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Hyderabad: In a major push to address traffic congestion, officials have been directed to expedite KBR Park Flyover works in Hyderabad. The instructions were issued by Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary of the Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, during a field inspection of the ongoing project. The review was conducted along the busy stretch from: Senior officials, including GHMC Commissioner R.V. Karnan and Chief Engineer Sahadev Ratnakar, assessed the progress of the KBR Park Flyover Hyderabad project. The KBR Park Flyover in Hyderabad is considered a major infrastructure project aimed at: The project is part of broader efforts to upgrade Hyderabad's urban infrastructure. During the inspection, clear directions were given to speed up the KBR Park Flyover construction: The executing agency, Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL), has been instructed to: Senior engineers and agency representatives were present during the inspection. Officials emphasized that delays should be minimized and work should progress at an accelerated pace. The KBR Park Flyover Hyderabad project is expected to significantly ease congestion once completed. The directive to expedite KBR Park Flyover works in Hyderabad highlights the government's focus on solving traffic issues in key urban corridors. With strict timelines and increased resources, authorities aim to complete the project quickly and provide relief to commuters.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 8 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has begun advanced planning to ensure that if urban roads across the state are severely damaged due to heavy rains during this year's monsoon, resurfacing and repair work can begin without delay. For this purpose, the Chief Minister has approved the allocation of a total grant of Rs 107 crore to 149 municipalities across the state from the Mukhyamantri Shaheri Sadak Yojana, under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, according to the release. During the monsoon season, heavy rainfall is like ...Read More >
Ranchi: City is gearing up for the inauguration of the 4.18 km, four-lane Ratu Road flyover on Thursday by Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari. The minister will also address a gathering at the OTC ground in Piska More on the same day.Earlier, the flyover was scheduled for inauguration on June 19.As a final touch-up to the construction continued on Tuesday, city residents expressed satisfaction over the timely completion of the project. Once it is opened to the public, the flyover will ensure hassle-free movement along the Kutchery-Ratu Road stretch, providing respite to t ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 6 (ANI): As a significant example of rapid infrastructural progress, the newly constructed flyover connecting Rukminigaon Road and Bormotoria Link Road at Downtown Point in Guwahati was inaugurated on Sunday by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Completed in just nine months - half the originally sanctioned period of eighteen months - this Rs. 112 crore, 660-metre-long, four-lane structure was officially designated as Bhagadatta Flyover-2 in honour of King Bhagadatta of Kamarupa. Additionally, the flyover located in the Super Market area of the city woul ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has requested Union Minister for IT and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to expedite the approval of semiconductor projects in the state, a release said on Thursday. The Chief Minister also appealed to the Union Minister to approve the proposed Advanced System in Package Technologies (ASIP) project and the Micro LED Display Fab Project, Crystal Matrix. As Telangana is already equipped with world-class infrastructure, a conducive environment for innovation, and state-of-the-art research and development centres, the Chief Minis ...Read More >
Kanpur, January 27: Due to the massive influx of devotees for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, Varanasi's District Magistrate in Uttar Pradesh has announced that all schools in the district will be closed from Monday, January 27, 2025, to Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The decision is aimed at ensuring the safety of students and managing traffic congestion caused by the large number of pilgrims arriving in Varanasi for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Despite the school closures, online classes will continue as usual to maintain the academic schedule, News18 reported. This directive applies to all CBSE, ICSE ...Read More >
Mumbai: To bring discipline to urban traffic and avoid unnecessary congestion on roads, the Urban Development Department must amend its policy to strengthen the parking system, said Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik. He emphasized the importance of introducing an integrated parking system in metropolitan cities. Minister Sarnaik was speaking at a meeting of municipal commissioners from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), held at Mantralaya. The meeting included officials such as Additional Secretary of the Transport Department Sanjay Sethi, Additional Secretary of the Urban Deve ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will inaugurate Shilpa layout stage-II flyover named after the senior Congress leader late P Janardhan Reddy (PJR), connecting Outer Ring Road (ORR) and Kondapur on Saturday. The flyover was built under the Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP) at a cost of Rs 182.72 crore. It is 1.2 km long and 24 meters wide with six lanes. Its specialty is that it is a third-level structure built on two existing flyovers. Below is the Gachibowli Junction flyover, above it is the Shilpa layout phase one flyover and now the phase two flyover, is being built on ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has raised serious concerns over the increasing financial burden on the state government due to the high interest rates on loans inherited from the previous BRS administration. In a meeting with Prof. S. Mahendra Dev, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), the CM spoke of the difficulty in loan repayment which, he said, was significantly hindering the state's development. The Chief Minister requested the Centre's cooperation in reducing the burden of these high interest rates and rescheduling of the loans, as the re ...Read More >
