Category: Roads

Bengaluru: As the monsoon comes to an end, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is likely to resume filling potholes. The civic body has released Rs 15 lakh to each of the 225 wards for fixing roads that are often broken, even without permission, to lay utilities. BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath said zonal and […]

Kolkata: The Indian Army and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) with the assistance of the civil administration are working on a war footing to restore road connectivity between Mangan and Chungthang in north Sikkim, which suffered extensive damage in recent flash floods, a Defence official said on Sunday. The Army with the help of the […]

Washington: China increased the deployment of forces and continued infrastructure build-up, including underground storage facilities near Doklam, a second bridge over Pangong Lake and a dual-purpose airport and multiple helipads, along the LAC in 2022 amid border tensions with India, a Pentagon report has said. The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over […]

Bengaluru: In more bad news for commuters, traffic woes at Silk Board Junction in the city’s southern part might worsen. Reason: The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Friday said that one side of the flyover ramp would be partially closed in connection with the ongoing work on Namma Metro. In an official note […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad has claimed the city’s air quality index has surpassed the danger level in the last few days due to which people are suffering from respiratory problems, and asked the Maharashtra government to implement the previous MVA regime’s climate action plan. She also demanded an audit of expenses of all […]

New Delhi: India on Thursday once again voiced its opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the project lacked respect for New Delhi’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said unlike in the past, India had not been invited by China to this year’s Belt and Road Forum. ‘I […]

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing on the interim bail application of Oreva Group Managing Director Jaysukh Patel, the main accused in the collapse of a bridge in Morbi last year which claimed 135 lives. The court of Justice Divyesh A Joshi declined to urgently hear the plea by Patel’s lawyer Nirupam […]

Islamabad: China and Pakistan will ink significant agreements regarding motorways and highways during caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s four-day visit to Beijing starting Monday, according to a media report on Sunday. The agreements would be signed under the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) programme, Dawn newspaper reported. Kakar would travel to Beijing on […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court directed that all road repair works in Cuttack must be completed within two weeks. A division bench headed by acting Chief Justice BR Sarangi also asked the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) to submit a compliance report on October 27. The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) regarding the […]

The Centre has approved seven bridge projects in Arunachal Pradesh at a cost of Rs 118.5 crore, Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari said. These bridges will be built under the Setu Bandhan Scheme, he said. ‘Under the Setu Bandhan Scheme, we have granted approval for 7 bridge projects with a cumulative cost […]

China will host its third Belt and Road Forum next week, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, a President Xi Jinping signature event that President Vladimir Putin is due to attend on a rare trip abroad. The conference in Beijing on October 17,18 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) championed […]

The ruling BJD and opposition BJP on Wednesday targeted each other over delay in implementation of several national highway projects in Odisha. While the BJD threatened to hit the streets protesting the Centre’s negligence towards several NH projects, the BJP blamed the state government and accused it of non-cooperation. Both the parties held separate press […]