Two people were killed and many others were injured including the driver when an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation bus carrying 28 passengers plunged into the valley in the state's Alluri district, state Industries Minister Gudivada Amarnath said on Sunday evening.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in a road accident in Leh on Saturday, and offered his condolences to the bereaved families, officials said.
Huwara has long been a flashpoint in the West Bank, thanks to a main thoroughfare running through the town also being used regularly by Israelis to travel to and from settlements. There are plans to build a bypass road for settlers to avoid having to travel through the town but work on this
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel on Saturday continued to conduct rescue and relief operations in Jakhna village, which was affected after a landslide struck Langa Road near Dehradun on Wednesday, an official said on Saturday.
As part of the operation, about 150 vehicles were taken off the road and more than 100 reports were given for pollution and noise beyond what is allowed by law.
Himachal Pradesh Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Friday presided over a virtual meeting of the department to review the ongoing works of the restoration of roads damaged due to heavy rains in the state.
India is building the world’s highest tunnel, motorable road and fighter aircraft base in Eastern Ladakh as part of the government’s push towards strengthening infrastructure for both military and civilian use.