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state highway news

Meet the Maha activist who walked 490 km on Mumbai–Goa highway, flagged hazards

During his journey, Patil identified 59 critical points that pose risk for the motorists and submitted a detailed report to Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari.
Updated on Dec 15, 2025 11:52 am IST

Lion casually strolls on Gujarat highway as vehicles stop for the king to pass

A lion halted traffic on Bhavnagar-Somnath Highway in Gujarat.
Published on Feb 18, 2025 02:48 pm IST

Monsoon in Himachal: Flash flood in Una’s Haroli amid yellow alert

A video grab of a vehicle being swept away in a tributary of the Swan river after a flash flood in Haroli sub division of Una district on Wednesday.
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 02:58 pm IST

Take up plea of Azam Khan’s son on April 10: SC to Allahabad HC

Abdullah Azam Khan (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:36 am IST

PM to lay foundation of Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor tomorrow. Details here

Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor will reduce the travel time from Delhi to Dehradun from 6 hours to around 2.5 hours. It will have 7 major interchanges for connectivity to Haridwar, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Yamunanagar, Baghpat, Meerut, and Baraut. 
Published on Dec 03, 2021 10:06 pm IST

Remove hoardings in 7 days or face action, NH 21 building owners warned

A hoarding put up close to National Highway 21 in the Kharar area.
Updated on Sept 06, 2020 09:41 pm IST

Patiala MC to draft bylaws to tackle stray cattle menace

Stray cattle can be seen roaming freely on national and state highways across district and highly populated interiors parts of Patiala (urban) and other link roads.
Updated on Sept 12, 2019 11:06 pm IST

CPI(M) worker shot dead in Bengal; party supporters block highway

Political violence is common in Bengal with opposition leaders alleging that at least two dozen political workers have been killed in different districts of the state since the results of the Lok Sabha elections were announced on May 23.
Updated on Sept 08, 2019 03:10 pm IST

Stray cattle menace: Mayor, MC commissioner summoned

As many as five deaths caused by stray cattle have been reported in Patiala district in July and August this year.
Updated on Aug 30, 2019 11:28 pm IST

TMC local leader shot dead in Bengal district

A Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead on Friday afternoon when he was travelling in a car on a state highway.
Published on Jul 13, 2019 01:11 am IST

8 killed, many injured after truck rams into Bihar wedding party

At least eight people were killed and more than six suffered grievous injuries after a speeding truck rammed into a wedding marquee in Bihar’s Lakhisarai.
Published on Jul 11, 2019 11:42 am IST

With all 3,000 liquor licences restored, Goa is set for a high this season

31 months after Supreme Court banned the sale of liquor within 500 metres of national and state highways, every single cancelled liquor licence has been restored by the Goa government.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 09:30 pm IST

8 killed, 10 injured in UP road accident

At least eight people were killed and 10 wounded in a collision between a minivan and a truck on the Agra-Moradabad state highway near Sambhal in west Uttar Pradesh at around 1.30am on Wednesday, the police said.
Published on Jun 20, 2019 05:11 am IST

Despite SC ban, sand mining rampant, activists blame government

Ganga Vihar residents protest at the site where Kishore Singh was allegedly mowed down by a truck involved in illegal mining and transport of river sand.
Published on Jun 14, 2019 01:38 pm IST

Maharashtra traffic police to spend 50 crore on high-tech equipment for road safety

In 2017, Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Nagpur were among the top 50 cities that saw road accidents, according to a report prepared by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Updated on Jan 07, 2019 11:31 am IST

Uran fishermen move HC to save mangroves from construction

Wetlands in Nerul are under threat from urbanisation
Updated on Nov 22, 2018 12:44 am IST

UP: PWD to get road safety audits conducted at design stage

The move, which comes following a Supreme Court order passed about a year ago, aims to check increasing road accidents and deaths on state highways and other roads by removing engineering defects of roads at the design stage itself.
Updated on Nov 19, 2018 12:55 pm IST

Over 5,000 killed in road mishaps in Haryana in 2017, says report

Contrary to the impression that more accidents occur in bad weather, the report says that over half of the casualties occurred in accidents that happened on clear and sunny days.
Updated on Oct 17, 2018 09:43 am IST

Haryana records 14 deaths every day in road mishaps

The data shows that a maximum of 1,256 casualties occurred in 2,817 hit-and-run accidents, highlighting public apathy towards the victims.
Published on Oct 15, 2018 09:50 am IST

Six killed as SUV rams truck in Bengal’s Cooch Behar

The mangled remains of the SUV that was involved in an accident in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal.
Published on Sept 04, 2018 05:44 pm IST

UP: Roads after Kanshi Ram, Lohia in every district, says Maurya

Maurya, who holds the charge of PWD, said instructions have been issued to engineer in-chief of the PWD, who had directed all executive engineers to identify roads, big bridges, and flyovers in their respective districts and prepare a list.
Updated on Aug 21, 2018 03:13 pm IST

Limit vehicle speed to curb wildlife deaths: HC to Uttarakhand govt

Since formation of Uttarakhand in 2000, 11 elephants were killed after being hit by trains.
Published on Aug 12, 2018 09:55 pm IST

Dairy farmers’ stir intensifies, milk supply to Mumbai may be hit by Friday

A police vehicle accompanies milk tankers on their way to Mumbai, at Karad on Pune-Bangalore National Highway on Wednesday.
Updated on Jul 19, 2018 01:44 pm IST

12 Maharashtra farmers’ outfits to start agitation from today, will block farm supplies to cities

Many farmers organisations in Maharashtra are striking across the state.
Updated on Jun 07, 2018 12:22 am IST

Maharashtra state highways to get 400 toilets

State highways will get toilets every 100 kilometres.
Updated on May 29, 2018 12:13 am IST