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Gangtok, Aug 6 (PTI) Traffic movement on a key section of NH-10 -- from Coronation Bridge to Chitrey -- will remain suspended until 9 am on August 8, officials said on Wednesday. The road was already closed from August 3 to 6, and the shutdown has now been extended due to safety concerns, they added. A notification by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) said under Section 33 of the National Highway (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002, the stretch is being temporarily shut as it aims to ensure the safety of all vehicles plying on the affected section of NH-10, which runs from Sevoke to Rangpo. The notification said that during this period, traffic for all classes of vehicles will remain suspended. The NHIDCL has urged the public to cooperate and make alternative arrangements during the closure window. PTI COR MNB
Guwahati: Assam will soon get three national highway stretches equipped for emergency aircraft landings, including the first such facility in the Northeast, which shares a long border with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. "The first emergency landing facility on a national highway in North East is expected to be ready in eastern Assam by October, in a boost to national security and disaster preparedness," Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. Once completed, these stretches will boost Assam's strategic and transport infrastructure, Sarma said. "Once completed, it will supp ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 19 (PTI) Hockey India on Saturday announced a 40-member core probable group for the upcoming senior women's national coaching camp, which will be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre here from July 21 to August 29. The camp holds significant importance as the Indian women's hockey team gears up for the women's Asia Cup, set to begin on September 5 in Hangzhou, China. The tournament will serve as a direct qualification pathway for the 2026 FIH Women's World Cup, with only the champion earning a guaranteed spot. All players from the previous camp have been retaine ...Read More >
The blockade will be spearheaded by the Kolasib unit of the Mizoram Tipper Association (MTA) and Joint Action Committee (JAC) of drivers and owners of commercial vehicles in Kolasib town, he said. Truckers and other commercial vehicle operators in Mizoram's Kolasib district have called for a four-day strike from October 23 to protest the dilapidated condition of National Highway-306, the state's vital link, an agitating leader said on Monday. The blockade will be spearheaded by the Kolasib unit ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police station limits, in connection with an assault case. Rajiv Ranjan had filed a written complaint with ...Read More >
Aizawl: A two-judge Aizawl bench of Gauhati High Court on Wednesday admitted a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Mizoram Truck Drivers' Association (MTDA) against the Mizoram govt, ministry of road transport & highways, National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and others regarding the poor conditions of roads along NH-306 and NH-06.The two judges -- Justice Marly Vankung and Justice Kaushik Goswami -- heard counsel for the petitioner, Jordan Rohmingthan ...Read More >
Aizawl: Oil tankers in Mizoram have suspended operations starting Saturday in protest against the deteriorating condition of National Highway-6/306, a key route that connects the state with Assam. In a statement issued on Friday, the Mizoram Oil Tanker Drivers' Association (MOTDA) said that the Sairang-Kawnpui stretch of the highway has become unsafe for the movement of oil tankers due to extensive damage. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! "The MOTDA has decided not to ply on the national highway starting from July 19 until the road is repaired ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The central drugs laboratories have found 55 samples manufactured by various firms in June to be "not of standard quality", health ministry officials said on Friday. Further, state drugs testing laboratories have identified 130 drugs samples as 'not of standard quality', they said. Also Read | Chhattisgarh: 6 Bodies of Naxals Recovered in Ongoing Encounter With Security Forces in Narayanpur. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of 'not of standard quality' and spurious drugs are being displayed on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisa ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 19 (PTI) Mizoram was staring at a fuel shortage as drivers of oil tankers went on a strike on Saturday to protest the poor condition of the highway that connects the state with the rest of the country. The Sairang-Kawnpui section of NH-6/306 was so badly damaged that it is no longer safe for oil tankers to ply, the Mizoram Oil Tanker Drivers' Association (MOTDA) said in a statement. It said that services will be halted till the road is repaired and made suitable for trucks to ply. Long queues of vehicles were seen outside most filling stations in state capital Aizawl, as news o ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 18: The Aizawl bench of the Gauhati High Court on Wednesday admitted a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Mizoram Truck Drivers' Association (MTDA) against the Mizoram Government, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDLC), and others on the issue of poor condition of the national highways 6 and 306. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Marly Vankung and Justice Kaushik Goswami heard the counsel for the petitioner, Jordan Rohmingthanga, and the respondents represented by government advocate ...Read More >
