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Pedestrian deaths on National Highways rise 43% in five years; Tamil Nadu tops 2024 deaths
July 31, 2026 5:44 pm
Parliament reply says over 11,000 pedestrians died on National Highways in 2024; nearly one in 16 road accident victims was a pedestrian on an NH.
Rs 27 lakh compensation to 9-year-old road accident as court rules permanent disability results in ‘loss of dignity’
May 25, 2026 7:49 pm
It is trite that permanent disability suffered by individual not only impairs his cognitive and physical abilities, but there are multiple non-quantifiable implications for victim, the Punjab and Haryana High Court noted.
Bengaluru inspector issued fitness certificates illegally for over 10,000 vehicles outside Karnataka, booked
March 02, 2026 6:24 pm
Nissar Ahmed was suspended in January after fitness certificates were found to have been issued to 41 Gujarat-registered vehicles without mandatory physical inspections.
Construction sites are ‘public places’ under Motor Vehicles Act, Karnataka HC rules
January 29, 2025 1:55 pm
The Karnataka High Court made the ruling while upholding the compensation awarded to the heirs of a construction worker who died in an accident in 2011.
No discrepancies in school bus ferrying 15 children that caught fire: Pune RTO
December 06, 2024 10:39 pm
The RTO team inspected the school bus of Phoenix World School and checked for expired permits, inaccurate registration details and failure to meet fitness or insurance standards but found no discrepancies in the bus's documentation.
Wearing helmet made mandatory for govt employees in Pune division
October 23, 2024 10:44 pm
The Road Safety Committee set up by the Supreme Court under Justice Abhay Sapre recently concluded a meeting at Vidhan Bhavan regarding the measures to be taken to reduce road accidents in Pune
Underage driving: Parents of minors in Punjab to face up to 3 years in prison; Rs 25,000 fine
July 24, 2024 11:55 am
Punjab Police to sensitise children that in case juveniles are found to be driving two-wheelers and four wheelers, their parents would be subject to legal action under Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act 2019 from August 1.
No registration for Porsche involved in Pune crash until March 2025, orders Pune RTO
May 30, 2024 6:03 pm
Since no response was received by the RTO, the cancellation order has been issued for one year.
Pune police book parents of minor boys who used their motorcycles to create ruckus
March 21, 2024 7:38 pm
A group of youngsters armed with sharp weapons came on three motorcycles and damaged a few vehicles in Pune’s Dandekar bridge area on Monday.
Centre tells states to allow motorcycles to ply as bike taxis; Rapido calls it 'pivotal moment'
February 16, 2024 2:25 pm
The Karnataka High Court had granted interim protection to Rapido in 2021 against any coercive action by the state government after the transport department cracked down on the operations of the bike taxi app.
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