The collapse of a suspension cable bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi, which killed over 140 people, has prompted the Odisha government to act too. Following the major incident, the Odisha government has closed down the suspension bridge, connecting the Dhabaleswar Shiva shrine on an island in Mahanadi River to Athagarh of Cuttack district and seeing a […]
Category: Roads
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurates road projects worth Rs 141 crore
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday dedicated two projects — a newly constructed flyover at Basai Chowk and the Mahavir Chowk underpass built near the main bus stand in Gurugram — at a cost of Rs 141 crore. “After coming to power in 2014, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) was formed to […]
‘Nitish didn’t allow road construction over shoe hurled at him 15 yrs ago’
Political strategist Prashant Kishor levelled a sensational allegation on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claiming that the latter did not allow a road to be constructed in West Champaran district as a person hurled a shoe at his rally 15 years ago. During the ‘Jan Samwad’ with common people in Yogapatti block of West Champaran […]
‘Nitish didn’t allow road construction as shoe hurled at him 15 yrs ago’
Political strategist Prashant Kishor levelled a sensational allegation on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claiming that the latter did not allow a road to be constructed in West Champaran district as a person hurled a shoe at his rally 15 years ago. During the ‘Jan Samwad’ with common people in Yogapatti block of West Champaran […]
Govt notifies enhanced financial support for Central, state PPP projects
The Centre has revamped and broadened the India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme with an aim to provide financial assistance in meeting the cost of transaction advisors and consultants engaged in the development of Public-Private Partnership projects, as per a statement and a gazette notification by the Finance Ministry on Friday, the corpus of this […]
Morbi bridge collapse: Search and rescue operation officially complete
The search and rescue operation was called off on Thursday night, five days after a 143-year-old suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchu river claiming at least 135 lives, said the official. State Commissioner of Relief Harshad Patel said that no more victims were reported missing so the rescue operation was called off. “The ongoing search […]
Gujarat bridge tragedy: Search and recovery operations end, death toll 135
The Gujarat government on Thursday called off the five-day-long search operation launched after the collapse of a British-era suspension bridge on the Machchhu river in Morbi town of Gujarat and the death toll remained unchanged at 135. State Commissioner of Relief Harshad Patel visited Morbi, located around 300 km from the state capital Gandhinagar, and […]
Pakistan, China to extend CPEC to Afghanistan despite India’s opposition
Pakistan and China have decided to go ahead with a plan to extend China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan despite opposition from India on issues of sovereignty and territorial integrity. CPEC is a key part of China’s most ambitious project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aimed at renewing the country’s ancient trade routes. India has […]
Morbi bar association not to represent accused in bridge collapse
The Morbi Bar Association on Wednesday said its members won’t represent the accused in the suspension bridge collapse that claimed 135 lives. Members of the association on Wednesday held a protest march, a day after passing a resolution to not fight cases for the accused in the bridge collapse tragedy. Morbi Bar Association and Rajkot […]
Kharge seeks time-bound judicial probe into Morbi bridge collapse case
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday sought a time-bound judicial enquiry into the Morbi bridge collapse case that claimed 135 lives on Sunday evening. “A time-bound judicial enquiry led by a sitting SC/HC Judge is the only recourse,” Kharge tweeted. He said that accountability must be set for the loss of lives in Morbi after […]
Bengal govt to conduct health check-up of all the 2,109 bridges in state
The West Bengal government has planned to carry out a “health check-up” of all 2,109 bridges in the state, after the collapse of a nearly 100-year-old suspension bridge in Gujarat, which left over 130 people dead, a senior official said. State Public Works Department Minister Pulak Roy, during a meeting with senior officials and engineers, […]
At SCO meeting, India refuses to endorse Prez Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative
India on Tuesday once again refused to endorse Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during a meeting of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), saying connectivity projects should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states. In a joint communique issued at the end of the 21st Meeting of the […]