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Potholes Death Traps On Roads

The New Indian Express Tirunelveli

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September 03, 2025

Lives lost

- VISMAY BASU @ New Delhi

The torrential downpour is throwing road traffic out of gear. Reports of stodgy grid-locked vehicular movements have been hitting the headlines countrywide. Waterlogging, choked drains, flash floods, and cratered roads slow traffic to a standstill. Yet, the misery of congestion pales in comparison to the deeper menace: the rain does not just delay—it kills.

Official data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) reveals a grim picture. Pothole-related crashes, a category tracked separately in the annual Road Accidents in India reports, have claimed thousands of lives in the past decade. In 2017 alone, 9,423 such accidents left 3,597 people dead and over 25,000 injured. Though the numbers dipped in 2018, the following years saw fluctuations rather than lasting improvements.

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CJI says will 'consider' petition to revive NJAC, end collegium system

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will consider a plea to revive the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) to replace the current collegium system for appointment of judges in the higher judiciary.

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India trashes Pak's Ram temple swipe

INDIA on Wednesday strongly rejected Pakistan's criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation in a ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, asserting that Islamabad, with its \"deeply stained record\" on minority rights, lacks the \"moral standing to lecture others.

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₹95cr pension arrears: HC tells secy to appear in court

THE Madras High Court has ordered the state finance secretary T Udhayachandran to personally appear before the court on December 5, in connection with a petition related to delay in settling long-pending pension benefits to the retired staff of University of Madras.

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READYING SMALL INC FOR SCALE

WHEN the four new labour codes came into force on No- vember 21, India proudly turned a page in its industrial story to a chapter written for a modern workforce and a grow- ing economy

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'Constitution Day must be celebrated in schools': Modi hails right to vote

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday underscored the responsibility of strengthening India's democracy by exercising the right to vote, saying that Constitution Day should also be observed in schools and colleges by celebrating young people turning 18.

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₹7,300 cr push for rare earth atmanirbharta

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