Sunday, 15 December 2024 () GHMC has issued notices to actor-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna and Congress leader K Jana Reddy for land acquisition to widen roads around KBR Park. The project, with a budget of ₹150 crore, aims to expand a 6.5 km stretch and will affect 306 properties. An additional ₹210 crore is allocated for elevated corridors near the park. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Three Indian citizens vanished mysteriously in Tehran. Darkness closed in as hope seemed lost. A ruthless Pakistani gang with potential links to ISI snatched them away, casting a shadow of fear. But relentless Indian diplomats refused to back down. Against all odds, a daring rescue mission ignited. Now, the captives are free, and a chilling game of espionage comes to light. The Punjab-based trio - Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur, Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar and Hushnapreet Singh from Sangrur - had landed in Iran on May 1. Promised a clandestine route to Australia via Dubai and Tehra ...Read More >
Srinagar: Before towering cranes and cutting-edge engineering transformed the Himalayan landscape, the monumental dream of connecting "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" by rail began with the plodding footsteps of humble mules. This extraordinary backstory underpins the official realization of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, 2025, a project crowned by the awe-inspiring Chenab Bridge. According to Afcons Infrastructure Limited, the company behind the Chenab Bridge, the earliest and most formidable hurdle wasn't just the design of ...Read More >
Once the flyover is thrown open for the public, the traffic woes to enter ORR from Kondapur would be resolved and it will be helpful for those travelling to the IT corridor also. The traffic congestion at Gachibowli junction will be significantly reduced and travel time of motorists will also be saved to a large extent. The flyover was built under the Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP) at a cost of Rs. 182.72 crore. It is 1.2 km long and 24 meters wide with six lanes. Its specialty is t ...Read More >
Bengaluru is infamous for its traffic. However, there have been recent reports which suggest that the traffic congestion in the city has increased which has made daily commute difficult. A man from Bengaluru took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the traffic ordeal of "India's Silicon Valley". Lalit Gour shared a screenshot of Google Maps on X, which show the time required to cover a distance of 3.6 km. The time needed to reach the destination was mentioned to be 48 mins, for a distance of 3.6 km. While most people were shocked with the time needed, some were amused with the caption of Gour. ...Read More >
In a major push to decongest one of Delhi's most notorious traffic choke points, construction is in full swing at the intersection of Urban Extension Road-2 (UER-2) and the Delhi-Gurgaon-Jaipur Highway, commonly known as the Shiv Murti Chauraha. On Thursday, Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa carried out a joint inspection of the site to assess ongoing work and review pending challenges. The high-traffic junction serves as ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police have announced the closure of the Tarnaka junction under the flyover starting Friday, June 6. This decision follows a trial reopening that began on April 18, aimed at easing vehicular movement between Osmania University and Lalapet. During the trial period, the traffic department conducted extensive studies including simulation and drone-based traffic monitoring, analysis of Google traffic data, adjustments of traffic signal timings, and a review of road engineering. Feedback from commuters was also collected to assess the impact. Also Read: HYDRA on t ...Read More >
The tunnel will connect Shiv Murti-Mahipalpur near Dwarka Expressway to Nelson Mandela Road in Vasant Kunj. A new 5-km-long tunnel aimed at easing traffic congestion across South Delhi and major routes into the NCR was announced by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday. The tunnel will connect Shiv Murti-Mahipalpur near Dwarka Expressway to Nelson Mandela Road in Vasant Kunj. The Rs 3,500-crore project will be executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and is part of six major ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will hold a joint protest march of their parties in the city on July 5 against what they allege is imposition of Hindi in the state's schools from Class 1 through the new three-language policy. This will be the first time they will come together on a political platform after Raj Thackeray's decision to quit Shiv Sena to form MNS nearly two decades ago.There has been speculation of a reunion of the estranged cousins for the coming civic polls, and the protest march is being seen as the first step in that direction, reports Chaitanya Marpakwar.Uddhav and Raj had ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday requested Union Minister for IT and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to expeditiously give approval for semiconductor projects in Telangana. The Chief Minister also appealed to the Union Minister to approve the proposed Advanced System in Package Technologies (ASIP) project and Micro LED Display Fab Project Crystal Matrix as Telangana is already equipped with world-class infrastructure, conducive environment for innovations and state of the art world-class research and development centres. Accompanied by state IT Minist ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a heartbreaking incident on Sunday, several candidates were denied entry into examination centres to appear for the much-awaited Group-II recruitment exam in Telangana after arriving just a minute late. The exam, conducted by the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC), is for the recruitment of Group-II services, and it began across the state on Sunday. The Group-II Paper-I exam was scheduled to run from 10 am to 12.30 pm, with candidates instructed to reach their respective centres at least one-and-a-half hours before the exam's start time. The TGPSC had set a strict deadl ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the iconic Chenab Bridge, Anji rail bridge and Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project and flagged off Vande Bharat Trains, connecting Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Speaking on the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha called it a momentous occasion that will go down in history. In his address, the Lieutenant Governor expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for dedicating the historic railway projects to the people of Jammu Kashmir and the nation. "Kashmir to Kanyakumari is no longer a ...Read More >
