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India’s highways are all set to get a tech boost. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) reportedly plans to install AI-based dashcam systems on approximately 40,000 kilometres of Indian roads. The initiative appears to be an attempt to make the management of Indian highways more data-driven and forward-thinking. Rather than waiting for complaints or…
A powerful winter storm has unleashed blizzard conditions across the US Northeast, prompting widespread travel bans and flight cancellations. New York City and New Jersey declared travel emergencies as up to two feet of snow and strong winds reduced visibility. Forecasters were surprised by the storm’s rapid intensification, potentially qualifying it as a bomb cyclone….
Mexico’s most wanted drug lord, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho”, was killed in a military operation that unleashed coordinated violence across several states, paralysed transport networks and prompted security advisories from the United States and Canada. The Mexican army said the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was wounded…
NEW DELHI: The emergency landing facility on the Moran Bypass in Assam’s Dibrugarh marks a significant piece of strategic infrastructure for India. The move has been described by defence officials as a “moment of profound significance” for India’s national security and regional resilience.Landing on the Moran Bypass in an IAF C-130J Super Hercules, Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: Concerned over numerous complaints about poor quality highways in recent months, particularly during and after monsoon, PM Narendra Modi has set a May deadline for the road transport ministry to prioritise quality improvement and develop robust SOPs to ensure accountability and consistency. TOI has learnt that while recently reviewing progress in the highway…
SRINAGAR: White rooftops, silent runways, locked highways. Fresh snowfall swept Kashmir valley Tuesday, shutting the Srinagar–Jammu national highway, cancelling all flights and stranding hundreds of tourists — but residents and visitors celebrated Srinagar’s first white morning of the season. Kashmir’s winter returned with force, reminding why snow in the region stops life and steals hearts.A…
India’s national highway network has grown sharply over the last decade, becoming the second-largest in the world. The total length now stands at 146,560 km, compared with 91,287 km in 2014, an expansion of over 61%. The increase has largely come from the push to build high-speed corridors and four-lane highways under the Bharatmala Pariyojana….
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), in a first-of-its-kind exercise, has sent around 60 officers from its headquarters across the country for inspections of operation and maintenance of around highway stretches and to evaluate the “general look, feel and comfort” from the perspective of users.The officials have been directed to mandatorily feed…
Reliance Jio users travelling on India’s highways will soon start receiving real-time safety alerts on their phones, thanks to a new partnership between the telecom operator and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Both sides have signed an MoU to roll out a telecom-based warning system aimed at improving road safety for millions of…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took congnisance of the alarming rise in dog bite incidents in institutional areas and ordered authorities to move stray dogs from educational centres, hospitals, and bus stations to shelter homes.A bench of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria directed that stray dogs picked up from…
