Drunken Driving

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024 | Last Update : 11:08 PM IST

In all Mumbai police and Mumbai traffic police have registered around 11,000 cases, which includes riding triple seat, rash driving, parking in no parking zones, among others.

375 drunk driving cases registered during Holi

Around 11,000 traffic violations reported in city.

04 Mar 2018 1:44 AM

435 posts to check drunken driving

Special arrangements have been made particularly for the areas in vicinity of Connaught Place.

31 Dec 2017 1:37 AM

Some locals allegedly spotted Sanap driving a police mobile van in a zigzag manner on the Western Express Highway near a temple in suburban Kandivali around 11.30 pm, a police official said.(Photo: File/Representational)

Mumbai: Police constable arrested for drunken driving

The constable was booked under relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, he said.

02 Oct 2017 2:36 PM

The whole episode was videographed as police record such drives against drunken driving. (Representational image)

Gurgaon: Drunk politician’s kin abuses police

He smashed a beer bottle in his head and alleged that police personnel had hit him with a baton.

03 Jul 2017 2:33 AM

Taking a stern view of the issue of drunken driving, the court said drunken driving is not just a prescribed offence but even a severe social menace. (Representational Image)

Court likens drunken drivers to suicide bombers, sends offender to jail

Such drivers on the roads are no less than the suicide bombers, says District and Sessions Judge.

08 May 2017 3:41 PM

The judge said he did not agree with the submission of Shankar's counsel that imprisonment would not be fruitful as no reformation occurs in jail, and observed that going by this argument, no convict would be imprisoned. (Photo: File)

Delhi court sends man to jail, says drunken drivers like suicide bombers

It refused to let off the man on a fine, saying doing so would convey the message that he can get away by just paying some money.

08 May 2017 2:38 PM

The recommended fine for alleged violations is believed to mark the first such citation issued against the San Francisco-based ride-hailing network or its competitors since the rules were adopted in 2013.

Uber may face $1 million fine over California drunken-driving complaints

The commission inquiry found that in only 21 of those cases did the company conduct any follow-up driver investigation

14 Apr 2017 5:25 PM

A closed liquor shop as the Supreme Court order to ban liquor vends located within 500 meters of Punjab's National and State Highways from April 1 in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Age Debate: Safety or job killing?

Shutting bars in roadside hotels and restaurants won’t make our highways safer.

13 Apr 2017 3:23 AM

A liquor shop being shifted following the directive of the Supreme Court banning liquor sale along highways, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Tame killer highways, liquor ban just optics

Curbing drunken driving requires that drivers, a small fraction of all travellers, be targeted. Most travellers are passengers.

08 Apr 2017 3:57 AM

Union Minister Smriti Irani (Photo: PTI)

Drunk DU students chase Smriti Irani's car, FIR filed

FIR has been filed under Sec 354 D (stalking) and Sec 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the IPC.

02 Apr 2017 9:03 AM

Delhi’s high-end luxury cars involved in road accidents is slowly becoming a menace, and with inexperienced drivers sitting behind the wheels, the problem now threatens to spin out of control.

High-end cars turning killers on wheels

Under-age kids being allowed to drive by negligent parents.

19 Mar 2017 2:00 AM

Traffic policemen conduct a breathanalyser test on a motorist on Holi.

Marginal decline in drunk driving cases this Holi

The police recorded 4,531 instances of drunken driving and other vehicular irregularities including triple-seat and helmet-less riding.

15 Mar 2017 5:24 AM

Panel wants culpable homicide tag for drunken driving deaths

The committee also suggested that if the drunk driver commits an accident, 'his action should not be construed as mere negligence'.

09 Feb 2017 8:14 AM

Delhi: Man dashes into pole near Czech embassy, dies

The deceased’s wife, however, sustained only injuries and is in a stable condition.

05 Feb 2017 6:33 PM

A file picture shows a traffic cop using a breath analyser to check drunken driving.

Court order raises doubts on accuracy of alcometers

The court also said that the metropolitan magistrate was not justified in convicting and sentencing the appellant.

01 Feb 2017 1:44 AM

The police also imposed chalans on 2,05,470 people for dangerous driving, 92,637 for violation of traffic signals, 8,88,913 for driving without helmets and 86,620 for over speeding. (Representational image)

16 motorists were jailed for drunk driving daily last year

Anyone who has consumed more than 30 mg alcohol is penalised for drunken driving.

31 Jan 2017 2:00 AM

According to the official figures, there are 32,153 maxi cabs out of which around 20,000 are not registered as school vans, clearly flouting the school cab guidelines.

Etah tragedy raises questions about bus service in Delhi schools

In the last one year, 189 private school vans were prosecuted for the violation of permit conditions.

21 Jan 2017 3:25 AM

Delhi: 889 prosecuted for DUI on New Year eve

The number has almost doubled from the count on New Year’s eve last year said officials.

02 Jan 2017 12:10 PM

War on ‘Car-o-Bar’ futile, reveals survey.

85 per cent Delhiites continue to drink in public, cars

Delhi witnessed 1,500 deaths due to drunk driving in 2015.

23 Dec 2016 2:27 AM

1 of 1

Columns

Sanjeev Ahluwalia