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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Kumar Nishad on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi vision as the state launched a campaign to plant 37 crore saplings in a single day under the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam initiative. He urged people to take part in the drive, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, highlighting its role in increasing oxygen levels and restoring forest cover. Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Kumar Nishad said, ... I thank the Prime Minister ...Read More >
Synopsis- The Jewar International Airport is set to for domestic flights and cargo operations in September 2025, as it has seen an upsurge in real estate value in western Uttar Pradesh. With land prices doubling, there is an increase in demand for both residential and industrial spaces. Along with government initiatives in improving the infrastructure with upcoming expressways, RRTS corridors, and urban development plans, Jewar is all set to become an upcoming economic hub. The geography of wes ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched development projects worth Rs 163 crore for Deogarh district on Friday. He also inaugurated a new bus terminal, and flagged off five vehicles for solid waste management and mosquito control.The minister addressed a 'Garib Kalyan and Vikas Sammavesh', where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 45 development projects across 14 departments. They included roads, drinking water facilities, education infrastructure and sanitat ...Read More >
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced to plant over 37 crore saplings on July 9 to bolster PM Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative, stressing that "a sapling we nurture today will sustain our lives tomorrow"."If we plant flowering trees on the roads' median and give the responsibility of protecting them to NGOs or other organisations, it will give out a good message. We have to do it on expressways, highways, interstate connectivity or municipality roads... I appeal to ev ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced to plant over 37 crore saplings on July 9 to bolster PM Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative. He held a meeting with all village heads, blockheads, district panchayat presidents, and other officials through video conferencing. Also Read | Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Chirag Paswan Says He Will Contest Vidhan Sabha Polls, Backs Demand for Domicile Policy in Government Jobs. The C ...Read More >
The project aims to position the National Capital Region alongside global destinations like Paris, Tokyo and California. In a landmark move poised to transform India's entertainment landscape, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced plans for the country's first Disneyland-style theme park in Manesar, just outside Delhi. As per HT, the 500-acre project, strategically positioned along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway and Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor, aims to position the N ...Read More >
Gurgaon may soon have India's first Disneyland. The Haryana government is discussing the project with Disney. A 500-acre site near Manesar has been identified. The amusement park is expected to boost tourism and create jobs. It will be located near the KMP Expressway. The government also plans to expand other tourist events. Gurgaon may soon become home to India's first Disneyland amusement park. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said the state government is in talks with Di ...Read More >
Mysuru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar sought blessings at Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hills and later said that while "efforts may fail, but not prayers", signalling his ambition for the state's top post remains undimmed despite Siddaramaiah reaffirming that he would stay chief minister for a full five-year term.Joined by family on Ashada Friday, widely considered auspicious, Shivakumar offered puja to the deity and underlined his faith in divine intervention. "I prayed to the Godd ...Read More >
Nagpur: A devastating accident on Samruddhi expressway in the stretch running through Washim district, snuffed out four members of the prominent Jaiswal family of Umred, 55km off Nagpur. The tragedy occurred late Thursday near channel number 215, between Wanoja and Karanja villages, when the family was returning to Nagpur from Pune by car. Radheshyam Jaiswal, 67, a stalwart in Umred's trading community, his sisters-in-law Madhuri Jaiswal, 52, and Sangeeta Jaiswal, 55, and his granddaughter Vaide ...Read More >
Noida, Jul 4 (PTI) Police arrested three accused on Friday night for allegedly 'digitally arresting' a elderly woman advocate living in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh and defrauding her of more than Rs 3.29 crore, an official said. According to an official of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Hemantika Vahi, in her complaint filed on Tuesday, alleged that on June 10, she received a phone call where the caller informed that that four bank accounts had been opened using her Aadha ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: After announcing the Annual Toll Pass for private cars on NHs, the road transport ministry has notified a new rule to reduce the toll rate up to 50% for structures such as bridge, tunnel, flyover or elevated sections. This will bring relief to commercial and heavy vehicles, particularly on tolled sections that have more such structures.TOI on June 27 had first reported the govt decision to rationalise the toll.Till now the toll charge for structures on NHs and Expressways under Centra ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday announced the provisional attachment of assets worth approximately ₹131.45 crore in Spain, including a luxury yacht and immovable properties, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). These assets belong to Pavel Prozorov, a Spanish national and the alleged mastermind behind the unauthorised forex trading platform OctaFX. The attached assets comprise a commercial Italian-model luxury yacht cruising in the Western Mediterranean, ...Read More >
Lucknow: Motorists heading to Purvanchal from Agra and the National Capital Region will not have to negotiate city traffic in the years to come. The state govt on Thursday gave its approval to UPEIDA (Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority) to proceed with the construction of the 50-km long six-lane link expressway connecting the Lucknow- Agra Expressway near Mohan Road in the city to the Purvanchal Expressway in Gosainganj.A budget of Rs 4,776 crore is required to undertake ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The city could play host to India's Disneyland amusement park, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has said, unveiling ambitious plans to develop areas off the Western Peripheral (KMP) Expressway as tourist destinations. Saini said govt was in talks with officials from Disney and has identified 500 acres of land near Pachgaon Chowk in Manesar for the project. A Disneyland in NCR will be "game-changing", the CM said, after meeting Union culture and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 3 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Thursday approved the construction of a controlled-access greenfield link expressway between the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and the Purvanchal Expressway, according to a statement. The project, approved in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, aims to enhance connectivity across major regional corridors. UP's Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta ''Nandi'' said, the expressway would form an essential part of Uttar Pradesh ...Read More >