Silchar: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday visited the flood-ravaged districts of Hailakandi and Sribhumi in the Barak Valley. He assured affected residents of providing timely disbursement of rehabilitation grants and swift repair of damaged infrastructure.This marks Sarma's second visit to the flood-hit region within four days, underscoring the gravity of the situation. Speaking to the media in Sribhumi after inspecting multiple relief camps, the CM said, "Flood-related problems may persist till July. I will return before Durga Puja to ensure that roads and infrastructure ar ...Read More >
Ranchi: The long awaited Ratu road flyover was inaugurated by Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday. The 4.18 km long, four-lane project has been built at a cost of Rs 560 crore. Once opened for traffic movement, the flyover will boost the city traffic by doing away with the perennial traffic congestion at Ratu road. Besides inaugurating the flyover, Gadkari also laid the foundation stone for two new flyover projects at the OTC ground in the evening. Various MPs, state transport minister Deepak Birua among others were present on the occasion.Calling the newly ...Read More >
Gurgaon: A "yellow alert" for heavy rain was issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday. Meanwhile, the city's minimum temperature was recorded at 24.4°C, a degree lower than Wednesday's 25.4°C, as cloudy skies and intermittent rain kept conditions relatively cool. The maximum temperature was recorded at 28.9°C, 5.1°C lower than 34°C on the previous day. On Thursday, when the city received 133mm of rain, an orange alert was sounded, warning of heavy to very heavy showers that may lead to waterlogging and traffic jams in low-lying areas. While no alerts were issued for the weeken ...Read More >
The east-west connector was earlier known as the Carnac Bridge (Representational) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed The Carnac Road Over Bridge in South Mumbai has been renamed Sindoor BridgeMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate the reconstructed bridge on Thursday morningThe original 150-year-old bridge was dismantled in August 2022 and rebuilt by BMC with CR-approved design Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Mumbai: The reconstructed Carn ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwad Lene Mat Jana, Gyaan Ka Deepak Jalaana' (You don't go get Kavad, light the lamp of knowledge inste ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 8 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has begun advanced planning to ensure that if urban roads across the state are severely damaged due to heavy rains during this year's monsoon, resurfacing and repair work can begin without delay. For this purpose, the Chief Minister has approved the allocation of a total grant of Rs 107 crore to 149 municipalities across the state from the Mukhyamantri Shaheri Sadak Yojana, under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, according to the release. Also Read | Encroachers Can't Claim Right To Cont ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As Congress MP from Sivaganga Karti P Chidambaram said there was a need for a new political party focused purely on urban issues, which avoids emotive issues like religion, caste and language, Congress leadership chose not to make any official comment.Seniors in the party said it was best to ignore the remarks, with one jibing that no one was losing sleep over remarks made either by former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in May on the state of the INDIA bloc or now by his son Kart ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravindra Chavan is all set to become the next Maharashtra BJP chief as he filed his nomination for the post of party's state president on Monday. Mr. Chavan presented the nomination forms to Union Minister Kiran Rijiju, who has been appointed as a central observer for the elections by the BJP. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and outgoing party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were present on this occasion. With no other nomination being filed for the post, Mr. Chavan is certain to become the next state president of Maharashtra BJP, said party leaders. The ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief ministerBhagwant Mann on Thursday said the government will table a bill in the assembly on Friday to introduce harsher punishment for religious sacrilege. However, the law will not be enacted immediately, as the government plans to hold consultations with stakeholders before finalising the legislation.Mann said the decision was taken in a meeting of the cabinet earlier in the day. After the legislation is tabled, Punjab govt will gather suggestions on the law from stakeholders, including religious organisations and people, he added.Sources said said the new legislation ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has requested Union Minister for IT and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw to expedite the approval of semiconductor projects in the state, a release said on Thursday. The Chief Minister also appealed to the Union Minister to approve the proposed Advanced System in Package Technologies (ASIP) project and the Micro LED Display Fab Project, Crystal Matrix. As Telangana is already equipped with world-class infrastructure, a conducive environment for innovation, and state-of-the-art research and development centres, the Chief Minis ...Read More >