The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat High Court to periodically monitor the probe and other aspects related to the Morbi bridge collapse incident which claimed over 140 lives. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said that as a division bench headed by the Gujarat High Court Chief […]
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SC asks Guj HC to hold periodical hearings in Morbi bridge collapse
Terming the Morbi bridge collapse an “enormous tragedy”, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat High Court to take up the suo motu matter on a periodical basis to ensure various aspects of the investigation, which include fixing accountability and adequate compensation for the victims are duly addressed. A bench headed by Chief Justice […]
SC to hear plea seeking probe into Morbi bridge collapse on Nov 21
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking the constitution of a judicial commission to probe the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat which claimed over 130 lives. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli will hear the PIL filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, which said […]
PM GatiShakti: Over 250 infra projects examined by NPG since Oct 2021
Over 250 critical infrastructure projects of different ministries including rail, road and ports have been examined and recommended by the Network Planning Group (NPG), constituted under the PM GatiShakti initiative, since last October, a commerce and industry ministry official said. On October 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the GatiShakti – National Master Plan aimed […]
Gadkari inaugurates 2 highway projects worth Rs 1,082 cr in West Bengal
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 2 NH projects worth Rs 1,082 crore at Raiganj, West Bengal, said a press release by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Gadkari said fulfilling the 60-year-old demand of the people of Dalkhola (NH-34), this 5 km and 4-lane bypass built at the total […]
Singapore-based Payash Capital objects to Arcelor inclusion in Srei bidding
Singapore-based Payash Capital, a 49 per cent stakeholder in Trinity Alternative Investment Managers Limited (TAIML), has opposed the decision of the administrator to include ArcelorMittal as a bidder for SREI assets under insolvency proceedings. In a letter to the administrator, Rajneesh Sharma, of SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited, Payash Capital said, ArcelorMittal Group is not competent […]
UP acquires 95% of land for 595-km Ganga Expressway mega project
At a time when hordes of infrastructure projects in the country are stuck and in danger of being shut down owing to land acquisition delays, the Uttar Pradesh government has already acquired almost 95 percent of the land required for the mega 595-km Ganga Expressway project. In addition, 77 percent of the clearing and grubbing […]
UN chief calls for making roads safe, reduce traffic deaths by half by 2030
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for making roads safer in his message for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, which falls on November 20 this year. Noting that every year, 1.3 million people die in road accidents and 50 million more are injured, the UN chief on Tuesday called for joining […]
China plays down protests against CPEC at Gwadar port in Pakistan
A wary China on Tuesday sought to downplay reports of mass protests against the CPEC projects at Pakistan’s port city Gwadar, saying they are not targeted against the multi-billion dollar initiative, amid growing concerns here about the security of hundreds of Chinese personnel working in the neighbouring country. According to a report in the Pakistan-based […]
Nepal awards key expressway project near Indian border to Chinese company
The Nepal Army has awarded the contract to build a key phase of a strategic expressway linking the capital Kathmandu with the southern plains to a Chinese firm, ignoring a bid by Indian’s Afcons Infrastructure, according to a report in The Economic Times. The report, citing people aware of the matter, said that China First […]
Morbi bridge case: Why contract given without floating tender, asks Guj HC
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday heard a suo motu PIL on Morbi bridge tragedy and asked the state government as to how no expression of interest was tendered, and how the “largesse of the state” was given to an individual without floating a tender. The collapse of the British-era suspension bridge on the Machchhu […]
Centre to sanction Rs 6,600 cr in Mizoram for highway projects, says CM
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Tuesday said the Centre would soon sanction various highway projects worth over Rs 6,600 crore in the state. Addressing a programme at Mizo National Front (MNF) office here, the CM, who is also the party’s president, said that he had last week attended a review meeting of northeast states on […]