Bandikui Expressway: The Bandikui-Jaipur Expressway trial run has officially started, offering a major boost to Delhi-Jaipur travel. The newly built 66.91 km access-controlled expressway is a key connector between Jaipur and the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. During the initial 10-day trial phase, the route will be toll-free for all eligible vehicles. With a speed limit of 120 km/h, the expressway is expected to cut travel time between Delhi and Jaipur to just 2.5 to 3 hours, down from the current 5- ...Read More >
New Delhi: Was it the pitch? Was it the conditions? Was it the bowling? The questions doing the rounds after yet another strange show in good batting conditions by India were many. But with the exception of Shubman Gill, who became just the second Indian captain, after Mohammad Azharuddin, to score hundreds in consecutive matches in England, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, few India batters managed to answer them in a satisfactory manner. After being put into bat by England, India looked like they were i ...Read More >
12 Jaipur: Around 3,800 vehicles travelled through the Jaipur-Bandikui linkway in the first 12 hours of the inaugural day of the trial run Wednesday, reducing the travel time between Jaipur and Delhi by at least 30 to 45 minutes. Officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said the number of vehicles would increase in the coming days.Confirming the figures of vehicle movements on the first day, Bharat Singh Joiya, project director of NHAI (Dausa PIU), said now that the trial run had ...Read More >
12 Jaipur: Around 3,800 vehicles travelled through the Jaipur-Bandikui linkway in the first 12 hours of the inaugural day of the trial run Wednesday, reducing the travel time between Jaipur and Delhi by at least 30 to 45 minutes. Officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said the number of vehicles would increase in the coming days.Confirming the figures of vehicle movements on the first day, Bharat Singh Joiya, project director of NHAI (Dausa PIU), said now that the trial run had ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced the completion of the four-lane Greenfield Bandikui Spur and said that it is expected to reduce travel time between Delhi and Jaipur to three hours. The 66.916-kilometre-long spur has been constructed at the cost of Rs 2,016 crore. Gadkari stated that the four-lane Greenfield Bandikui Spur resolves the issue of a 'lack of direct route' between the Delhi-Vadodara Expressway and Jaipur ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced the completion of the four-lane Greenfield Bandikui Spur and said that it is expected to reduce travel time between Delhi and Jaipur to three hours. The 66.916-kilometre-long spur has been constructed at the cost of Rs 2,016 crore. Gadkari stated that the four-lane Greenfield Bandikui Spur resolves the issue of a 'lack of direct route' between the Delhi-Vadodara Expressway and Jaipur ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday announced the completion of the four-lane Greenfield Bandikui Spur and said that it is expected to reduce travel time between Delhi and Jaipur to three hours. The 66.916-kilometre-long spur has been constructed at the cost of Rs 2,016 crore. Gadkari stated that the four-lane Greenfield Bandikui Spur resolves the issue of a "lack of direct route" between the Delhi-Vadodara Expressway and Jaipur ...Read More >
Jammu, Jun 29 (PTI) Police set up a number of checkpoints on Sunday to bolster security arrangements in Jammu district and carry out daily anti-sabotage checks ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, which is scheduled to start from July 3. The 38-day annual pilgrimage is scheduled to start on July 3 from the twin routes -- the traditional 48-kilometre Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the shorter but steeper 14-kilometre Baltal route in Ganderbal district -- leading to the 3,880-metre-high Amarnath ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jun 29 (UP) The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department will plant 1.14 crore saplings along roadsides, to mark Van Mahotsav from July 1 to 7, an official statement said on Sunday. The move comes as a part of the state's monsoon plantation target of 35 crore trees during the 2025 year. According to the statement, the nodal agency for the plantation drive, the forest department has completed preparations for the campaign. A total of 52.43 crore saplings have been prepared in 2,586 nurseries ac ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Nine construction workers went missing after a midnight cloudburst triggered a massive landslide on Saturday (June 28) in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Yamunotri National Highway. A joint search and rescue operation has been launched by multiple agencies, and the Chardham pilgrimage on the Yamunotri track has been suspended for the next 24 hours. Police and rescue team members informed that around 19 workers were trapped under a thick mass of sludge that slid down due to a cl ...Read More >
New Delhi: Good news for commuters who uses expressways and highways daily as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved revision in toll charges for elevated stretches and the new policy on toll tax will be released soon. According to ET Now report, stretches which contains over half of the structures like flyovers, underpasses and tunnels in its total length, will see around 50 per cent reduction in toll tax. ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jun 28 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level review meeting here on Saturday and directed officials to transform the plantation campaign into a statewide people's movement. The chief minister's remarks come ahead of the upcoming Van Mahotsav in July. Launching the logo of 'Vriksharopan Maha Abhiyan 2025', Adityanath announced an ambitious goal of planting more saplings on a single day than the total population of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh gover ...Read More >
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least three passengers were killed and two others critically injured after a private double-decker bus collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district on Saturday, officials said. According to police, the bus, which was travelling from Delhi to Orai in Jalaun district, rammed into the rear of a truck laden with marble tiles near the Nagla Khangar area. The impact was severe, causing extensive dama ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 27: In a major relief for highway users, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved a significant reduction in toll charges for roads dominated by structures like flyovers, underpasses, and tunnels. Under the revised norms, if such structures make up over 50% of a highway stretch's length, the toll will now be halved and capped at five times the regular toll rate -- instead of the current 10 times. This move, which will be officially notified in the coming days, is ...Read More >
Pune, Jun 27 (PTI) NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Friday that he can take a stand on the proposed Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway if the government provides a detailed briefing on the project. Pawar said experts should first deliberate on whether the project is in the interest of the people. "Generally, any new project faces opposition. I am trying to see how I can resolve issues. It is important to understand the views of the farmers (whose land will be acquired)," he said. At the sam ...Read More >
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