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digital payment systems and trade settlements, as well as strengthening cooperation in cyber security and prevention of transnational crimes." Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Don Pramudwinai, chaired the Retreat, which saw the participation of Foreign Ministers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. During the Retreat, the Ministers reached a consensus to conduct such gatherings on a regular basis, preferably in the first quarter of each year.

Human waste leaking from a tractor trailer caused crashes on a Connecticut highway Monday night including one involving two state police cruisers

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has sent investigators to the site of a fatal Tesla crash in California

Road accidents claim around 1.5 million lives in India every year, contributing 11 per cent to the total number of such fatalities globally, according to a FICCI-EY report. Globally, at least one life is lost every 24 seconds due to road traffic injury, said the report released on Tuesday. As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), road crash is the 8th leading cause of death with more than 1.3 billion deaths and 50 million serious injuries. It is the leading cause of death amongst youth and kids aged 5 to 29 years, it said. «1st rank in road fatalities is held by India (11 per cent share in the world). Every year India loses 1.5 million lives in road crashes...Every year we lose a number of people the size of the population of Estonia,» the report titled 'Road Safety in India — Navigating through nuances' said. India is a signatory to Brasilia Declaration which aims to half the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2030. The report was released by Tukuni Sahu, Minister for Transport, Water Resources & Commerce, government of Odisha, in the national capital.

NH9. According to the police, the car was en route to Meerut but mistakenly entered NH-9 instead of the intended DME. Realising the error after covering a distance of nearly 2km, the driver began reversing the vehicle.

Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial overhaul. The latest «day of disruption» came as longtime allies of the prime minister pushed a contentious piece of legislation through a parliamentary committee ahead of a vote expected next week. Additional protests are planned throughout the day.

New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has constituted a committee of experts to carry out safety inspection of the Bengaluru-Mysuru Access Controlled Highway. The committee is currently visiting the site and will conclude their study by 20 July. It will submit the report within 10 days after the conclusion of the visit, the ministry of road transport & highway said.

Union Pacific will renew its push for one-person train crews later this summer when the railroad tests out the idea of having a conductor in a truck respond to problems on trains in Nebraska and Colorado

Investing.com — Just when OPEC thought it had it all, it appears it didn’t.

₹1.5 trillion investment in the current fiscal under the hybrid and EPC route, with the share likely to be 65% and 35% respectively. With investor interest in building greenfield highway projects continuing to remain low, the National Highway Authority of India is unlikely to award projects on build operate transfer (BoT) mode in FY24 and continue to rely on tested HAM and EPC models, two persons aware of the development said.

₹180.40 crore. According to ANI, the union home ministry announced that the Central government has also issued the first tranche of a Central share of ₹180.40 crore to Himachal Pradesh from SDRF on July 10, 2023, for urgent relief efforts.

security forces. Normal life was affected in several areas in Manipur following the shutdown called by the different organisations. The Manipur government has urged the people not to make any hate speech and express any matter targeting any individual and community which might create ethnic or law and order problems.

One year ago, when the run-up in oil prices came to a sudden halt, China and its overbearing controls on COVID were blamed. This week, Beijing is again the fall guy as crude loses momentum on its three-week-old rally. This time, it’s not the pandemic but China’s great economic hope itself that’s at fault.

Also read: NATO summit seeks agreement on Ukraine after Turkey supports Sweden's bid The RBC-Ukraine news agency reported that explosions were heard on the bridge. Russia's Grey Zone channel, a heavily followed Telegram channel affiliated with the Wagner mercenary group, reported that there were two strikes on the bridge at 03:04 a.m. (0004 GMT) and 03:20 a.m.

Committee on Tribal Unity Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi decided to impose a 72-hour total shutdown along the National Highway -2 from midnight of July 16. The CoTU decision to impose the total shutdown came during its emergency meeting held at Gamgipha.

In view of heavy rains across the country disrupting movement of vehicles on highways, ministry of road transport and highways has set up control room in the ministry office. The control room will monitor problems arising from heavy rains impacting the operation of national highways in the country round-the-clock.

Investing.com — Muted inflation data and yet a still-vibrant U.S. economy: Could oil bulls ask for more? Yes: A dynamic Chinese recovery as well.

Heavy rainfall over Himachal Pradesh is set to continue for the next couple of days, with the IMD sounding a red alert for several areas on Sunday. The update comes at a time when inclement weather has resulted in several landslide incidents, blocking roads and highways, high octane rescue efforts and more. The weather department also issued an orange alert for rain in three other states including Uttarakhand.

India-China border, nine km ahead of Malari village here has come under threat due to the rapid flow of the river as the monsoon fury continued over the northwestern Himalayan region. Malari is a small village near the Indo-China border near Joshimath in Chamoli district.

ANI, “There is a possibility of more rainfall in Uttarakhand on 16-17 July. For today, a red alert has been issued in Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri and Haridwar districts. There will be a slight reduction in rainfall on July 18," said Vikram Singh, Director, Meteorological Department, Dehradun.

small towns around Delhi are set to get a New Jersey-style makeover as new-age rapid commuter trains and interference-free motorways shrink their distances from India's capital, giving top property companies commercial incentive to take self-sufficient suburban living to these once-distant locations. Brand new rapid train corridors, separate from the congested century-old railroads weighed down by traffic and time, will soon connect downtown Delhi and Noida to Meerut, Karnal, and Alwar, while tolled peripheral expressways and access-controlled motorways are already linking the likes of Palwal, Bahadurgarh and Sonepat to the capital, slashing by half the commute times from these small towns in the National Capital Region (NCR) to Connaught Place or ITO.