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12-year-old Priyanshi was in Class 6. (Special Arrangements)

‘Bystanders shot videos, didn’t help’: Family of Delhi student crushed to death by bus

July 15, 2026 7:26 pm

Priyanshi was heading to school in an e-rickshaw on Tuesday morning when the bus hit the vehicle, throwing her on the road. It then ran over her.

Parliament, not fate, must shape road safety

July 14, 2026 1:31 am

If road accident deaths are preventable, tolerating a governance structure that allows them to continue is a constitutional failure

India's biggest parking problem is that it's free

July 13, 2026 8:04 pm

As the Supreme Court upholds the right to walk, cities must stop treating footpaths and roadsides as private garages

Uber expands safety features in India with ambulance support, Record My Ride feature

July 01, 2026 8:36 am

These new safety-related features were announced at the company’s annual Uber Surakshit safety conference held in New Delhi.

India, road network, highways, corridors

How India’s roads evolved into the world’s second-largest network

June 24, 2026 7:59 pm

India’s road network evolved from ensuring basic connectivity to enabling macroeconomic integration, and, more recently, building integrated logistics networks. What are the challenges in making this transformation economically efficient, environmentally sustainable, and socially inclusive? See infographics for key insights.

District road safety meeting held under chairmanship of MP Tewari

April 28, 2026 8:05 am

The MP also directed that this message be propagated through print, electronic and social media platforms, along with community outreach programmes.

It is seen that National Highways constitute approximately 2 per cent of India’s total road length but account for nearly 30 per cent of all road fatalities, said the Supreme Court.

Highways must not become ‘corridors of peril’: Supreme Court flags safety gaps, issues nationwide directions

April 27, 2026 12:30 pm

The Supreme Court was hearing a suo motu writ petition arising out of two fatal accidents in November 2025 in Rajasthan and Telangana, which together claimed 34 lives.

UP Traffic Directorate organises 2-day workshop to boost road safety

February 08, 2026 9:33 am

UP DGP Rajeev Krishna says continuous public awareness and effective enforcement are the most important factors in reducing road accidents

The Jharkhand High Court said it did not want to repeat that it would be constrained to initiate action under the ‘Contempt of Court Act’, if there is no serious attempt at compliance.

'State must provide safe roads': Jharkhand High Court warns officials of contempt over encroachment, traffic in Hazaribagh

January 15, 2026 12:18 pm

Hazaribagh traffic issue: Chief Justice M S Sonak and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad were hearing a PIL filed by one Achyut Swaroop Mishra highlighting the chaotic state of the streets in Hazaribagh district alleging non compliance of court’s orders.