Pinjore-Nalagarh h’way project back on track Panchkula: The long-delayed Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh four-lane highway project is set to move forward again, with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) awarding the remaining construction work that had remained stalled for over a year, causing hardship to commuters and industries.The 36km highway, running from the end of the Pinjore…
Kanpur: Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari has approved a 414km expressway project costing about Rs 15,000 crore to connect Kota in Rajasthan with Etawah in Uttar Pradesh via Madhya Pradesh, setting out a new road link through the Chambal region.The project, earlier proposed as the Chambal Expressway, has been named the Atal Expressway in…
Bhubaneswar: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the doubling of the Haridaspur-Paradip railway section in Odisha at a cost of Rs 2,542 crore.It also approved another multi-tracking rail project — the Rajkharsawan-Dangoaposi fourth line in Jharkhand, near the Odisha border — at an estimated cost of…
Panoramic coach, DHMU train set clear final trials on Kalka–Shimla route Shimla: The final trial run of the panoramic coach and the diesel hydraulic Multiple Unit (DHMU) train set was successfully completed on the UNESCO‑listed Kalka–Shimla railway. This was a crucial step before their introduction into commercial service. The inspection was carried out by the…
Mumbai: BJP Corporator, Makarand Narwekar, appealed to BMC to launch a pilot project transforming Colaba Causeway into a regulated, Singapore-style hawker zone.In a letter addressed to the BMC commissioner, Narwekar said that the civic body should design, own and rent out uniform street vending stalls to eligible vendors, on the lines of Singapore’s highly successful…
Three major state highways will be developed Madikeri: Mysore MP Yaduveer Wadiyar said that the Union govt has sanctioned Rs 22 crore for road infrastructure development in Kodagu district. How satisfied are you with the current road conditions in Kodagu? In a statement, the MP of Mysore Lok Sabha segment, which includes Kodagu district, said…
Shillong: The Union finance ministry has approved an additional Rs 2,500 crore for Meghalaya through an externally aided project.CM Conrad K Sangma has expressed his gratitude to PM Narendra Modi and FM Nirmala Sitharaman for approving the funding, which would be utilized in infrastructure development in the state.The CM on Thursday laid the foundation stones…
