The Centre has asked the UP government to expedite process of land acquisition for the UP Defence Corridor, which is expected to span nearly 5,000 hectares across six nodes, namely, Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Kanpur and Lucknow. So far, the state has taken possession of over 1,300 hectares, while projects with investments totalling ` 3,732 […]
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Toll collections on recovery path: ICRA
Toll collections on highways are on the road to recovery, reaching 85 per cent of the pre-Covid-19 levels in July and if the trend continues the reduction in collections could be below 10 per cent in 2020-21, rating agency ICRA said on Monday. It said there were encouraging trends in traffic in July and about […]
Critical road infra building to put India on par with US, UK in 2 yrs: Gadkari
Focus on critical infrastructure building through an integrated approach, right from a number of strategic tunnels and bridges to 22 green expressways, is bound to place India in the league of advanced nations like the US, UK and Australia in the coming two years, union minister Nitin Gadkari has said. Apart from a number of […]
Petrol prices rise by 12-14 paise/litre
Petrol prices across the four metros rose for the fourth straight day on Sunday. In Kolkata, petrol was sold for Rs 83.01, higher by 14 paise from its previous level of Rs 82.87 per litre. Similarly, in Delhi and Mumbai, price of the fuel increased by 14 paise to Rs 81.49 and Rs 88.16 per […]
New green subsidiary proposed by NTPC
State-run power generation company NTPC proposes to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to house its growing renewable energy portfolio so that more focus is brought into the business that holds the potential of being the next growth engine for the company. The company, which had installed a generation capacity of close to 63,000 ME, proposes […]
Airport privatisation row: Tharoor sticks to his stand, says it will expand potential
Unfazed by criticism over his stand favouring Centre’s decision to lease out the airport here to Adani Enterprises, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday privatisation would help expand its potential and attract investors. The congress MP had faced flak not only from the Left parties but even from his own party for his […]
RaGa launches fresh attack on BJP Govt over Rafale deal
Launching a fresh attack on the Narendra Modi Government over the Rafale fighter jet deal, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that money was stolen from the Indian exchequer. Rahul’s latest attack on Twitter followed a news report, which he tagged on his handle, that claimed that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) told […]
Rahul launches fresh attack on govt over Rafale deal; BJP hits back
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday made a fresh attack on the government over the Rafale fighter aircraft deal, prompting Union Minister Piyush Goyal to hit back saying he is welcome to fight the 2024 general elections on the issue. In a tweet, Gandhi quoted a source-based news report which claimed that the Comptroller and […]
Farmers unhappy with meagre compensation for def corridor
There is a hindrance seen in the construction of the country’s first defense corridor. Farmers expressed dissatisfaction with the compensation given in the acquisition of the proposed land for defence corridor at Andala village in Aligarh. In the acquisition of land, government and administration are giving farmers twice as much compensation as the circle rate. […]
2 hurt in G’gram as part of under-construction flyover collapses
A part of an elevated road being constructed on Gurugram’s Sohna Road collapsed on Saturday night around 10.15 pm. The broken span is part of the 6km elevated road being built along Sohna Road as part of the Gurugram-Sohna-Alwar highway project, starting from Rajiv Chowk. According to police, two persons were injured when the huge […]
Critical road infra building to put India on par with US, UK in 2 years: Gadkari
Focus on critical infrastructure building through an integrated approach, right from a number of strategic tunnels and bridges to 22 green expressways, is bound to place India in the league of advanced nations like the US, UK and Australia in the coming two years, union minister Nitin Gadkari has said. Apart from a number of […]
J&K L-G inaugurates phase-I of Jammu ring road project
During his maiden visit to Jammu on Friday Lt-Governor J&K Manoj Sinha inaugurated Phase-I of the 58.25 Km long Jammu ring road between Akhnoor road, Kangrail and Bhalwal. The foundation stone of the ring road was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2018. The project, funded under Prime Ministers Development fund, is scheduled […]