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Stewards, not bystanders: Civil society creates new opportunity to co-design cities
By Rohini Nilekani
UPDATED ON DEC 02, 2020 12:26 PM IST
Citizens now have more opportunities to take active part in building urban resilience
Delhi Cabinet ministers to urge drivers to turn off ignition from Oct 28
By Soumya Pillai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 02:16 AM IST
Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai’s office said from October 28, cabinet ministers including Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia will also join this campaign and will visit different traffic signals, urging drivers to participate in the ‘red light on, gaadi off campaign’.
‘Awareness campaign, no penalty’: All you need to know about Delhi government’s ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 19, 2020 06:52 PM IST
Gopal Rai said that the Delhi police has identified 100 key traffic signals and the Delhi government will deploy a total of 2,500 environment marshals to carry out this campaign.
Pune Police’s ‘I can make it!’ post conveys an important message about road safety. Seen it yet?
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 15, 2020 12:29 PM IST
“Haste makes waste,” says a line of the caption shared alongside the post.
Ad hoardings removed from 3 Mohali foot overbridges
By Hillary Victor | Hindustan Times, Mohali, Mohali
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2020 09:35 PM IST
The Punjab government’s new advertisement policy bans any such displays on any structure within a 100 metre radius of a traffic signa.
Five authors spin a short story
By Team HT Brunch | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 23, 2020 07:04 AM IST
We challenged young authors to tell a tale in less than 100 words. The catch? There’s an emotion attached
Three agencies apply for Parthala flyover project, work may begin next month
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Noida, Noida
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 07:25 AM IST
The authority had, on July 4, floated a tender to finalise a private agency to construct the flyover and provide signal-free smooth commute on this stretch.
Essay: No lipstick, only masks
By Shoma A. Chatterji | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2020 05:11 PM IST
Lipstick is not just a cosmetic; it is an object with emotional, cultural and political resonance. So what do we do in an era when lipstick has been rendered redundant?
482 challans issued in all, 107 for drunken driving in Ludhiana
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON MAR 11, 2020 10:54 PM IST
98 challans were issued for triple riding, 14 for the use of mobile phones and other for wrong parking, riding without helmet and violating traffic signals
Tackling sound pollution
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2020 05:44 PM IST
The Mumbai Police has found an innovative way
20 years of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai: Hrithik Roshan getting 30000 wedding proposals to Kareena Kapoor in a scene, here are 6 lesser known facts
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 25, 2020 12:38 AM IST
Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai: Hrithik Roshan made a remarkable debut with the film which went on to make its way to the Limca Book of Records. Here’s how.
Day after MV Act is implemented in Punjab, 115 challaned in Mohali
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Mohali, Mohali
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2019 01:04 AM IST
Most of the challans were issued for zebra crossing, wrong parking and red light jumping
Amended MV Act:Brace for harsher traffic violation penalties in state
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2019 11:10 PM IST
Khanna bizman killed in bus-car crash in Chandigarh
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 30, 2019 11:56 PM IST
The driver of Himachal Roadways bus was arrested and later released on bail
Work on Old Delhi Gurgaon Rd given to GMDA, delayed by 6 more months
By Kartik Kumar | Gurugram
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2019 07:07 AM IST
The development means that GMDA is going to prepare a fresh detailed project report (DPR) for the stretch, and revise cost estimates before proceeding towards the tendering process.
Traffic offences caused by faulty road designs, signals in Delhi
By HT Correspondent | New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2019 10:51 PM IST
Two separate studies conducted by IRTE in 2007 and 2017 have found nearly 23% of traffic violations in Delhi are committed on account of faulty roads, over 80% of road signage and traffic signals do not conform to UN Convention of Road Signs and Signals, 1968
Senior citizen dies in Gurugram after truck hits her
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 02:27 AM IST
The police said the woman was rushed to a private hospital in Sector 51, where she was declared dead on arrival.
Gurugram: Violators line up to pay fines as DGP tells cops to not harass motorists
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Gurugram, Gurugram
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2019 05:15 AM IST
Three days after the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act, which steeply raised penalties for traffic violations, came into force, confusion prevailed on Wednesday as motorists queued up to pay the hefty fines at the challan branch of the office of commissioner of police.
Ill-lit, potholed, high-speed road in Gurugram evokes concern
By Kartik Kumar | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON SEP 03, 2019 08:21 AM IST
GMDA chief executive officer V Umashankar said an immediate solution is not likely as they are redesigning the stretch between Ghata and Vatika Chowk to make it signal-free.
This woman’s act of kindness is winning Twitter. See picture
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2019 12:21 PM IST
The image was shared on Twitter on August 30 by IAS officer Dev Choudhary.
Rampura chowk to have a traffic signal soon but wait for lights on highway to continue
By Abhishek Behl | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2019 12:14 AM IST
Rampura Chowk, which is part of the Delhi-Jaipur expressway, has become extremely busy after thousands of residents shifted to developing sectors 81 to 95 beyond Kherki Daula.
Signals making a return in Gurugram despite infra projects
By Kartik Kumar | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON AUG 26, 2019 01:15 AM IST
Road design changes introduced to alter traffic flow did not yielded desired results. Changes saw more snarls as congestion moved from one spot to another, hence the revert to original road design.
Rs 891-crore smart plan to unclog Mumbai’s roads gets state nod
By Surendra P Gangan | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2019 05:23 AM IST
The state-of-the-art system will decide signal timings based on density of traffic, identify vehicles violating traffic rules and also create green corridors during emergencies.
HT Brunch Cover Story: How millennials write…three 20-somethings write exclusive monsoon-themed stories
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2019 12:21 AM IST
Turns out, their way of romanticising the rains is quite different from that of generations gone by
Traffic slows down at altered Bakhtawar Chowk in Gurugram
By Kartik Kumar | Hindustan Times, Gurugram, Gurugram
PUBLISHED ON AUG 14, 2019 05:02 AM IST
Motorists travelling on CH Bakhtawar Singh Road from Rajiv Chowk to Bakhtawar Chowk no longer had enough space to make a U-turn at the junction, and had to wait until the traffic signal turned green to do so.
Transgender persons snatch chain from software engineer
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2019 10:41 AM IST
The e-rickshaw, after crossing the traffic signal in Sector 40, was going towards the traffic signal near Kanhai village when the three transgender persons boarded it,they snatched my gold chain.
Gurugram traffic lights likely to return at key junctions on e-way
By Kartik Kumar | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2019 08:18 PM IST
Traffic signals were removed from the three junctions after an underpass was constructed at each of these points in 2017-18 by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
1.7km stretch in Delhi’s CR Park to become a ‘model street’
By Ashish Mishra | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2019 06:34 AM IST
The residents under the aegis of CR Park Green Community Initiative, a group of residents and urban planners, have tied up with government agencies such as Public Works Department (PWD) and the Delhi traffic police to develop Bipin Chandra Pal Road into a “model street”.
Auto-rickshaw fares hiked but not many know about it
By Namita Singh | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 19, 2019 07:31 AM IST
As per the revised rates, the meter down charge will be Rs 25 for the first 1.5km, instead of existing 2km.
Auto fares in Delhi hiked 18%, rides to become costlier from today
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2019 10:23 AM IST
Under the revised rates, the meter down charge will be Rs 25 for the first 1.5 km, instead of existing 2 km. The per km charge has been increased from existing Rs 8 to Rs 9.5, which is a hike of around 18.75%.