With road accidents claiming thousands of lives, Hyderabad police and road safety experts are promoting defensive driving as a crucial skill, stating that most fatalities can be prevented through awareness, responsible behaviour and better anticipation of risks on roads.
Hyderabad Traffic Police conducted road safety awareness programmes for commercial drivers and college students. Officials stressed defensive driving, helmet use and safe practices. Free eye screenings were also organised for drivers to reduce accident risks and promote responsible road behaviour
Hyderabad Traffic Police intensified action against wrong-side driving after booking over 10,000 motorists in a week. Officials said the offence is a major cause of accidents and congestion. Special drives, surveillance, and awareness campaigns are being conducted to curb violations
In a weeklong special drive, Hyderabad traffic police booked 10,652 motorists for wrong-side driving, a practice deemed both dangerous and disruptive. Additional Commissioner D. Joel Davis has urged citizens to follow traffic rules responsibly.
During the meeting, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Joel Davis emphasized the importance of conducting regular meetings to effectively monitor and assess traffic conditions. By engaging with senior officials from all divisions, he analyzed areas with heavy traffic congestion, pinpointed key traffic hotspots, and evaluated daily traffic patterns, including peak and off-peak hours.
Hyderabad: Five persons, including a GHMC contract employee, were arrested by the SR Nagar police on charges of issuing birth certificates fraudulently. The police seized fabricated documents, six mobile phones and Rs.19,400 from them. The arrested persons were Akula Satish (36) a contract employee working in the GHMC Khairatabad circle, Mohd Rasool (42), Syed Hussain […]
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has opted for a major reshuffle of the police top brass in the State and has cleared the transfer of 30 police officers on Friday night. Anjani Kumar, CP Hyderabad has been transferred as DG of Anti Corruption Bureau while, CV Anand, who reported to Telangana after his Central stint is […]
Siddipet: Commissioner of Police D Joel Davis on Sunday said the department would soon start a free coaching centre for police job aspirants in Husnabad town in Siddipet district. Pointing out that they had given training to about 407 youths from the district ahead of the previous recruitment test, the Commissioner said that over 100 […]
Since the by-poll for the constituency is slated for November 3, the Commissioner instructed the staff posted at these check-posts to conduct checks 24x7 to ensure that the by-election is conducted fairly
