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New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, emphasised on Tuesday that infrastructure development should prioritise citizens' comfort and convenience. According to an official release, speaking at the CII National Conference on "Future of Smart Roads - Safety, Sustainability and Resilience," Gadkari outlined three key pillars for infrastructure growth: People, Prosperity, and Planning. Also Read | Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: BJP Calls ...Read More >
The survey data will highlight road defects and support upkeep. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will deploy Network Survey Vehicles (NSV) across 23 states covering 20,933 km of National Highways to collect, process and analyse road inventory and pavement condition data. The initiative aims to gather data on road defects such as surface cracking, potholes and patches. The collected information will help identify deficiencies in road conditions and guide corrective measures for m ...Read More >
New Delhi: Kalpataru Projects International on Thursday said the company, along with its international subsidiaries, have secured new orders worth Rs 2,332 crore.These include orders in the Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) in overseas markets as well as in the Buildings and Factories (B&F) business in India, a company statement said. "We are pleased with the strong ordering momentum in our T&D and B&F businesses with cumulative order inflows till date in FY26 nearing Rs 15,000 crore, rep ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started putting details of land acquisition status and statutory clearances for each highway project -- tenders of which are out or will be floated -- online. This is aimed at bringing greater transparency, and reducing disputes and arbitrations after projects are bid out.The exercise began on Wednesday and the dynamic status of conditions to be fulfilled before every project will now be updated regularly, allowing bidders to have a ...Read More >
The National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) 'Rajmargyatra' app enables users to gift the FASTag annual pass, the government said on Saturday, urging citizens to consider this "perfect gift for travellers" during the Diwali and festive season. New Delhi, The National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) 'Rajmargyatra' app enables users to gift the FASTag annual pass, the government said on Saturday, urging citizens to consider this "perfect gift for travellers" during the Diwali and festiv ...Read More >
The Network Planning Group evaluated five infrastructure projects on Friday, which included two highway projects, two railway projects and a Metro... The Network Planning Group evaluated five infrastructure projects on Friday, which included two highway projects, two railway projects and a Metro Rail Project, for their conformity to the PM GatiShakti principles of integrated multimodal infrastructure, last-mile connectivity to economic and social nodes and a 'whole-of-government' approach. The ...Read More >
Sharing the progress in social media, Khandu said that the state has recorded a 251 per cent increase in rural roads and built 3,750 km of national highways, reflecting the government's strong focus on inclusive growth through better connectivity. "Arunachal Pradesh is scripting a new chapter in connectivity. With relentless efforts and visionary planning, we have expanded road infrastructure to even the remotest corners of the state," the chief minister wrote in a post on X. He said the Centr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The FASTag Annual Pass, launched by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on August 15, has crossed 25 lakh users and recorded around 5.67 crore transactions on National Highways in just two months since its launch, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on Wednesday. Designed to make highway travel easier and more economical, the FASTag Annual Pass is valid at about 1,150 toll plazas on National Highways and National Expressways. "The FASTag ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 8 The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of Tamil actor C. Joseph Vijay has approached the Supreme ... Chennai, Oct 8 The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of Tamil actor C. Joseph Vijay has approached the Supreme Court seeking an independent inquiry by a former apex court judge into the September 27 stampede at Tamil Nadu's Karur that left 41 people dead and several others injured. The party, through its Secretary Aadhav Arjuna, has filed a petition challenging the Madras High Court's O ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major move to ensure hassle-free Diwali travel, Transport and Electricity Minister S.S. Sivasankar announced that the state's transport corporations will run 20,378 buses across Tamil Nadu between October 16 and 19 to clear the outbound festive rush. The plan includes 14,268 services from Chennai alone, making it one of the largest festival transport operations in recent years. Chairing a review meeting at the Secretariat, Sivasankar said the Transport Depa ...Read More >
KARUR: Following the Madras High Court's directions, Velayuthampalayam police in Karur on Sunday registered a case against the driver of the campaign vehicle in which TVK leader Vijay was travelling on September 27. According to the police, based on a complaint filed by a head constable from the station, the driver of the vehicle has been booked under Section 281 of the BNS (rash driving or riding on a public road, endangering life). While the campaign vehicle was en route to Karur, a few foll ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 30, 2025 - Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure Limited issued a statement on Tuesday addressing media reports about a survey conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) at its premises. The company clarified that the survey pertains to a 15-year-old matter involving the JR Toll Road (Jaipur-Ringus Highway) project. In a filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange, under Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of Indi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sept 30 (PTI) More than 1.73 lakh people were killed and 4,47,969 others were injured in road accidents across the country in 2023 with 45.8 per cent of the victims riding two wheelers, while over-speeding and careless driving were found to be the two major causes of road accidents, according to a report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Most of the road accidents, 95,984 out of the total 4,64,029, in the country in 2023 were reported during 6 pm to 9 pm, accounting for 20 ...Read More >
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari dismissed allegations regarding ethanol blending, attributing them to a powerful import lobby upset by his policy decisions. He defended his focus on making farmers energy producers and reducing pollution. This comes amidst controversy over his son's company, CIAN Agro Industries, which saw a dramatic surge in profits and revenue linked to the ethanol blending mandate. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday refused to be pulled into a ...Read More >
