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Home / News / Delhi News / Delhi saw 1,393 deaths in road accidents last year
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    Delhi saw 1,393 deaths in road accidents last year

    Gogona Saikia
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    Last updated on Jan 28, 2017, 07:51 pm
    Delhi saw 1,393 deaths in road accidents last year
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  • In 2016, there were reportedly 1393 deaths in road accidents in Delhi. Four out of every 10 victims were pedestrians, while 503 two-wheeler riders were killed. The two Ring Roads claimed 203 deaths; NH-8, GT Karnal Road accounted for most other fatalities.

    NCRB attributed 41% of accidents to speeding, 32.2% to changing-lanes, and 10% to drunk-driving.

    Tap in for more news from around Delhi.

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    Journalist led racket that used "sting ops" to extort money Buy tokens, recharge Delhi Metro card through app soon Thieves posing as customers take off with Ola cab Miranda House gets DCW notice over 'misogynistic' rule Gurugram to get designated auto stands in major relief UP polls: First ever Muslim woman candidate in violence-hit Dadri Gurugram plunges into darkness after heavy rainfall
  • Extortion

    Journalist led racket that used "sting ops" to extort money

    Journalist led racket that used "sting ops" to extort money
  • Delhi police busted a racket led by Sanjay Tiwari, who has worked as a journalist as well as PA to an MP. The gang blackmailed VIPs with "sting ops" and information.

    Tiwari impersonated many, including the PS to a minister, to dupe people. He has 11 charges and at least 17 cases against him.

    He claims to have run www.ujalanews.com and chaired NETV channel.

  • Delhi Metro

    Buy tokens, recharge Delhi Metro card through app soon

    Buy tokens, recharge Delhi Metro card through app soon
    Credits:
  • As part of a makeover in its Phase III, DMRC is upgrading its app to allow passengers more interactive facilities, including buying tokens and recharging their cards. However, a final date has not been announced yet.

    The current app simply provides information on train routes, timings etc.

    The hi-tech transformation will also focus on the operations control centre and introduction of communications-based train control.

  • Gurugram

    Thieves posing as customers take off with Ola cab

    Thieves posing as customers take off with Ola cab
  • Two men hailed a cab from Noida to Garhi Village in Gurugram, then took driver Sudip Singh at gunpoint and fled with the Swift DZire and Singh's phone.

    Surprisingly, there was no GPS fitted in the cab. Ola has refused to comment even as investigation continues.

    This comes a month after a similar incident. The cab was recovered then but the thieves escaped.

  • Miranda House

    Miranda House gets DCW notice over 'misogynistic' rule

    Miranda House gets DCW notice over 'misogynistic' rule
  • The college had issued a notice prohibiting students from clicking selfies, combing hair and modeling in corridors. Students approached the Delhi Commission for Women over the rule.

    "We have asked for a point-wise reply from the college within seven days," a DCW official said.

    However, in the wake of protests, principal Pratibha Jolly had earlier declared the "suggestive" notice won't be imposed.

  • Gurugram traffic

    Gurugram to get designated auto stands in major relief

    Gurugram to get designated auto stands in major relief
  • From next week, autos will be allowed to park only at 52 MCG-identified spots. DLF Cyber City, Sohna road and the Delhi-Gurugram expressway are prime locations.

    Gurugram autos are notorious for their rash driving and overcharging. Illegally-parked autos are a major cause of congestion in the millennium city.

    Thousands of autos were challaned and impounded for illegal parking in 2016.

  • UP Elections

    UP polls: First ever Muslim woman candidate in violence-hit Dadri

    UP polls: First ever Muslim woman candidate in violence-hit Dadri
    Credits:
  • Noida with 15 candidates and Sahibabad with 11, both constituencies in the NCR, will go to polls on February 11.

    Shakila Siddiqui will be the lone Muslim woman fighting it out in Dadri, which has 13 candidates. Iqlakh Abbasi withdrew his nomination.

    In Ghaziabad, two women candidates including Geeta Devi, wife of Madan Bhaiya, have withdrawn.

  • Powercuts

    Gurugram plunges into darkness after heavy rainfall

    Gurugram plunges into darkness after heavy rainfall
  • Many areas continued to face long power cuts a day after heavy showers on Republic Day.

    South City 2, Sector 5, 6, 7, 10, 30, 39 and Palam Vihar were the worst-affected. Some localities had outages of up to 14 hours.

    Restoration efforts were hampered by persistent rainfall. "There were fears of electrocution and the overheating of voltage wires," said Amit Kamboj, executive engineer.

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