Srinagar-Leh national highway was reopened for vehicular traffic on Thursday in a record time of 68 days after its closure in January this year following heavy snowfall, officials said. A trial movement was conducted successfully and the decision to reopen the road for civilian traffic will be taken after a joint inspection by the civil […]
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Traffic crawls in south Delhi due to repair, construction work on roads
Closure of key stretches in Delhi’s southern parts for repair and construction works led to traffic snarls for the fourth consecutive day of the week on Thursday as commuters faced a harrowing time to reach their destination. The Chirag Delhi flyover was closed from Sunday for 50 days, while a section of the Delhi-Jaipur Highway […]
JD(S) workers detained at Bengaluru-Mysuru highway amid protest at toll plaza
JD(S) workers protesting against the toll collection at the Kaniminike toll plaza on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway on Thursday were taken into preventive custody by the police. A senior police official said that around 12.30 pm, a few of the nearly 250-300 protestors were arrested but the exact number could not be determined. The protestors were […]
Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway: Loopholes in Rs 8 crore NHAI project
The foundation stone for the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway was laid in 2018 and it took almost five years for operations to start. This 118 kms expressway cuts the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from three hours to 75–90 minutes. This ambitious project certainly has its share of benefits, but is it really commuter-friendly?
India, World Bank to join hands to implement Green Highway corridor in 4 states
The Government of India and the World Bank have signed an agreement for the Green National Highway Corridors Project, with loan assistance of $500 million against total project cost of $1,288.24 million (Rs 7,662.47 crore). An aggregate length of 781 km will be constructed in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra […]
Indian Railways’ Bharav Gaurav train to embark on 18-day ‘Shri Ramayana Yatra’ on April 7
Indian Railways will launch an 18-day “Shri Ramayana Yatra” through a Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist train to promote pilgrimage tourism, officials said on Wednesday. The train will start its journey from Delhi’s Safdarjung Railway Station on April 7 and cover prominent places associated with the life of Lord Rama, they said. The proposed train […]
Ticket inspector suspended for ‘misbehaving’ with woman at Bengaluru railway station
The South Western Railway (SWR) said it had suspended a ticket inspector for misbehaving with a woman passenger when she was getting off a train at the KR Puram station on Tuesday. Santosh, a deputy chief ticket inspector at the KR Puram railway station, allegedly pulled the woman as she got off the Howrah-SMVT Bengaluru […]
TMC MPs hold protest in Parliament premises over rising prices of LPG Cylinders
Trinamool Congress MPs on March 15 staged protest in Parliament over the rising price of LPG cylinders. The MPs staged demonstration in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue and raised slogans putting forward their demands.
India’s opaque purchases of Russian oil emerge as sanctions test
En route to New Delhi this month, US officials proclaimed themselves satisfied that India is buying Russian oil below G-7 price caps designed to undercut Moscow’s war in Ukraine without disrupting global energy flows. Market experts — and even some of those involved in the energy trade — say it’s not so clear. India’s consumption […]
SCO nations bat for freedom to choose low-carbon energy source
Each country must have the freedom to choose low-carbon energy sources, India, China, Russia, Pakistan and four Central Asian nations jointly stressed on Tuesday, even as they agreed to explore joint emerging fuel projects. India and seven other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member nations agreed on the importance of emerging fuels, like hydrogen, biofuel and […]
No load-shedding in Karnataka till May, say power supply companies
The Energy department has directed the Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms) in the state to put in place measures to ensure uninterrupted power supply during summer. While power cuts during summer were expected, Escoms announced that there will be no load-shedding this summer, citing the interests of students facing SSLC and PUC exams. The decision was […]
Russia wants to recover US drone debris from Black Sea
Russian authorities say that they will try to recover the fragments of a US surveillance drone that American forces brought down in the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter jets. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said in remarks televised Wednesday that Russia planned to search for the drone’s debris. “I […]