The Urban Development and Housing department of State and has decided during review meeting on Thursday that the width of roads near Ranchi airport will be widened and it is possible that it will change from two lanes to three lane road at entry point and exit point. Width of remaining roads will be used […]
Category: Roads
‘BJP attempts to drop North South corridor project’
Congress core committee member and senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday opposed the attempts to cancel the north south corridor road project and described it as an exposure of the true anti-people face of the BJP Government. In a statement issued here, Surjewala said that the Congress Government had approved a multi-dimensional north […]
NCLAT seeks details of assets and liabilities of 13 IL&FS entities
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Friday asked the government and the debt-ridden IL&FS to submit details of assets and liabilities of 13 entities of the group. A two-member bench headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya asked the IL&FS group to submit the details of four ‘amber’ entities — Hazribagh Ranchi Expressway Ltd, […]
Traffic hit as locals block NH at Jaraka
Vehicular movement on National Highway-16 in Jaraka of Jajpur district was disrupted on Thursday as locals blocked the road demanding construction of a flyover at Jaraka Square. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on both sides of the highway due to the blockade. Besides, shops and other business establishments remained closed due to the protest. “We […]
E-way projects fast-tracked
With the land pooling policy being activated, the projects pertaining to major roads and flyover that were stuck up and were getting delayed are being fasttracked now. One of these held up projects was Urban Extension Road (UER)-1 (Wazirabad bypass to NH-8). This project is expected to get the requisite clearance as the land acquisition […]
Govt moves NCLT, seeks immunity for directors of IL&FS arms
The Government on Monday filed an application with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) here, seeking immunity for the newly-appointed directors of the subsidiaries of the crippled IL&FS group from any future adverse outcomes. It can be noted that soon after taking over the company after its defaults and appointing a new board last October, […]
Election duty allocation will delay reparing works: Roadway employees
With the State Government allotting election duties to the employees of various departments for the April 11 Lok Sabha election slated in the state, the employees have demanded to be exempted from the poll duties in a letter written to the district election officer. They say that the process would delay repairing and construction works […]
15 dangerous spots on expressway identified to avert road accidents
Fatal accidents have registered a steep rise in the early stages of 2019 in the Millennium City. According to the official data, 239 cases have been registered till March 15. These incidents have claimed 97 lives while 16 were seriously injured. The Gurugram police, as well as experts, have identified 15 dangerous spots on the […]
Kartarpur Corridor: Villagers demand compensation for their land
As Pakistan and India discuss the alignment of the Kartarpur Corridor, some 600 villagers who are facing “forcible eviction” due to the project say they will block the development work if denied compensation of their land on commercial rates. The entire population (600) of village Kothay Khurd, where Gurdwara Dera Sahib Kartarpur is located (some […]
RBI seeks modification of NCLAT order in IL&FS case
The Reserve Bank of India has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) over the order passed regarding classification of debt of IL&FS group companies as NPA. A two-member NCLAT bench, headed by Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, has said that it would hear the RBI on the issue. The RBI is seeking modification of […]
VSS subway: NHAI team assures functioning soon
A delegation of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) led by Project Director Debendra Sahu and In-Charge Engineer Pankaj Singhal on Tuesday visited the subway from VSS Nagar to Saheed Nagar and inspected the spot. The delegation assured that the subway and the drain would be repaired and would be functioning within a span […]
Bridge collapse: Cong accuses Fadnavis of shielding culprits
Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam on Sunday accused Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of “fooling Mumbaikars to shield the culprits behind countless deaths” in various recent mishaps that took places in the metropolis due to “sheer negligence” of the Maharashtra Government and Brihanmumbai Municpal Corporation (BMC). Referring to the Foot Over Bridge (FOB) collapse near […]