Landslides in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday blocked the road that was restored for one-way traffic less than a day ago, a senior traffic department official said.

The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) on Saturday said vehicular movement from its docks in the city has been improving after the initial hiccup due to traffic control following the partial collapse of the 54-year-old Majerhat bridge.

West Bengal truckers have been facing hardships due to the restrictions imposed on the movement of heavy vehicles following the partial collapse of Majherhat bridge in the city and are staring at huge losses, an official said on Saturday.

Sporadic violence and partial disruption of road and rail traffic on Thursday marred the Bharat bandh called to protest against the changes made in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Thousands of people on Wednesday struggled to commute in the city due to traffic diversions necessitated following the collapse of the Majerhat Bridge on Diamond Harbour Road in south Kolkata. Traffic snarls were reported at various points in the morning in the south-western parts of the city. Diversions in both directions had to be imposed leading to pressure on these roads.

Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson on Wednesday announced the expansion of its end-to-end 5G platform in India by adding new radio products and software solutions for local service providers.

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Delhi and its suburbs on Monday as the skies in the region remained engulfed in dark clouds with predictions of more rain in the coming days.

Eight people were killed and about 30 others injured on Thursday in an accident nearly 300 km east from here, police said.

Heavy vehicular traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway will be allowed only from Srinagar to Jammu on Wednesday, officials said.

Besides increasing noise pollution, sounding vehicle horns may also cut short lives of birds, says a research.