The Supreme Court has refused to cancel the bail granted by the Gujarat High Court to an accused who had issued tickets to visitors on the day when the Morbi bridge collapsed last year, leaving over 140 dead. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra did […]
Category: Roads
Modi government significantly enhancing border infrastructure: S Jaishankar
The Modi government has significantly enhanced border infrastructure in the last nine years, including along the frontier with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. In an interaction with a group of journalists, he said infrastructure push along the Northern border is going to determine India’s response to national security challenges. Jaishankar said […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH blocked due to landslide in Ramban area, advisory issued
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was blocked due to landslide in Ramban area on Sunday, police said. Police issued an advisory stating that people should avoid the route till the restoration work is completed on the stretch. In this regard, the official media handle of Jammu and Kashmir police took to Twitter and said,” Traffic update at […]
HM Shah, CM Patnaik launch national highway projects in Odisha
Paying rich tributes to freedom fighter and Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi on his death anniversary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday inaugurated the much awaited four-laning of Kamakshyanagar-Duburi section of National Highway-53 on EPC (Procurement and Construction) mode here in presence of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. Shah, who was here on a […]
Centre suggests public servants to use Gati Shakti approach to plan infra
The centre has suggested public servants in states to use PM Gati Shakti approach for planning modern infrastructure specially in districts, an official statement said on Saturday. The approach and use of the PM Gati Shakti was discussed during a web-based seminar hosted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on […]
Portion of U’khand highway caves in following landslide, traffic diverted
A portion of Gangotri National Highway caved in due to a landslide near the Forest Department office at Lisa Depot in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi disrupting vehicular movement on Saturday. According to officials, a stretch of around 60 meters has caved in and the area is close to an airstrip said to be strategically important. The nearby […]
India’s booming construction sector could add 30 mn jobs by 2030: Report
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s booming construction sector, driven by expanding urban housing demand and state spending on infrastructure such as roads, could add up to 30 million jobs by March 2030 to the current 70 million, an industry report said on Thursday. The real estate sector, which suffered massively during the two years of […]
NH 5 closed at Chakki Mod due to landslide in Himachal’s Parvati Valley
The Chandiagrh-Shimla Highway (NH 05) has been temporarily closed at Chakki Mod in the Parvati Valley of Himachal Pradesh due to a landslide, informed the Solan Police Department through a tweet. The Solan Police Department has further urged all travellers to adhere to the alternative traffic plan while the authorities work on clearing the debris. […]
Pakistan PM Sharif invites Turkey to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday invited Turkey to join the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), turning it into a trilateral arrangement so that all three friendly nations could benefit from its potential. Sharif made the remarks at the launch ceremony of a fourth MILGEM class corvette warship PNS Tariq, which was inducted into […]
Barrier-less toll system to be rolled out soon: Union minister V K Singh
Commuters may no longer need to wait for even half a minute at toll booths with the government planning to roll out a barrier-less tolling system soon. Trials are on for a barrier-less tolling system and “as soon as our trials succeed, we will roll it out,” Minister of State (MoS) for Road Transport and […]
SBI’s infra bonds: Should retail investors opt for such investments?
State Bank of India (SBI) has raised Rs 10,000 crore at a coupon rate of 7.54% through its third infrastructure bond issuance. The bidding was held on Monday. The yield was lower than the 7.7 per cent for infrastructure bonds issued by the bank in January. The number of bids received was 115, indicating wide […]
China will always stand firmly with Pakistan: Xi hails role of CPEC
President Xi Jinping has sought to project an upbeat picture of the impact of the CPEC projects in Pakistan, saying the China-funded venture is a vivid testament to their “ironclad friendship” and vowed to stand firmly with its all-weather ally. China will continue to work with Pakistan to take their strategic ties to new heights, […]