At 14.5k, fog-related accident toll up 9% in 2022: Govt data

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 26, 2023
Road deaths due to foggy and misty conditions increased by 9% in 2021, reaching 14,583 fatalities. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of fatalities (3,920), followed by Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Among cities, Chennai had the most deaths (135), followed by Delhi. Road safety experts highlight the importance of...

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Uttar Pradesh

State in Northern India
BJP seeks the people’s mandate to cancel “unconstitutional” reservations extended to Muslims by Congress and give back to backward classes what is..
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BSP chief Mayawati declared late Tuesday that she was divesting her London-educated MBA nephew Akash Anand of the twin responsibilities of being her designated..
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Madhya Pradesh

State in central India
Moving westward, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are also slated to experience rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds until May 12.
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Scattered light to moderate rainfall is also predicted in east Uttar Pradesh, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha.
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Chennai

Capital of Tamil Nadu, India
Two full-grown Rottweiler dogs - untethered and aggressive - mauled a five-year-old girl in a park in Chennai's Thousand Lights on Sunday. Her mother, who tried..
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After surviving a complicated neurosurgery, a man passed away due to cardiac arrest induced by an extra dose of anaesthesia administered at a private scanning..
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Tamil Nadu

State in southern India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday predicted Naveen Patnaik's uninterrupted run since 2000 will end on June 10, when a BJP CM will take oath, evoking sharp..
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IMD forecasts wet spell, thunderstorms, gusty winds in east, south peninsula till May 9. Cyclonic circulation in northeast Assam, Bihar. Southwesterly winds from..
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Delhi

City and Union territory of India
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court had hinted at granting interim bail to Kejriwal to enable him to campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Credit: DNA - Published 15 hours ago

Further, in a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi and his Congress colleague and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday..
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Delhi government orders paid holiday for employees to vote in Lok Sabha polls. Section 135B prevents wage deductions. May 25 marks voting on 7 constituencies..
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