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Trees uprooted due to Titli devastation at Srikakulam districts Palasa, Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Cyclone Titli leaves 8 dead in Andhra Pradesh

4 of family among 6 people missing in Odisha, road, railway transport hit.

11 Oct 2018 7:26 PM

In 2017, the growth was mainly aided by the increase in the adoption of FASTags among vehicle owners.

NH toll plazas to issue FASTags on the spot

NHAI also has identified dedicated FASTag lanes and are being enforced during the daily trial runs.

20 Nov 2019 8:14 PM

Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

Lane fixed for heavy vehicles on Mumbai-Pune E-way

From January to June 2019, 17,848 accidents took place in Maharashtra in which 6,844 people were killed.

19 July 2019 2:38 AM

Members of a rescue team take people to safer locations in flood-affected Kolhapur district on Monday. (Photo: ASIAN AGE)

Maharashtra floods: Death toll at 43 as 80 per cent water recedes

According to officials, 80 per cent of floodwater had receded, but 12 villages in Sangli and 18 in Kolhapur were still...

12 Aug 2019 8:12 PM

A portion of road submerged in Kolhapur. (Photo: ASIAN AGE, PTI)

Prison in Sangli with 370 inmates inundated

While the authorities were busy evacuating inmates, two prisoners tried to escape from the prison and were later...

8 Aug 2019 9:34 PM

A FASTag is a device that employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid or savings account linked to it and is affixed on the windscreen of the vehicle and enables the commuter to drive through toll plazas, without stopping for cash transactions. (Representative Image | Wikimedia Commons - Patrick Roque)

Go cashless on the highway with FASTag if you want discounts on toll...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is trying to get more people to adopt digital payments, instead of cash.

26 Aug 2020 3:15 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at his supporters during an election campaign rally at Chikmagalur in Karnataka. (Photo: PTI)

Modi to lay foundation stones for Rs 10,000 cr projects in J&K

He will also lay the foundation stones for ring road projects in Srinagar and Jammu costing nearly Rs 3,884 crore.

18 May 2018 1:10 PM

Atal Bihari Vajpayee. (Photo: PTI/File)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: a bellwether policy reformer of modern India

He was decisive and pursued his reforms agenda with vigour without getting ruffled by criticism.

16 Aug 2018 12:53 PM

An underconstruction flyover collapses in Uttar Pradeshs Basti district on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

3 workers hurt in flyover collapse on UP highway

Iron beams supporting the flyover sank into the ground leading to the collapse.

12 Aug 2018 12:04 AM

Gaya MP Hari Manjhis son Rahul Manjhi, along with his friend, was arrested by the police in a drunken state on Sunday and was sent to Gaya central jail for violating prohibition law. (Representational image)

BJP leader held for threat to policemen

The state BJP president added, If the police do not show restraint, the result will be opposite.

25 Sept 2018 1:02 AM

The ministry has clarified that this has been done to further promote fee payment through digital mode, reduce waiting time and fuel consumption, and provide for a seamless passage through the fee plazas. (Photo: AA/ Narayana Rao)

FASTag mandatory from Monday midnight; vehicles sans tag to pay double...

All lanes in the fee plazas on National Highways shall be declared as 'FASTag lane of the fee plaza' from midnight of...

14 Feb 2021 7:47 PM

One person was killed and two others were injured on Tuesday due to a landslide in Kinnaur districts Nigulsari village.(Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Landslide in Himachal Pradesh kills 1, injures 2

The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

1 Aug 2017 8:35 AM