June 6th, 2007 11:48am
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India’s silicon valley is turning to technology to soothe its traffic woes. The Bangalore traffic police has tied up with mobile service providers to provide people traffic information through a simple SMS. Now Airtel users can send an SMS to 54321 and get updates on traffic jams, bus locations and even travel routes and time.
“We are aware of the traffic jams in the city. Therefore, we are working together with the government and the authorities to bring out a service that can enable you to find out more about the traffic jams and the road conditions so that you can plan your travel accordingly,” President-Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Sanjay Kapoor said.
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May 21st, 2007 08:38am
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Navi Mumbai: On a lazy Sunday afternoon, Mulund-based car dealer Haresh Bhai Gagwani (42) decided to check out some new cars on sale in Belapur CBD (central business district). The trip to Navi Mumbai helped him nab a fleeing motorist involved in a hit-and-run accident along Palm Beach Road.
“At around 3.45 pm, my uncle and I had reached the Seawoods end of Palm Beach Road, where I was stunned to see a driver in a silver Tata Indigo (MH 06 W 7686) hit a woman and her child while they were crossing the road. The driver did stop a little distance ahead to look back at the damage done, and then fled at a speed of nearly 100 km per hour,’’ recalled Gagwani.
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May 16th, 2007 10:43am
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New Delhi: Your wallet will get much lighter if you are a reckless driver. The government hopes to put the brakes on indisciplined driving across the country by imposing stiff penalties. And for the purpose, it brought a Bill in Parliament on Tuesday that proposes to raise fines and penalties while providing a high compensation package for victims of road accidents.
Delhi drivers need to be particularly careful as they will have to pay more than others. The city will have the highest penalties for traffic violations as Delhi High Court has mandated an across-the-board Rs 500 fine in addition to the hiked fines provided for under the Motor Vehicles Act.
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May 14th, 2007 10:47am
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Gurgaon: About 3,000 Protesters From 130 Gurgaon Villages Block NH-8 For 2 Hours. Much to the chagrin of Haryana government’s claim that the state is a favourite destination for SEZ developers and industries, about 3,000 farmers from 130 villages from Gurgaon and adjoining areas blocked the traffic for two hours on Sunday on NH-8 near Manesar against land acquisition by the government.
The protesters called off the traffic blockade after the Gurgaon deputy commissioner (DC) Rakesh Gupta promised that the government would respond to their demands by Wednesday.
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May 14th, 2007 09:23am
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Secunderabad has got the tag of a being the ‘other’ city. While the state government and civic authorities have gone about sprucing up posh areas and IT parks, it forgot about Secunderabad, once a flourishing British cantonment.
Secunderabad has been primarily a residential part of the twin cities, with unique laid-back bungalows helped along by an
expansive green cover. But the rapid urbanisation has played havoc here with bungalows giving way to multistoried apartments and shopping complexes sprouting just about anywhere. This man-made disaster is due to the combined neglect of the municipal authorities, Cantonment Board and traffic police.
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