Bengaluru tops list of cities with highest Private Car Ownership: Overtakes Delhi
Bengaluru, Jan 16: Bengaluru has recently surpassed national capital Delhi to become the top Indian city with the highest number of private cars. Bengaluru has exceeded Delhi in private car ownership, registering a total of 22.3 lakh private cars as of March 31, 2023 as per the Karnataka Transport Department. This reflects a notable 7.1 per cent increase from the figures recorded on March 31, 2021.
The surge in the number of vehicles in Bengaluru has also led to a rise in traffic rules violations. In another notable report by Dutch location technology specialist TomTom, Bengaluru was the second most congested city globally in 2022 after London. In light of such issues, on Saturday, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced that artificial intelligence would be employed to monitor and address these violations.
Speaking at the National Road Safety Month-24 event, he revealed that over the past three years, more than 6,000 driving licences have been revoked.
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According to data from the National Crime Records Bureau, two-wheelers are most frequently involved in accidents. The Deputy CM also stressed on the importance of two-wheeler riders wearing helmets consistently. He further cautioned the public against overconfidence, stating, "One should have confidence but not over-confidence. Life is precious, follow traffic rules. Don't indulge in footpath riding and signal jumping."
The east division of Bengaluru Traffic Police had initiated a unique pilot program along the city's Information Technology corridor, covering areas such as Outer Ring Road and Whitefield about a month ago. As a part of this initiative, if any employee from an IT company was found breaking traffic rules, details of the violation were sent directly to their respective companies via email or WhatsApp.
"We started this drive on a pilot basis in the east division of Bengaluru. So, if any of the IT company employees are caught violating traffic rules, information about the specific violation will be sent to their respective companies through email or WhatsApp. This is just to make them more aware and conscious of traffic rules and road safety while riding," Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Division - Traffic), Kuldeep Kumar Jain, explained.
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EAM Jaishankar talks to Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi
appreciates his condemnation of Pahalgam attack
New Delhi: In his first ever conversation with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday appreciated his condemnation of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
“Good conversation with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi this evening. Deeply appreciate his condemnation of the Pahalgam terrorist attack,” wrote Jaishankar on social media platform X.
Jaishankar also welcomed his strong rejection of false and baseless reports aimed at creating distrust between India and Afghanistan.
He further stated that he had reaffirmed India’s traditional friendship with the Afghan people and reiterated New Delhi’s commitment to supporting their development needs. “Discussed ways and means of taking cooperation forward,” he added.
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Meanwhile, Muttaqi reportedly sought the Indian side’s facilitation in issuing visas for Afghan traders and patients, and called for the release and return of Afghan prisoners currently held in India,
This was the first direct political-level conversation between the two countries since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.
