New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) headed by Justice Arun Mishra, has issued an Advisory to the Centre, States and Union Territories Administrations to protect the human rights of commercial truck drivers.

New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday inaugurated the Automated Driving Test Tracks set up for evening or night tests at Shakurbasti, Mayur Vihar and Vishwas Nagar.

Mumbai Apr 20 PTI Two men have been arrested by Mumbai Police for trying to drive their car into the security convoy of visiting Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in Mumbai in an inebriated condition police said on Wednesday The incident occurred at 150 AM on Monday when Jugnauths carcade was moving from the Western Expressway Highway towards the Bandra Worli sea link A traffic police constable posted on the north-bound stretch of the road had stopped the traffic for the convoy to pass but two men sitting in a car began to honk police said The duo is identified as Akash Anil Shukla 24 and Santosh Ginde 22 Shukla who was at the wheel began moving forward and tried to intimidate police officials at the spot by honking continuously and trying to enter the route of the foreign dignitary police said When police officials tried to prevent the duo from moving forward in the car Ginde abused them and started recording a video on his mobile phone while Shukla stepped on the accelerator and tried to run over the police officials and enter the convoy the police complaint stated The car was intercepted when it tried to move towards the sea link and the duo was detained They were taken to the Bhabha Hospital where a medical test confirmed that they were drunk They were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code IPC including 186 obstructing public servant in discharge of duty 279 rash driving and 336 endangering lives besides other sections of the Motor Vehicle Act They were later released on bail the official added PTI ZA NSK NSK

New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The Delhi government is all set to start an intensive enforcement drive for bus drivers and goods carriage vehicles to ensure that they adhere to the lane discipline rules.

Nagpur Feb 28 PTI Two persons were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a truck in Rahadi area of Nagpur police said on Monday The incident took place on Sunday afternoon and the deceased have been identified as Dhanpal Shende and Vinod Khobragade a Mauda police station official said A case has been registered under IPC and Motor Vehicle Act provisions he added PTI COR BNM BNM BNM

Mumbai Dec 28 PTI A 30-year-old woman was killed when the car she was travelling in rammed into a private cab in suburban Ghatkopar here police said on Tuesday The accident took place on Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road on Monday morning an official said Based on a complaint lodged by the cab driver the police have arrested the victim Manju Pauls husband Santosh Paul he said The couple who hail from Khalapur had come to Mumbai for a joyride the official said While driving on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road the victims husband lost control of the car and rammed into the cab he said The accused has been arrested under section 304-A causing death by negligence of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act further investigation is underway the official added PTI ZA ARU ARU

Mumbai, December 11: In a tragic incident, a man lost his life while another suffered injuries after their van crashed into the railing of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and tumbled on the road on Saturday. According to reports, the road accident allegedly took place as the driver of the van, who has succumbed to his injuries, […]

Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 23 (ANI): Kochi City Police Commissioner CH Nagaraju on Tuesday said that the department will collect the details of all attendees of the DJ party held at a hotel in the city hours before the accident which killed three people including former Miss Kerala Ansi Kabeer and former Miss Kerala Runner-up Anjana Shajan.

New Delhi Nov 20PTI Amid deteriorated air quality in the city the Delhi Transport department has intensified the enforcement drive to penalise the vehicle owners without a valid PUC certificate issuing nearly 3500 challans worth over Rs 35 crore from November 1-17 In October the enforcement wing teams of the department checked 825681 vehicles and issued 9522 challans worth more than Rs 95 crore Also over 8 lakh Pollution Under Control PUC certificates were issued in the month official data showed In accordance with the Motor Vehicle Act 1993 vehicle owners who fail to get a valid PUCC are liable to be challaned under Section 1902 leading to imprisonment of up to six months or fine up to Rs 10000 or both The driver could also lose their driving licence for three months According to official figures of the Transport department there were nearly 1771 lakh vehicles running without valid PUC in the city by mid October There are total 134 crore registered vehicles in Delhi Most of the vehicles without PUC certificate included two-wheelers13 lakh approx while 420 lakh four-wheelers were without the valid certificate according to the Transport department database The enforcement teams issued 3446 challans for non-compliance of valid PUC of vehicles till November 17 More than 334 lakh PUC certificates were also issued during this period in November figures showed We have deployed more than 50 teams at vantage points like fuel stations and identified crossings Both enforcement and awareness work is being done by the teams to enhance PUC compliance said a senior Transport officer The drive was started last month with Delhis air quality getting affected with various local and external factors like burning of paddy straw in neighbouring states There are nearly 1000 authorised PUC centres in the city that issued 544 lakh certificates in September The number has increased significantly with the Transport department starting its drive against pollution causing vehicles Around 10000 PUCC were issued daily in August and the number started rising with the talk of poor air quality starting in September officials said According to the department database the daily average of PUCC issuance rose to around 20000 from mid September The drive started by the Transport department further increased the number to around 38000 per day from second week of October It is currently over 30000 per day The department is also taking action against old petrol and diesel vehicles that have completed their stipulated working age Around 50 such vehicles -- petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel ones older than 10 years -- have been impounded so far in November PTI VIT CK

Kochi (Kerala) [India], November 18 (ANI): Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Thursday granted bail to six people includes a hotel owner and five employees of that hotel in a case of destroying evidence in two models accident case.