New Delhi Mar 19 PTI The Delhi Police penalised more than 2450 people for traffic violations in the city on Holi and Shab-e-Barat including over 190 for drunken driving officials said on SaturdayA total of 2456 challans were issued for various traffic violations and a majority of these were issued to motorists without helmets an official saidA fatal accident took place on Friday evening in which a 13-year-old boy died and four people were injured after a speeding car hit an auto-rickshaw on the Barapullah flyoverAccording to data shared by the police out of the total 1921 people were fined for riding without helmets 314 for triple-riding 196 for drunken driving and 25 for dangerous drivingThe Delhi Traffic Police had made elaborate arrangements to check incidents of drunken driving and over-speeding among others and ensure safety of motorists on the roads on Friday the officials saidThe Delhi Traffic Police has made elaborate arrangements Traffic police personnel will be deployed at major roads and intersections Traffic teams will be deployed in different areas We request you all to follow traffic rules Do not indulge in drunken driving and triple-riding on two-wheelers and riding without helmets Joint Commissioner of Police Traffic Vivek Kishore had earlier saidLast year the Delhi Police had fined 3282 people for traffic violations on Holi PTI NIT IJT
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 23 (ANI): Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Zone held a meeting with Jammu based officers of Police, CID, Security, CAPF and intelligence agencies to discuss and review the security arrangements required to be made for the celebration of Republic Day-2022 at Conference Hall, Zonal Police Headquarters, Jammu on Saturday.
New Delhi Jan 18 PTI The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the stand of the Delhi government and other authorities on a petition seeking the removal of stray cows and bulls from roads and highways to prevent accidentsJustice V Kameswar Rao issued notice to the Delhi government Deputy Commissioner Traffic and Deputy Commissioner of South Delhi Municipal Corporation on the petition by Satish Sharma a lawyer who claimed to have suffered injuries after stray cows and bulls started quarrelling on the roadIn the petition the lawyer said that there are several stray cows and bulls wandering freely on the roads after being abandoned by their owners and despite several complaints to the concerned authorities the animals are yet to be removedOn December 15 2021 the petitioner was going to his home over his bike suddenly a flock of stray cow and bulls started quarrelling over the road By the quarrel of flock of stray cow and bulls the petitioner had sustained the injuries over his palm wrist knee and ankle Immediately the petitioner fall down over the road and anyhow the passer bye had saved him the petition saidIn these kinds of incidents and circumstances there can be grave possibilities of the road accident With the grace of God the life of the petitioner has been saved in two incidents Although the authorities and officials failed to perform their lawful duties and obligations it addedThe petition contended that it is the duty of the authorities to prevent the gathering of cows and bulls on the roads and their inaction is illegal wrong and uncalled for PTI ADS RKS RKS
Agartala (Tripura) [India], January 17 (ANI): After meeting Tripura Minister Sushanta Chowdhury, the Twipra Students' Federation (TSF) called off its 12-hour bandh that was scheduled to be observed on Monday over alleged assault on two students by traffic policemen.
Jammu Dec 22 PTI Describing deaths due to road accidents a cause of worry Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed officials to identify factors contributing to road accidents and rectify black spots within three months He asked the health department to explore the possibility of developing more trauma centres near accident-prone highways to help accident victims during the crucial golden hour Deaths due to road accidents are indeed a cause of worry The government is making continuous efforts to make the public aware of road safety and is committed to enforce the rules and necessary interventions and facilities the Lt Governor said chairing a high-level meeting on road safety here He directed the officials to identify factors contributing to road accidents and take proactive measures ensuring enforcement of safety laws in true spirit and making improvements in the response system and spreading awareness on road safety Sinha passed explicit directions to the officials to rectify black spots within three months Traffic management has become more and more technology-driven We need to make necessary technological interventions for highly effective road safety measures he said He said training of traffic police strengthening manpower generating awareness amongst the people especially in educational institutions crackdown on drunken driving and speed and roping in volunteers for road safety programs would be important steps to address the challenges The Health and Medical Education Department has so far established eight trauma centres in various districts particularly along the highways The Lt Governor advised replicating the effective traffic management models and collaborative efforts with different stakeholders to get the desired results on the ground He asked the departments concerned to explore the modalities and prepare a proposal for establishing integrated centres of inspection certification and licensing in highly accident-prone areas of the Union Territory He also gave directions for conducting regular meetings of the district road safety committees for comprehensive and multi-sectoral road safety strategies PTI TAS AB HDA
New Delhi Sep 27 PTI Parts of the national capital witnessed traffic snarls on Monday morning as police closed some key roads to prevent any untoward incident during the Bharat Bandh called by farm unions against the Centres three farm lawsThe Delhi Police has increased security checks at its border points which led to the slowing down of traffic and it informed commuters about road closures and traffic snarls on TwitterAccording to police roads around the historic Red Fort as well as the dual carriageway at Ghazipur border were closed for trafficTraffic movement is closed on Red Fort on both the carriageways Chhatta Rail and Subhash Marg are closed from both sides Traffic movement is closed on Dhansa Border Both Carriageways sic it tweetedDue to blocking of National Highway 24 and 9 by protesters commuters coming from Sarai Kale Khan can take alternate route for Ghaziabad ie Vikas Marg for Ghaziabad and for Noida via DND the traffic police said on TwitterThe Ghazipur border is closed for traffic from both sides due to farmers protests Commuters wishing to commute to and fro between UP and Delhi may use DND flyway Vikas Marg Signature bridge and Wazirabad road Traffic on NH 24 and 9 is being diverted towards Maharajpur Apsara and Bhopura borders it tweetedAccording to police the traffic is heavy at the Kalindi Kunj flyover and Kalindi Kunj metro station while it is moving slowly on DND flyway The traffic is also heavy at Rajokri toll plaza as the local police have set up a checkpoint for vehiclesThe Delhi Police has beefed up security in border areas of the national capitalSamyukta Kisan Morcha the umbrella body of over 40 farm unions spearheading the farmers agitation had earlier appealed to the people to join the bandhA senior police officer said adequate security arrangements have been made to maintain the law an order situation and prevent any untoward incident in the national capital during the bandhPatrolling has been intensified extra personnel have been deployed at the pickets especially across the border areas and every vehicle entering the national capital is being thoroughly checked according to the policeNo protester is being allowed to enter Delhi from the three protest sites at the citys borders the official said PTI NIT RHL
Tension prevailed in Adilabad town for some time with the rasta roko but the event went off peacefullyTraffic came to halt and vehicles were standard for long distances on both the sides of the town due to the rasta rokoFirst the Adivasis proceeded towards the collectorate and waited for collector Sikta Patnaik in order to submit their memorandum but she did not turn upAfter waiting for some time Adivasis again proceeded to Komaram Bheem Chowk where they staged the rasta roko for more than three hoursDespite rains they continued their rasta roko