Highways or graveyards: Over 600 accidents in 9 months. 832 deaths. 1015 injured
Nagpur: It would not be an excess if one calls the highways graveyards if the number of accidents is the barometer. The figures are astonishing: Over 600 accidents. 832 deaths. 1015 injured. Period 9 months. Violation of traffic rules and...
HC permits liquor outlets on national and state highways within city limits
Representational Pic Nagpur: In a major ruling, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday permitted liquor sell and consumption situated on national and state highways within limits of Municipal Corporation of Nagpur. A specially constituted division bench consisting...
NMC plays ‘safe game’ to liquor lobby ‘designs’ on highways!
File Pic Nagpur: At a time when a ‘hurt’ State Government is finding ways to “dodge” Supreme Court order banning the sale of liquor within 500 metres of national and state highways, the cash-strapped Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), it seems,...
SC Order On Liquor Vends Near Highways Not Applicable To Bars: AG’s Opinion
Kerala: Kindling hope in the mind of those owning bars near highways in Kerala, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has told the Kerala government that the Supreme Court order banning liquor vends within 500 metres of state and national highways does...
Gadkari opines on ‘India’s killer highways’ that take toll of 1.5 lakh lives every year
Nagpur: “Road safety is the highest priority for our government because every year five lakhs accidents and 1.5 lakh deaths happen. I am more serious and commited to preventing road accidents and bringing them down by half at least than...