Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday stressed upon utilising modern and green technologies in road construction all over the country. Chairing a meeting to review New Green Highways Policy (Plantation) and to discuss use of new technologies in road construction through video conference, Gadkari said that it should be our mission […]
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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 […]
Gahlot, Singh discuss e-vehicle policy
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot met with RK Singh, Minister of State (Power and New & Renewable Energy) via video conferencing on Thursday to discuss installation of charging infrastructure in Delhi-NCR as part of the recently launched electric vehicle policy. The Delhi electric vehicle policy – which was launched on August 7 this year by […]
Govt may consider selective ban on Chinese equipment in power sector
In a swift turn of events, the government is looking to bar Chinese firms from participating in government contracts in the sensitive power sector, especially for procurement of digital products that are prone to malware threats. Sources in the government said that already global bidding has been barred for public procurement of upto Rs 200 […]
Trump weighs F-35 jet sales to UAE over Israeli objections
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US is considering selling advanced American F-35 warplanes to the United Arab Emirates over the objections of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump told reporters at a White House news conference that the Emiratis had expressed interest in buying quite a few of the stealth fighter jets. He said […]
Air ambulance service from Raipur airport begins
Regular air-ambulance service from Raipur was inaugurated at Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur on Thursday. State Health Minister TS Singh Deo inaugurated the service at the airport. “Red Bird Aviation, a company based in Delhi has started a permanent air ambulance from Raipur. Earlier, air ambulances from Delhi, Kolkata, Nagpur or similar other places had to […]
Kozhikode plane crash: US agency NTSB to assist AAIB in probe
The US transportation safety body NTSB has appointed its “accredited representative and technical advisors” to assist the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in the ongoing probe into the Air India Express plane crash at the Kozhikode airport earlier this month. The AAIB on Thursday said its team, which is probing the accident, is coordinating with […]
Union Min: Award of Thiruvananthapuram airport contracts transparent
The Union Government’s decision to award the operation, management and development works of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the Adani Group was as per existing rules and through a transparent process, according to V Muraleedharan, Union Minister of State for External Affairs. Muraleedharan disclosed that the Kerala Government too was a party to the decision making […]
CMO inspects road under construction at Pithampur tehsil
Pithampur Nagar Palika CMO Gajendra Singh Baghel examined the service road and welcome gate which is under construction at the entry point of Pithampur tehsil. The construction cost of the welcome gate is around rs 40 lakhs and the service road under construction is around rs 1 crore. The service road is located adjacent to […]
TPCODL launches ‘Pay & Win’ contest
The TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Odisha Government, has announced a “Pay & Win” contest between July and September for consumers who use digital payment methods to pay their monthly power bills with zero arrears. Besides, a special lucky draw will be hosted by TPCODL to […]
Hong Kong bars Air India flights till August-end after passengers test positive for COVID-19
Hong Kong has banned Air India flights till the end of August after some passengers on one of its flights tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done 72 hours […]
IAF VIP jet conducts exercise over Raipur airport
An Indian Air Force (IAF) Embraer Jet, used to ferry the President or Prime Minister, conducted a low pass fly by at the Swami Vivekananda Airport here on Wednesday as part of regular exercise. Swami Vivekananda Airport Authority Director Rakesh Sahai said that the jet reached Raipur Airport and started to land. But just before […]