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New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, stated that India will have more than a billion users of 5G by the year 2030. Speaking at AIMA's 11th National Leadership Conclave, the Minister highlighted that India became the second-largest mobile phone producer globally. "India had the fastest 5G rollout in the world. 500,000 towers, Rs 450,000 crore worth of capex. In a short period of four years, 400 million consumers. And our 5G consumers will go ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, stated that India will have more than a billion users of 5G by the year 2030. Speaking at AIMA's 11th National Leadership Conclave, the Minister highlighted that India became the second-largest mobile phone producer globally. "India had the fastest 5G rollout in the world. 500,000 towers, ₹450,000 crore worth of capex. In a short period of four years, 400 million consumers. And our 5G consumers will go f ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, stated that India will have more than a billion users of 5G by the year 2030. Speaking at AIMA's 11th National Leadership Conclave, the Minister highlighted that India became the second-largest mobile phone producer globally. "India had the fastest 5G rollout in the world. 500,000 towers, Rs 450,000 crore worth of capex. In a short period of four years, 400 million consumers. And our 5G consumers will go ...Read More >
With road-opening efforts underway on Wednesday, vehicular traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained suspended for the third consecutive day following landslides at multiple locations. Officials said there was a massive landslide at Shalgarhi, blocking passage to both tubes of the Banihal-Qazigund road tunnel. According to traffic police officials, movement of vehicles on both the Jammu and Kashmir sides was suspended, as clearing the landslides will take time. In view of inclem ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 9 (PTI) Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored on Thursday after clearance of landslides that had left roads blocked in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir for the past two days. The strategic 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by multiple landslides early Monday. Though the highway was briefly reopened for a few hours on Tuesday morning, two major landslides forced a fresh closure, officials said ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 08: After remaining shut for hours due to heavy landslides and relentless rainfall, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was partially reopened on Wednesday evening for clearance of stranded vehicles, including those carrying essential supplies. The highway, which serves as the Valley's lifeline, had plunged into a crisis earlier in the day as multiple landslides at vulnerable locations, including Nashri, Karol, and Shalgari near Banihal, blocked the road completely, halting vehicu ...Read More >
The Eco-fragile Doda region comprising Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts, not only falls under seismic zone 4 and 5 but also receives heavy rains and snowfall during peak weather seasons. Dr Singh stated that the Doppler weather radar will enable accurate and real-time monitoring of weather conditions. This will improve early warning systems and support disaster management efforts in the district, he added. He was chairing the district development coordination and monitoring committee (DISHA ...Read More >
Imphal, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after a deadly bomb attack in Manipur's Bishnupur district claimed the lives of two young children and left their mother injured, security forces, in a joint operation, arrested three militants belonging to the United Kuki National Army (UKNA) in neighbouring Churachandpur district on Wednesday, officials said. According to a police official, the arrested militants have been identified as Jampao Kuki, Sasang, and Paulallem Vaiphai. During the operation, se ...Read More >
Gurdaspur: More than 30 people were injured after a private bus they were travelling in met with an accident on the Gurdaspur-Amritsar National Highway on Wednesday evening, police said. Among the injured are 3-4 children. A speeding bus of a private company overturned, causing a car to be crushed under the bus. About 35 passengers were injured in the accident, of which the condition of 4 is said to be critical. The accident took place near Babri Civil Hospital, a senior police official said. ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], April 8: MegaCharge, the EV charging solutions arm of Mega Nirman & Industries Ltd., has announced a strategic partnership with the National Highways for Electric Vehicles (NHEV) to deploy EV charging infrastructure for 660 charging points across India's ambitious 5,500 km e-highway network. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in strengthening India's EV ecosystem by enabling seamless long-distance electric mobility. Under this partnership, MegaCharge will ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after a fresh landslide hit the road in the Banihal sector of Ramban district. Traffic department officials said the national highway (NH44) was blocked, and road clearance was going on at Shalgarhi, Banihal, which will take some time. Moreover, there is continuous rainfall along the national highway. People have been advised not to travel on N ...Read More >
A joint operation by Gujarat and Rajasthan ATS resulted in the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of Rs 25 crore worth of methamphetamine, revealing a drug smuggling route originating from Pakistan. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsGujarat and Rajasthan ATS teams intercepted and arrested two individuals in Banaskantha, Gujarat, for possessing 5 kg of methamphetamine.The seized methamphetamine is estimated to be worth Rs 25 crore in the illicit market.Preliminary investigations suggest the ...Read More >
"Traffic was restored on the highway on Tuesday morning following clearance of landslides," a traffic police officer said. According to an official update, passenger vehicles are now allowed to ply from both directions -- Jammu to Srinagar and vice versa -- on the highway. Also read | Weather improves in Kashmir, MeT predicts more rains Vehicular movement was stopped on the highway on Monday as landslides and shooting stones blocked both tubes between Karol Bridge and Chanderkote, a traffic p ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Apr 7: Cash payments at toll plazas will be discontinued for travellers on National Highways from April 10, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry has said. In a gazette notification, the ministry has said that in cases where a vehicle enters a fee plaza without a valid FASTag, users can still pay via Unified Payment Interface (UPI), but at a higher charge of 1.25 times the applicable toll fee. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp A senior NHAI official said that the mo ...Read More >
MLC Panchumarthi Anuradha on Monday said that the alleged conspiracies of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy against the people on the Amaravati issue would no longer succeed, as the A.P. Reorganisation Amendment Bill, 2026 has been passed in Parliament. She said the YSR Congress Party had failed to abandon what she termed its deceptive politics even after the setback it faced in the 2024 elections. Addressing the media at the TDP central office near Mangalagiri, Ms. Anuradha alleged that Mr. Jagan was co ...Read More >
