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How physical AI can help curb India’s road safety crisis

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Published on May 27, 2026 03:33 pm IST

Delhi govt clears 453.9 crore for two-lane, 61km road along Najafgarh drain

A view of Najafgarh drain area at sector-108 near Woodshire residential society.
Published on Feb 26, 2026 12:00 am IST

Ludhiana: Crores spent but newly built roads only last weeks

The first case has been reported outside Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib, where a road rebuilt barely one-and-a-half months ago has once again begun to deteriorate. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Published on Jan 23, 2026 04:46 am IST

Internal sector roads dominate Gurugram dust-control repair plan

The plan covers roads under MCG, GMDA, PWD, HSVP and NHAI, and links highway stretches to asset management systems for safety. (HT Archive)
Published on Jan 20, 2026 08:59 am IST

Delhi aims to overhaul 400km of roads this winter

Officials said resurfacing must be completed within 24 hours of scraping the old layer to reduce dust pollution, which is one of the major contributors to pollution in the Capital. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
Published on Dec 04, 2025 06:27 am IST

Delhi’s ageing flyovers in need of repairs

The AIIMS flyover connects motorists to key localities in south Delhi, as well as provides seamless transition to the Ring Road. (HT Archive)
Updated on Jul 28, 2025 06:05 am IST

Road coordination committee in Delhi for smooth infra execution

Repair work at Kalkaji earlier in March. (HT Photo)
Published on Apr 03, 2025 05:46 am IST

Delhi traffic: On the road, but going nowhere

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The promise of smooth mobility in Delhi has been crushed under the weight of countless vehicles and official inaction. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 06:25 am IST

Proposal seeking 637 crore for 678 missing links gathering dust in urban development dept

A survey conducted by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) road department revealed 678 missing links totalling a length of 459 km. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 05:24 am IST

Haryana minister promises major infra push for Gurugram in next 5 years years

Haryana minister promises major infra push for Gurugram in next 5 years years
Published on Jan 05, 2025 07:29 pm IST

10,000 CCTVs in Gurugram road surveillance scheme Phase 3

GMDA officials stated that every road junction would connect a minimum of four to 12 CCTV cameras on both sides of the GMDA road network. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 06:20 am IST

How govt plans to use solid waste for highway construction?

(Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Dec 29, 2023 06:50 pm IST

India has 2nd largest road network, but facing highest accidents: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari
Published on Oct 02, 2023 09:05 pm IST

Bengaluru's NICE road toll rate hiked by 11%; Check revised rates: Report

The revised rates will come into effect starting Saturday, i.e., July 1.
Published on Jun 30, 2023 04:49 pm IST

Haryana’s road network will be on par with US: Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari with Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala inspects the model of 11 flyovers on the eight-lane National Highway from Delhi to Panipat, in Sonipat on Tuesday. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 20, 2023 11:46 pm IST

Finally, road recarpeting begins in Chandigarh

The road being recarpeted in Sector 43, Chandigarh, on Monday.
Published on Feb 25, 2020 01:04 am IST

7 booked for developing illegal colony in Panipat

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Published on Feb 16, 2020 09:56 pm IST

Review: Upon a Sleepless Isle by Andrew Fidel Fernando

At the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka.
Updated on Oct 04, 2019 07:07 pm IST

Gurugram scores poorly in terms of walkability, footpaths absent in developing sectors: Study

A recent study by Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) lends credence to what residents and experts have known and highlighted for long—Gurugram is not a pedestrian friendly city.
Updated on Sept 17, 2019 07:15 am IST

Repaired potholes in Thane last till next downpour

The Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) promise of providing good roads for the 10-day Ganeshotsav festival has been washed down the drain with the heavy downpour this week. (Photo by Rishikesh Choudhary/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Sept 08, 2019 12:47 am IST

Road connectivity, boost in jobs, pay in Centre’s rural push

The rural development ministry has also just launched the third phase of its rural roads scheme. By 2024, the scheme will sharpen its focus on creating connectivity in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism and border areas, officials said.
Updated on Aug 05, 2019 05:51 am IST

HSVP clears illegal food stalls and shops in anti-encroachment drive

Roadside stalls and eateries set up in other parts of Sector 44 were also removed by the team, as no one had taken permission from the authority, said officials.
Updated on Jun 22, 2019 03:56 am IST

Gurugram bus service extends three routes, increases fleet strength on each

The GMCBL will also be using its current surplus of 25 buses, which were put out of service after the discontinuation of Route 132 last month, to enhance fleet strength on these three modified routes, each of which will be allotted an additional five or six buses.
Updated on Jun 22, 2019 03:20 am IST

Illegal structures demolished in Rithauj village, Bhondsi areas in Gurugram

The demolition was carried out with the help a large team from Bhondsi police station and reserve police battalions, said Prakash, who was also the duty magistrate for the operation.
Published on May 16, 2019 05:09 am IST

E- charging points to be set up on Pune-Mumbai roads

While the number of charging stations on the two road networks had not been finalized, Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited, the implementing agency for the Mumbai - Pune section of the project, will engage with road users to decide on the deployment of charging stations.
Updated on Jan 17, 2019 02:57 pm IST

Green rural roads go past 20,000-km mark

Using shredded plastic remains the most common technique in building greener roads, the rural development ministry’s internal communication showed.
Published on Nov 03, 2018 08:35 am IST

Need to stop planning road projects in isolation: Study

The traffic movement on the corridor was analysed by SPA as part of a study on traffic behaviour at merging sections.
Published on Sept 22, 2018 03:05 am IST

Road design fundamentally wrong

Amit Bhatt, director of integrated transport, WRI India.
Updated on Aug 29, 2018 12:02 pm IST

India should focus more on its railway network

Last year, 17,000 km of road projects were awarded in India. But in many countries, the policy is to get as much traffic as possible off the roads and onto railways.
Updated on Jul 28, 2018 05:31 pm IST

Magic of modern technology to render Chardham road safe

Chardham, comprising the four Himalyan shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamnotri, attracts lakhs of pilgrims from across the country annually.
Published on Jun 08, 2018 09:53 pm IST