): More than 33 per cent of people in the age group of 18-35, are not aware of the Good Samaritan Law - the law offering protection to bystanders who chose to help victims of road accidents.
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97 people killed in road accidents in Goa till April this year
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Jun6 (ANI): This year, a total of 97 people have lost their lives in a total of 1213 motor vehicle accidents in the state till April 30.
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Loudspeakers installed to prevent accidents during 'Char Dham Yatra'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttrakhand) [India], May 7 (ANI): The authorities this year have installed loudspeakers and public address system along the route of Char Dham Yatra in order to prevent road accidents.
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Maha Cabinet approves 'veterinary mobile van' service for cattle
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), [India], Feb 12 (ANI): Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved veterinary van services for 34 districts in the state for cows injured in road accidents or need emergency medical care.
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TRS leader praises school dropout's alcohol detector
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Feb 7 (ANI): The 22-year-old school dropout from Hyderabad who devised a new smart system for vehicles to avoid road accidents by detecting the amount of alcohol consumed by the driver has received praise from the state's ruling TRS party.
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Hyderabad: 10th pass man invents alcohol detector
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Sai Teja, 22 year-old-boy from Hyderabad who stopped his education after 10th grade invented a new smart system for vehicles to avoid road accidents by detecting driver's alcohol consumption.
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After Bengaluru, Yamraj reaches Lucknow to promote road safety
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Nov 27 (ANI): In a unique initiative, the Lucknow Traffic Police is spreading awareness about road safety with the help of Yamraj (the Hindu deity of death).
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