Chandigarh/Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Active Western Disturbances again triggered light to moderate rainfall in parts of north and northwestern India on Tuesday, with day temperatures registering a drop in many places while causing landslides and avalanches in some districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, received light showers during the day. It recorded a maximum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, over five notches below normal limit ...Read More >
Gurugram: A case of abduction of two children and their father from Gurugram was unexpectedly solved when three suspected kidnappers were killed in a car crash in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on Sunday evening, police said on Monday. The two children, who were also in the car at the time of the crash, survived. The matter came to light when Uttar Pradesh police received a report of a pile-up on the Delhi-Lucknow highway near Pardholi in Bareilly, in which three occupants of a Mahindra Bolero died a ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala) [India], April 7 (ANI): Just ahead of Assembly polls in Keralam, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday made an acerbic jab at Telangana counterpart and Congress leader Revanth Reddy, borrowing from the iconic Malayalam cinema dialogue 'P Mone Dinesha', a condescending phrase, implying that the person is not worth the speaker's time. Vijayan, earlier today while addressing a press conference in Kannur, retorted, "Dash Mone Revantha, the reply to you is coming soon." He was r ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 7: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has been suspended in both directions following a heavy landslide between Digdol and Khooni Nallah, SSP Traffic National Highway Raja Aadil Hamid said on Tuesday. SSP Traffic National Highway Raja Aadil Hamid said that vehicular movement from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa has been stopped as the road remains completely blocked due to the landslide. The SSP advised commuters not to undertake travel on NH-44 until the h ...Read More >
New Delhi: Cash payments at toll plazas will be discontinued for travellers on national highways from April 10, the road transport and highways ministry has said. In a gazette notification, the ministry has said that in cases where a vehicle enters a fee plaza without a valid FASTag, users can still pay via Unified Payment Interface (UPI), but at a higher charge of 1.25 times the applicable toll fee. A senior National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official said that the move is aimed at r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Cash payments at toll plazas will be discontinued for travellers on national highways from April 10, the road transport and highways ministry has said. In a gazette notification, the ministry has said that in cases where a vehicle enters a fee plaza without a valid FASTag, users can still pay via Unified Payment Interface (UPI), but at a higher charge of 1.25 times the applicable toll fee. A senior NHAI official said that the move is aimed at reducing long queues at toll ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened for passenger traffic on Tuesday after it remained closed for a day due to a landslide and shooting stones in Ramban district of J&K. Traffic department officials said this morning that passenger traffic has been allowed from both sides on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44). Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Traffic National Highway, Raja Adil, told reporters that vehicular movement has ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): YSRCP leaders strongly criticised ABN Andhra Jyothi Managing Director Radhakrishna and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu that deliberate diversion politics is being carried out to suppress growing public support for the MAVIGUN development model proposed by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Speaking at the party's city office in Visakhapatnam, former minister Kurasala Kannababu, along with former minister Gudivada Amarnath, Vizianagaram district preside ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): YSRCP leaders strongly criticised ABN Andhra Jyothi Managing Director Radhakrishna and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu that deliberate diversion politics is being carried out to suppress growing public support for the MAVIGUN development model proposed by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Speaking at the party's city office in Visakhapatnam, former minister Kurasala Kannababu, along with former minister Gudivada Amarnath, Vizianagaram district preside ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 6, 2026) sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to the authorities to ensure that stray cattle is kept away from national and State highways across the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre and others, including the States, Union Territories and Animal Welfare Board of India, seeking their responses on the plea within four weeks. The bench observed that several States were charg ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Apr 6: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to the authorities to ensure that stray cattle is kept away from National and State Highways across the country. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre and others, including the states and Union Territories, seeking their responses on the plea within four weeks. The plea has sought a directio ...Read More >
Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 6 (ANI): Deputy Traffic Inspector (DTI) Vinay Gupta on Monday said that restoration work is underway after a landslide caused a major blockage on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Sunday night. Speaking to ANI, he urged the travellers to keep a track of social media before travelling and avoid travelling at night as much as possible. "A heavy landslide occurred at around 12:30 AM, causing a major blockage on the highway. The Nat ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved Rs 447.11 crore for upgradation of the Kurumpuri-Raj Khariar stretch, covering 103.52 km of NH-353 and NH-59 in Nuapada and Balangir districts, said Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday.In a post on X, Gadkari said NH-353 and NH-59 together form a crucial inter-state corridor linking Chhattisgarh's Raipur-Mahasamund region with Odisha, and extending further to Berhampur and Gopalpur port. "The project will significantly strengt ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Union minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said the Centre has approved Rs 447.11 crore for upgradation of the Kurumpuri-Raj Khariar road stretch, spanning 103.52 km across NH-353 and NH-59. Informing this in his X post, Gadkari said the NH project covers key segments in Nuapada and Balangir districts. The upgraded corridor is part of a crucial inter-state route linking the Raipur-Mahasamund region of Chhattisgarh with Odisha, extending further to south ...Read More >
The Met Office warned of brief intense heavy showers in isolated parts on Saturday, which may lead to flash floods and landslides at a few vulnerable places and waterlogging in a few low-lying areas. Sadhna Top and other higher reaches in Kupwara, Mughal Road in Shopian, Margan Top connecting Anantnag with Kishtwar, and Razdan Top, Gurez, and Tulail in Bandipora district, received fresh overnight snowfall. The Affarwat mountain in Gulmarg tourist resort, Sonamarg-Zojila axis, and some other hi ...Read More >
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