Srinagar/Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he spoke with Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari regarding the ongoing situation along National Highway 44 (NH 44) and the disruption in connectivity with the rest of the country, adding that some concrete steps would be taken within the next 24 hours to address the problem. Abdullah acknowledged the frustration of fruit growers in the region, noting that while they were patient during the initial days of the disruption, the continued delay in stabilising the highway has put their produce at risk. "Their hard work is ...Read More >
Srinagar- Amid growing frustration over apple-laden trucks stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he had discussed the connectivity crisis with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Chief Minister said the situation along NH-44 was affecting fruit growers, whose patience is wearing thin. "They have been very patient for the first few days, but watching their hard work rot because NHIDCL is unable to stabilise the highway -- their patience has worn thin, and that is totally und ...Read More >
Landslides and rockfall have temporarily shut down a section of National Highway-10, which connects Sevoke in West Bengal and Rangpo in Sikkim. Clearance operations are in progress at Birik Dara in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal. NHIDCL anticipates reopening the route in the next 24 hours, but continuous rock and debris falls are causing delays. Gangtok, Vehicular movement on a stretch of National Highway-10 connecting Sevoke in West Bengal and Sikkim's Rangpo has been temporarily halted ...Read More >
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 2009 batch, currently serving as DIG of Ropar Range, Punjab, along with an associate, in connection with a bribery case involving Rs 8 lakh. According to the agency, the officer was allegedly demanding regular monthly illegal payments from a complainant in addition to the Rs 8 lakh bribe. The case pertains to the officer allegedly seeking a bribe to "settle" an FIR filed against the ...Read More >
Aizawl, Oct 22 (PTI) The Mizoram government on Wednesday urged truckers and other commercial vehicle owners in Kolasib district not to go for their planned four-day blockade of NH-306, the state's vital link, and warned of legal action if they went ahead with their proposed stir. The Kolasib unit of Mizoram Tipper Association (MTA), and the joint action committee (JAC) of drivers and owners of commercial vehicles in Kolasib district have called for a four-day blockade on the Sairang-Vairengte and Kolasib-Bairabi stretches of NH-306 from 7 am on Thursday to 4 pm on Sunday to protest the dilapi ...Read More >
Aizawl, Oct 22 (UNI) The Mizoram government has urged the Mizoram Tipper Association (Drivers & Owners), Kolasib District Headquarters, to withdraw its plan to block national highways in protest, warning that such an act would invite strict legal consequences under the laws. In a statement issued by the Home Department today, the government said it had taken serious note of the association's announcement to impose a blockade along the Vairengte-Sairang, Bairabi-Sairang, and Kawnpui-Durtlang routes from 7:00 a.m. on October 23 to 4:00 p.m. on October 26. The matter was discussed at length und ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government that is non-communal. Only the Congress can do that. I have joined the Congress to be part of its fi ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma on Thursday said that the Ministry of Railways and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) have been requested to construct underpasses along stretches that fall under the state's elephant corridor to reduce the growing incidents of man-elephant conflict. Speaking to reporters, Debbarma said that Tripura's elephant corridor once extended up to Chittagong in Bangladesh, where the lush forest cover provided ample space for wild elephants to roam freely. However, after the erection of barbed wire fencin ...Read More >