Nagpur: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday refused to be pulled into a controversy over allegations against him with regard to ethanol blending, saying it is work of a powerful import lobby upset by his decisions. Speaking at a programme here, the minister likened himself to a "tree that bears fruit," and said, "I don't respond to such criticisms because then it becomes news. The tree that bears fruit is the one people throw stones at. It is better that we av ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre has issued operational guidelines for the deployment of about 72,300 public EV charging stations across the country with a Rs 2,000-crore outlay under the Rs 10,900 crore PM E-DRIVE scheme. The norms recommend a tiered subsidy structure to be followed to support the installation of EV charging infrastructure across different locations.Government premises such as offices, residential complexes, hospitals, and educational institutions will receive 100 per cent subsidy on bot ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday launched India's first "hydrogen highways", accelerating the country's green hydrogen initiatives. The project involves setting up hydrogen fuelling stations along strategic national highway corridors to support long-haul hydrogen-powered freight. "Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. We have now launched the world's first large-scale hydrogen truck trials. A budgetary allocation of Rs 500 crore has been sanctioned to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday launched India's first "hydrogen highways", accelerating the country's... New Delhi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday launched India's first "hydrogen highways", accelerating the country's green hydrogen initiatives. The project involves setting up hydrogen fuelling stations along strategic national highway corridors to support long-haul hydrogen-powered freight. "Hydrogen is the fu ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fourth edition of World Food India on September 25, which aims to attract greater investments in the domestic food processing sector and position India as a global hub for food innovation. The mega event, to be held at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital, will witness participation from Russian Federation Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrishev alongside Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari (Road Transport), Chirag Paswan (Food Processing Industries) ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): After meeting the target of 20 per cent ethanol blending in Petrol, the time has arrived when India should gear up for exporting ethanol given its surplus production in the country, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Wednesday. "It is the time for India's futuristic development. We need to reduce our imports and increase our exports. As far as the surplus of ethanol, it is now the requirement of the country that we need to expo ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 16 (UNI) People's Conference chairman and MLA Sajad Lone today launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, accusing him of indifference to the massive losses suffered by Kashmir's apple industry due to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway. "It takes hundreds of crores of losses in terms of rotting apples to wake up a wandering CM to actually issue a statement. The apple industry is the backbone of the Kashmiri economy. An economy already reeling under the impa ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: The prolonged closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the only road link connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, has sparked widespread unrest among fruit growers and traders, who claim to have suffered losses exceeding Rs 1,000 crore. As the crisis escalates, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has spoken to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and urged the Centre to hand over control of the highway to the Jammu and Kashmir administration. ...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 ...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 becaus ...Read More >
Several of these projects have been stuck, which is causing inconvenience to people, officials said. "Gwalior region is a centre with historical and cultural heritage. There are immense possibilities of development here. In such a situation, it is the need of the hour to speed up projects related to infrastructure, education, health, drinking water, sanitation and public facilities. There should be no compromise on the quality of work," Scindia said. Gwalior can be established as an ideal dist ...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, ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed displeasure over the delay in restoration of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway and said that had the highway been under the control of the elected government, it would have been restored by now. Talking to reporters here, CM Omar said the highway was being managed and maintained by the Government of India (GoI). "But if they cannot manage it, they should hand it over to us. We have engineers sitting in our offices here, and I ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15: India has now surpassed Japan to become the third-largest automobile market globally, and the government is targeting the No. 1 position within the next five years, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Monday. Unveiling an ambitious roadmap to position India as the world's leading hub for automobile manufacturing, green mobility, and infrastructure innovation at the 'International Value Summit 2025' here, the minister said all major global au ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (UNI) Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari today said that India has surpassed Japan to become the third-largest automobile market globally, and the government is targeting the number one position within the next five years. "All major global automobile brands are now present in India. Their focus has shifted from merely assembling to exporting vehicles from India to the world," Gadkari was quoted as saying in an official statement here. He unveiled an ambitiou ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 15: The horticulture industry in Kashmir, the economic backbone of the region, is facing a severe crisis as the prolonged blockade of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has left thousands of fruit-laden trucks stranded, causing losses estimated to be hundreds of crores of rupees and threatening the livelihoods of countless families. The strategic NH-44, the only all-weather road link connecting the Kashmir Valley to the rest of India, has been closed for extended periods ...Read More >
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