Kohima, June 26 (MExN): As part of a high-level review of mega infrastructure projects in the four North-East States and Jharkhand, three key issues related to two major projects in Nagaland were reviewed under the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) mechanism. Facilitated by the Union Ministry of Commerce and chaired by the Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Amardeep Singh Bhatia, the June 24 meeting brought together senior officials from central ministries, state governments, and project proponents. As per an official statement, the meeting focused ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 18 (PTI) Mizoram Oil Tanker Drivers' Association (MOTDA) said it will cease operations from Saturday due to the dilapidated condition of the national highway linking the state with Assam. A statement issued by MOTDA on Friday said that the Sairang-Kawnpui stretch of the national highway is so "badly damaged that it is no longer safe for oil tankers to ply on it". "The MOTDA decides not to ply on the national highway starting from July 19 till it is repaired for trucks to travel. We apologise to the public for any inconvenience that will be caused by the strike," the statement sa ...Read More >
Aizawl, Jul 1: Mizoram is staring at a looming fuel crisis as oil tankers and trucks carrying essential commodities remain stranded for the sixth consecutive day due to road repairs on National Highway 306/06 -- the state's vital link with neighbouring Assam. The Sairang-Kawnpui stretch of the highway, part of NH-306 and NH-6, has been closed since June 26 as members of the Mizoram Tipper Association (MTA), based in Kolasib, began repairing its severely damaged section. While well-intentioned, the uncoordinated repair work by the truckers' body has halted the movement of fuel tankers and sup ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 19 (PTI) Mizoram was staring at a fuel shortage as drivers of oil tankers went on a strike on Saturday to protest the poor condition of the highway that connects the state with the rest of the country. The Sairang-Kawnpui section of NH-6/306 was so badly damaged that it is no longer safe for oil tankers to ply, the Mizoram Oil Tanker Drivers' Association (MOTDA) said in a statement. Also Read | 'Mumbai Ke Samundar Mein Dubo Dubo Ke Maarenge': Amid Verbal Spat Between Raj Thackeray and Nishikant Dubey Over Hindi Language Debate in Maharashtra, Ramdas Athawale Urges Calm, Says 'Th ...Read More >
Gangtok, Jul 19 (PTI) Vehicular movement on a stretch of National Highway-10 connecting Sevoke in West Bengal and Sikkim's Rangpo has been temporarily halted due to landslides and rockfall, officials said on Saturday. Clearance activities are underway on the stretch following landslides at Birik Dara in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, they said. The road is closed for all vehicular movement along the stretch since 11 am on Friday, the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) said. A statement from the Siliguri office of NHIDCL said that adequate machinery ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Actor Vijay Deverakonda is all set to return to the silver screen in a never-seen-before avatar with Kingdom, an action drama film that focuses on the themes of betrayal, vengeance, and redemption. The upcoming film is scheduled to release across India on July 31, and its Hindi version has officially been titled Saamrajya. Directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, best known for the National Award-winning Jersey, Kingdom/Saamrajya features Deverakonda in a rugged and physically intense role. The story follows a man haunted by a violent past who is reluctantly thrust into leadership when the wo ...Read More >
CBI has arrested the Executive Director of NHIDCL in Guwahati. The action has been taken in an alleged Rs 10 lakh bribery case. In a major crackdown on corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Executive Director and Regional Officer, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), in Guwahati. The step has been taken in an alleged Rs 10 lakh bribery case. As per the officials, the accused was allegedly caught accepting a Rs 10 lakh br ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 5: The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) will soon commence the repairing work of a dilapidated portion of National Highway-6/306, the primary lifeline of Mizoram. NHIDCL general manager Binod Kr Srivastava, on Saturday, said that company officials in the state met higher authorities at its headquarters in New Delhi during the day. The authorities concerned instructed the Mizoram NHIDCL officials to take over the Bilkhawthlir-Kolasib and Kawnpui-Khamrang stretches of the national highway, which are in bad condition, from the state PWD, ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 19 (PTI) Mizoram was staring at a fuel shortage as drivers of oil tankers went on a strike on Saturday to protest the poor condition of the highway that connects the state with the rest of the country. The Sairang-Kawnpui section of NH-6/306 was so badly damaged that it is no longer safe for oil tankers to ply, the Mizoram Oil Tanker Drivers' Association (MOTDA) said in a statement. It said that services will be halted till the road is repaired and made suitable for trucks to ply. Long queues of vehicles were seen outside most filling stations in state capital Aizawl, as news o ...Read More >